{"id":4743,"date":"2020-05-20T16:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T20:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=4743"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T20:49:51","slug":"baccalaureate-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2020-2\/baccalaureate-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Baccalaureate 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bates College Baccalaureate precedes Commencement each year as a beloved moment for gratitude and blessing. A multitude of graduating seniors, parents, loved ones, and staff have created a spectacular array of Baccalaureate offerings for you to explore below. We invite you to move through these offerings in the intentional order in which they are listed or simply engage by choosing the pieces you feel pulled towards. Welcome to Baccalaureate 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1\">Welcome to Baccalaureate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Dr. Brittany Longsdorf, Multifaith Chaplain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brittany Longsdorf Baccalaureate Welcome\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UwdYMRGvm-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2\">Moment of Remembrance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Raymond Clothier, Associate Multifaith Chaplain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raymond Clothier Moment of Remembrance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZPIEKBw93c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3\">Senior A Capella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arranged by Sam Findlen-Golden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performed by Josephine Blanchon, Maya Chrobot, Drew Collins, Sam Findlen-Golden, Eliza Kissick, Becca Kraft, Jason Lu, Senyo Ohene, Auguste Perl, Ella Westerfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Senior A Cappella: Bridge Over Troubled Water\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M43hohVJzm0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4\">Senior Poem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and Read by Kati Cabral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Senior Poem: Kati Cabral\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EYe05sTGR0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5\">Vignettes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Short stories and reflections from the class of 2020 about their time at Bates<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"js-foldaway-sections foldaway-section-header\" id=\"\"><a href=\"#\"><span>+<\/span>Lila Patinkin<\/a><\/h6><div class=\"foldaway-section \">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lila Patinkin Introduction &amp; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9\">Interfaith Blessing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Offered by (in order of appearance): Charlotte Karlsen, Alexandria Onuoha, El Khansaa Kaddioui, Senyo Ohene, Oriana Lo Cicero, Sara Moradi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interfaith Blessing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYtdo8L5q4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10\">Special Thanks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As our original Baccalaureate plans shifted drastically, we found ourselves in complete awe of the students and staff who, with big hearts, creativity, and thoughtfulness, jumped in to create so many beautiful virtual Baccalaureate offerings for the class of 2020.&nbsp; Special thanks goes to our incredible Baccalaureate Coordinator, Lila Patinkin \u201820 for her organizational prowess and thoughtfulness, Jamie Watkins and Ariel Abonizio \u201820 from Digital Media Technologies for their editing wizardry, Nick O\u2019Brien from the Bates Communication Office for making this website so lovely and accessible, and The Bates Multifaith Chaplaincy for shepherding this collaborative process. Lastly, thank you to the Baccalaureate Planning Committee and all of the Baccalaureate 2020 participants; you have created something touching, joyful, and beautiful and we are grateful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bates College Baccalaureate precedes Commencement each year as a beloved moment for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":5304,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":true,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-4743","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4743"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6994,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4743\/revisions\/6994"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}