{"id":3434,"date":"2012-04-20T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/?p=3434"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T21:00:47","slug":"welcome-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/2012\/04\/20\/welcome-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bates alumni, parents and friends across the country are gathering to welcome Clayton Spencer as the eighth president of Bates College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they are breaking attendance records in the process!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All are welcome to attend. Prior to each event, alumni, parents and friends in each region will receive an invitation with complete event information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schedule of Welcome Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nov. 8<\/strong>: Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marquee-ct.com\/\">Marquee&nbsp;at the G. Fox Building<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nov. 15<\/strong>: Boston, Mass., 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mos.org\/\">Museum of Science<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dec. 4<\/strong>, New York City, 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypl.org\/locations\/schwarzman\">New York Public Library<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Feb. 6<\/strong>: Washington, D.C., 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandarinoriental.com\/washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mandarin Oriental<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 5<\/strong>: Chicago, Ill., 7 p.m., <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/waldorfastoria3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/illinois\/waldorf-astoria-chicago-CHIWAWA\/index.html\">Waldorf Astoria Chicago (Hemingway Room)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 7<\/strong>: Seattle, Wash., 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgewaterhotel.com\/\">The Edgewater Hotel (Olympic Ballroom)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 20<\/strong>: San Francisco, Calif., 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandarinoriental.com\/sanfrancisco\/\">Mandarin Oriental<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 8<\/strong>: Portland, Maine, 7 p.m.,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmuseum.org\/\">Portland Museum of Art<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/rsvp-welcome-receptions\/\">(RSVP)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 9<\/strong>: Portsmouth, N.H., 6 p.m., <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/sheraton\/property\/overview\/index.html?propertyID=636\">Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel (Grand Ballroom)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/rsvp-welcome-receptions\/\">(RSVP)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TBD:<\/strong> Los Angeles, Calif.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Welcome Events schedule is subject to change.<\/em> For more information: <strong><a href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2-900x600.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/files\/2023\/02\/BostonWelcomeEvent2.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alumni, parents and friends greet President Spencer at the Boston Museum of Science on Nov. 15. Events in Hartford, Boston and New York have all witnessed record-breaking attendance. 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