Stories about "Service"

Picture story: It was the Friday before Commencement…
Friday, June 3, 2022 2:24 pm
Photographs of honors, inductions, traditions, and bravos on the Friday before Commencement 2022 at Bates College illustrate the sweet intensity of it all.

Slideshow: See how students’ internships become life-guiding forces
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:30 pm
From studying the diets of sea urchins to working with Lewiston's immigrant communities, Bates students forged their way into the world this summer with Bates-funded internships.

Campus Construction Update: July 24, 2020
Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:04 pm
“Things are looking awesome” at Veterans Plaza, reports Shelby Burgau, who is managing the project for Bates.

With ‘The EngAging Project,’ Ellrodt ’20 aims to ease the ache of loneliness in old age
Thursday, May 14, 2020 10:06 am
With the help of 50-plus people who shared experiences and expertise, an environmental studies major has published a new resource for lonely and those who support them.

‘Very professional, very prepared, very bright’: Bates math students take on real-world projects
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:15 am
Local schools and a regional mental health agency benefited from student work in a new math course created by Adriana Salerno.

Shields up! Bates helping to ease PPE shortage
Friday, April 3, 2020 7:24 am
A Bates biology professor has a notable role in responding to a tough problem created by COVID-19: the shortage of personal protective equipment.

Video: 45 girls, 25 schools, one great day to be a Bobcat
Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:37 pm
Offering lessons about the fun and empowerment of sports, Bobcats from the college's women's teams hosted a free clinic for local schoolgirls for National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

‘Ask questions’: Insights from student legal translators
Friday, January 24, 2020 12:01 pm
In an MLK Day panel, volunteers explained the complexities of providing legal translation for refugees and asylum seekers.

My Last Year: ‘Trying to get too much done in too little time’
Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:16 pm
It's trying, says Jane Costlow, trying to excel at the triad of faculty responsibilities — teaching, research, and service — sometimes all at the same time.

$10,000 grant to help Gwendolyn Whidden ’19 create debate program in Rwanda
Thursday, June 27, 2019 10:06 am
Whidden, who spent time at a rural high school in Rwanda in 2017, will return to the school to promote critical thinking and open dialogue.