1. New alumni directory coming in 2005
Are you wondering where your fellow Batesies are now and what they’re doing? Help is on the way in the form of the 2005 Bates Alumni Directory. This resource will include personal, academic and business information, and will be produced in a handsome “Sesquicentennial Edition” to commemorate the first 150 years of the College's history. Special features are being designed for this coffee table-size book, including a 16-page full-color nostalgic look back at the best of Bates and a listing of every graduate of the College since its founding. The Sesquicentennial Directory is an historical document in the making – don’t be left out! Look for your questionnaire to arrive in February and for information on directory purchase options in the spring.

2. Real-world experience tops expectations in volcano visit
When Professor of Geology John Creasy was designing a first-year seminar exploring both the science of volcanoes and their effects on people, a field trip to Mount St. Helens seemed ideal. After all, what better illustration of volcanic power than the source of the most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history? But Creasy's plan was even better than he knew. On Sept. 23, about a month before the seminar expedition, the mountain rumbled to life again... www.bates.edu/x61016.xml

3. Online site offers glimpse of presidency
The University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences conducted brief question-and-answer sessions with alumni who became college and university presidents. The interviews, which recently went online, offer insights into the rigors, constraints and satisfactions of the position. Among the interviewees is Bates President Elaine Tuttle Hansen, Ph.D. '75. www.artsci.washington.edu/newsletter/Autumn04/AlumPresidents.htm#Hansen

4. Calling all alumni of color in health professions
Are you currently working in the health professions, or in a graduate program in the health field? We are looking for possible panelists and/or mentors to students of color interested in careers in the health field. If interested, please contact Sarah Jones in Career Services at 207-786-6232 or sjones@bates.edu.

5. Roller coaster a vehicle for teaching math and physics
Assistant professor Meredith Greer, a mathematician, is oriented toward the applied side of her discipline. So when colleague Chip Ross speculated about a course using the roller coaster as a vehicle for teaching math and physics, she climbed right aboard. www.bates.edu/x60732.xml

6. Boston alumni events Dec. 7
The Boston Bates Business Network and the Boston Bates Club invite you to celebrate and nurture your Bates connections during a 6-9 p.m. holiday reception at Les Zygomates Wine Bar & Bistro, 129 South St., Boston. The cost is $20 per person. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar will be available. For more information, please contact Leigh Graham '82 at 207-786-8255 or lgraham@bates.edu. Register online at www.bates-business.net.

Meanwhile, the Boston Bates Alumnae Book Club will be discussing The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith at a meeting in Wellesley. Please RSVP one week prior to the discussion to: Lisa Romeo '88 at romeoli@aol.com or 617-787-7651.You will receive specific information on the location and time when you respond.

7. College Store offers online gift selection
Don't forget that special Bobcat during the holidays. A variety of Bates items suitable for holiday giving are available from the College Store at: www.bates.edu/bookstore-catalog-05.xml

8. New chief of archives and special collections named
Katherine A. Stefko is the new director of archives and special collections at Bates. Stefko, who previously managed an archives project at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now directs the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library and oversees the college's archival and special collections programs. "The archives is a resource for the students, faculty and staff of Bates College, as well as other researchers," she says. "We really are open to everyone who has an interest or need." www.bates.edu/x61021.xml

9. Join professor Williamson on alumni trip to France
Discover the secrets of the French art de vivre in magical Provence – a land of lavender and laughter, warm, sparkling sun and cool, shady courtyards. Indulge in the Provençal pastime of sipping pastis at cozy sidewalk cafes while watching the passing parade of people. Stroll through bustling markets bursting with local color and stalls brimming with the art, crafts and mouthwatering produce of the region. With Colby, Bowdoin, and Hamilton, we have assisted in the development of this Alumni Campus Abroad program. Charles A. Dana Professor of French Dick Williamson will be joining alumni on the trip. Williamson has been teaching all levels of French language, literature, and culture since his arrival at Bates in 1975. For more information on this trip, please visit: www.bates.edu/alumni-travel.xml

10. Bates' values reaffirmed in regional campaign events
Following two on-campus campaign events to celebrate the launch of The Campaign for Bates: Endowing Our Values in October, President Elaine Tuttle Hansen, French professor Dick Williamson and staff hit the road in November for six regional campaign events. They were joined by Trustees and alumni speakers at every location. www.bates.edu/x61772.xml

11. This Month in Bates History: A bowl bid for Bobcat football
Perfect season? Bowl bid? Bates football? Yes, anything seemed possible in post-World War II America, even an undefeated Bobcat football season. And by virtue of its 7-0 record in 1946, Bates earned a bid to the inaugural Glass Bowl versus the University of Toledo on Pearl Harbor Day. The first postwar Bates team was a veteran squad quite literally. With servicemen swarming back to colleges nationally, athletic rosters often included older players, and the '46 Bates team was no exception. Story and photos from the glorious 1946 season, as published in Bates Magazine in 1996: www.bates.edu/pubs/mag/96-Fall/sports-notes.html

12. Bates People in the News
In eulogizing Dennis Skiotis '58, a longtime faculty member at Harvard University, The Boston Globe offered this quote from Sen. Edward Kennedy: "We have lost a wonderful teacher, and we will miss him very much." Skiing Magazine profiled George Sormer '44, a lifelong skier with a deeply touching story, while The NCAA News showcased Bates athletic director Suzanne Coffey and her son Brad, both of whom have prominent roles in the governance of the organization's Division III. Finally, the Maine Sunday Telegram talked to economics professor Anne Williams about her new history of jigsaw puzzles. www.bates.edu/bates-in-the-news.xml