On behalf of the Bates College Alumni Association, I want to welcome President Hansen as Bates College’s seventh president. Our alumni are committed to strengthening the College, maintaining its high ideals, and welcoming each new graduating class into the larger Bates community that exists throughout the United States and the world. We are proud to welcome President Hansen as one of the newest members of the Bates community. We pledge to President Hansen, during her presidency, our hard work, our best efforts, and our unwavering devotion to the causes that we hold so dear.