Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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TuesdayOctober 1, 1996 |
Environment keys parents and families weekend“The Bates Environment” is the keynote for Bates College’s annual Parents and Families Weekend Oct. 4-6, as the college celebrates its new program in environmental studies and focuses on the human and natural ecology of the campus. |
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MondayMay 6, 1996 |
Environmentalist to discuss role of higher education in sustainabilityScientist Anthony D. Cortese will discuss environmental sustainability in a lecture at Bates College on May 16 in the Chase Hall Lounge. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |
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FridayMarch 29, 1996 |
Former Muskie staffer to speak on environmentalismLeon Billings, an executive assistant to former Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie, will speak on “Shift in the Environmental Agenda” at Bates College on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in Room 204 of Carnegie Science Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |
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TuesdayMarch 19, 1996 |
Bestselling author to deliver annual Muskie lectureAuthor Bill McKibben, whose books include the best-seller The End of Nature, will present the annual Edmund S. Muskie Environmental Lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 28 in the Muskie Archives. McKibben’s talk, Hope, Fear and the History of the Next 50 Years: An Environmentalist’s Perspective, is open to the public at no charge. |
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WednesdayMarch 6, 1996 |
Brower to Present Muskie LectureKnown to many as the godfather of the environmental movement, Brower served from 1952 to 1969 as the first executive director of the Sierra Club. During that time the organization grew from 2,000 to 77,000 members and became one of the nation’s most influential voices for environmental protection. In 1969 he founded Friends of the Earth, which now operates in 53 countries. |
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