Blog
We’ve made the move from a quarterly newsletter to a blog. We hope you will enjoy these brief, more frequent updates on the world of community engagement at Bates. To access newsletters from previous years, click here.
Laying the Groundwork for a Community Food Center for Lewiston-Auburn
A few short weeks ago, the Lewiston/Auburn area Local Foods Local Places...
Our Civic Duty
Bates Votes is a nonpartisan, campus-wide, student-led voter education and mobilization effort....
Adopt-A-Tenant
Blake Street Towers is a Lewiston Housing Authority community located in downtown...
Chatter and Deep Connection: Reflections on Virtual Art Programming
Art programming provides an environment for young Lewiston students to express themselves...
Bobcats Share in Community Responsibility
For many years, Bates College has prided itself on its community engagement...
BatesConnect: Linking Bates-created Resources with Local Educators
In the midst of all the COVID educational transitions of the past...
Bonner Leaders Adapt
In a typical year, Bonner Leader students like me return to campus...
Building and Strengthening Communities Through Access to Healthful Food
Food has always been a deeply meaningful and important part of my...
“This Experience A Gift”
Hannah McKenzie ’21Stevenson, MD “I knew I wanted to spend my summer...
Harnessing an Entrepreneurial Spirit
As a Bates student, Allen Kendunga ’18 was deeply involved in the...