Stories about "convocation"
College a ‘perfect time to take stock,’ Gediman tells 2016 Convocation
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 2:56 pm
Dan Gediman, co-creator of the "This I Believe" media project, offered encouraging words to the Bates College Class of 2020 at Convocation on Sept. 6.
‘This I Believe’ co-creator to offer 2016 Convocation address
Friday, September 2, 2016 12:04 pm
Offering the 2016 Convocation address at Bates College is Dan Gediman, co-creator of the "This I Believe" radio and book series.
Slideshow: 26 student moments from Orientation and AESOP to Convocation, classes, and sports
Friday, September 11, 2015 12:00 pm
Here's what the Class of 2019 has experienced from the first day of Orientation to the first day of classes.
Convocation speaker to Class of 2019: ‘The source of the magic is you’
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 3:35 pm
In her Convocation address at Bates College, author Danielle Allen touched on Bates' Declaration of Independence connection and the magic of the liberal arts.
‘Our Declaration’ author Danielle Allen to speak at Convocation 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 2:49 pm
Danielle Allen, author of the prizewinning 2014 study "Our Declaration," is the featured speaker at Bates College's 2015 Convocation, on Sept. 8.
Video: Bates professors say what course they’re excited to teach (2014)
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 8:58 am
As faculty members joined the academic procession for Convocation 2014, we asked…
‘Your job is to discover and learn,’ Convocation speaker Matt Auer tells Class of 2018
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 4:25 pm
Likening the Bates experience to a voyage of discovery, Dean of the Faculty Matt Auer's 2014 Convocation address was the centerpiece of the midday ceremony.
Opening Convocation 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014 10:20 am
11 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2014 on the Historic Quad
With Convocation in view, a new Age of Discovery is about to begin at Bates
Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:25 pm
For the dean of the faculty at Bates College, there's a clear connection between a student's journey while at Bates and the Age of Discovery that opened the globe to seafaring European explorers centuries ago.
Video: Convocation 2013 featuring President Spencer’s address, ‘Some Thoughts on Work’
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:07 pm
View the complete video of Convocation 2013, including the Convocation Address, “Some Thoughts on Work,” by President Clayton Spencer.