Stories from September 2011
Convocation to feature remarks by faculty member nationally noted for recent book
Thursday, September 1, 2011 2:47 pm
Bates begins its 154th academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 6, with Convocation ceremonies that formally open the year and welcome new students, including transfer students and the 506 members of the Class of 2015.
Getting ready: new professors Mara Tieken and Therí Pickens
Thursday, September 1, 2011 2:44 pm
For new faculty, recent days have been a crash course in all…
Getting ready: Jim Taylor and the Bobcat equipment room
Thursday, September 1, 2011 2:38 pm
Jim Taylor has been Bates’ head equipment manager for 14 years. He…
Getting ready: Sarah Potter '77 and the College Store
Thursday, September 1, 2011 2:20 pm
In the College Store, quarter-zip sweatshirts are all the rage, and demand…
Getting ready: James Reese and the dean's office
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:16 am
James Reese has been a Bates dean since most current students’ parents…
Getting ready: Sanford Freedman and his English courses
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:16 am
From his second floor office in 154-year-old Hathorn Hall, English professor Sanford…
Getting ready: Tom Hayward and the Bates library
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:13 am
The card catalog used to be the first thing you saw in…
Getting ready: Christine Schwartz and Dining Services
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:12 am
For Bates Dining Services, summer’s a time for experimentation, with the results…
Getting ready: Suzy Nattress and keys to Bates
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:10 am
Obtaining a Bates ID card is like getting your driver’s license, but…
Getting ready: Mark Harriman and trends in football
Thursday, September 1, 2011 11:00 am
There’s no ice at Underhill Arena yet, yet the flat expanse was…