Stories from May 1998
Bates alumni to convene for June reunion
Friday, May 29, 1998 1:38 pm
Approximately 1,300 alumni, friends and family will convene at Bates College for the 1998 Reunion Weekend June 5-7.
Sultzes to exhibit collages, stoneware at Museum of Art
Tuesday, May 26, 1998 1:35 pm
Two Dennysville artists will exhibit their work at the Bates College Museum of Art in an upper-gallery exhibit, "Phil Sultz: Painted Collage; Jan Sultz: Stoneware Forms," June 5-Aug. 15. An opening reception will be held June 5 at 7 p.m. in the museum located in the Olin Arts Center. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Psychology professor wins service-learning award
Tuesday, May 26, 1998 1:30 pm
Georgia Nell Nigro, associate professor of psychology at Bates College, has been named one of two 1998 recipients of the Maine Campus Compact (MCC) Faculty Service-Learning Award, one of the most prestigious awards for community service in the state of Maine.
Local residents among Bates grads
Monday, May 25, 1998 1:21 pm
Fifteen area residents received bachelor's degrees during Bates College's 132nd commencement exercises Monday in an outdoor ceremony on the main quadrangle. Doris Kearns-Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, delivered the commencement address to an audience of some 3,000.
Bates Dance Festival to hold youth arts program
Thursday, May 7, 1998 1:18 pm
The Bates College Dance Festival, in sponsorship with the City of Lewiston Recreation Department, will offer a three-week Youth Arts Program July 27-Aug. 15 at the Lewiston Memorial Armory on Central Ave.
Franco Festivities to be shown at Bates
Wednesday, May 6, 1998 2:44 pm
Franco Festivities, a documentary about Maine’s Franco American culture by Maine filmmaker…
Bates names new vice president for development and alumni affairs
Wednesday, May 6, 1998 1:15 pm
Victoria M. Devlin is the new vice president for development and alumni affairs at Bates College, President Donald W. Harward announced.
Mathematics professor to discuss gender inequities in the field
Tuesday, May 5, 1998 1:10 pm
Christine Stevens, professor of mathematics and computer science at Saint Louis University, will discuss the consequences of more men than women entering careers in mathematics, science and engineering in her talk Mathematical Inequalities, Social Inequities and Science Education May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Chase Hall's Skelton Lounge. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Senior to give trumpet and voice recital
Tuesday, May 5, 1998 1:06 pm
Bates senior Meredith A. Haviland of Beverly, Mass., will perform a trumpet concert May 16 at 8 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.