Campus Life Professional Staff

Kim Trauceniek
Senior Associate Dean of Students 
Pronouns: she/her/hers
ktraucen@bates.edu
207-786-6304

Provides Leadership for:

    • The Office of Campus Life, Including:
      • Bates College Student Government and 80 plus Student clubs and organizations
      • Social late-night and weekend events
      • Community Building Events
      • Outdoor Education and Programs
    • The Office of Residence Life, Including
      • Student housing
      • First-Year Centers 
      • Residential Student Engagement and Programs
    • First Year Experience, including
      •  New and Transfer Student Orientation, including:
      • Annual Entering Student Orientation Program/AESOP
    • Student Leadership and Program Development
    • Budget Management
    • Policies, Procedures, and Protocol Development and Oversight
    • Student Affairs and Institutional Initiatives and Committees 
Nick Dressler
Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life & First-Year Experience
Pronouns: he/him/his
ndressle@bates.edu
207-755-5963

    • Bates Engage Primary Administrator
    • Community Standards Adjudicator
    • Conflict Resolution Processes Coordinator
    • First-Year Experience Programs

        • First-Year Centers (FYCs)

        • First-Year Experience (FYE) Workshops

        • First-Year First Weekend Programs

        • First-Year Seminar (FYS)

        • New Student Orientation

        • Pre-Major Academic Advising

        • Summer Registration Consultation for Fall Semester Classes

      • Summer Resources Lyceum Page
    • Green Dot Bystander Intervention Coordinator
    • Housing & Access Databases
    • Residence Life & First-Year Experience Budgets
    • Residence Life Professional Staff Supervisor

      • Team Professional Development and Training
  • Student Support Advisor
Erin Caswell
Assistant Director for Campus Life
Pronouns: she/her/hers
ecaswell@bates.edu
207-786-6447


    • Bates College Student Government Advisor

    • Bates Engage Administrator

    • Bates Leads Leadership Development Program Coordinator

    • BCSG Funding & Activities Board Advisor

    • Campus Life Budget
    • Campus Life Equity & Inclusion Peer Advisors Supervisor
    • Campus Life Event Staff Supervisor
    • Class Listservs
    • Club Directory
    • Club Facilities Manager

    • Communications and Marketing

    • Community Standards Adjudicator

    • Major Events

      • Senior Week

    • Office Operations

    • Ronj Student Coffeehouse Supervisor

    • Student Clubs and Organizations

  • Student Support Advisor
Catie Luedee
Associate Director of Outdoor Education & Programs
Pronouns: she/her/hers
cluedee@bates.edu
207-755-5902

    • Annual Entering Students Orientation Program (AESOP)

    • Bates Outing Club Advisor

    • Club Travel Coordinator

    • Late Night Event Manager

  • Student Support Advisor
Luke Allen
Coordinator of Campus Life Programming & First-Year Experience
Pronouns: he/him/his
lallen2@bates.edu
207-755-5915

    • Bates Engage Administrator

    • Bates Today

    • BCSG Funding & Activities Board Advisor

    • Campus Activities & Traditions (CAT) Supervisor

    • Campus Life Credit Card

    • Campus Life Event Staff Supervisor

    • Campus Life Student Office Assistants Supervisor

    • Club Payments

    • Communications and Marketing

    • First-Year, First Weekend monthly events

    • Funding Sources

        • Breaks at Bates Funding

      • 21+ Event Funding

    • Major Events

        • Bates Leads Clubs, Orgs, and Jobs Fair

        • Large-scale dances

      • Winter Carnival

    • Orientation Week Leaders (OWLs) Supervisor

    • Student Clubs and Organizations

    • Student Leadership

    • Student Support Advisor

  • Village Club Series Crew Supervisor