Stories about "Partners and public"
High school students from across state welcomed for 25th Maine Day
Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:33 pm
On Friday, Nov. 11, high school juniors and seniors from all over Maine are invited to visit Bates College for the college's 25th annual Maine Day. Starting at 8 a.m., this open house draws students and their parents from as far afield as Aroostook and York counties, typically attracting as many as 150 participants. The program includes campus tours, visits to classes and workshops relating to the Bates application process
Bates College theater department offers 'Taming of the Shrew'
Friday, October 28, 2005 3:42 pm
One of William Shakespeare's first comedies, "The Taming of the Shrew" is the major fall production of the Bates College theater department. Directed by Professor of Theater Paul Kuritz, "The Taming of the Shrew" will be performed at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 2-5, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, Andrews Road. Admission is $6 for the general public and $3 for Bates faculty and staff, senior citizens and non-Bates students.
Bates to hold annual Graduate and Professional School Fair
Monday, October 24, 2005 3:49 pm
Bates College hosts its annual Graduate and Professional School Fair from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building, Central Avenue.
Bates to hold vigil for latest natural disaster victims
Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:51 pm
Members of the Bates College community will hold a vigil for victims of the earthquake in Pakistan and the hurricane in Central America at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the Bates College Chapel, College Street. The public is invited to participate in this gathering, sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain.
Fulbright scholar examines Muslim world during Bates residency
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 3:52 pm
Ijaz Shafi Gilani, an expert on Pakistani public opinion and international relations, visits Bates College from Oct. 3 through Nov. 11. A Fulbright visiting specialist with the "Direct Access to the Muslim World" program, Gilani is professor and dean of the faculty of social sciences at International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan. He also heads Gallup Pakistan, an opinion and marketing research firm.
20-year Bates College study of optional SATs finds no differences
Saturday, October 1, 2005 10:34 am
In a milestone 20-year study of its well-known policy for optional SATs for admission, Bates College has found no differences in academic performance or graduation rates between submitters and non-submitters.
At Bates, ‘everyone’s been great’ to students sent by Katrina
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:39 am
The school year wasn't supposed to start this way. Instead of easing into her New Orleans apartment and her Tulane University course work, Maddy O'Brien of Winthrop, Maine, found herself spending school's first week as an evacuee 125 miles away in Lafayette, La. — one of the hundreds of thousands unsure of what Hurricane Katrina had done to their lives.
Fund drive under way as a vigil is planned for victims
Wednesday, September 7, 2005 11:50 am
The Bates College community has launched the Katrina Relief Initiative (KRI), a fund-raising effort spearheaded by students, faculty and staff, and supported by the Office of the Chaplain and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships.
Bates offers free tuition to Maine students displaced by Katrina
Thursday, September 1, 2005 1:16 pm
Bates College has announced that any Maine undergraduates enrolled at colleges or universities in the New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina will be welcome to take courses for credit without charge at Bates College this fall semester.
Lewiston, Auburn welcome first-years with downtown tour
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:36 am
For the third year, students starting their Bates College careers will discover their new community up close and personal through a walking tour of downtown Lewiston and Auburn led by community leaders.