{"id":18907,"date":"2020-09-14T11:27:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?p=18907"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:09:44","slug":"bobcat-connection-september-9-convocation-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2020\/09\/14\/bobcat-connection-september-9-convocation-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat Connection: September 9 \u2014Convocation Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CONVOCATION 2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Kicking off this unique academic year, President Clayton Spencer welcomed the campus community back to Bates at Opening Convocation. As a gift to the incoming Class of 2024, the outgoing Class of 2020 chose two faculty speakers to address the community: Charles Nero, Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies and Stephanie Kelley-Romano, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bates College Student Government Co-Presidents Perla Figuereo \u201921 and Lebanos Mengistu \u201921 also spoke. Watch Convocation 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT LIFE BACK AT BATES LOOKS LIKE TODAY\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Here we go: Bates welcomes Class of 2024<\/a> in ‘A Team Effort’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This is a Test: How (and why) Bates will test students for COVID-19 this semester.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Slideshow<\/a>: 164 days after the shutdown, Bates students return to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VIRTUAL TOUR OF BATES ATHLETICS FACILITIES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Take this virtual tour<\/a> from your living room and get familiar with how Bates Athletic Facilities look today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image courtesy of Josh Turner \u201920<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BACK@BATES OCT. 2-3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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While we can\u2019t replace the brisk fall breeze on the Quad, or the roar of the crowd at the Big Game, we can give you a special look at life at Bates<\/a> during this historic time. On October 2-3, reconnect with old friends, engage with the Bates community, and learn about the ways we have welcomed students and faculty back to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, the Purposeful Work Job Shadow Program will be completely virtual. Design your own job shadow, based on your availability and situation, and give a Bates student invaluable insight into their future by sharing your own path to purposeful work. Learn more and volunteer to be a sponsor today<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MASK UP AND SHOW YOUR BATES PRIDE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Bates College Store is now carrying Bates Face Masks, available with a patch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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