Shown during new-student orientation in 2008, Jordan Conwell '12 of Rocky River, Ohio, scrutinizes the Bates catalog.

For students and parents new to Bates, here is a link to information from the Dean of Students Office that may be useful as you move through your first year at Bates College.

It includes:

• a draft schedule for new-student orientation
• important dates and numbers
• first-year academics
• information about Maine
• campus life at Bates
• health and wellness information
• resources and services, and
• technology at Bates College.