1. Honorary degrees to leaders in philanthropy, biology, climate, literature
A philanthropic leader, a molecular biologist, a climate researcher and a literary scholar will receive honorary degrees at Bates' 142nd Commencement, May 25. The honorands, each of whom will address the gathering, are former Ford Foundation president Susan Berresford; RNA researcher Phillip Sharp; climate-change expert Warren Washington; and literary scholar Pauline Yu. www.bates.edu/go/news/0401

2. Slide show: Mount David Summit 2008
Research posters are now folded away, the speakers have left their lecterns, and all the artists, actors and performers have departed the stage. But you can still experience the 2008 Mount David Summit through photographs by Phyllis Graber Jensen: www.bates.edu/go/news/0402

3. Watson Fellow to draw conclusions from graffiti cultures abroad
Jordan Williams of Chicago is one of 50 students from highly selective U.S. colleges to receive a 2008 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, funding a year of travel and research abroad. Williams, who graduated in December, will use the award to study graffiti writers and their cultures in Germany, Brazil and South Africa. www.bates.edu/go/news/0403

4. National Day of Service is April 26
Alumni, students, families and friends will come together in 18 communities across the country on the National Day of Service, Saturday, April 26. Reflecting the College's great tradition of service, Bates people will help build homes, restore parks and work at food banks, among other projects. E-mail lgraham@bates.edu for project and signup info — signups by April 4 receive a commemorative T-shirt! — or go to: www.bates.edu/go/news/0404

5. Audio: Rob Farnsworth delivers the 2008 Kroepsch Address
Writer-in-residence Robert Farnsworth, recipient of the 2008 Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching, delivered his Kroepsch talk, "Psst!: Poems Teach Themselves," on March 19. A kind of workshop on reading lyric poetry, Farnsworth offered a close reading of three poems. Audio at: www.bates.edu/go/news/0405

6. Muskie '36 is the focus of photo exhibit, lecture
Two Bates events highlight the 21st-century relevance of the late Edmund Muskie '36's life work. Both sponsored by the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, one is a semi-permanent photographic exhibit and the other a lecture, on April 3, by an expert on the U.S. vice presidency who discusses Muskie's 1968 vice presidential campaign. www.bates.edu/go/news/0406

7. Bates weight thrower is national champ
Bates weight thrower is national champThe fourth time was a charm for Noah Gauthier '08, the new Division III national champ in the men's weight throw. "It's sort of shocking," he said. "But this is my fourth time at nationals, and I guess I was just kind of comfortable for once." Loose was good: Gauthier's winning throw beat his personal best by 2 feet. Story and a link to a feature in the Lewiston Sun Journal: www.bates.edu/go/news/0407

8. Reunion 2008: Just 65 days away!
Reunion 2008 is a numbers game: For all Bates classes ending with a 3 or 8, your Reunion is June 6, 7 and 8. Reunion is always rich with presentations, fun family events, catch-up time for you and friends and, of course, lobster. And this year's Reunion classes will be the first to see the completed Phase I projects of the Bates Master Plan: Alumni Walk, the residence hall and the Commons building. Register by midnight, May 1, and you're automatically entered into a drawing to win the weekend for free!Event and online registration info: www.bates.edu/go/news/0408

9. Seven senior art majors show work at Museum of Art
As studio art majors build a body of work to show in the annual Senior Exhibition, "they begin to learn to work with independence and consistency," says Robert Feintuch, senior lecturer in art and visual culture and adviser to the majors. Seven artists, working in paint, ceramics, photography and other media, show the results of this concentrated practice in the 2008 edition of the popular exhibit, which opens April 4. www.bates.edu/go/news/0409

10. Anthony Phillips '10 selected for summer leadership institute
Anthony Phillips '10 is among 24 young men selected to the Institute for Responsible Citizenship's summer leadership program in Washington, D.C. Phillips' campus involvement is wide and deep, including the co-presidency of Amandla!, the college's African American student organization. "He has not sought out these positions of leadership," says William Blaine-Wallace, the College's multifaith chaplain. "They have been bestowed upon him...because of his passion for responsible citizenship and social justice." www.bates.edu/go/news/0410

11. Alumni educators receive Barlow Travel Grants
Three alumni educators, seeking insights into AIDS in Africa, education in India, and Arab and Berber cultures in North Africa, have received 2008 Barlow Travel Grants. Maria Barton '98, a teacher at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, Mass., will work with a Tanzanian nonprofit dedicated to teaching children affected by the AIDS pandemic. Heather James '92, an educator at Shaw Elementary School in Dorchester, Mass., will visit schools in India to expand her educational perspectives. Benjamin Mini '98, at Waynflete School in Portland, Maine, will study Arabic and travel in Morocco to understand the region's cultural dynamics. www.bates.edu/go/news/0411

12. Bates People in the News
A writer for The Boston Globe sang the praises of an insightful new novel about Alzheimer's disease by Lisa Genova '92. The Providence Journal ran an op-ed by Trustee Dan Doyle '72, author of the Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting, about steroid use, and Maine Public Broadcasting chatted with Corey Harris '91 during the singer's Bates residency. Nationally, Newsweek was listening as Becky Rubenstein '08 decided that working for Uncle Sam might not be such a bad thing after all. www.bates.edu/go/news/0412