{"id":17773,"date":"2020-06-12T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?p=17773"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:05:15","slug":"bobcat-connection-reunion-edition-june-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2020\/06\/12\/bobcat-connection-reunion-edition-june-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat Connection Reunion Edition : June 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/Bobcat-Connection-Web-900x257.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17410\" width=\"1400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/Bobcat-Connection-Web-900x257.png 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/Bobcat-Connection-Web-400x114.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/Bobcat-Connection-Web-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/Bobcat-Connection-Web.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">PRESIDENT SPENCER ADDRESSES ONGOING&nbsp;PROTESTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, President Spencer released a statement to the campus community about the repeated acts of race-based violence happening in communities across our country.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/president\/2020\/06\/02\/racism-and-educational-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read her message on the Bates website.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Bates Virtual Reunion 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, community and connection are vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope all alumni\u2014not just &#8216;0s and &#8216;5s\u2014will participate in Virtual Reunion activities on Friday and Saturday, for however long and in whatever capacity is helpful for you. Stream all of the action&nbsp;on the Bates website starting at 11am EDT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/well-wishes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/06\/dean_reese_reunion-900x507.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni Parade\nShow your class spirit in the Alumni Parade. March, ride, or dance through a crowd of cheering Bates alumni and guests.\nHistoric Quad and Alumni Walk\" class=\"wp-image-17775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/06\/dean_reese_reunion-900x507.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/06\/dean_reese_reunion-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/06\/dean_reese_reunion-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/06\/dean_reese_reunion.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JOIN&nbsp;US FOR BATES VIRTUAL REUNION 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/reunion\/reunion-message-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a special Bates Reunion website and message board<\/a>&nbsp;for sharing photos and messages. Share with your classmates and fellow alumni by&nbsp;submitting a message directly using this form.&nbsp;You can also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/reunion\/reunion-message-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submit your favorite Bates memories, Zoom meet-ups, and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1JubP_xcH_8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX-900x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17688 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/05\/BOBCAT-BOX.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COMMENCEMENT 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 31, we celebrated the achievements and bright spirit of the Class of 2020 at the 154th Bates Commencement, hosted as a virtual ceremony for the class, their families and friends.&nbsp;You may watch the full ceremony\u2014with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=efsAkJ9ntIg&amp;t=3s\">remarks from President Spencer<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-mzW0Ku6ioM\">artist Vanessa German<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KLcEfDBlzPk\">senior speaker Alexandria C. Onuoha<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/commencement-2020-livestream\/\">the Bates website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" 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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/BOOTCAMP-SIGN-UP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/BOOTCAMP-SIGN-UP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/04\/BOOTCAMP-SIGN-UP-400x225.jpg 400w, 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