On-campus summer housing is limited to current students in the following capacities: 

• Conducting research supervised by a Bates faculty member.
• Working for an administrative office of the college.
• Participating in a summer internship located within 50 miles of Bates through the Center for Purposeful Work and actively participating in the Lewiston/Auburn internship cohort with other Purposeful Work interns (For more information, contact Amy Jaffe at ajaffe@bates.edu).
• Participating in community work funded by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships.
• Significant extenuating personal or family circumstances including unable to return to home country based on travel restriction.

Since we have limited space in the summer residence halls, only current Bates students with one of the above reasons are eligible. If you are a graduating senior, you are permitted to stay on campus during the summer if you are otherwise eligible for on-campus housing. If you are an international student, please contact the Center for Global Education with any visa-related questions.  If you are not eligible for on-campus housing, there are many online sites that advertise apartment rentals and sublets. As our mission is to build and foster community on campus, Residence Life does not keep a list of off-campus properties.

Read the 2026 Summer Regulations for the details on costs, billing, applying, expectations, and summer resources on campus. You must agree to these regulations to live in summer housing.

Housing Only Option:

• Housing Only                                $70.00 per week
• *Optional Meal Swipes Purchase   $10.00 per meal

Full Board Plan Options:

• Housing w/ 19 Meals               $222.00 per week
• Housing w/ 14 Meals               $182.00 per week
• Housing w/ 10 Meals               $150.00 per week

All meal and housing plans are non-refundable and sold in week increments – Sunday through Saturday. Individuals will not be reimbursed for uneaten meals/ housing dates not used. All students choosing to purchase a summer housing meal plan are governed by the same dining regulations that are in effect during the academic year – specifically, no food is to be removed from Commons.

*Students who elect a housing-only plan can purchase meal swipes to be loaded onto their student ID card. They can be purchased and refilled at any time during the summer. Any unused meal swipes will be forfeited at the conclusion of the summer. For more information, or to purchase meal swipes please contact Justin Good via email at jgood2@bates.edu.

Commons Access 

Access to Commons is gained through the use of the student ID card. Should you have any issue with access, contact Justin Good in DCCE via email at jgood2@bates.edu.

While meal plans are optional, they are highly encouraged for students remaining on-campus for the summer. If you are planning to cook your own meals, you should plan on a significant wait time in the kitchens between 11am-2pm and 5pm-8pm.

With this in mind, summer students have access to both 96 Campus Ave and Gillespie Hall between the hours of 11am-2pm and 5pm-8pm to utilize both kitchens.

Kitchen Cleaning supplies

Please be proactive and reactive with kitchen upkeep and cleanliness. It is your responsibility to clean up after yourself, throw away old food from the fridge and overall maintain an enjoyable and clean living space for yourself and others in the building. The college will provide students with shared cleaning kits including but not limited to the following items: sponges, dish soap, disinfectant, gloves, etc.

Dining Information

• Students with special dining concerns can access information and resources here 
• Daily dining menu
• Dining hours of operation
• Please direct dining questions to dcceinquiries@groups.bates.edu

Housing & Meal Plans
All students will be housed on-campus, though the Summer Housing building/s may change year to year. Meal plans through Commons are optional but highly encouraged. There are typically only one or two kitchens that support summer students. Room and board charges will appear on student bills. More information can be found in the Summer Regulations linked above.

Daily Life
Summer students have varying schedules, so daily life is more independent than during the school year. There are two (2) summer Community Advisors (CAs), who help manage issues in the buildings and plan events with campus partners throughout the summer.

Transportation
Summer transportation information is available on the Break Transportation Services website.

Health Services
While the Bates Health Services office will be closed during the summer, the partnership between CMMC and BHS is an essential connection to high-quality medical care for students. You can always access information about medical care during breaks on the Health Services website and below are some highlights.

Students living on campus can access medical care at the Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency at 76 High Street in Lewiston. Appointments can be made by calling 207-795-2800. Appointments can be made for ongoing medical needs or acute care.

Dr. Collins, Dr. Decker, Dr. Juat, Jess Seger (RN), Michelle Pepin (RN), Kelly Ducas (MA), and Alison Ceprano (PSR) will be at CMMC for continuity of care. Your insurance will be billed for medical care visits.

Outside of business hours, students can access medical care at the CMMC Emergency Department at 300 Main Street in Lewiston, or one of the local urgent care facilities.

For non-urgent medical questions or needs, all students can email Bates Health Services at healthservices@bates.edu. The inbox will be monitored periodically throughout the summer.

Work Orders & Facilities Support
If you are experiencing any issues with the residence hall, please submit a Work Order Request or contact Facilities Services at facility-work-request@groups.bates.edu. 

Student Employment
The Student Employment Office (SEO) maintains standards for eligibility for student employment. Please note that, in order to be eligible for student employment, students must be living (while in school) and working in the State of Maine. Students whose status is semester abroad (SA) are generally not eligible to work in student positions. See the Student Employment Handbook for more detailed information on employment eligibility.

Bates and Lewiston-Auburn in the Summer
Maine is beautiful in the summer and so is Bates. Lay in a hammock on Alumni Walk or visit Dairy Joy for ice cream.

We also highly suggest keeping your door open, making new friends, and attending some of the great summer events going on in the LA area this summer:

• LA Artwalk: last Friday of every month from May-September
• Bates Dance Festival
• Great Falls Balloon Festival
• Liberty Fest
• Moxie Festival (in nearby Lisbon)

There are also many events throughout the state of Maine listed on the Maine Festivals and Fairs website.