From left, Christopher Boyd '14 helps Jose Cervantes '11 with knotting his tie before attending the 23rd Annual "A Candle in the Dark" Gala of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. The two were part of a recent trip focused on Bates building relationships with Atlanta alumni, Benjamin E. Mays High School and Morehouse.

From left, Porsha Winters '12, Ben Hughes '12 and Nancy Nuñez '11 enjoy the wonders of the Georgia Aquarium during a recent trip by Bates students to make connections with Atlanta alumni, Benjamin E. Mays High School and Morehouse College.

Psychology major Kristen Gavin '12 talks about her research over lunch in New Commons with Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Sargent.

Kathleen Walker '12, a student in BI/NS 308 taught by Associate Professor of Biology Nancy Kleckner, learns the basics of recording snail brains transmission from one neuron to another during a Carnegie Science Hall lab.

Christine McDowell, assistant professor of theater, searches for slides of clothing from the French Revolution while preparing in her Pettigrew 303 office for Theater 235, "Dress and Adornment in Western Culture."