1. July receptions in NYC, Boston and DC
The offices of Career Services and Alumni and Parent Programs invite you to a summer reception! For two years, these informal receptions have provided an opportunity for alumni, parents and current students to network, make professional connections and share advice and insight on living and working in these cities. We hope to see you there!  Get the details at: community.bates.edu/events

2. Memorial service June 30 for Professor Emeritus Dick Williamson
Richard C. Williamson, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of French and a charismatic catalyst of Bates community, died June 20 while en route to Louisville, Ky., with his wife, Deborah, to compete in bicycling events at the National Senior Games. www.bates.edu/x164698.xml

3. Celebrating 25 years of dance innovation
The Bates Dance Festival launches its 25th anniversary season with the Montreal-based Rubberbandance Group on July 14. Featuring some of the most acclaimed innovators in dance, the festival's 2007 series presents remarkable artists who have participated in shaping the festival's historic role as a leader in the field. abacus.bates.edu/dancefest/

4. Alumni eligible for help with graduate award applications
Graduates from 2001 to 2007 are invited to contact the Bates Graduate Fellowships Committee for assistance in planning for postgraduate education and research. Made up of Bates faculty, administrators and Career Services staff, the committee reviews and supports applications for prestigious graduate awards. Recent graduates are eligible for a number of them, from the Rhodes to the Jack Kent Cooke. See abacus.bates.edu/career/fellowship/fellowships.html for brief descriptions and contact Graduate Fellowships Advisor Sagaree Sengupta at ssengupt@bates.edu for more information.

5. Profile of Bates math professor wins grand prize
The most recent e-newsletter of the Association for Women in Mathematics includes the Grand Prize essay written by Bates student Stephanie Higgins '08 about Bates math professor Bonnie Shulman. The essay won AWM's annual Biography of Contemporary Women in Mathematics contest. See the essay: www.awm-math.org/biographies/contest/BonnieShulman2006.html

6. Remember the Bill
Roger Williams Hall — aka Roger Bill, the Bill and the Monastery — has ended its nearly 100 years as a campus residence. With the opening of the new student housing adjacent to Rand, Roger Bill will be repurposed, as will Hedge Hall, for academic or administrative use. To celebrate the Bill's colorful history, the College welcomes alumni back to campus on Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 19-21, for reunion and remembrance.  Do you have a favorite story about the famed dorm? We will post them on a Web site for future viewing. Send your photos, reminiscences and fond memories to alumni@bates.edu.

7. Archives makes historic photos available online
Like looking at old photographs? Curious to see how Bates has changed over the years? The Bates College Archives has made a portion of its more than 10,000-item Historic Photograph Collection available online. The College Archives, a part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, is the official repository for the records of the College, and works to preserve and make accessible the history of Bates to all visitors. Check out the collection at digilib.bates.edu, watch for more updates to come and help us by sending comments, feedback, and information about unidentified images to muskie@bates.edu.

8. OUTfront seeks submissions for Coming Out Anthology
OUTfront, the Bates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer and ally organization, is now accepting submissions for the third edition of the Coming Out Anthology. Begun in 2005 by OUTfront member Sara Stone '06, the anthology includes writings by Bates students, faculty, staff and alums on topics related to coming out, according to editor Erin Reed '08. "We'd love to hear about your experiences coming/being out before, during or after Bates, and/or reflections on your time at Bates." Submissions can be in electronic or handwritten format, with a full or partial name, or simply anonymous. "All submissions will likely be printed," Reed says. "The more perspectives the better!" For more info, e-mail ereed2@bates.edu or visit www.bates.edu/people/orgs/outfront

9. Summer art exhibition examines sustainability
With its centerpiece a giant painting that depicts Brooklyn after millennia of global warming, Green Horizons, an exhibition exploring the concept of environmental sustainability, runs through Dec. 9 at the Bates College Museum of Art. www.bates.edu/x163102.xml

10. Summer events on the coast of Maine
If you reside in Maine or plan to vacation here this summer, please consider joining Bates alumni, parents, current students and friends for the following events.  At 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, the Bates Club of Maine will host its 11th annual Lobster Bake at Cook's Lobster House on Bailey Island. At 6 p.m. Monday, August 6, Bates College Chaplain Bill Blaine-Wallace will be the featured guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Ocean Park Bates Club.  Visit www.community.bates.edu/events or contact Leigh Graham '82 at lgraham@bates.edu or 207-786-8255 for more information. www.bates.edu/bates-in-the-news.xml

11. Did You Know?
At least 918 Bates graduates earned doctoral degrees in academic fields (not counting professional degrees such as medical and law degrees) between 1966 and 2005.   Bates ranks 26th out of 163 liberal arts colleges in number of doctoral degrees earned by alumni between 1996 and 2005. (Source: Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis.)

12. Bates People in the News
Recent graduates all, Bobcats Jackie Olson, Kathryn Moore and Jennifer Caban made news for their athletic achievements at Bates. Meanwhile, The New York Times offered a movingly written report on an inner-city, public-school baseball program launched by Andrew Jarboe '05. The Portland Phoenix was among newspapers covering the innovative summer exhibition at the Museum of Art, Green Horizons. Finally, a Boston Globe editorial examined the challenges facing Richard Sullivan '81 as he takes over the Bay State's Department of Conservation and Recreation. www.bates.edu/bates-in-the-news.xml