Commencement 2022
The 156th Commencement of Bates College is Sunday, May 29th, 2022.
- Picture story: Baccalaureate for the Bates Class of 2022
Held the day before Commencement, Baccalaureate offers a time to pause and reflect, to remember and rejoice, being fully present to those around us. - Picture story: It was the Friday before Commencement…
Photographs of honors, inductions, traditions, and bravos on the Friday before Commencement 2022 at Bates College illustrate the sweet intensity of it all. - Video: Highlights from Commencement 2022 and the march of the seniors
From last-minute fit adjustments, to photos with staff and faculty on Alumni Walk and the joyous cap-toss, highlights from the Class of 2022’s big day. - Video: Dr. Nirav Shah’s 2022 Commencement Address
Text and video of the witty, warm, and insightful 2022 Commencement Address by Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control. - Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Bates Class of 2022 on Commencement day
From just after 7 a.m. to just after noontime, follow along as Bates gave the Class of 2022 a long, last embrace. - Slideshow: Bates Class of 2022 caps off graduation with creative mortarboard art
With a nod to the past and a look to the future, the Class of 2022 marched through Commencement in style — with a few personal touches. - Commencement 2022 Livestream
Join us on Sunday morning, May 29, for live coverage, beginning at 9:30 a.m., of the 156th Bates Commencement as we celebrate the Class of 2022 and welcome Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, leader of the COVID-19 public health response in Maine, and fellow honorary degree recipients Michael Bonney ʼ80, Nikki Giovanni, and Becca Stevens. - ‘Be someone who builds trust,’ Dr. Nirav Shah tells seniors at 156th Bates College Commencement
“We treat those with different beliefs not just as incorrect, but as ignorant,” said Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and a luminary in the state’s COVID-19 response. “Don’t do that,” he told the seniors. Instead, “be someone who builds trust.” - Commencement 2022 honorary degree citations
Honorary degree citations for Michael W. Bonney ’80, Nikki Giovanni, Becca Stevens, and Dr. Nirav Shah, presented at Bates Commencement on May 22, 2022. - It’s Commencement, time for the annual annual plantings around campus
Aided by seniors keen on making the campus look great for their graduation, the Bates grounds crew plants annuals here and there, including an iconic Commencement location. - Video: Class of 2022 arrives (slowly) for their class photo at Garcelon Field
The Class of 2022 gathered this morning for their senior photo at Garcelon Field. Aside from a round of good-humored booing, all went well. - Q&A: Commencement senior speaker learned to plant seeds of her own confidence
Senior speaker at Commencement on Sunday, Teresa Chico ’22 talks about her experience as a first-gen student, how she’s like a certain plant, and why she claps really loud when a cup is dropped in Commons. - 10 ways Bates Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah used Twitter humor to build support for Maine’s COVID-19 fight
Among this season’s Commencement speakers, Dr. Nirav Shah, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control who will deliver the Bates Commencement address on Sunday, May 29, owns one of the most active and entertaining feeds. - Class of 2022 ivy stone is a study in simplicity
Designed by a Bates studio art major, and installed by Bates mason Ron Tardif with the tools of his trade, the Class of 2022 ivy stone is all about simplicity. This year’s design shows the power of simplicity. - Commencement 2022 Map
This campus map shows locations of various resources and activities for Bates Commencement on Sunday, May 29, 2022, including vehicle parking, portable bathrooms, handicap accessibility, entrances to guest seating on the Historic Quad, charging stations, and, of course, the ceremony itself. - Dr. Nirav Shah, leader of the COVID-19 public health response in Maine, to deliver 2022 Bates Commencement Address, joined by honorands Michael Bonney ʼ80, Nikki Giovanni, and the Rev. Becca Stevens
As director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shah emerged as a trusted and valued source of public health guidance, wisdom, and compassion during the COVID-19 crisis. - Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs
Want to show your Bobcat pride? Celebrate your graduate with these lawn sign designs. Just download and order through your local copy & print business. Download the printable PDF below to see the complete collection, which includes the following options plus more. Printable Lawn Sign for 2022 Families Download the PDF 12×18 Download the PDF… - Commencement 2022 Schedule
- FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2022
We are looking forward to welcoming Bates families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2022 graduates. Please note that we will continue to monitor COVID-19 and our plans, as outlined below, may need to change as the pandemic evolves. We will be updating the website as more details become available.… - Encouragement from the Past
In 2012, the late journalist Gwen Ifill offered these inspiring words to the graduating seniors: “Look up.”