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2005 Senior-Trustee Luncheon
Sarah Lewis and other seniors reflect on their years at Bates
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Christina Alioto
Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
Hometown: Hope, ME
Christina Alioto found the Bates campus friendly from the first visit, and found that some of her closest relationships have been formed with faculty members.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Sarah Lewis
Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
Hometown: Waterbury, VT
Sarah Lewis thanked everyone who made her excellent financial aid offer possible because without it, she would not have been able to attend Bates.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Chi Nguyen
Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Chi Nguyen was referred to Bates by a friend. She has traveled to three continents and had three internships, thanks to the network of Bates alumni.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Jason Rafferty
Time: 40 sec.
Hometown: Portsmouth, NH
Jason Rafferty says Bates gave him some of his closest friends, and they include students, administrators, faculty and members of the local community.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Alison Roberts
Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
Hometown: Falmouth, ME
Alison Roberts praises BatesNet, an on-line service of the Office of College Advancement that has allows her to network with Bates alumni as she explores jobs and careers. [Note: BatesNet services have been folded into the Bates Alumni Community.]
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Kara Stenback
Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Karen Stenback wasn't sure that she would like Bates. Then she spent her first night at orientation, "and felt more at home than she had for years."
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Meghan Thornton
Time: 36 sec.
Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH
Meghan Thornton found that working with, and becoming friends with, residents of the Lewiston community was a favorite part of her Bates experience.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Dan Vannoni
Time: 1 min. 5 sec.
Hometown: Winthrop, MA
Dan Vannoni says he has done things he probably would not have been able to do if he had attended a larger and more structured institution.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Kevin Wells
Time: 53 sec.
Hometown: Waccabuc, NY
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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Jamil Zraikat
Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Jamil Zraikat says his favorite thing has been intramural soccer -- and discovering that strangers at Bates rarely remain strangers.
From: Student-Trustee Luncheon, 2005
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