Short Term at Bates is brief but intense. These pictures portray the community’s engagement and excitement as trees blossom, minds expand, and the anticipation of Commencement 2018 fills the air.
At the annual faculty reception to celebrate seniors who completed honors theses, Professor of Biology Don Dearborn and Ben Tonelli ’18 of Seattle discuss plans to adapt his thesis for an academic journal. Tonelli’s thesis describes a singular achievement: He created the first mathematical model to visually illustrate the movement of ticks as they hitch rides with songbirds migrating south. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Neuroscience major Julie Self ’18 of Redwood City, Calif., takes a break from Short Term research with Tilly, a golden retriever on loan from Molly Newton ’11, assistant dean for residence life and health education. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
By foot and by skateboard, Ross Ackerman ’19, left, of Houston and Peter Cottingham ’18 of Manchester, Mass., head to Commons. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Hannah Londoner ’19 of Westport, Conn., places her head on the shoulder of Maisie Silverman ’18 of Brunswick, Maine, as the women’s tennis team huddles before playing their last home match of the season against Bowdoin at the Wallach Tennis Center, where the team honored Silverman, its only senior, on Senior Day. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Senior Lecturer in English Robert Farnsworth greets Professor of History Michael Jones during a surprise retirement party in Pettengill Hall. A month before, Jones had his own retirement event. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
