Stories about "purposeful work"
Try this on: a Short Term course on private equity. And it fits!
Friday, May 18, 2018 9:10 am
An alum-taught course on the ins and outs of private equity at a liberal arts college? Here's how Bates made it work. It's called Purposeful Work.
Onions and taters and kale, oh my! — It’s the Bates Garden
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:55 am
The new Bates Garden will feed both hungry diners and student curiosity about sustainable food production.
With Purposeful Work, Bates provides an education ‘fit for the future of work’
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 3:16 pm
A major feature on the news site Quartz reports that Bates has cracked the nut in how best to prepare students for post-graduation happiness.
Q&A: Pickering Fellowship lifts Nicole Bermudez ’16 toward career goal
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 1:43 pm
From Bates to two Fulbrights to a Pickering Fellowship, Nicole Bermudez is negotiating a path toward a diplomatic career.
Retail space business wins $9K in student pitch competition
Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:22 am
Ben Nussbaum '19 impressed the alumni judges with his idea's clarity, focus, and viability.
12 lessons on Purposeful Work from Maine Calling
Friday, January 19, 2018 12:29 pm
If you feel fulfilled in your work, you're more likely to feel fulfilled in other areas of your life.
Slideshow: See how students find purpose in their Bates-funded summer internships
Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:33 pm
J.R. Watanasiri '19 came to Bates to major in biochemistry with a pre-med focus. But he liked tuna, too. Can Bates help him combine the two?
Slideshow: See how students find purpose in their Bates-funded summer internships
Thursday, August 17, 2017 3:49 pm
J.R. Watanasiri '19 came to Bates to major in biochemistry with a pre-med focus. But he liked tuna, too. Can Bates help him combine the two?
‘Follow your passion’ is bunk advice. Learn why
Thursday, May 25, 2017 1:59 pm
Rebecca Fraser-Thill offers advice to grads and students from her expert perspective as director of program design for Purposeful Work at Bates.
Q&A: Students click with digital marketing consultant Ashley Hart ’91
Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:07 pm
Hart talks about her return to teach for Short Term, her dedication to marketing — and how she discovered that passion as a member of the Chase Hall Committee.