Winter 2024 Orientation

This year, Campus Life and the BCSG Funding & Activities Board are taking a new approach to club orientation. Our aim is to make every in-person session inclusive, interactive, and fun by leveraging the capabilities of Bates Engage to deliver important information on policies and procedures in an online format. This will also allow club leaders to return to the information to review it at any point in the academic year.

Please note failure to complete the below requirements may result in your club being put on probation. You may find more information about what probation entails here.

Online Modules

All leaders of new clubs are required to complete the online club orientation modules on Bates Engage within 30 days of approval. All pre-existing clubs were also required to do so by Wednesday, October 4, 2023. You may access the modules here. You may also find them by logging into Bates Engage on a web browser. Then on the left sidebar, select “My Activity,” and then “My Checklists.”

Completion of the modules will take approximately 3 hours total. We recommend you pace yourself, and do approximately one checklist per day.

In-Person Sessions

All club leaders are required to attend at least three of the below in-person sessions. We recommend you strategize with your fellow club leaders to ensure your club is represented at all of the sessions. If you receive an error message when trying to access the below links, please login to engage.bates.edu first, and try again.

Date	Time	Location	Session
Sat 1/20	2:00 to 3:00pm	Multiple locations	Introduction to Your Funding & Activities Advisor Review the description and register here
Sat 1/20	3:00 to 4:00pm	Multiple locations	Introduction to Your Equity & Inclusion Peer Advisor Review the description and register here
Mon 1/22	7:00 to 8:30pm	Chase Lounge (room 102)	Doing Events with Intention: Inclusive Programming for Student Leaders Review the description and register here
Mon 1/29	7:00 to 8:30pm	Chase Lounge (room 102)	Leading Your Club Workshop Review the description and register here
Wed 1/31	Noon to 1:00pm	Commons 226	Community Liaison Orientation Required for Community Liaisons Review the description and register here
Previously held sessions
Wed 9/13	7:00pm	Memorial Commons, Chase Hall	Weekend Programming Lottery to pick dates for weekend events for the entire academic year Does not count toward 3 session requirement Review the description and register here
Thu 9/14 [note date change]	7:00 to 8:30pm	Memorial Commons, Chase Hall	Doing Events with Intention: Inclusive Programming for Student Leaders Review the description and register here
Wed 9/20	7:00 to 8:30pm	Memorial Commons, Chase Hall	Bates Leads: Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Leadership Toolkit Review the description and register here
Thu 9/21	5:45 to 7:00pm	Lewiston Middle School Cafeteria	Community Liaison Orientation Required for Community Liaisons Review the description and register here
Sat 9/23	2:00 to 3:30pm	Multiple locations	Introduction to Your Funding & Activities Advisor Review the description and register here
Sat 9/23	3:30 to 5:00pm	Multiple locations	Introduction to Your Equity & Inclusion Peer Advisor Review the description and register here
Sun 9/24	2:00 to 3:30pm	Memorial Commons, Chase Hall	Leading Your Club Workshop Review the description and register here
Wed 10/4	7:00 to 8:30pm	Memorial Commons, Chase Hall	Bates Leads: Conflict Lab Review the description and register here