As we welcome a new class of Bobcats – and their families! – we will have periodic information and event updates just for the Class of 2026 Families. We hope it will be useful to have all this outreach collected in a single place.

Please feel free to reach out to us at parents@bates.edu if you have any questions. To read our updates in a different language, use the translation widget at the top of this page.

Not receiving our email updates? Please let records@bates.edu know your current contact information so you don’t miss a thing!

• Bates though the summer
  Hello, Bates families – It’s been a beautiful Short Term here on campus. We are bidding farewell to your students and hope they will have a restful summer.  We have a few important items to share as we head into the next few months: Do you have a co-parent who isn’t receiving our emails? Have…
• 2026 Families: Supporting your student’s well-being
  This Sept. 20, 2022, webinar for new Bates families included panelists from the following campus departments: This webinar is password protected, and the password was sent to all incoming families whether they registered for the webinar or not.  To request that we resend the password, please email parents@bates.edu. Are the CAPS clinical support groups short-term…
• 2026 Families: Academics at Bates
  This Sept. 15, 2022, webinar for new Bates families included panelists from the following campus departments: First-Year Experience and Dean of Faculty’s OfficeAccessible EducationAcademic Resource Commons (ARC)Mathematics and Statistics Workshop (MSW)Writing and Language CenterLibrary and Information Services This webinar is password protected, and the password was sent to all incoming families whether they registered for…
• 2026 Families: Life Outside the Classroom
  This Sept. 13, 2022, webinar for new Bates families included panelists from the following campus departments: This webinar is password protected, and the password was sent to all incoming families whether they registered for the webinar or not.  To request that we resend the password, please email parents@bates.edu.  Athletics Are there yoga or tai chi…
• 2026 Families: Drop-off day details
  Hello, new Bates families –  Drop-off day is just around the corner on Wednesday, August 31. We hope the information below will be helpful to you as you prepare for your student to head to campus. Best regards, Emily Levine, Director of Parent Giving and EngagementPenney Ward, Asst. Director of Parent Giving and Engagement (a.k.a.…