Stories about "Service"
Events Schedule: Summer 2010, revised
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 11:05 am
This revised preview of summer 2010 public events at Bates College replaces the May 27 posting. Except as noted, events in the following listing are open to the public at no charge.
Events Schedule: Summer 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:12 am
The summer season will feature Midsummer Lakeside Concerts, the Bates Dance Festival and an exhibition featuring realist painter Joseph Nicoletti.
Book drive for Kabul university enters last days
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:22 pm
Bates, Colby and Bowdoin have focused their traditional rivalries on a good cause. The three schools are vying to see which can gather the most donated textbooks for donation to the Polytechnic University of Kabul, in Afghanistan.
The Harvard Crimson describes Afghan initiative co-founded by Walton '08
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:00 am
A Harvard Crimson story discusses the impact of the Afghan Students Initiative,…
Memorial service for Frank Coffin '40 rescheduled to May 8
Friday, April 23, 2010 6:14 am
A memorial service planned for Frank Coffin '40 earlier this year was postponed due to a snow storm. The service is now planned for May 8 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
Folks Back Home
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:51 am
A Kabul resident and a Marine veteran agree that education is key…
A happy outing for the Bates Outing Club on its 90th birthday
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:58 am
For a group that’s made its mark on the great outdoors, the…
President Hansen lauds Bonney '80 for philanthropy, education leadership
Friday, April 2, 2010 1:14 pm
“He demonstrates three of the most important and interrelated capacities that a rigorous liberal arts education promotes: seeing around corners, building bridges and embracing contradictions and conflicts with generosity.”
Bates College student, Outright L/A receive justice and peace award
Friday, March 12, 2010 9:25 am
This year's William Stringfellow Awards for Justice and Peace will be presented to Kate Doria, a Bates College senior active in community service, and Outright L/A, a sex and gender support group. An awards ceremony and potluck supper will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 14, in the Benjamin Mays Center, Bates College, 95 Russell St.
Bates named to presidential honor roll for community service
Friday, February 26, 2010 4:06 pm
Bates College has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.