Stories about "Service"
$10,000 grant helps Gift Pola Kiti ’18 bring clinic to Kenyan village
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 9:15 am
The 2017 Davis Projects for Peace grant will help Kiti to complete the establishment of a health clinic in an impoverished village in Kenya.
Video: Alex Eaton ’17 teaches the ins and outs of emergency medicine
Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:45 am
Bates EMS gives biology major Alex Eaton '17 of Lake Oswego, Ore., the opportunity to further his knowledge of medicine
What do we know about Bates’ first Irish-born graduate?
Friday, March 17, 2017 12:22 pm
Dennis Joseph Callahan, Class of 1876, was born in Bishopstown, Ireland, on Christmas Day in 1852.
Student-picked Carignan grants strengthen Bates’ bonds with community
Thursday, February 9, 2017 10:06 am
With a committee of students picking recipients, Bates College has awarded Carignan Fund grants to seven community organizations that the college partners with.
Leigh Campbell ’64 tribute highlights Reunion 2016 alumni awards
Monday, June 13, 2016 3:57 pm
At the Annual Gathering of the Alumni Association on June 11 during Reunion, five alumni were honored for their contributions to the college.
Is the student-led Mount David cleanup a model for a litter-free hill?
Monday, June 13, 2016 12:51 pm
Mount David's stewardship reflects a truism from that famous 1970s TV commercial: “People start pollution. People can stop it."
Bates’ 2016 Projects for Peace tackle food security, arts education
Friday, May 6, 2016 9:33 am
Bates College students Bantu Mabaso '18 and Miles Schelling '16 have received Projects for Peace grants for work in Swaziland and India.
Lewiston-Auburn groups receive $8,500 in grants from Harward Center’s Carignan Fund
Friday, February 5, 2016 9:54 am
The grants will help six local nonprofits while honoring Sally Larson Carignan '62 and the late Jim Carignan '61, a deeply respected Bates couple.
Author of ‘America’s Quest for a Solar-Powered Future’ to speak
Monday, November 16, 2015 9:02 am
Author Philip Warburg gives a talk at Bates College titled "Harness the Sun: America's Quest for a Solar-Powered Future" on Nov. 16.
Nov. 12 Civic Forum: Founder of enterprise that empowers at-risk women
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 1:05 pm
Founder of Thistle Farms, a social enterprise supporting women at risk, Becca Stevens speaks at Bates College on Nov. 12.