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'''Fredrick Ferris Thompson''' (June 14, 1836 – April 10, 1899) was a businessman, trustee and prominent donor to the College in the nineteenth century. Beloved by the student body, he earned the nickname '''"Uncle Fred"'''. The ''New York Times'' described Thompson as "a veritable fairy godfather to the college" in 1898.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/103349150/</ref> Thompson was a member of the Board of Trustees and donated to many causes at the College, including the endowment and the pool of the [[Ely Hall|Alumni Gymnasium]].<ref><nowiki>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-thompson/103404841/</nowiki></ref> Thompson married Mary Clark, a member of the Vassar class of 1893.
[[File:Uncle Fred's Nose.jpg|thumb|The Fredrick Ferris Thompson Annex, known as "Uncle Fred's Nose." ]]
In 1893, the Fredrick Ferris Thompson Annex was built on the front of [[Main Building]] to contain the library. The annex was affectionately called "Uncle Fred's Nose", and stood until 1959. The library quickly outgrew its space again, and in 1905 a new structure as built to house it. Though Thompson had died a few years prior, his widow Mary Clark Thompson had donated to have the [[Fredrick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library]] dedicated to her late husband.<ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/buildings/library/ The Library - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>

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File:Uncle Fred's Nose.jpg

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The Fredrick Ferris Thompson Annex

The Preserve at Vassar

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'''The Preserve at Vassar''', usually called the '''Vassar Preserve''' or simply the '''Preserve''', encompasses half of Vassar's total property.<ref name=":0">[https://www.vassar.edu/preserve The Preserve at Vassar | Vassar College]</ref> It is located south of Main Campus, across New Hackensack Road. The land was originally the '''Vassar Farm''' beginning in 1895, which provided food for the College. In the 1950s the land ceased to be a Farm, and in the 1970s it first began to be used as an ecological field station after two decades of disuse.<ref name=":1">[https://www.vassar.edu/preserve/history The Preserve at Vassar - History | Vassar College]</ref>

In more recent years, the Preserve has also been known as the '''Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve''', but in the 2020s the use of this was discontinued. While many names were considered, including "The Open", it was decided to keep the name simply the Preserve at Vassar.<ref name=":1" />

While the main campus of the College is entirely in the Town of Poughkeepsie, the Preserve is split between both the City of Poughkeepsie and the Town of Poughkeepsie.

== Uses ==

=== Poughkeepsie Farm Project ===
The [https://www.farmproject.org/ Poughkeepsie Farm Project] is food security nonprofit that operates a farm at the northern end of the Preserve.<ref>[https://www.farmproject.org/ Poughkeepsie Farm Project]</ref> They offer a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program where people may buy CSA shares to get a portion of their harvest. The small structure at 51 Farm Lane, formerly the College Creamery, is used by the PFP.<ref name=":0" />

=== Environmental Cooperative ===
The Environmental Cooperative is based out of the old Cow Barn at the northern end of the Preserve.<ref>[https://offices.vassar.edu/environmental-cooperative/ The Vassar Environmental Cooperative – Vassar College]</ref> The Cooperative is an outreach organization that provides programs like ''[https://offices.vassar.edu/environmental-cooperative/programs/exploring-science/ Exploring Science]'' to the Poughkeepsie community.

=== Field Station ===
The Priscilla Bullitt Collins Research Station is located at the end of Vassar Farm Road in the southern part of the Preserve. This is used for research and other scientific initiatives at the Preserve. It is the home of the Native Plant Propagation & Restoration, Environmental Stewardship, and Environmental Monitoring teams that operate throughout the preserve.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
The original Vassar Farm was 200 acres purchased in 1895. The land had previously been owned by the Vassar Brothers Hospital. The land was first used as a settling bed to help with the College's sewage problem.<ref name=":1" /> In 1911, 300 more acres were gifted by Augustus and May Elton Davies.

From 1926 to 1947, the [[Outing Club]] operated a cabin at the southern end of the Farm known as the [[Outing Club#History|Tabard]]. In the 1950s the Farm was deemed too expensive and ceased to be used. In the 1970s, Poughkeepsie was considering seizing the land if it did not contribute to the College's educational goals. In 1973, Professor of Biology [[Margaret Wright]] proposed the space be used as an ecological field station. <ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/grounds/the-vassar-farm-and-ecological-preserve/ The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>

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Outing Club

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{{Infobox group|name=Vassar Outing Club|access=All community members|time=Wednesdays 9:00 pm|location=Cushing Parlor|email=outingclub.vsa@vassar.edu|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/vassaroutingclub/ Instagram], [https://www.facebook.com/VassarOutingClub/ Facebook]}}

'''Outing Club''', abbreviated to '''VOC''', is the largest student organization on campus. The club is an open space where anyone can lead hiking, biking or other trips. In addition to hosting many trips around the Poughkeepsie area each week, they also lead larger overnight trips on Fall and Spring Break.

== History ==
Outing Club was founded in October 1925 as part of the Athletic Association.<ref name=":0">Vassar Miscellany News 10 October 1925 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> At that time, the annual fee to join the club was $1.00. The club operated several cabins around the Hudson Valley in its early years, including in the Catskill and Shawangunk Mountains.<ref name=":0" /> On December 5th, 1926, the club opened its cabin located at the southern end of the Farm (now the [[The Preserve at Vassar|Vassar Preserve]]), at the time the College farm and the Kenyon Estate. President [[wikipedia:Henry_Noble_MacCracken|Henry MacCracken]] named it the [[wikipedia:The_Tabard|Tabard]] after an inn in the ''Canterbury Tales''.<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 8 December 1926 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref>

In Spring 1930, the Tabard burned down. President MacCracken and the College's General Manager Keene Richards quickly ensured the construction of a second Tabard by October of that year.<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 27 September 1930 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> Though smaller than the first, it was constructed in the same location. At this time the Club owned a car for use on trips, which they had to donate to the war effort during World War II.<ref name=":1">Miscellany News 28 October 1994 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In 1946, a problem emerged that to get to the Tabard, many students were crossing [[wikipedia:IBM|I.B.M.]] land. After legal action, VOC repeatedly reminded their members to not trespass on I.B.M. property under penalty of the law.<ref>Vassar Chronicle 7 December 1946 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In January 1948, a Third Tabard was constructed, this time near the Hockey Fields, located where the Terrace Apartments are now. The same year, Outing Club and Ski Club merged.<ref>Vassar Chronicle 31 January 1948 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> For several decades, a common VOC event at the Tabard was "Freshman Feed".<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 30 September 1939 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref><ref>Vassar Miscellany News 2 October 1957 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In 1965, a VOC member found what she believed to be the ruins of the second Tabard.<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 24 February 1965 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In the 1970s, the Terrace Apartments were built on the location of the Tabard, which burned down sometime after 1972.<ref>misc 3 December 1971 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref><ref>Misc 5 May 1972 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref>

Following the destruction of the third Tabard, the Club declined in the 80s, receiving little or no funding.<ref>Miscellany News 13 November 1981 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In the late 80s and 90s, the club went through a revival and grew again. During this revival the club began meeting in Cushing House, and still does to this day.<ref name=":1" /> The Club's gear room has also located in [[Cushing House#East Basement|Cushing basement]] since the 90s. From 2001, Outing Club and [[Greens]] collaborated on the event Lakefest at Sunset Lake in September.<ref>Miscellany News 3 October 2003 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref>

In Fall 2025, Outing Club celebrated its one-hundred-year anniversary.

== All Campus Events ==
Outing Club's largest events are Fall Fest and Folk Fest, both of which are in collaboration with [[StuMu]]. Fall Fest occurs outside of Blodgett over [https://www.vassar.edu/families/events/weekend Families Weekend] in late September or early October. Folk Fest occurs in late April on or near Admitted Students Day on Commencement Hill.<ref name=":2"><nowiki>https://www.instagram.com/vassaroutingclub/</nowiki></ref>

== Programming and Trips ==
Outing Club leads a broad variety of trips around the Hudson Valley and beyond, with approximately 8-12 trips per week.<ref name=":4"><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7qeR2kDRl4</nowiki></ref> Sunrise hikes are a key part of the club, most often at [[wikipedia:Overlook_Mountain|Overlook Mountain]], the [[wikipedia:Mohonk_Preserve|Mohonk Preserve]], [[wikipedia:Beacon_Mountain|Mount Beacon]], and [[wikipedia:Mount_Tremper|Mount Tremper]].<ref>Go Take a Hike! - Exploring the Valley and Beyond with the Outing Club - Stories - Vassar College</ref> The [[wikipedia:Dutchess_Rail_Trail|Dutchess Rail Trail]], a mile from campus, is a popular destination, providing access to the [[wikipedia:Walkway_over_the_Hudson|Walkway Over the Hudson]] and [[wikipedia:New_Paltz_(town),_New_York|New Paltz]]. This trail is part of the [[wikipedia:Empire_State_Trail|Empire State Trail]], which connects from New York City to Canada. There are also frequent polar plunges and swims at the Watering Hole in [[wikipedia:Wappinger_Creek|Wappinger Creek]], located two miles from campus.<ref name=":3">VOC Map - Google My Maps</ref>

Over Spring Break, the Club leads several larger overnight trips. These include backpacking, [[wikipedia:Bikepacking|bikepacking]], camping and canoeing.<ref name=":2" /> Destinations have included the Catskills, Adirondacks, Vermont, Virginia, New Hampshire, California and more. Over Winter Break, the VOC leads WWARM, a weekend in a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains.<ref name=":3" /> If WWARM was once an acronym, what it stands for has been lost to history. During study week, VOC hosts a four day [[wikipedia:Wilderness_first_aid_certification_in_the_US|Wilderness Advanced First Aid]] (WAFA) training to teach overnight trip leaders wilderness safety. Prior to Covid, it was a VOC tradition to go skydiving at the end of every year.<ref name=":4" />

Each week, the Club meets on Wednesday night to propose trips for the next week. It is an open org and any member of the Vassar community may lead a trip. The meetings occur in the Cushing Courtyard in the warm weather and in the [[Cushing House#Ping Pong Parlor|Cushing Piano Parlor]] the majority of the time. In 2023, the meeting time was moved from 9:30 pm to 9:00 pm.<ref>Vassar Outing Club | Poughkeepsie NY | Facebook</ref>

== Links ==

* [https://www.instagram.com/vassaroutingclub Instagram]
* [https://www.facebook.com/VassarOutingClub Facebook]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=1JbUs7izbkQkW3pbt3ra7wL3gL_ylyag&ll=41.67331399312452%2C-74.09643504536486&z=10 Map]
* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScslAeD4tgO0RKjk7LCN2HqNlsN_1EiIzSlbj2SrzRcvIVNrQ/viewform?usp=header Email List Sign Up]

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Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve

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The Preserve at Vassar

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'''The Preserve at Vassar''', usually called the '''Vassar Preserve''' or simply the '''Preserve''', encompasses half of Vassar's total property.<ref name=":0">[https://www.vassar.edu/preserve The Preserve at Vassar | Vassar College]</ref> It is located south of Main Campus, across New Hackensack Road. The land was originally the '''Vassar Farm''' beginning in 1895, which provided food for the College. In the 1950s the land ceased to be a Farm, and in the 1970s it first began to be used as an ecological field station after two decades of disuse.<ref name=":1">[https://www.vassar.edu/preserve/history The Preserve at Vassar - History | Vassar College]</ref>

In more recent years, the Preserve has also been known as the '''Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve''', but in the 2020s the use of this was discontinued. While many names were considered, including "The Open", it was decided to keep the name simply the Preserve at Vassar.<ref name=":1" />

While the main campus of the College is entirely in the Town of Poughkeepsie, the Preserve is split between both the City of Poughkeepsie and the Town of Poughkeepsie.

== Uses ==

=== Poughkeepsie Farm Project ===
The [https://www.farmproject.org/ Poughkeepsie Farm Project] is food security nonprofit that operates a farm at the northern end of the Preserve.<ref>[https://www.farmproject.org/ Poughkeepsie Farm Project]</ref> They offer a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program where people may buy CSA shares to get a portion of their harvest. The small structure at 51 Farm Lane, formerly the College Creamery, is used by the PFP.<ref name=":0" />

=== Environmental Cooperative ===
The Environmental Cooperative is based out of the old Cow Barn at the northern end of the Preserve.<ref>[https://offices.vassar.edu/environmental-cooperative/ The Vassar Environmental Cooperative – Vassar College]</ref> The Cooperative is an outreach organization that provides programs like ''[https://offices.vassar.edu/environmental-cooperative/programs/exploring-science/ Exploring Science]'' to the Poughkeepsie community.

=== Field Station ===
The Priscilla Bullitt Collins Research Station is located at the end of Vassar Farm Road in the southern part of the Preserve. This is used for research and other scientific initiatives at the Preserve. It is the home of the Native Plant Propagation & Restoration, Environmental Stewardship, and Environmental Monitoring teams that operate throughout the preserve.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
The original Vassar Farm was 200 acres purchased in 1895. The land had previously been owned by the Vassar Brothers Hospital. The land was first used as a settling bed to help with the College's sewage problem.<ref name=":1" /> In 1911, 300 more acres were gifted by Augustus and May Elton Davies.

In the 1950s the Farm was deemed too expensive and ceased to be used. In the 1970s, Poughkeepsie was considering seizing the land if it did not contribute to the College's educational goals. In 1973, Professor of Biology [[Margaret Wright]] proposed the space be used as an ecological field station. <ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/grounds/the-vassar-farm-and-ecological-preserve/ The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>

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Olmsted Hall

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{{Infobox building|name=Olmsted Hall of the Biological Sciences|image=Olmsted Hall.jpg|year built=1973|location=South Campus}}

'''Olmsted Hall''', officially '''Olmsted Hall of the Biological Sciences''', is an academic building housing natural science classes. The building was built in 1973 to house the newly formed Biology Department. It is still primarily the home of the Biology Department, but is also used by the Biochemistry Program, Chemistry Department, Neuroscience and Behavior Program and Cognitive Science Department.

The first floor hallway has many taxidermy birds left over from the [[Natural History Museum|Vassar Natural History Museum]].<ref>[https://vcap.vassarspaces.net/home/s/main/page/olmsted Olmsted Hall · Vassar College Artifacts Project · Vassar College Artifacts Collection]</ref> Generally, the north side of the hallway has faculty offices and labs, while the south side has teaching labs. The only traditional classrooms are located at the east side of the building. On the B level there are facilities for animals, as well as a large greenhouse.

When the [[Bridge for Laboratory Sciences]] was built in 2016, it connected to the west side of Olmsted to create a continuous science complex.

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File:Olmsted Hall.jpg

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The northeastern entrance of Olmsted Hall, following the construction of the Bridge Building.

Arlington Capital Investors

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'''Arlington Capital Investors, LLC''', abbreviated to '''ACI''', is a corporation which Vassar College is a 50% investor in.<ref name=":0">[https://wpdh.com/poughkeepsie-raymond-ave-juliet-redevelopment/ What’s Next For The Historic Juliet Building In Poughkeepsie?]</ref> Arlington Capital Investors has bought up property around Vassar and downtown Arlington since its founding in June 2021.<ref>[https://opencorpdata.com/us-ny/6037942 Arlington Capital Investors L.L.C. · 2780 South Road, P.O. Box 1969, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601]</ref> The Juliet Building, which houses the College Store and other businesses, has been owned by different Vassar Proxy, College Properties LLC, since 1999.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2025/02/19/news/vassar-amasses-arlington-properties-through-third-parties/ Vassar amasses Arlington properties through third parties – The Miscellany News]</ref>

On December 4th, 2025, Arlington Capital Investors became more widely known among the campus community after the ''[[Miscellany News]]'' reported on ACI's permitting application to construct a massive residential and commercial complex in Arlington.<ref name=":1">[https://miscellanynews.org/2025/12/04/news/vassar-subsidiary-to-demolish-redevelop-2-acres-in-arlington/ Vassar subsidiary to demolish, redevelop 2 acres in Arlington – The Miscellany News]</ref> The article included extensive renderings of the planned structures ACI is seeking to build.<ref name=":2">[https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C314139/Application.BCP.C314139.2025-10-10.Complete%20BCP%20Application%20.pdf extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C314139/Application.BCP.C314139.2025-10-10.Complete BCP Application .pdf]</ref> The plans would include the demolition of many buildings, including Baccio's Pizzaria, Blue House and New Nelly's Restaurant.

The following week an opinion piece was published in the ''Misc'' expressing the widespread discontent around the ACI.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2025/12/10/opinions/addressing-arlington-redevelopment/ Addressing Arlington Redevelopment – The Miscellany News]</ref> For many students these articles were the first they had heard of Vassar's plans in Arlington, and many were upset. Vassar did not officially announce anything due to all activities being through proxies, with critics condemning the lack of transparency. Much of the controversy surrounds the Juliet Building, which used to be a movie theater before College Properties LLC acquired it. The building has historic value, and the sign above the entrance is protected as a historic landmark.<ref name=":0" /> The current plans put forward by ACI do leave the Juliet Building intact, but critics fear that future projects may disturb it.<ref name=":2" /> Vassar's intentions with Arlington are to make it a more welcoming downtown area that would be more attractive to potential students, which many view as gentrification.<ref name=":1" /> The new housing units in the development would also fight Poughkeepsie's ongoing housing shortage.

Some information about Vassar's Arlington plans was known as early as 2022, primarily among students who lived off campus. In 2023 Blue House, an off-campus student house on LaGrange Avenue, was bought up by ACI. Shortly after this, they began removing trees from the property.<ref>[https://miscellanynews.org/2024/03/27/opinions/on-community-and-vassar-and-trees/ Senior reflects on community and Vassar and trees – The Miscellany News]</ref> Blue House residents were informed in the 24-25 school year that the house would no longer be available for student housing beginning in the 26-27 school year.

Property records are publicly available and show that the parcels planned for the development are still split between College Properties LLC and Arlington Capital Investors LLC.<ref>[https://gis.dutchessny.gov/parcelaccess/ DCNY | ParcelAccess]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=1M2TxV_ke6pz0MmSCgjUanQoFWHlwGOQ&ll=41.6903396040158%2C-73.89779927559441&z=16 Vassar Campus Properties - Google My Maps]</ref>

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Biology Department

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{{Infobox department|abbreviation=BIOL|office=Bridge 240|chair=Nancy Jo Pokrywka}}

The '''Biology Department''', abbreviated as '''BIOL''', is one of the largest academic departments at Vassar. The department was founded in 1973 through the combination of the Anatomy, Plant Sciences and Zoology Departments.<ref>Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> The department's primary facilities are in [[Olmsted Hall|Olmsted Hall of Biological Sciences]], as well as the Bridge for Laboratory Sciences. The department collaborates on several interdepartmental and interdisciplinary programs, including Biochemistry, [[Environmental Studies]], Neuroscience & Behavior and Science, Technology & Society.<ref><nowiki>https://www.vassar.edu/biology</nowiki></ref>

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Environmental Studies

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{{Construction}}{{Infobox department|abbreviation=ENST|office=Old Laundry Building 320|chair=Alison Spodek Keimowitz (Chemistry)}}
The '''Environmental Studies Program''' is an interdisciplinary program. The program offers a major and two minors.<ref>[https://www.vassar.edu/environmental-studies Vassar College Environmental Studies Degree Program]</ref> It brings together faculty from numerous departments in all disciplines, but [[Biology Department|Biology]] and [[Earth Science and Geography]] are the most involved departments. The major requires concentrations in two departments, each consisting of three courses, with one in the natural sciences and one in a different discipline.

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Outing Club

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{{Infobox group|name=Vassar Outing Club|access=All community members|time=Wednesdays 9:00 pm|location=Cushing Parlor|email=outingclub.vsa@vassar.edu|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/vassaroutingclub/ Instagram], [https://www.facebook.com/VassarOutingClub/ Facebook]}}

'''Outing Club''', abbreviated to '''VOC''', is the largest student organization on campus. The club is an open space where anyone can lead hiking, biking or other trips. In addition to hosting many trips around the Poughkeepsie area each week, they also lead larger overnight trips on Fall and Spring Break.

== History ==
Outing Club was founded in October 1925 as part of the Athletic Association.<ref name=":0">Vassar Miscellany News 10 October 1925 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> At that time, the annual fee to join the club was $1.00. The club operated several cabins around the Hudson Valley in its early years, including in the Catskill and Shawangunk Mountains.<ref name=":0" /> On December 5th, 1926, the club opened its cabin located at the southern end of what is now the Vassar Preserve, at the time the College farm and the Kenyon Estate. President [[wikipedia:Henry_Noble_MacCracken|Henry MacCracken]] named it the [[wikipedia:The_Tabard|Tabard]] after an inn in the ''Canterbury Tales''.<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 8 December 1926 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref>

In Spring 1930, the Tabard burned down. President MacCracken and the College's General Manager Keene Richards quickly ensured the construction of a second Tabard by October of that year.<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 27 September 1930 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> Though smaller than the first, it was constructed in the same location. At this time the Club owned a car for use on trips, which they had to donate to the war effort during World War II.<ref name=":1">Miscellany News 28 October 1994 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In 1946, a problem emerged that to get to the Tabard, many students were crossing [[wikipedia:IBM|I.B.M.]] land. After legal action, VOC repeatedly reminded their members to not trespass on I.B.M. property under penalty of the law.<ref>Vassar Chronicle 7 December 1946 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In January 1948, a Third Tabard was constructed, this time near the Hockey Fields, located where the Terrace Apartments are now. The same year, Outing Club and Ski Club merged.<ref>Vassar Chronicle 31 January 1948 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> For several decades, a common VOC event at the Tabard was "Freshman Feed".<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 30 September 1939 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref><ref>Vassar Miscellany News 2 October 1957 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In 1965, a VOC member found what she believed to be the ruins of the second Tabard.<ref>Vassar Miscellany News 24 February 1965 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In the 1970s, the Terrace Apartments were built on the location of the Tabard, which burned down sometime after 1972.<ref>misc 3 December 1971 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref><ref>Misc 5 May 1972 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref>

Following the destruction of the third Tabard, the Club declined in the 80s, receiving little or no funding.<ref>Miscellany News 13 November 1981 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref> In the late 80s and 90s, the club went through a revival and grew again. During this revival the club began meeting in Cushing House, and still does to this day.<ref name=":1" /> The Club's gear room has also located in [[Cushing House#East Basement|Cushing basement]] since the 90s. From 2001, Outing Club and [[Greens]] collaborated on the event Lakefest at Sunset Lake in September.<ref>Miscellany News 3 October 2003 — Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive</ref>

In Fall 2025, Outing Club celebrated its one-hundred-year anniversary.

== All Campus Events ==
Outing Club's largest events are Fall Fest and Folk Fest, both of which are in collaboration with [[StuMu]]. Fall Fest occurs outside of Blodgett over [https://www.vassar.edu/families/events/weekend Families Weekend] in late September or early October. Folk Fest occurs in late April on or near Admitted Students Day on Commencement Hill.<ref name=":2"><nowiki>https://www.instagram.com/vassaroutingclub/</nowiki></ref>

== Programming and Trips ==
Outing Club leads a broad variety of trips around the Hudson Valley and beyond, with approximately 8-12 trips per week.<ref name=":4"><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7qeR2kDRl4</nowiki></ref> Sunrise hikes are a key part of the club, most often at [[wikipedia:Overlook_Mountain|Overlook Mountain]], the [[wikipedia:Mohonk_Preserve|Mohonk Preserve]], [[wikipedia:Beacon_Mountain|Mount Beacon]], and [[wikipedia:Mount_Tremper|Mount Tremper]].<ref>Go Take a Hike! - Exploring the Valley and Beyond with the Outing Club - Stories - Vassar College</ref> The [[wikipedia:Dutchess_Rail_Trail|Dutchess Rail Trail]], a mile from campus, is a popular destination, providing access to the [[wikipedia:Walkway_over_the_Hudson|Walkway Over the Hudson]] and [[wikipedia:New_Paltz_(town),_New_York|New Paltz]]. This trail is part of the [[wikipedia:Empire_State_Trail|Empire State Trail]], which connects from New York City to Canada. There are also frequent polar plunges and swims at the Watering Hole in [[wikipedia:Wappinger_Creek|Wappinger Creek]], located two miles from campus.<ref name=":3">VOC Map - Google My Maps</ref>

Over Spring Break, the Club leads several larger overnight trips. These include backpacking, [[wikipedia:Bikepacking|bikepacking]], camping and canoeing.<ref name=":2" /> Destinations have included the Catskills, Adirondacks, Vermont, Virginia, New Hampshire, California and more. Over Winter Break, the VOC leads WWARM, a weekend in a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains.<ref name=":3" /> If WWARM was once an acronym, what it stands for has been lost to history. During study week, VOC hosts a four day [[wikipedia:Wilderness_first_aid_certification_in_the_US|Wilderness Advanced First Aid]] (WAFA) training to teach overnight trip leaders wilderness safety. Prior to Covid, it was a VOC tradition to go skydiving at the end of every year.<ref name=":4" />

Each week, the Club meets on Wednesday night to propose trips for the next week. It is an open org and any member of the Vassar community may lead a trip. The meetings occur in the Cushing Courtyard in the warm weather and in the [[Cushing House#Ping Pong Parlor|Cushing Piano Parlor]] the majority of the time. In 2023, the meeting time was moved from 9:30 pm to 9:00 pm.<ref>Vassar Outing Club | Poughkeepsie NY | Facebook</ref>

== Links ==

* [https://www.instagram.com/vassaroutingclub Instagram]
* [https://www.facebook.com/VassarOutingClub Facebook]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=1JbUs7izbkQkW3pbt3ra7wL3gL_ylyag&ll=41.67331399312452%2C-74.09643504536486&z=10 Map]
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Cushing House

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'''Cushing House''' is one of the nine main residential houses on Vassar Campus. It was built in 1927, making it the second newest dorm after its neighbor [[Noyes House|Noyes]]. The building is named after Florence Cushing, the first Aluma to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

Cushing has three full floors plus a small tower. Their House Team all campus event is the Cushing Carnival, which occurs in April.

== Contents ==

=== West Basement ===
Cushing House has separate basements in the two wings of the building because the central part of the first floor is lower than the wings. The west section has a laundry room and a bike storage room, as well as many janitorial and storage rooms.

=== East Basement ===
The east portion of Cushing Basement has a second laundry room and many club storage closets.

==== Outing Club Closet (Room 021) ====
[[Outing Club]]'s storage space is the first door on the right in Cushing East Basement. It is where the club keeps their outdoors gear, including backpacks, tents, sleeping bags and a variety of other things. In the 2010s, this room was the Outing Club's Meeting Room, while room 011 was their storage room, two doors down. The Climbing Club took over room 011 prior to the pandemic, and 021 ceased to be used as a meeting space.<ref><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7qeR2kDRl4</nowiki></ref>

=== MPR ===
The central part of the first floor is taken up by a large multi-purpose room (MPR). House team named it the "Great Hall" in 2023 to play into the building's Hogwarts associations. The room was originally the dining room for the building.

=== Piano Parlor ===
Cushing's primary parlor is at the east end of the building, near the entrances. [[Outing Club]] meets in the Piano Parlor on Wednesday's at 9pm.

=== Ping Pong Parlor ===
Cushing has a second parlor at the west end of the building. It is typically known as the Ping Pong Parlor or the "Farlor".

=== Dormitories ===
Cushing house has a mix of singles and doubles. Because all dormitories were intended to be singles, the doubles are known for being very cramped.

== References ==

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VTree

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{{Infobox group|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/vtree_initiative/ Instagram]}}

'''VTree''', officially '''Vassar Team for Restoration and Ecological Engagement''', is an environmental org on campus. It was founded in 2025 and is currently registered as a pre-org with the VSA. Following unauthorized tree removals by grounds in October of 2025, VTree worked with [[Students for Equitable Environmental Decisions|SEED]] to lead the opposition, resulting in the codification of a new Tree Removal Policy.<ref>Clearance of “Seed” sculpture trees highlights need for transparency – The Miscellany News</ref> Since 2026, VTree has held a seat on the [https://www.vassar.edu/arboretum/committee Arboretum Committee].<ref>[https://www.vassar.edu/arboretum/committee Committee | The Arboretum | Vassar College]</ref> It has organized vine removal events and has planted 118 trees on Campus in the spring of 2026, primarily along the Casperkill creek.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u47SVLb25CPtYcnAmiFCrDT6w1cGSn_SROfBTih4umo/edit?tab=t.0 VTree Planting Record]</ref>

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Skinner Hall

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'''Skinner Hall''', officially the '''Belle Skinner Hall of Music''', is an [[:Category:Academic Buildings|academic building]] located at the southern part of Main Campus. Skinner houses the [[Music Department]] and the George Sherman Dickinson Music Library. The building opened June 7, 1931, and is named after [[wikipedia:Belle_Skinner|Belle Skinner]], class of 1887.<ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/buildings/skinner-hall/ Skinner Hall of Music - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref> Prior to the construction of Skinner, the Music Department had been located in [[Avery Hall]].

== Contents ==

=== Basement ===

=== First Floor ===

==== Recital Hall ====
The northwestern side of the building is taken up by the Mary Anna Fox Martel Recital Hall, where the music department hosts concerts.

==== Practice Rooms ====
The southeastern side of every floor of Skinner houses practice rooms (21 in total) for use by students. Each one of these is equipped with a Steinway Grand Piano.<ref>[https://www.vassar.edu/music/facilities Music - Facilities | Vassar College]</ref>

=== Second Floor ===

==== Music Library ====

=== Third Floor ===

==== Electronic Music Studio ====

=== Fourth Floor ===

==== Thekla Hall ====
Thekla Hall (pronounced Tekla) is a smaller concert space and classroom located above the Recital Hall.

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Natural History Museum

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{{Infobox|title=Vassar College Natural History Museum|label1=Founded|data1=1864|label2=Location|data2=Main 5th Floor (1864-1874), Avery Hall (1874-1918), New England Building (1918-1986), Ely Hall (1992-present)}}

The '''Vassar College Natural History Museum''' was founded in 1864 as the '''Cabinet of Geology and Minerology''' and has existed in some form ever since. Throughout time, it has been housed in [[Main Building]], [[Avery Hall]] and New England Building, before being distributed between [[Ely Hall]] and [[Olmsted Hall]].
[[File:Geology Cabinet.jpg|thumb|An etching of the Cabinet from 1867.]]

== History ==

=== Cabinet of Geology and Minerology ===
Henry A. Ward, a Professor of Natural History at the University of Rochester, was hired in 1862 to assemble a museum for the College.<ref name=":0">Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> In 1864, Ward constructed the Cabinet of Geology and Minerology on the 5th floor of Main.<ref name=":1">Vassar college and its founder: Lossing, Benson John, 1867: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive</ref> A smaller Cabinet of Natural History was also kept on the third floor.<ref name=":1" /> Yale professor James D. Dana described the collection as surpassing anything he had seen in the United States or Europe.<ref name=":0" /> Sanborn Tenney was hired in 1865 as Vassar's first Professor of Natural History. A student of [[wikipedia:Louis_Agassiz|Louis Agassiz]], the famed Darwin critic, Tenney was a creationist and rejected the theory of evolution. Tenney was replaced by James Orton in 1869. Orton was a friend of Henry Ward and Charles Darwin, and served as manager of the collection until he died in 1877 in Peru on a collecting trip.<ref name=":0" />

=== Vassar College Museum of Natural History ===
In 1874, the College's Riding Academy was decommissioned. This led to the collections being moved to the Calisthenium and Riding Academy (later Avery Hall) and the rebranding to the Vassar College Museum of Natural History.<ref name=":0" /> The Riding Academy would be renamed to the Museum. At this time, the collections expanded beyond geology to include zoological and anatomical specimens.

Upon Orton's death, William Buck Dwight became the college's new Professor of Natural History. Dwight's major project was to acquire a mastodon skeleton for the Museum. Dwight assembled one using the bones of many individuals from across the nation, and the [[Vassar Mastodon]] became one of the centerpieces of the collection.<ref name=":0" /> It measured 9 feet tall and 20 feet long, larger than most mastodons.<ref name=":2">Mastodon - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref>
[[File:Mastodon.jpg|thumb|The Vassar Mastodon on the third floor of New England.<ref>Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref>]]

=== Move to New England ===
In 1918, the Museum moved again, this time to New England Building. The second floor was taken up by the collection of 3,000 taxidermy birds, including over half of all those in North America. The landing between the first and second floors had embryological models from a wide variety of animals. The majority of exhibits were on the third floor, including specimens in cases and the skeletons and taxidermies. Skeletons included a Mastodon, horse, cow, pig and deer, and taxidermies included a sea turtle, walrus, a famous game fish, the tarpon (which was an impressive 6 feet, 6 inches long and weighed about 187 pounds), and the American Bison. There were also models of extinct elephant relatives and a saber-toothed tiger, as well as displays of insects and parisites.<ref name=":0" /> At this time, all Poughkeepsie children came on field trips to the museum.

Over time, the museum fell into disrepair. In the 1970s the Walrus, Buffalo and other specimens needed to be disposed of due to infestations. An employee stole these from the dumpster, but the walrus tusks were returned in 2006.<ref name=":0" />

In 1973, with the creation of Olmsted Hall, the Plant Sciences, Zoology and Anatomy departments were consolidated into one singular Biology Department. With their move to Olmsted, New England third floor was turned over to studio art. In 1979 the decision was made to close the museum, and Professor Margaret Wright was tasked with finding new homes for the collections. Pieces of the museum were send to Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Natural History in New York City, the State Museum at Albany, the Trailside Museum in Westchester County, Dutchess Community College and the Audubon Society. Some of the birds were moved to Olmsted Hall, where they remain to this day.

In 1986, the Mastodon skeleton was believed to be a plaster cast and was scheduled to be disposed of. An art professor contacted the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan and confirmed that it was in fact real. The skeleton was transferred to SUNY New Paltz, where it sat unassembled in storage until at least 2005.<ref name=":2" />

=== A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History ===
The little remained of the museum was moved to [[Ely Hall]] in 1992, and in 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History. The Earth Science department maintains these collections.

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Natural History Museum

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{{Infobox|title=Vassar College Natural History Museum|label1=Founded|data1=1864|label2=Location|data2=Main 5th Floor (1864-1874), Avery Hall (1874-1918), New England Building (1918-1986), Ely Hall (1992-present)}}

The '''Vassar College Natural History Museum''' was founded in 1864 as the '''Cabinet of Geology and Minerology''' and has existed in some form ever since. Throughout time, it has been housed in [[Main Building]], [[Avery Hall]] and New England Building, before being distributed between [[Ely Hall]] and [[Olmsted Hall]].
[[File:Geology Cabinet.jpg|thumb|An etching of the Cabinet from 1867.]]

== History ==

=== Cabinet of Geology and Minerology ===
Henry A. Ward, a Professor of Natural History at the University of Rochester, was hired in 1862 to assemble a museum for the College.<ref name=":0">Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> In 1864, Ward constructed the Cabinet of Geology and Minerology on the 5th floor of Main.<ref name=":1">Vassar college and its founder: Lossing, Benson John, 1867: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive</ref> A smaller Cabinet of Natural History was also kept on the third floor.<ref name=":1" /> Yale professor James D. Dana described the collection as surpassing anything he had seen in the United States of Europe.<ref name=":0" /> Sanborn Tenney was hired in 1865 as Vassar's first Professor of Natural History. A student of [[wikipedia:Louis_Agassiz|Louis Agassiz]], the famed Darwin critic, Tenney was a creationist and rejected the theory of evolution. Tenney was replaced by James Orton in 1869. Orton was a friend of Henry Ward and Charles Darwin, and served as manager of the collection until he died in 1877 in Peru on a collecting trip.<ref name=":0" />

=== Vassar College Museum of Natural History ===
In 1874, the College's Riding Academy was decommissioned. This led to the collections being moved to the Calisthenium and Riding Academy (later Avery Hall) and the rebranding to the Vassar College Museum of Natural History.<ref name=":0" /> The Riding Academy would be renamed to the Museum. At this time, the collections expanded beyond geology to include zoological and anatomical specimens.

Upon Orton's death, William Buck Dwight became the college's new Professor of Natural History. Dwight's major project was to acquire a mastodon skeleton for the Museum. Dwight assembled one using the bones of many individuals from across the nation, and the [[Vassar Mastodon]] became one of the centerpieces of the collection.<ref name=":0" /> It measured 9 feet tall and 20 feet long, larger than most mastodons.<ref name=":2">Mastodon - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref>
[[File:Mastodon.jpg|thumb|The Vassar Mastodon on the third floor of New England.<ref>Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref>]]

=== Move to New England ===
In 1918, the Museum moved again, this time to New England Building. The second floor was taken up by the collection of 3,000 taxidermy birds, including over half of all those in North America. The landing between the first and second floors had embryological models from a wide variety of animals. The majority of exhibits were on the third floor, including specimens in cases and the skeletons and taxidermies. Skeletons included a Mastodon, horse, cow, pig and deer, and taxidermies included a sea turtle, walrus, a famous game fish, the tarpon (which was an impressive 6 feet, 6 inches long and weighed about 187 pounds), and the American Bison. There were also models of extinct elephant relatives and a saber-toothed tiger, as well as displays of insects and parisites.<ref name=":0" /> At this time, all Poughkeepsie children came on field trips to the museum.

Over time, the museum fell into disrepair. In the 1970s the Walrus, Buffalo and other specimens needed to be disposed of due to infestations. An employee stole these from the dumpster, but the walrus tusks were returned in 2006.<ref name=":0" />

In 1973, with the creation of Olmsted Hall, the Plant Sciences, Zoology and Anatomy departments were consolidated into one singular Biology Department. With their move to Olmsted, New England third floor was turned over to studio art. In 1979 the decision was made to close the museum, and Professor Margaret Wright was tasked with finding new homes for the collections. Pieces of the museum were send to Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Natural History in New York City, the State Museum at Albany, the Trailside Museum in Westchester County, Dutchess Community College and the Audubon Society. Some of the birds were moved to Olmsted Hall, where they remain to this day.

In 1986, the Mastodon skeleton was believed to be a plaster cast and was scheduled to be disposed of. An art professor contacted the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan and confirmed that it was in fact real. The skeleton was transferred to SUNY New Paltz, where it sat unassembled in storage until at least 2005.<ref name=":2" />

=== A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History ===
The little remained of the museum was moved to [[Ely Hall]] in 1992, and in 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History. The Earth Science department maintains these collections.

== References ==
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Ely Hall

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'''Ely Hall''' is an [[:Category:Academic Buildings|academic building]] that houses the [[Earth Science and Geography Department]], as well as Studio Art space. Ely was originally built in 1890 as the '''Alumni Gymnasium''', also known simply as the '''Gymnasium Building'''. It is named after Professor of Mathematics Achsah Ely, who originally pushed for the construction of a new Gymnasium after [[Avery Hall]].

== History ==
In 1891 Harriet Isabel Ballintine was appointed Director of the Gymnasium and later served as an Assistant Professor until 1930. Ballintine notably organized the first ever college Track and Field Event for women in 1895, as well as establishing Field Hockey as an acceptable sport for women. She is the namesake of [[Ballintine Field]].

In 1905 an addition was added to the back of the building. It served as the Gym until [[Kenyon Hall]] was built in 1933, when it became Ely Hall. The Geology Department has been housed there since 1937. The building was renovated to fit its new purpose, with the pool covered up and the large gym converted to the [[Aula]].

Studio Art began using the second floor by 1967.<ref>[https://www.vassar.edu/buildings-and-belonging/buildings/ely-hall Buildings and Belonging - Ely Hall | Vassar College]</ref> After closing in the 1970s, the remains of the Vassar [[Natural History Museum]] that had not been sold were moved to Ely in 1992. In 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History.<ref>Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref>

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Category:Professors

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Professors at Vassar College.
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Henry van Ingen

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{{Wikipedia|page=Henry Van Ingen}}[[File:DCHS Henry Van Ingen.jpg|thumb|Van Ingen c. 1877]]

'''Henry van Ingen''' (originally '''Hendrik van Ingen'''; 1833–1898) was a Dutch painter and the first Art/Art History professor at Vassar College. He taught from its opening in 1865 until his death in 1898.

He is memorialized by carvings referencing him and his Dutch origin above one of the exterior doors into Taylor Hall (1915), and is the namesake of the Van Ingen Art Library (1937).

== Career ==
Van Ingen studied painting at the Hague Academy of Design from 1844 to 1850, studying landscapes in the style of the Hague School (characterized by emphasizing traditional Dutch subjects) under Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen. He moved to the United States in 1861, teaching art at the University of Rochester.<ref>"Sesquicentennial Snapshops: Henry Van Ingen, Artist and Educator". Vassar Blogs. March 17, 2011.</ref>

Van Ingen took lead of the School of Art at Vassar College from its opening, starting as the sole faculty member. He opened the Vassar College Art Gallery that same year on the foundation of a collection of influential Hudson River School paintings purchased by Matthew Vassar from the Rev. Elias Magoon in 1864; this gallery was used by students as a studio space and as a source of paintings to copy for their studies. Under his leadership the Art department grew immensely, eventually encompassing the study of art criticism and art history as well; and with his guidance, the college built a collection of more paintings, drawings, and plaster casts of famous statuary. (Most of the latter were later lost or destroyed, but a copy of Lorenzo Ghiberti's doors to the Florence baptistry survives and is on display on the landing of the main staircase in Taylor Hall.)

Van Ingen died of heart issues on 17 November 1898, in Poughkeepsie.<ref>"[http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/faculty/original-faculty/henry-van-ingen.html Henry Van Ingen]". ''Vassar Encyclopedia.''</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 1866, he married Josephine Koelmann, a fellow Dutch immigrant to New York from The Hague.

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Trad

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'''Vassar College Traditional Music''', usually called '''VC Trad''' or simply '''Trad''', is an org dedicated to sharing traditional music. Every week they host an open [[wikipedia:Irish_traditional_music_session|session]] that any community member may attend to learn pieces. They play music from various traditions, including [[wikipedia:Irish_traditional_music|Irish]], American [[wikipedia:Old-time_music|Oldtime]], [[wikipedia:Nordic_folk_music|Scandinavian]] and [[wikipedia:Scottish_folk_music|Scottish]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/15tESyU-frT6Iq7yZKlAy4zho1MBjrgdr8a4WVlCuD-U/edit?tab=t.0 Trad Tune Library]</ref> Trad frequently plays at concerts and events on campus.

== History ==
VC Trad was founded in Fall 2019 by Malcolm Callagy '20.<ref name=":0"><nowiki>https://www.instagram.com/vctrad/</nowiki></ref> It was certified as a pre-org with the VSA until 2021 before becoming unofficial. In 2023, it was again registered as a pre-org and a full org in 2025.<ref name=":0" />

== Past Concerts ==

* 10/2/21: Fall Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]])
* 4/23/22: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]])
* 10/1/22: Fall Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 11/3/22: Jeff Walker Villard Room Dance
* 4/21/23: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]])
* 5/11/23: Final Shindig
* 4/6/24: Light the Night (organized by [[Strong House|Strong]] and [[Raymond House|Raymond]] house teams)
* 4/20/24: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 2/13/25: House Concert
* 3/29/25: [[St. Matty’s Day]] (organized by [[VSA]])
* 4/19/25: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 4/25/25: Do It In The Dark (organized by [[Greens|Vassar Greens]])
* 5/4/25: Final Shindig
* 9/21/25: SUN Day (organized by [[SEED]] and [[Environmental Studies|ENST]])
* 9/27/25: Fall Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 12/13/25: Final Shindig
* 2/14/26: Masquerade Ball (organized by [[Merely players]])
* 3/27/26: [[St. Matty’s Day]] (organized by [[VSA]])
* 4/18/26: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 4/23/26: Do It In The Dark (organized by [[Greens|Vassar Greens]])
* 4/25/26: Earth Day (organized by [[SEED]] and [[Environmental Studies|ENST]])
* 5/10/26: Final Shindig

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Strong House

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'''Strong House''' is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. It is the only dorm that does not house cis men. Strong was built in 1893, making it the first dormitory after [[Main House]], which once housed the entire college. Across the next decade three more dorms were built in the same style to create the [[Residential Quad]].
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Raymond House

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'''Raymond House''' is one of the nine main residential houses on Vassar Campus. It is one of the quad dorms.
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Olmsted Hall

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'''Olmsted Hall''', officially '''Olmsted Hall of the Biological Sciences''', is an academic building housing natural science classes. It is primarily the home of the [[Biology Department]], but is also used by the Biochemistry Program, Chemistry Department, Neuroscience and Behavior Program and Cognitive Science Department.

The first floor hallway has many taxidermy birds left over from the [[Natural History Museum|Vassar Natural History Museum]].<ref>[https://vcap.vassarspaces.net/home/s/main/page/olmsted Olmsted Hall · Vassar College Artifacts Project · Vassar College Artifacts Collection]</ref> Generally, the north side of the hallway has faculty offices and labs, while the south side has teaching labs. The only traditional classrooms are located at the east side of the building. On the B level there are facilities for animals, as well as a large greenhouse.

When the [[Bridge for Laboratory Sciences]] was built in 2016, it connected to the west side of Olmsted to create a continuous science complex.

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Biology Department

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{{Infobox department|abbreviation=BIOL|office=Bridge 240|chair=Nancy Jo Pokrywka}}

The '''Biology Department''', abbreviated as '''BIOL''', is one of the largest academic departments at Vassar. The department was founded in 1973 through the combination of the Anatomy, Plant Sciences and Zoology Departments.<ref>Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> The department's primary facilities are in [[Olmsted Hall|Olmsted Hall of Biological Sciences]], as well as the Bridge for Laboratory Sciences. The department collaborates on several interdepartmental and interdisciplinary programs, including Biochemistry, Environmental Studies, Neuroscience & Behavior and Science, Technology & Society.<ref><nowiki>https://www.vassar.edu/biology</nowiki></ref>

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Noyes House

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'''Emma Hartman Noyes House''' (commonly shortened to '''Noyes House''') is the most recently built dorm of the nine residential houses on campus. It is situated between [[Cushing House]] and the [[The Deece|Deece]]. The building is curved and faces the [[Noyes Circle|Noyes Circle (Nircle)]]. Noyes is known for frequent fire alarms.

== Construction ==
Noyes House was designed by Eero Saarinen. Noyes was originally intended to be two identical buildings forming a semicircle. After the first half was over the budget for both, the second Noyes was abandoned. Construction was completed in 1958.

Add information: https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/noyes/

https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/buildings/emma-hartman-noyes-house/

== Rooms ==
Vassar's YouTube has a dorm tour video of Noyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJ_r4SJrw0

=== Doubles ===
There are ..... standard double in Noyes. They range from having dimensions of ... to ... and each have two triangular bay window seats. Above the seats are orb lights, and there are radiators under the seats. There are 9? particular doubles that have different dimensions, as they are not Nircle-facing. They are located at the far ends and the middle of each floor, except for the first.

=== Singles ===
Noyes Singles range from having dimensions of ... to .... The only singles with bay windows are the ones on the first floor, facing the Nircle. The rest of the singles are on the other side of the dorm and have flat windows with a flat circular light above, and radiators at the bottom. These windows face Cushing, the graveyard and the Deece.

=== Room furniture ===
Each single comes with a bed, desk, spinny chair, tall dresser, and built-in shelf on the wall. Each double comes with two of these items. Each single has two outlets, and each double has three(?). I will add the dimensions later!

=== Common rooms ===
On the first floor, Noyes has a lobby and two large common rooms. Every floor has two kitchenettes and bathrooms per floor. The basement has multiple rooms.

==== Noyes Lobby ====
The Noyes Lobby (or Nobby) is the main entrance room. It has two doors facing the Nircle with a vestibule, and one door facing the road. The elevator (Nelevator) is opposite to the vestibule. The Nobby typically has a rectangular table and a chair in it. From the Nobby, you can go to either exit, up or down the stairs or elevator, to the hallway with rooms that leads to the MPR, to the study room that is attached, or to the Jetsons Lounge.

==== Jetsons Lounge ====
[[File:Noyes House Jetson Lounge, March 2014.jpg|thumb|The Jetsons Lounge in March 2014]]
Central to the first floor of Noyes is the lounge, affectionately labeled "the Jetsons Lounge" (referencing the show ''The Jetsons'') due to its retro-futurist design.<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/accessibility-and-educational-opportunity/accessibility/noyes-house/</ref> The lounge includes a sunken conversation pit, referred to by Noyesians as the "Passion Pit". Around the Passion Pit are various circular tables and chairs (some of this furniture might be replaced soon), as well as a printer and a Steinway piano.

Entering Jetsons from the Nobby, one would encounter:

* Jetsons kitchen (the largest kitchen in the dorm)
* Storage room and single-stall bathroom (known by some as the "poop deck") and
* The old computer room (which is currently empty, and might be turned into a workout room)
* The main room with the Passion Pit
* Two study rooms without doors that each contain a whiteboard, and some tables and chairs.

Past the study rooms is the Southwest staircase, past which are the apartments of the House Advisor and the House Fellow(s).

==== Multi Purpose Room ====
The Multi Purpose Room (MPR) was an addition to the Northeast side of the building, past the first floor singles. It has a high counter built into the Nircle- facing- window wall with stools to work at. There are also various stools and tall tables. At the back there is a ping-pong table, two vending machines, and a small couch. To the right of the entrance there is a TV that students to connect to with an HDMI cable. In front of the TV is a round couch that has a counter on the back. Behind this couch is the MPR kitchen, which has a piano, a fridge and cabinets (and probably a stove?). From the kitchen there are stairs to the basement. The MPR tends to get very hot at the start of the year.

==== Basement ====
The Noyes basement is an ominous place. It can be accessed from either of the two main staircases, the Nellevator, and the MPR kitchen stairs. Entering from the MPR stairs and walking through, one would encounter:

* House Team closet
* Door that says "Women 3"
* Empty room
* An employee break room
* Ceramics studio
* Men's Guest Bathroom (which no one uses and is basically gender-neutral)
* The stairs and Nelevator
* Two fenced-off storage areas
* Wide room where bikes are stored, with a low ceiling due to the passion pit (If you are taller than 5'3 watch our for pipes by your head), with a table with a plaster cast of half of a body
* Two laundry rooms
* Open room with chairs, tables, and a rug
* The "Blow Dicks" door (likely used to say "Below Ducts" but has been continuously drawn over)

==== Other floors ====
On each of the second, third and fourth floor, there are two kitchenettes and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Each of these floors are divided in half by a fire door. The bathrooms each have a wall of cubbies, a large mirror with four sinks, four toilet stalls, and three shower stalls. The kitchenettes vary slightly in size, but all contain a sink, microwave, cabinet, stove-top and rubbish bins. There are also some nooks that were used as phone booths on each floor.

== House Team ==
Noyes [[House Team]] typically consists of 6 Stufels, 3 Cofels, 3 HFIs, an HSA, HP and VP. Eva Fontanez is the current House Advisor.

=== Projects ===
Next year, Noyes House Team hopes to paint a mural on the main stairwell of various aquatic habitats and levels of depth. To get involved, contact Fia Marrison!

=== Noise on Noyes ===
Each spring in mid to late April, Noyes House Team hosts '''Noise on Noyes''', an all-campus event. It features student bands, has free food, student clothing sales, and other activities. Though it is always a fun event when in Jetsons or the Aula, for at least the past five years House Team has hoped to host it on the Nircle, but it has rained (and in 2025 snowed) every time. Hopefully next year the curse will be broken.

==== Past house chants ====
* "Make, some, Noyes!!! (to the tune of Pitbull's Hotel Room) Ba ba ba ba BA ba ba meet me at the passion pit Ba ba ba ba BA ba ba meet me at the passion pit!" (Pose as a Narwhal)
* "No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! Make, some, Nooooyes" (Scream)
* "Who are we?" "Noyes House!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "You mess with the Narwhal you get the horn!"
* "Who are we?" "Narwhals!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "Make, some, Noooyes!" "(to the tune of Katseye's Gnarly) Na-na-na-nana gnarly, na-na-na-nana narwhals, na-na-na-nana gnarly, everything's Noyes House!"

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{{Infobox group|name=Trad|time=Sundays 4-6|location=Jewett Parlor|email=traditionalmusic.vsa@vassar.edu|socials=[https://www.instagram.com/vctrad/ Instagram]}}

'''Vassar College Traditional Music''', usually called '''VC Trad''' or simply '''Trad''', is an org dedicated to sharing traditional music. Every week they host an open [[wikipedia:Irish_traditional_music_session|session]] that any community member may attend to learn pieces. They play music from various traditions, including [[wikipedia:Irish_traditional_music|Irish]], American [[wikipedia:Old-time_music|Oldtime]], [[wikipedia:Nordic_folk_music|Scandinavian]] and [[wikipedia:Scottish_folk_music|Scottish]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/15tESyU-frT6Iq7yZKlAy4zho1MBjrgdr8a4WVlCuD-U/edit?tab=t.0 Trad Tune Library]</ref> Trad frequently plays at concerts and events on campus.

== History ==
VC Trad was founded in Fall 2019 by Malcolm Callagy '20.<ref name=":0"><nowiki>https://www.instagram.com/vctrad/</nowiki></ref> It was certified as a pre-org with the VSA until 2021 before becoming unofficial. In 2023, it was again registered as a pre-org and a full org in 2025.<ref name=":0" />

== Past Concerts ==

* 10/2/21: Fall Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]])
* 4/23/22: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]])
* 10/1/22: Fall Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 11/3/22: Jeff Walker Villard Room Dance
* 4/21/23: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]])
* 5/11/23: Final Shindig
* 4/6/24: Light the Night (organized by [[Strong House|Strong]] and [[Raymond House|Raymond]] house teams)
* 4/20/24: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 2/13/25: House Concert
* 3/29/25: St. Matty’s Day (organized by [[VSA]])
* 4/19/25: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 4/25/25: Do It In The Dark (organized by [[Greens|Vassar Greens]])
* 5/4/25: Final Shindig
* 9/21/25: SUN Day (organized by [[SEED]] and [[Environmental Studies|ENST]])
* 9/27/25: Fall Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 12/13/25: Final Shindig
* 2/14/26: Masquerade Ball (organized by [[Merely players]])
* 3/27/26: St. Matty’s (organized by [[VSA]])
* 4/18/26: Folk Fest (organized by [[Outing Club|VOC]] and [[StuMu]])
* 4/23/26: Do It In The Dark (organized by [[Greens|Vassar Greens]])
* 4/25/26: Earth Day (organized by [[SEED]] and [[Environmental Studies|ENST]])
* 5/10/26: Final Shindig

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This page lists starting points to explore the wiki. It is not a comprehensive list of all pages; for such a list, see [[Special:AllPages]].

== Student groups ==
* [[:Category:Student orgs]]
** [[A cappella]] ([[:Category:A cappella]])
** [[:Category:Affinity groups|Affinity groups]]
** [[:Category:Activist groups]]
**[[:Category:Activity orgs|Activity orgs]]
**[[:Category:Comedy]]

== Places ==

* [[:Category:Buildings]]
** [[:Category:Dorms]]
* [[:Category:Grounds]]

== Academics ==

* [[:Category:Departments]]

== People ==

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** [[:Category:Alumni]]
** [[:Category:Professors]]

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Main House

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'''Main House''', within [[Main Building]], is one of the nine residential dorms on campus. It is the largest dorm on campus, housing 351 students.<ref>[https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/main/ Main House – Office of Residential Life]</ref> Residential portions of the building include the third to fifth floors and the wings of the second floor. Main is known as one of only two dorms, alongside Joss, to have one room triples.

== House Team ==
Main House Team events have included Octoberfest and a Valentines Day event in collaboration with Cushing House.

House Fellows:

* Kenisha Kelly
* Osman Nemli
* John Andrews

House Advisor:

* Helen Pepin

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Main Building

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{{Infobox building|year built=1865}}

'''Main Building''' is the largest building on the Vassar campus, and one of the oldest. Built from 1861 to 1865, construction was slowed by the outbreak of the Civil War. The building was modeled after the [[wikipedia:Tuileries_Palace|Tuileries Palace]] in Paris from the 1500s.<ref name=":0">Main Building - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> It originally house the entire school, including classrooms, dorms, offices and faculty housing, leading it to be called '''The College''' early on.

In modern times, Main is no longer used for classes. The second to fifth floors are [[Main House]], a dormitory, while the first and second floors are used for administrative offices. In 1872 the annex at the back was expanded, though much of this burned down in 1918. In 1893 the Fredrick Ferris Thompson Annex was added to the front of the building to expand the library. This was removed in 1959. In 1974, the annex was largely removed and the [[College Center]] was constructed as a modern addition to the building.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
At the time of its completion in 1865, Main Building was the largest building in the United States. It held this title until the completion of the United States Capitol Building on 1868.<ref name=":0" />

== Contents ==

=== First Floor ===

=== Second Floor ===

=== Third Floor ===

=== Fourth Floor ===

=== Fifth Floor ===

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Lathrop House

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'''Lathrop House''' (shortened to '''Lathrop''' or '''Lath''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus.

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Joss House

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'''Olivia Josselyn House''' (usually referred to as '''Josselyn House''', shortened to '''Joss''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus.

== History ==
The building was a gift designed by Francis Allen and completed in 1912.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/josselyn/</ref> It was a gift from Mrs. Russell Sage, and was named in honor of her mother.<ref name=":0" />

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Jewett House

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'''Milo Jewett House''' (usually referred to as '''Jewett House''') is one of the nine main residential houses on campus. With nine stories, it is the tallest building on campus and at one point was the tallest in Dutchess County.

== History ==
The building was constructed in 1907 under the name '''North Hall'''.<ref name=":0">https://offices.vassar.edu/residential-life/residence-halls/jewett/</ref> In its early years it was also called '''Pilcher's Crime''', after Lewis Pilcher, the Vassar art professor who designed it.<ref>Main to Mudd, and More: An Informal History of Vassar College Buildings by Elizabeth Daniels 1987</ref> In 1915, Henry Noble MacCracken gave the house its current name, after the first president of the college.<ref name=":0" />

According to legend, Jewett resident Edna St. Vincent Millay threatened to throw herself from the roof.<ref name=":0" /> Evidently, she didn't follow through with that.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay</ref>

The building underwent extensive renovations in 2003.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewett_House
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Davison House

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'''Davison House''' (often shortened to '''Davi''') is one of the nine main residential houses on Vassar Campus. It is one of the quad dorms, and is the most recently renovated residential building.
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Cushing House

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Chapel

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{{Infobox building|name=The Chapel|location=Chapel Lawn|year built=1904}}

'''The Chapel''' was built in 1904 to house religious services. Prior to this, there had been a Chapel on the third and fourth floors of [[Main House|Main Building]]. Following the construction of the current Chapel, that space was converted into Assembly Hall.

In modern times the Chapel is no longer used as a religious space. Convocation, admitted students day and various student performances occur here. The basement has storage spaces used by the Vassar College Choir and Drama Department.
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Category:Performance groups

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Performance groups on campus, including music, theater, comedy and more.
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VC Royalty

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'''VC Royalty''' (Vassar College Royalty) is Vassar's drag org.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/vc.royalty/</ref>
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Category:Theater orgs

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Student-led theater orgs (troupes/ensembles/producing orgs) at Vassar.
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Category:Comedy

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Comedy groups at Vassar.
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Performance groups on campus, including music, theater, comedy and more.

The Loeb

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{{Infobox building|name=The Loeb|location=Taylor/Library Complex|year built=1993}}

'''The Loeb''' is Vassar's art museum. The building was constructed in 1993 and it connected to [[Taylor Hall]], which houses the Art Department. Its garden is sometimes used for performances, such as drag shows by [[VC Royalty]] and the Vassar Review's release party.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DXKQvqFEfUg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</ref>
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VCVI

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'''VCVI''' (Vassar College Vassar Improv) is an improv group at Vassar College<ref>Hence the name. https://www.instagram.com/v.c.v.i/</ref>. They have a Jason.
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