{"id":156525,"date":"2023-08-30T17:51:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=156525"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:12:08","slug":"slideshow-this-summer-at-bates-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/30\/slideshow-this-summer-at-bates-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Slideshow: This Summer at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The summer of 2023 was wet. It was also wonderful. Bates\u2019 ninth president Garry W. Jenkins joined us on July 1, and off we went. Our summer campus was relatively quiet but the Bates Dance Festival, student-faculty researchers, and hundreds of prospective students kept our verdant environment humming with energy to spare. The conclusion of campus improvements at Chase Hall and Garcelon Field added a hopeful air of more good things to come. Check out some of our favorite scenes from This Summer at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Good Energy\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On his fifth day as Bates\u2019 president, Garry W. Jenkins took to the shore of Lake Andrews to mingle and enjoy a snack with the Bates community, including Francisco \u201cFranky\u201d Urueta, a member of the Facility Services custodial team, who greeted Jenkins with his trademark enthusiasm. \u201cHe has a big smile and good energy,\u201d said Urueta. \u201cI\u2019m thinking it\u2019s going to be a good chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the story of Jenkin’s first campus tour as president in BatesNews.<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shall We Dance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Clad in yellow, Bates Dance Festival faculty member and choreographer Duane Lee Holland Jr. leads a Hip Hop Class in the Gray Athletic Building. It\u2019s a combined class of Hip Hop and Modern, joined into one because of a COVID outbreak within the BDF community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After warming up, the dancers rehearsed a series of movements that mimicked football, as they pretended to pass and run with a ball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Lab\u2019 Days of Summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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From left, Professor of Biology Lori Banks, Joaquin Torres \u201825, Vova Sosnovskii \u201926, Logan Strauss \u201824, Leith Chikh Rouhou \u201826, Hayden Kittell, Blessing Akinmade \u201925, and Starr Bradley \u201825 at the center, pose for a portrait in Banks\u2019 laboratory in the Bonney Science Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students spent their summer working with Banks in the lab, \u201ctesting functional differences in drug target proteins from clinical strains of rotavirus,\u201d Banks explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High-flying Friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Kendall Jones \u201825 (left) of Plymouth, N.H., and Sebenele Lukhele \u201926 of Manzini, Eswatini, rock a gorgeous summer day on July 13, on the Historic Quad during their Purposeful Work internship in Admissions. Jones, a biochemistry major, said the work of storytelling in Admissions was a remarkable way to learn from other people. Likewise, Lukhele honed his interpersonal skills while meeting people from around the world, a worthy exercise for an aspiring doctor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI felt immense fulfillment in helping everyone, each with different needs and perspectives, and helping to reduce the stress that comes with the challenge of choosing a college,\u201d Lukhele said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read more in the BatesNews<\/a> <\/em>story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keys to the Past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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These two skeleton keys, sitting in a display case at the entrance of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, were presented by Physical Plant (now Facility Services) to Bates\u2019 seventh president, Elaine Tuttle Hansen, at her 2002 Inauguration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ready to Pounce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This Bobcat sculpture, designed by Maine artist Forest Hart and set atop a boulder near Leahey Field, greets Bates students \u2014 and especially the athletes \u2014 rain or shine, on their way to Merrill Gymnasium or Underhill Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food for Thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Nimco Jama \u201924 of Hargeisa, Somalia, (right) works at a food pantry on Aug. 3, 2023, at the Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston alongside Tonya Sands, the manager of the center’s day shelter, during her Purposeful Work internship. Jama helped the secular community center that provides comprehensive support in Lewiston through such services as a soup kitchen, food pantry, medical clinic, and refugee integration program. One day while shadowing a doctor, Jama helped lower the language barrier within her community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a Somali student, I was able to help interpret for Somali patients, while learning more about the basic procedures that a doctor goes through with each patient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read more about Jama in our BatesNews<\/a><\/em> story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Orange Crush<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Orange day lilies lie on the ground next to the Carnegie Science Center after a particularly strong summer storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lake of Shining Waters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Early summer mornings in front of the Olin Arts Center can be foggy, like this one, or gloriously sunny \u2014 but both offer a respite along the calm surface of Lake Andrews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Safety First, Safety Second, Safety Third<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Campus Safety Supervisor Mark Cayer flashes a grin on Alumni Walk, on the second Summer Visit Day this year, hosted by the Office of Admissions. The day\u2019s events had 160 visitors take campus tours, dine at Commons, and attend information sessions and panel discussions. Throughout they learned about the unique experience of current students, and the range of resources available that empower Bates students through their academic journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Scenic Route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A group of visitors pass the Peter J. Gomes Chapel on the Historic Quad, one stop on their campus tour, and an iconic element of a Summer Visit Day at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great in Grayscale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A visitor to campus holds a welcome booklet, given by the Office of Admissions to prospective students and their families when they arrive on campus. The booklet holds a wealth of information about the college between its gray cover, including \u201cnext steps\u201d for applying to Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teamwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Bates Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences Beverly Johnson poses with her team of summer research assistants who helped contribute data to Johnson’s study of blue carbon, the carbon sequestered in vegetated coastal habitats. This summer Johnson was a co-author on the Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever regional assessment of blue carbon in the northeast, between Long Island, N.Y., and Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of Johnson’s undergraduate research assistants, like the team shown above, helped to contribute data to the report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From left: Kate Dickson ’24, Anna Sarrazin ’24, Hayden Eckblom ’25, Evelyn Marchand ’26, Fiona Wilson ’25, and Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the stories on the report<\/a> and on Johnson’s research<\/a> in BatesNews<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Knowledge is Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Senior Associate Dean of Admission Jared Rivers delivers an information session to prospective students and their parents upstairs in Commons during Admission’s Summer Visit Day on July 21. Information sessions cover academics, admission, financial aid, and, of course, student life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Good Egg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This boba-eyed cutie in the purple dress is Egg, held aloft by Ella Caron \u201927 of Lewiston, Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caron posed on the Historic Quad with the 3-year-old family pet. She calls herself Egg\u2019s \u201cauntie\u201d as the rabbit belongs to Caron\u2019s older sister Zo\u00eb. Caron visits the Quad regularly with Egg, who enjoys hanging out in and nibbling on the grass. \u201cShe has fun out here. And she\u2019s surprisingly chill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caron is looking forward to \u201cexploring different options at Bates, and seeing what interests me and what I want to do for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Field of Dreams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Garcelon Field gets an overall as its 13-year-old playing surface is replaced by R.A.D. Sports, the Massachusetts company that installed the old FieldTurf back in 2010. The arena also got a new black fence to complete its snappy new look. It is regarded as one of the 10 oldest college football fields in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the story on the field in BatesNews<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018A Transformative Experience\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lucy Whitelam \u201926 of Reading, Mass., describes her experience taking classes with the 2023 The Bates Dance Festival Professional Training Program as \u201can amazing and transformative experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a member of Bates\u2019 Hip Hop club, 2BEATS, Whitelam took hip-hop classes from BDF faculty member and choreographer Duane Lee Holland Jr., and she\u2019s looking forward to sharing what she\u2019s learned with fellow club members when they reconnect this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHip Hop at BDF has been incredibly fun and joyful,\u201d she says, \u201cand I have loved getting to groove with the other members of my class, watching us all grow and learn together. Duane has created such a supportive and energetic class environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Job Well Done<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Clockwise from left, Associate Director for Employer Engagement and Internships Beverly Vari,   Jamil Mouehla \u201925 of Harrington Park, N.J., Izzy Beck \u201925 of Montclair, N.J., Director of Operations, Marketing, and Outreach Sheila Anderson, Alexandra (ARose) Long ’25 of Newtown; Pa., and Luke Dai \u201925 of West Hartford, Conn., gather on the steps of 146 Wood Street to commemorate their last day together working as facilitators in Purposeful Work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day’s End<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Admission Counselors Erin Lachance (left) and Jeremy McFarland end their day with a stroll through the Class of 1906 Gate, a Campus Avenue entry to the Historic Quad. Their summer was busy with preparing and conducting Summer Visit Days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hold the Door!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Senior Associate Dean of Purposeful Work Allen Delong holds open a door on August 29 as the Purposeful Work staff moved into their new space on the first floor of the remodeled Chase Hall, along with the Offices of Intercultural Education, Residential Life, Student Activities, Campus Life, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Balloon Bonanza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A hot-air balloon sets a colorful contrast to the clouds, almost appearing to rest on the Bates Mill\u2019s iconic smokestack, as the 2023 Great Falls Balloon Festival launched for the first time this year at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, from the Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Nooks and Crannies\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hoi Ning Ngai, director of employer engagement and business advising in the Center for Purposeful Work, takes a break from helping move the Center\u2019s operations into the newly remodeled Chase Hall. The team is \u201cexploring every nook and cranny\u201d of their new space, and they are \u201cso excited\u201d to have a new base camp for the upcoming academic year, says Ngai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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