Bates College celebrated the inauguration of Elaine Tuttle Hansen as its seventh president during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 25-27, 2002.

Click on the links at left to read President Hansen's inaugural address, "The Place of Possibility, " and to view images from gala events, presentations, and performances of the weekend (including an unusual 360-degree panorama of the Oct. 26 ceremony in Merrill Gymnasium -- you'll barely recognize the space!).