2006 Orientation
As the weather clears, President Hansen reflects on the futures of Bates and its newest students.
Although the skies have opened briefly for a light rainfall, Associate Dean of Students James Reese, beginning his 30th year at Bates, remains optimistic that the sun will shine.
Joined by Professor of Sociology Sawyer Sylvester (left) and Dean of the Faculty Jill Reich (right), Convocation speaker Robert Farnsworth, a member of the English faculty and a nationally known poet, prepares to process.
New classmates, already acquainted, enjoy time together before classes begin.
First-year students race through an inflatable maze.
Orientation for the Class of 2010, held Aug. 28-Sept. 8, included a little something for everyone. From lugging belongings into residential halls to hiking the most pristine section of the Appalachian Trail, from dining with former mill workers involved in creating a museum of their experience to considering Bates poet Rob Farnsworth’s Convocation talk, first-year students eased themselves into college life. Share a few of their experiences, now among the first Bates memories for these new students, in the accompanying slide show.
