Online Napkin Board

Complementing the onsite Napkin Board in Commons, the online Napkin Board makes communication between students, faculty, staff and Bates DCCE easier and more convenient.

All responses will be posted online and in Commons.

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Matcha Ice-cream

Napkin posted May 6, 2026

Many thanks for your napkin ! We are happy to continue to…

Waffle

Napkin posted May 6, 2026

Many thanks for your napkin ! We’ll certainly give this some thought..…

GF whoopie pies

Napkin posted May 6, 2026

Many thanks for your napkin ! We are happy to make this…

BEYOND BURGERS

Napkin posted May 6, 2026

Many thanks for your napkin ! We are looking into expanding its…

Fat free ranch and sweet potato

Napkin posted May 6, 2026

Many thanks for napkin and suggestions ! Best Micheal

fruit in commons

Napkin posted May 6, 2026

Many thanks for your napkin ! As a start, we have started…

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News & Updates

May 7, 2026

Improvements coming to softball’s Lafayette Street Fiel…

As Bates softball celebrates its 50th anniversary, the program is moving forward with a significant transformation of its home facility at Lafayette Street Field — marking a major investment in the future of softball at Bates.

May 7, 2026

Sixteen Bates students, alumni offered Fulbright Student awar…

Sixteen current and former Bates students have been offered Fulbright Student international exchange awards for 2026–2027.

May 5, 2026

Celebration of culture and belonging that is ‘here to stay’…

More than 60 performers participated in this year's cultural showcase which highlights and celebrates — through performance — diverse cultures of the Caribbean and Latin American students at Bates. This year’s showcase on April 17 was entitled “Here to Stay: Rhythms that Raised Us,” which points to both the past and future cultural influence of Latine and Caribbean cultures in the United States and at Bates.