{"id":4673,"date":"2020-05-12T13:53:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2021-02-19T11:58:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:58:17","slug":"bobcat-box-delivery-and-pickup-for-on-campus-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2020\/05\/12\/bobcat-box-delivery-and-pickup-for-on-campus-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Bobcat Box’ Delivery and Pickup for On-Campus Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

In recent days, 460-plus Bates seniors around the world have received their Bobcat Boxes, filled with items for their Commencement on May 31<\/a>, including gown, cap, tassel; a Bates pin from the college; and a 2020 class flag and Nalgene bottle, both selected by the senior class co-presidents.<\/p>\r\n

The box also included a letter inviting parents and loved ones to take part in an annual tradition of Baccalaureate, that of blessings created for graduating seniors.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For the 23 Bates seniors who have remained in campus housing for a variety of reasons \u2014 including curtailed travel to their home countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic and on-campus thesis work \u2014 the boxes were given to them in Milt’s Lounge in Commons.<\/p>\r\n

The event was brightened with balloons and banners as Director of Dining Cheryl Lacey, seen in center photo below, presented their boxes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Among the seniors stopping by Milt’s on May 5 were,\u00a0 left to right:<\/p>\r\n

Top row: Christian Bradna ’20 of Guatemala City, Guatemala; Luca Polgar ’20 of Budapest, Hungary; and Sukanya Shukla ’20 of Dehradun, India.<\/p>\r\n

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Middle row: Ariel Abonzio Soares ’20, Cuiaba, Brazil; Claire Deplanck ’20 of Singapore (with Claire Deplanck ’20, is director of dining Cheryl Lacey); and Xuchong Shao ’20, Shanghai, China.<\/p>\r\n

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Bottom row: Senyo Ohene ’20 of Accra, Ghana; Jiayang “Portia” Chen ’20 of Wenling, China; and Anas Reda ’20 of Casablanca, Morocco.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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