Commons Calendar


  • December 18, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, First, announcements. Darby Ray from the Harward Center wrote with the Center’s final blog post of 2022.  We direct your attention to a recent article from Bates News,…
  • December 11, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, First, announcements: The Academic Affairs Council wrote to share the draft proposal for a curricular requirement in race, power, privilege, and colonialism.  As of right now, we plan…
  • December 4, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, As always, we start with announcements: Donald Desrosiers from Dining Services sent a message to announce that Dining Services will be offering meat pies for sale. The cost…
  • November 28, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, I hope you have had a restful and restorative break. First, announcements. Kristin Cloutier from the Harward Center wrote with a link to the Harward Center’s recent blog…
  • November 13, 2022
    First, announcements: Krista Aronson from the Dean of the Faculty’s Office sent a gentle reminder that Short Term Innovative Pedagogy (STIP) course proposals are due on or before November 21st.…
  • November 6, 2022
    First, announcements: Erin Foster Zsiga from Student Affairs wrote to share a message that was sent to students from Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) as they expand options for supporting…
  • October 30, 2022
    I offer the following summary of recent announcements: Jim Morrison from Human Resources sent a reminder that the Maine deer hunting season with firearms begins October 28 and continues through…
  • October 24, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, This week, Don Dearborn wrote to remind us that if you are planning a leave, November 1 is the deadline for submitting 2023-2024 leave requests for pre-tenure leaves,…
  • October 17, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, Here are this week’s announcements and upcoming events. Tyler Harper wrote on behalf of the MLK committee with the exciting news that our keynote speaker for this year’s…
  • October 10, 2022
    Greetings, Colleagues, I hope you all are having a productive and enjoyable semester thus far. First, announcements. Steve Engel from the Dean of Faculty’s office wrote with an update regarding…