Bobcat Connection: October 2024
Connect with President Jenkins
Join alumni, parents, and friends in Philadelphia or Portland, Maine this fall for an opportunity to meet Bates College’s ninth president, Garry W. Jenkins!
Participate in the Gift Guide!
Boost your business’s visibility and connect with the Bates community by featuring it in the 2024 Alumni Gift Guide!
Pssst. If you don’t have a business but your Bates bestie does, make sure you share this opportunity with them.
Introducing the Student Center for
Belonging and Community!
What’s a good name for a vibrant campus place dedicated to creating student belonging and community?
How about a name that communicates exactly that — which is why the former Office of Intercultural Education at Bates is now the Student Center for Belonging and Community.
The center is located in Chase Hall and houses many identity-focused programs that support students, foster community, and advance belonging on campus. This renaming honors the integral role of students in the center’s original formation as well as its timeless goal of making campus better for all. Learn more about the renaming in this Bates News article, “From A to Z, Here’s what’s new at Bates in 2024-2025” and scrolling to “B is for Belonging.”
The renaming process included consultation of campus partners and a group of alumni who were involved with the center. We are so grateful for their perspectives! In the future, we hope to gather more alumni stories on the Center for a campus timeline project. If you’d like to stay engaged on such topics, be sure to subscribe to the MOSAIC email list; and if you haven’t already, don’t forget to take the MOSAIC Survey! We’d love to hear your feedback.
Save the Date: November 14
MOSAIC is on the road!
Alumni of color, queer alumni, first-generation alumni, and international alumni are invited to gather at the High Street Place Food Hall in Boston for an evening of community and cuisine! We’ll sample items from more than 10 food businesses and connect with fellow alumni and current Bates students. Come be a part of (re)assembling MOSAIC!
Join the conversation
In our book club selection we’ll dive into this powerful mystery of loss, truth, and resilience! LEARN MORE
Ready to expand your professional network?
Connect with fellow alumni, students, faculty, and staff through our Bates LinkedIn groups. LEARN MORE
Alumni Updates
Elizabeth Strout ’77, P’94, GP’23, HD’10, recently released “Tell Me Everything”- and it’s already in Oprah’s Book Club!
Beloved characters from her previous works all gather in the fictional town of Crosby, Maine, for a beautiful tale of ordinary life and love. LEARN MORE
Bates in the News
Did you catch the Emmys? Shōgun dominated with 18 wins, including Best Production Design—and Bates students helped! In 2019, students from Douglas Brooks’ course built traditional Japanese boats that were featured on set, contributing to the show’s award-winning authenticity. LEARN MORE
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