A letter from the President September 2008
A letter from the President
September 2008
Dear Members of the Bates Community,
Welcome to the new academic year. As many of you know, last fall we started an ambitious process of planning for the future of Bates. I am pleased to report that after a year, we have made
great strides toward learning more about our distinctive strengths and articulating our aims
and goals for the College. We have many, many people to thank for this progress. It is wonderful
that so many of you have participated and are contributing to our effort. The vibrancy and
quality of our future depends on your help. Now we are ready to take our next steps. Before
describing our work for the fall, I want to give you a brief update on our efforts so far. As you
read this letter, please keep in mind that new rounds of consultation and collaboration will
accompany each of the steps I describe. As with each phase of this important work, I seek and
invite your engagement and your ideas.