Stories about "Purposeful Work"
Bates in the News: April 12, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019 12:00 pm
Media outlets take notice of a new Gallup study on the value of purposeful work; and former Garcelon gridder Sam Francis ’17 now has a job crunching numbers for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.
Bates-Gallup study finds ‘purpose gap’ between what college graduates seek and find in their work
Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:14 pm
The new study also suggests that Bates Purposeful Work offers ways that colleges and universities might better prepare students for the future of work.
‘Airbnb for storage’ idea takes $10,000 top prize in Bobcat Ventures competition
Thursday, March 28, 2019 3:42 pm
George DeLana ’19, the cofounder of a marketplace for renting summer storage space, says the secret to success is pitching, pitching, pitching.
Video: Don’t just accept what you’re told, says Carlyle Turner ’19 — ‘challenge it’
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 9:13 am
A psychology major, Turner talks about the "mental sweat" and professors' guidance needed to gain essential skills for today's world.
Bates College ranks fourth in the nation in Fulbright U.S. Student awards
Friday, February 15, 2019 10:22 am
With 13 awards this academic year, Bates has now earned Fulbright Top Producer honors for eight straight years, including a No. 1 ranking in 2017-18.
Video: Washington Post interviews Clayton Spencer about Purposeful Work innovations
Friday, January 18, 2019 10:44 am
Purposeful Work meets a major — though not always fulfilled — responsibility of a liberal arts college: helping students find jobs that feel meaningful.
Amidst sharks and coral reefs, Kelton McMahon ’05 unravels a paradox as old as Darwin
Thursday, January 17, 2019 3:43 pm
Over the course of his career, Kelton McMahon ’05 has developed tools that can tell you what an animal eats, by looking at the atoms in its body.
Bates in the News: Dec. 14, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:10 pm
An alumna discovers her great-grandfather's art, an economics professor recreates Maine election results, and Ed Muskie's people recall his 1968 campaign.
When legal nonprofit needs French language interpreters, Bates students step in
Friday, November 9, 2018 12:50 pm
French and francophone studies majors volunteer to interpret during asylum seekers' meetings with their potential lawyers, in a partnership that has only grown.
News media coverage tells the compelling story of Purposeful Work at Bates College
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 2:47 pm
Attracted by its innovative approach to helping students find work that delivers deep personal meaning and the promise of professional success, news media outlets are telling the story of the college's Purposeful Work program.