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2022 Events
Bates in Los Angeles: An Evening with President Clayton Spencer
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Bates in New York: An Evening with President Clayton Spencer
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Bates Connects in D.C.
View event photos from Bobcats who gathered in D.C. for a lively evening to hear from President Spencer.
Bates Connects in NYC
Look back at a dynamic evening in NYC as Bobcats gathered to connect with one another and hear from President Spencer.
Bates Connects in Boston
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2019 Events
Please join President Clayton Spencer; Erica Bullard ’90, Vice
President/General Manager of Nike NYC/East; Judy Miller ’91, Managing Director
and Chief of Staff at JPMorgan Chase & Company; and Lisa
Utzschneider ’90, Chief Executive Officer at Integral Ad Science; for a
discussion about building successful careers through leadership.
Join President Clayton Spencer and the Boston Bates Business Network for a
special evening focused on the development of Boston’s Seaport District.
Melissa Yanagi ’03, Head of Asset Management at WS Development; and
Yanni Tsipis, Senior Vice President – Seaport at WS Development; will engage
in a conversation about historical development and current projects in this
emerging neighborhood.
Join fellow Bates alumni, families, and friends at the Newseum where we will
share findings from a groundbreaking study examining the critical connection of
personal purpose and work and the implications for the American workforce.
We hope you will join us for a lively discussion moderated by President Clayton
Spencer.
Join President Clayton Spencer and Bates Trustee Chris Barbin ’93, Global
Culture Officer of Wipro, for a conversation about the importance of workplace
culture and how to create an environment that motivates employees to go
above and beyond for customers and each other.
2018 Events
Join President Clayton Spencer for a celebration of progress, momentum, and
your generosity.
Join President Clayton Spencer for a celebration of progress, momentum, and
your generosity.
President Clayton Spencer invites you to join alumni, parents, and friends to celebrate
progress, momentum, and The Bates Campaign.
2017 Events
Please join us to be entertained and informed — and most important, to be part of
the biggest Bates event in Portland.
The Smithsonian’s Museums of Asian Art
Please join us to be entertained and informed — and most important, to be part of
the biggest Bates event in D.C.
President Clayton Spencer and the Board of Trustees invite you to join alumni,
parents, faculty, students, and friends as we come together to celebrate Bates and
this exciting next chapter.
Please join us to be entertained and informed — and most important, to be part of
this historic evening.
with Master of Ceremonies Bryant Gumbel ’70
President Clayton Spencer and the Board of Trustees invite you to join alumni,
parents, faculty, students, and friends as we come together to celebrate Bates and
this exciting next chapter.
Please join us to be entertained and informed — and most important, to be part of
this historic evening.
To launch The Bates Campaign
with Master of Ceremonies Bryant Gumbel ’70
President Clayton Spencer and the Board of Trustees invite you to join alumni,
parents, faculty, students, and friends as we come together to celebrate Bates and
this exciting next chapter.
Please join us to be entertained and informed — and most important, to be part of
this historic evening.
2016 Events
32 Quincy Street
President Clayton Spencer will moderate a panel featuring Associate Professor and Chair of French and Francophone Studies Alexandre E. Dauge-Roth, Professor and Chair of Sociology Francesco G. Duina, and Professor of Chemistry and Chair of Biological Chemistry Paula J. Schlax for a discussion of their teaching, research, and work with Bates students.
The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers
23rd Street and West Side Highway“Purposeful Work Unplugged”President Clayton Spencer will be joined by Director of Program Design for Purposeful Work Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Quill.org Peter J. Gault ’11, and Founding Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative Michael P. Lydon ’04, for a discussion of the “Purposeful Work” concept and how it is taking shape at Bates.
Santa Monica, CA
Sunday, March 13
5–7 p.m.
Hotel Casa Del Mar
1910 Ocean Way
President Clayton Spencer will be joined by Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kirk D. Read for a discussion of Bates curricular initiatives and other innovations at the college.
Terra Gallery & Events
511 Harrison Street“The Liberal Arts in an Age of Innovation”President Clayton Spencer will be joined by Director of Program Design for Purposeful Work Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kirk D. Read, and Assistant Professor of Economics Nathan W. Tefft for a discussion about developments in the Bates curriculum, including Short Term course redesigns, Purposeful Work, and the integration of big data.
2015 Events
San Francisco
Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m.
The Exploratorium
Pier 15, Embarcadero at Green Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
President Spencer was joined by technology leaders Chris G. Barbin ’93, CEO and Co-Founder at Appirio and Patrick Pichette P’17, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Google, for a discussion on “The Liberal Arts in a Digital Age.”
Los Angeles
Sunday, March 29, 5 p.m.
Marina del Rey Hotel
13543 Bali Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
President Spencer shared an update on college priorities — Opportunity & Excellence, Purposeful Work, and the Engaged Liberal Arts — as well as news from campus.
Portland
Tuesday, May 12, 6 p.m.
Grace
15 Chestnut St
Portland, ME 04101
President Spencer shared an update on college priorities — Opportunity & Excellence, Purposeful Work, and the Engaged Liberal Arts — as well as news from campus.
New York City
Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m.
The Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street
New York, NY 10014
President Spencer; Trustee Emeritus J. Michael Chu ’80, P’12, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Catterton; and Former Trustee Bryant C. Gumbel ’70, Host of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel; discussed “The Liberal Arts in an Age of Disruption.”
Boston
Wednesday, May 20, 7 p.m.
Artists for Humanity
100 West 2nd. Street
Boston, MA 02127
President Spencer was joined by Chair of the Board of Trustees Michael Bonney ’80, P’09, P’12, P’15; Professor of Psychology and Department Chair Amy Bradfield Douglass; and Director of Program Design, Purposeful Work, Rebecca Fraser-Thill for a discussion of “The Liberal Arts in an Age of Innovation.”
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m.
Long View Gallery
1234 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
President Spencer discussed “The Liberal Arts and the National Context” with two of Washington’s prominent experts in higher education policy: Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Sarah Flanagan, Vice President for Government Relations at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.