{"id":6445,"date":"2026-07-14T12:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=6445"},"modified":"2026-10-02T14:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:01:43","slug":"texas-virtual-summer-welcome-reception","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/texas-virtual-summer-welcome-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas (Virtual) Summer Welcome Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please save the date for this virtual event for&nbsp;Texas families. This session will provide incoming parents and guardians with a peer-to-peer perspective on Bates from current families who are also from Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can submit questions in advance on the registration form, and there will be time for general Q&amp;A with families and staff. Then, we will spend the rest of our virtual time together getting to know one another as we build connections with other Class of 2030 families and with Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This session will not be recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can\u2019t make it? Looking for a different date or location? 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