The Bates College Faculty Recognition Program
The Bates College Faculty Recognition Program is a college-sponsored program that recognizes faculty at three points during their career; promotion, tenure, and retirement. The Bates College Faculty Recognition Program encourages them to either add to or identify a book in the College Library collection. The Bates College Faculty Recognition Program is a recognition of the time and experiences our faculty colleagues have committed leading to their promotion, tenure, and retirement from Bates College. The Bates College Faculty Recognition Program started in the fall of 2025.
A commemorative bookplate will be added to the library’s physical books and a digital bookplate will be added to electronic books. The bookplate will list the employee or retiree’s name, their department(s)/program(s), and their rank at the time of dedication.
Questions about the program? Contact deanoffaculty@bates.edu
Faculty members who were promoted or tenured in Academic Year 2024/2025 will be recognized at the Faculty Recognition celebration on Thursday, November 6 at 4:30pm in Ladd Library. This event is open to the Bates College community, additional information will be available in BatesNow.
Book selection Guidelines
- Newly promoted and tenured faculty will receive an email following the approval of their tenure by the Board of Trustees regarding the book selection process.
- Retirees will receive an email in early Autumn of their sabbatical year with details regarding the book selection process.
- Newly promoted or tenured faculty and retirees can select a book of personal or professional significance. It can be their publication, a book that inspired them, a work in their field, or any other publication of note.
- Books should cost no more than $200.
- If the selected book is already available within the library as either physical or electronic, a book plate will be added.
- If the selected book is not already available within the library, either a physical or electronic copy will be acquired.
- The same book can be selected by more than one faculty member. Not all book selections must be academic; faculty are encouraged to find books with meaning to them.
- Previous book selections will be found on this site. Fall 2025 is the inaugural group of book selectors.
- Participation in this program is completely voluntary.
- Ladd Library regularly undertakes deaccessioning projects to ensure the collection remains relevant to the research and curricular needs of the institution. Selection of a book will not ensure it will remain in the Bates catalog.