Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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WednesdayOctober 31, 2007 |
Bates receives $450,000 Mellon grant for faculty developmentBates College has been awarded a three-year, $450,000 grant for faculty development from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York, N.Y. The Mellon Faculty Innovation Fund will support Bates faculty in three areas. Two of these are new, interconnected program areas related to important initiatives at Bates: the implementation of the college’s new General Education curriculum, and the infusion of diversity into the overall academic program. The third area is continuing support for faculty scholarship and research. |
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WednesdayOctober 31, 2007 |
Report from the road: Bates' Zipcar program“Driving a Prius is . . . a little bit of an adjustment.” But once she’s past the unfamiliarity of operating the hybrid, a Bates student finds new freedom through Bates’ Zipcar program. |
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TuesdayOctober 30, 2007 |
Bates presents East Coast premiere of Elvgren's 'Five Cups of Coffee'A dark romantic comedy about the nature of time and the human condition, Gillette Elvgren’s play “Five Cups of Coffee” will be performed at Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 1-3, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4. Performances take place in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. |
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ThursdayOctober 25, 2007 |
Harward Center launches intergenerational community dialogue projectThe Harward Center for Community Partnerships has launched Youth+Adults+Dialogue=Action or YADA, an intergenerational dialogue project that will bring together more than 100 community members to discuss how to make Lewiston/Auburn a better place for youth. |
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ThursdayOctober 25, 2007 |
Four appointed to Bates Board of TrusteesPresident Elaine Tuttle Hansen has announced four appointments to the Bates College Board of Trustees: Alison R. Bernstein of New York, N.Y., H. Scott Bierman of Northfield, Minn., Scott D. Freeman of Newton, Mass., and Kathleen M. Whelan of Boston, Mass. |
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ThursdayOctober 25, 2007 |
Campus construction update: Week of Oct. 22The project isn’t inspiring like Alumni Walk, magnificent like the new dining Commons or heartwarming like the new student housing. But a new parking lot behind Merrill Gymnasium that should open around Thanksgiving will come in handy, easing the squeeze that Bates motorists have felt the past six months. |
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ThursdayOctober 25, 2007 |
Campus construction update: Week of Nov. 5The new dining Commons should be open for business when students return from break on Feb. 25, project manager Paul Farnsworth reported. And it’s hoped that construction work will be complete about a month prior to the opening. |
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TuesdayOctober 23, 2007 |
Lynd '79, pioneering ethanol researcher, to speak at BatesProfessor Lee Rybeck Lynd ’79, a pioneer in the sustainable production of ethanol fuels from abundant, inexpensive and renewable plant materials, gives two public presentations at Bates College in October. |
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TuesdayOctober 23, 2007 |
Ayotte '08 directs 'The Birthday Party,' Pinter's first full-length playBates College presents “The Birthday Party,” the first full-length play by the renowned Harold Pinter, in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St. |
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SundayOctober 21, 2007 |
Leading Tolkien scholar discusses director's 'Lord of the Rings' treatmentAs the culmination of a three-day Tolkien Film Festival at Bates College from Monday, Oct. 22, through Wednesday, Oct. 24, leading Tolkien scholar Thomas Shippey delivers a lecture titled “Filming the Lord of the Rings: How Peter Jackson Coped with J.R.R. Tolkien,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. |
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