Stories about "Purposeful Work"

Ariel Abonizio ’20 creates virtual-reality tours for Museum L-A
Thursday, September 3, 2020 12:13 pm
With a Purposeful Work internship available to graduating seniors this year, Abonizio worked with high-end multimedia gear to create VR tours of two major exhibitions, one on the history of child labor in Maine, the other about the Androscoggin River.

‘Hang in there’: 2009 graduates offer words of wisdom for new alumni
Friday, June 12, 2020 9:42 am
The Class of 2020 isn't the only one to graduate into a recession. Here's what the Class of 2009 has to say.

‘To give an edge’: Purposeful Work internships go remote — and include graduating seniors
Friday, May 29, 2020 9:07 am
In a newly tight job market, the Center for Purposeful Work has helped employers design remote internships.

‘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.

Bates Purposeful Work expert: Sense of purpose offers a path forward during COVID-19
Friday, April 10, 2020 11:22 am
“These are extremely hard times. They are also extremely purposeful times, as a result,” says Bates psychologist and Purposeful Work expert Rebecca Fraser-Thill

To succeed in an environmental career, pick a problem and become an expert, say Bates alumni
Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:35 pm
Dive deep into your chosen field by getting involved both locally and internationally, and by keeping tabs on a rapidly changing world.

Advice from Bates entrepreneurs: Find a need, talk to customers, and get a return
Friday, November 8, 2019 8:59 am
A Google account manager, a founder of an activewear brand for women of color, and a founder of a Lewiston youth center — all Bates alumnae — share their stories.

Slideshow: This Summer at Bates
Monday, August 12, 2019 3:26 pm
Have a taste of summer at Bates: campus scenes plus off-campus portraits of students engaged in summer work all over.

Boats made at Bates, all the way from Japan
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:58 am
Salt, sake, and sparks anoint the vessels made by students in the Short Term course “Apprentice Learning: Building the Japanese Boat.”

In a simulated ‘mole’ hunt, students learn about real-life intelligence work
Friday, May 17, 2019 9:49 am
Two spies, a schoolteacher with a side job, and some glasses of Scotch make for an interesting Short Term course.