Stories about "Civic engagement"
Bates College invites community for Earth Day celebration
Thursday, April 4, 2002 3:21 pm
Bates College invites residents of Lewiston and Auburn to "Affirming Our Community," an Earth Day celebration starting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building, 130 Central Avenue.
Bates seeks collaborative K-12 proposals for math and science grants
Tuesday, February 26, 2002 4:21 pm
Bates College is looking to Maine teachers and school administrators, as well as the college's own students and faculty, to propose initiatives designed to improve education in mathematics and the sciences.
Lewiston Middle School students to exhibit art
Friday, February 22, 2002 3:09 pm
Students from Lewiston Middle School exhibit their artworks in a variety of media in an annual exhibit at the Museum of Art. The exhibit opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7, and runs through March 24.
Bates student one of three to win Campus Compact award
Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:38 am
Senior Trung Trong Huynh of Portland is one of three students named to receive the Maine Campus Compact's 2002 Student Heart and Soul Award for outstanding contributions in community service and service-learning.
Students receive awards for service-learning internships
Friday, December 14, 2001 9:34 am
Fourteen Bates College students have received Arthur Crafts Awards to assist them in developing and implementing service-learning projects.
Lewiston Middle School hosts 'Diversity Day' for preschoolers
Tuesday, December 4, 2001 3:46 pm
Under the direction of a Bates College junior and two Lewiston Middle School (LMS) teachers, a group of eighth graders will host a hands-on "Diversity Day" for 30 preschoolers Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Lewiston Middle School Library.
Maine college presidents join Sen. George Mitchell in declaring civic commitment
Tuesday, August 21, 2001 2:45 pm
The presidents of 18 Maine institutions of higher education joined former Sen. George Mitchell on Sunday, Aug. 19, to publicly commit their colleges and universities to a deeper involvement in civic responsibility to their communities.
Bates honors longtime Bates official with Ross Endowed Fund
Monday, July 30, 2001 9:28 am
The United Baptist Church of Lewiston and Central Maine Medical Center are receiving nearly $500,000 each and Bates College is receiving nearly $1 million from the estate of Norman '22 and Marjorie Ross '23.
Admissions Dean Emeritus Lindholm honored on 90th birthday
Monday, July 23, 2001 9:38 am
Milton Lindholm, Bates' dean emeritus of admissions who served the college from 1944 to 1976, has been honored by the Maine Legislature on the celebration of his 90th birthday.
Bates College awarded grant to fund 10 community service fellowships for students
Thursday, June 14, 2001 9:17 am
Bates College, and its community partner LA Excels, have received a grant of up to $80,000 to support 10 community research fellowships for the summer of 2001 and 2002 for Bates College students.