{"id":4826,"date":"2014-07-07T09:38:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T13:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=4826"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:29:39","slug":"alumni-requests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/alumni-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Requests &amp; Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your central hub for sharing your milestones with the Bates community, requesting event materials, and accessing essential alumni services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/contact-update\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/Hathornspring-Zoom-Background-V3-900x506.png\" alt=\"Contact Information Update\" class=\"wp-image-17135\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/Hathornspring-Zoom-Background-V3-900x506.png 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/Hathornspring-Zoom-Background-V3-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/Hathornspring-Zoom-Background-V3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/Hathornspring-Zoom-Background-V3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in touch and let us know how to reach you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/contact-update\/\">Contact Update Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/call-for-news\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/Michaela-Boller2010-cropped-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Births and Adoptions\" class=\"wp-image-18212\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/Michaela-Boller2010-cropped-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/Michaela-Boller2010-cropped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/Michaela-Boller2010-cropped-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/Michaela-Boller2010-cropped.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Births and Adoptions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We would love to hear about new additions to your family! Please submit your announcement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/call-for-news\/\">News Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/call-for-news\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/batesMagSpring-edited.webp\" alt=\"Submissions to Bates Magazine\" class=\"wp-image-35883\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/batesMagSpring-edited.webp 855w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/batesMagSpring-edited-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/batesMagSpring-edited-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submissions to Bates Magazine<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Class Notes:<\/strong>&nbsp;Submit your notes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/call-for-news\/\">News Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1-edited.webp\" alt=\"Bates Banner\" class=\"wp-image-35881\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:598px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1-edited.webp 1456w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1-edited-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1-edited-900x675.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1-edited-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/12\/Image_20241115_080351_319-1-edited-837x628.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bates Banner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need a banner for your wedding, Bates mini-reunion, or event?<br><br>Please fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/bates-banner-request\/\">Banner Request Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/magazine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/180818_Rudasill_Merrill_Wedding-01-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Bates alumni Elizabeth Merrill '00 and Lawson Rudasill '00 were married in the Bates College Chapel, with a &quot;first look&quot; and Ketubah (marriage contract) signing at Lake Andrews, followed by a cocktail hour in Commons' Fireplace Lounge, and a reception in Pettengill Hall's Perry Atrium.\n\nThe ceremony officiants were Cynthia Link  '00 and Ed Pauker '00.\" class=\"wp-image-18350\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/180818_Rudasill_Merrill_Wedding-01-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/180818_Rudasill_Merrill_Wedding-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/07\/180818_Rudasill_Merrill_Wedding-01.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group Wedding&nbsp;Photos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Email high-resolution JPEGs of Bates group weddings to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:magazine@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bates<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Magazine<\/a>. Please include names and class years of all persons as well as the wedding date, location, and any other news. Weddings photos are printed in the order they arrive. Email address:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:magazine@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">magazine@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abacus.bates.edu\/muskie-archives\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2017\/04\/library-archive-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Students do pre-computer information retrieval, circa 1974, using the library\u2019s card catalog. (Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library)\" class=\"wp-image-9960\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2017\/04\/library-archive-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2017\/04\/library-archive-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2017\/04\/library-archive-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2017\/04\/library-archive-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2017\/04\/library-archive.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submissions to Muskie Archives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Muskie Archives is a special collections library dedicated to Bates history. Archivists are looking for real stories and experiences of campus life throughout the ages. If you have photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, or correspondence that you would like to share with Bates, please contact&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/abacus.bates.edu\/muskie-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Muskie Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/academic-record\/transcript-requests\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642-900x600.webp\" alt=\"The Bates Bobcat swings through campus during the height of fall foliage.\" class=\"wp-image-38647\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/191022_Bobcat__0642.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Registrar&#8217;s office can help you access a copy of your transcript. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/academic-record\/transcript-requests\/\">You may submit a request online here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your central hub for sharing your milestones with the Bates community, requesting&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18210,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-4826","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4826"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41114,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4826\/revisions\/41114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}