{"id":3952,"date":"2023-04-19T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/?page_id=3952"},"modified":"2023-05-31T14:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:54:31","slug":"gallery-of-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/gallery-of-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: Moments and Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From her inauguration in 2012 to her final months as president in 2023, President Spencer has been a constant presence and a driving force for the college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this gallery of images, we get a glimpse into the many moments and milestones of Spencer’s time at Bates. From her forceful speeches to her interactions with students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends, we witness the impact she has had on the Bates community and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clayton Spencer holds the symbols of office during her installation ceremony as the eighth president of Bates College on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The symbols are the keys, the presidential collar, and the record book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spencer with 2015 Convocation speaker Danielle Allen, author of the prizewinning 2014 study Our Declaration<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spencer talks with U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Associate Professor of History Joe Hall, and MLK Day keynote speaker Jelani Cobb on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From left, J. Michael Chu \u201980, Elizabeth Kalperis Chu \u201980, and Spencer on Oct. 26, 2016, during an announcement that Bates’ two new residences on Campus Avenue would be named Kalperis Hall and Chu Hall to honor their $10 million commitment to Bates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Supporting students on Election Day 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Joined by students who help new students arrive and get settled in their residences, Spencer joins the effort to welcome the Class of 2026 on Opening Day, Aug. 31, 2022.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spencer turns to a camera during her final Commencement recessional on May 28, 2023. At left is Mace Bearer and Professor of French and Francophone Studies Mary Rice-Defosse, and at right is Commencement speaker Drew Lanham.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photography by Mike Bradley, Ben Gabbe, Phyllis Graber Jensen<\/em><\/em>, Meg Kimmel<\/em><\/em>, Rose Lincoln,<\/em> Theophil Syslo, and Rene Ro<\/em>y.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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