Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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FridayOctober 30, 2009 |
CEO of American Indian Higher Education Consortium to speak at Bates CollegeCarrie Billy, president and chief executive officer of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, discusses her work at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College, 70 Campus Ave. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, this event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-8376. A dinner with Billy precedes the event at 5:15 p.m.; seating is limited and by RSVP only. For more information, contact ttaylor@bates.edu. |
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MondayJune 22, 2009 |
Men's crew traveling to UK for Henley Royal RegattaFor the past three years, the Bates College men’s rowing team has stood by as the women’s team has qualified for, and excelled in, the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. Since the NCAA doesn’t sponsor championships in men’s rowing, it would be understandable if there might have been mixed emotions about seeing their teammates get to extend their season in something resembling the limelight. |
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FridayMay 1, 2009 |
Research in Bloom: Presenting research at the SummitC. Challen Willemsen ’10 enjoys presenting his research on Maine orchids during the 2009 Mount David Summit, the annual campus-wide celebration of student academic achievement. |
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FridayMay 1, 2009 |
Lumina's leader sets lofty goals for fund's role in policy debatesA major profile in the The Chronicle of Higher Education portrays Jamie Merisotis ’86, president of the Lumina Foundation for Education, as a U.S. higher education policy leader whose “big goal” has caught the attention of the Obama White House. |
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ThursdayApril 30, 2009 |
Important information regarding H1N1 (swine flu)This is the first of what we anticipate will be a series of communications as we all deal with the H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak in the United States and internationally. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
No News is Bad NewsThe volume of news from Washington, D.C., is growing, but fewer newspaper journalists are around to explain it. At stake, perhaps, is the democratic process. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
What boys want: perspectives on gender differencesIf you’ve been paying attention to education news, you know that boys are falling behind academically. You’ve heard they are lagging in reading and writing, graduating from high school at lower rates than girls, and filling fewer seats in college classrooms. |
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SundayJanuary 25, 2009 |
Speech of a lifetimeTom Whalen ’86 was part of a CNN panel that discussed President Obama’s inauguration speech. Whalen, author of A Higher Purpose: Profiles in Presidential Courage, said the speech “overall [was] not a speech for the ages, but a speech for our times and the concerns people have. In many ways, it reminds me of a coach giving a halftime locker room speech to his team that’s behind in the game. What Obama saying is that we have to make improvements or adjustment in order to prevail.” |
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WednesdayJanuary 7, 2009 |
Bates alums producing sustainable foodThe College’s 2008–09 initiative Bates Contemplates Food got cover treatment in the recent Bates Magazine with “The Maine Course,” a… |
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MondayDecember 8, 2008 |
Bates honors Olympic gold medalist Andrew Byrnes '05On Sunday, December 7th, Bates College held a banquet in Chase Hall to honor its first Olympic medal winner. Accompanied by fellow Bates alum and rowing Olympian Mike Ferry ’97, Byrnes took the time to meet the team for a discussion about the Olympic experience and the values learned at Bates. |
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