Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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WednesdayJune 2, 1999 |
Area students to graduate from BatesTwo area residents received bachelor’s degrees during Bates College’s 133rd commencement exercises Monday, May 31 in an outdoor ceremony on the main campus quadrangle. Richard C. Holbrooke, career diplomat and chief negotiator for the 1995 Dayton peace accord that served to suspend ethnic cleansing and warfare in Bosnia, received an honorary doctorate of laws and delivered the commencement address to an audience of some 2,500 at the ceremonies in front of historic Coram Library. Beneath sunny skies, Bates President Donald W. Harward conferred bachelor’s degrees on 417 graduates. |
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ThursdayAugust 27, 1998 |
AACU president to speak at convocationCarol Geary Schneider, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), will discuss “Liberal Learning and the Engaged Academy” during convocation celebrating the 144th academic year at Bates College Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. on Coram Library quadrangle. |
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FridaySeptember 5, 1997 |
Bates celebrates homecoming weekend September 19-21Bates College will celebrate “Back to Bates” homecoming Sept. 19 – Sunday, Sept. 21 with many on-campus events for students, alumni and Bates employees. |
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WednesdayAugust 27, 1997 |
Dartmouth president to speak at Bates convocationDistinguished legal scholar and author James O. Freedman, president of Dartmouth College, will deliver the keynote address during convocation at Bates College on Wednesday, Sept. 3. |
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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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ThursdayAugust 29, 1996 |
Class of 2000 arrivesSome remarkable young people — including an inventor, artists and unusual athletes — are entering the class of 2000, college officials say. Bates begins the new academic year with some 1,694 students. That number includes 493 first-year students and eight transfers, according to dean of admissions Wylie Mitchell. |
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TuesdayJune 18, 1996 |
Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series to be heldThe Bates College Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series will present five Thursday evening musical performances on the open-air terrace overlooking Lake Andrews behind the Olin Arts Center. All concerts begin at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |
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ThursdayJune 6, 1996 |
Gulbrandsen receives honorary degreeLongtime Wellesley resident Natalie Webber Gulbrandsen was one of four distinguished recipients of honorary degrees at the 130th commencement of Bates College on May 27. |
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TuesdayJune 4, 1996 |
Hundreds of alumni to comeSome 800 Bates graduates and their families will return to campus this weekend, June 7-9, for the annual Alumni Reunion festivities, which include panel discussions, seminars and arts events, as well as the popular reunion parade and luncheon on Saturday. |
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MondayMay 27, 1996 |
Local residents among 1996 graduatesFifteen area residents received bachelor’s degrees during Bates College’s 130th commencement exercises on Monday (May 27) in an outdoor ceremony on the main quadrangle. The distinguished Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe delivered the commencement address to an audience of some 3,000. |
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