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TuesdayMarch 30, 2010 |
Student work in limelight at Mount David SummitThe ninth Mount David Summit, Bates College’s annual celebration of student academic achievement, takes place at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 2, in Perry Atrium, Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). More than 400 students will participate in this year’s summit, making it the largest ever. At Pettengill and additional locations, in concurrent sessions throughout the afternoon, students will present research posters, talks, panel discussions, a photography exhibition and film screenings. |
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ThursdayMay 21, 2009 |
Mount David Summit 2009: a multimedia presentationThis multimedia presentation features what has become a dynamic tradition at Bates: the annual Mount David Summit, held this year on April 3. An eagerly anticipated presentation of student scholarship, service-learning and creative work, the summit unfurls a panorama of the rich life of the student mind at Bates. Produced by Phyllis Graber Jensen. |
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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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ThursdayApril 23, 2009 |
It's the season of college acceptances, financial aid and gratitudeCurrently, about 37 percent of Bates students receive more than $20 million in scholarship grant aid. A few of them spoke at the April luncheon, held in the Jarnryd Room of the new dining Commons on the day of the annual Mount David Summit. “It makes it gratifying to give and compelling to give more.”Rising from her seat, Nicole Svirsky ’09 of Newburyport, Mass., talked about her senior thesis combining political economy and law. |
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WednesdayApril 1, 2009 |
Mount David Summit highlights student research across disciplinesThe eighth annual Mount David Summit, Bates College’s annual celebration of student academic achievement, takes place April 3. More than 280 students are participating in this year’s summit. In concurrent sessions throughout the afternoon at Pettengill Hall, participants present research posters, short talks, panel discussions, a photography exhibition and film screenings. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
Reliving “A Night of Alchemy”On a given February night in 1939, an entertainment-seeking Lewiston resident could sit at home and listen to Death Valley Days on the radio. Or he could take in a movie, like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, starring Mickey Rooney and Walter Connolly, at the Empire. And if their appeal was nil? Well, how about the science show at Bates? |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
Presenting new knowledge in 1700 square inchesDana Oster ’09 had to think big — Atlantic Ocean big — during her geology research on the ever-shifting sands of Seawall Beach, part of the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area along the Maine coast. |
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SundayMay 11, 2008 |
In Praise of PerryRalph Perry ’51 (right) received the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Service Award, named for Helen A. Papaioanou ’49 (left). Perry received… |
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ThursdayMay 1, 2008 |
Get SmarterAcademic sparks really start to fly each spring, with signature events like the Mount David Summit and the Honors Banquet, as well as frequent announcements of postgraduate academic honors. |
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TuesdayApril 1, 2008 |
Slide show: Mount David Summit 2008The slide show features what has become a dynamic tradition at Bates: the annual Mount David Summit, held this year on March 28. |