Stories about "Annual events"
Keeping it real as Bates’ record-setting admission season hits the home stretch
Thursday, April 13, 2023 1:34 pm
A record 8,937 prospective students applied to Bates this year. And on April 3, a dozen of those newly admitted students made their way to a Pettengill Hall classroom to get a real taste of Bates academics.
Video: Spend a minute with Mount David Summit 2023
Friday, April 7, 2023 1:12 pm
Enjoy a minute of fast-paced but slow-motion moments from this year's Mount David Summit, captured by Theophil Syslo, multimedia producer for Bates Communications.
Picture Story: ‘Share our love for our sport’
Friday, March 3, 2023 12:10 pm
Enjoy this immersive look at the Bates women’s varsity teams mentoring the next generation as they host area children on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Bates Dance Festival earns $40K NEA grant
Friday, January 27, 2023 11:49 am
The annual Bates Dance Festival helps to "strengthen arts and cultural ecosystems, provide equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, and contribute to the health of our communities and our economy," said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson.
‘Art & Activism’: The story behind this year’s two MLK Day posters
Thursday, January 12, 2023 11:49 am
Two distinctive posters for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates celebrates the idea that "the history of MLK is beautiful," says Olivia Orr, the graphic designer who created the posters. "We're allowed to be joyful and artistic and expressive.”
Video: ‘Really cool outfits out of trash’
Friday, December 2, 2022 10:03 am
Watch Bobcats strut their stuff during the annual Trashion Show, where students model outfits designed by fellow students and made from campus trash.
Picture story: Back to Bates Family Weekend 2022
Friday, October 7, 2022 3:49 pm
Students. Parents. Relatives. Friends. Dogs. Hugs. Kisses. Smiles. Dogs. A cappella. Posters. Trees. Sports. And did we say dogs? We have it all in this immersive photographic look at Back to Bates Family Weekend 2022.
Picture story: The Bates Class of 2026 joins their new community
Friday, September 9, 2022 12:15 pm
Cryptocurrency banking pitch wins 2022 Bobcat Ventures competition
Thursday, June 9, 2022 10:25 am
The $10,000 first prize in the 2022 Bates College student pitch competition was won by a cryptocurrency banking startup that seeks to usher in a new, "borderless world that accepts all forms of payment."
Bates set to honor Class of 2022 at all-together, all-welcome Commencement 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 6:12 pm
For the first time since 2019, a Bates senior class will march as one from Alumni Walk to the Historic Quad to celebrate Commencement. Here's what you need to know.