{"id":22593,"date":"2021-08-31T09:42:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?p=22593"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:05:13","slug":"bobcat-connection-august-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2021\/08\/31\/bobcat-connection-august-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcat Connection: August 30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Create Community on Bates Bridge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In today’s job market, tapping into the power of the Bates Network is even more vital as one navigates the uncertainty and challenges of making that next big move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bates Bridge can help! Create authentic alumni to alumni and student to alumni connections. Whether you share your experience by mentoring young alums, or want to connect with fellow Bobcats for advice and feedback \u2014 you can find and create community on Bates Bridge<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through Oct 7<\/strong> \u2022 Bobcat Reads: The Leavers by Lisa Ko<\/a> \u2013 virtual<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 4<\/strong> \u2022 49th Annual XC Alumni Race<\/a> \u2013 in-person & virtual<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 13<\/strong> \u2022 Bates at the San Francisco Giants 2021<\/a> \u2013 in-person<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 17<\/strong> \u2022 Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles<\/a> \u2013 in-person<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 30<\/strong> \u2022 Lecture: \u201cMarsden Hartley: Adventures in the Archives\u201d<\/a> \u2013 remot<\/em>e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wanted: Regional Network Volunteers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Would you like to expand your Bates network? Do you enjoy welcoming new people to your city, or searching for the perfect event venue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this sounds like you, sign up to be a Regional Network Volunteer<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bobcat Reads will be actively discussing (by voter\u2019s choice) The Leavers <\/em>by Lisa Ko from August 5 \u2013 October 7, 2021. Nearly 250 alumni<\/em><\/strong> have already signed up to participate in the Bobcat Reads alumni book club! Alumni participants span across 41 different majors, with Class Years ranging from 1951-2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up to participate in Bobcat Reads today!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Carl Benton Straub (1936 \u2013 2019) was a revered and influential Bates scholar, teacher, and academic leader whose ideas, vision, and love for the college influenced generations of faculty and students. 

Don’t miss this truly unique and immersive, virtual exhibit, Carl Benton Straub<\/em>: His Enduring Legacy.<\/em>
Enter the virtual exhibition experience.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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