{"id":3626,"date":"2023-04-03T14:59:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/?page_id=3626"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:34:15","slug":"email-updates-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/email-updates-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To help you support your student and to provide you with ways to connect to the larger Bates community, the Parent Team sends out periodic email updates to those families for whom we have active email addresses.&nbsp;Our updates are meant to supplement official college information, so please keep directing your student to their Bates email account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our more recent update emails will have the most reliable information to support you and your student. Please note that links and information from earlier updates may have changed or moved as the college\u2019s plans have continued to evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not receive these email updates and wish to do so, please first check your spam folder and then complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/update-your-contact-information\/\">contact update form<\/a>&nbsp;to make sure the college has your correct contact information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Email Updates:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap  is-style-garnet\"><div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"admitted-families\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"7c09cea3-4295-421f-b7c3-cf3ec3702f60\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Admitted Families<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"7c09cea3-4295-421f-b7c3-cf3ec3702f60\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/29\/welcome-to-bates-class-of-2030-families\/\">Welcome to Bates, Class of 2030 families!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-29T17:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We\u2019re thrilled to welcome your student to Bates, and to welcome you to the Bates family. As your student begins&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2025\/11\/25\/welcome-2030-families\/\" aria-label=\"Welcome, new Bates families!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2025.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2025\/11\/25\/welcome-2030-families\/\">Welcome, new Bates families!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gina Nordini<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T14:24:58-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Congratulations on your student\u2019s acceptance into Bates! We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to your new Bobcat, and&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/admission\/class-of-2030\/\">Admitted Student site<\/a> for additional resources for incoming students and families.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Looking for past updates for Class of 2029 Families? You can find them in our section for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/email-updates-1\/#first-year-families\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/email-updates-1\/#first-year-families\">First-Year Families<\/a>. Looking for student updates from the First-Year Experience Team? You can find all Summer Communications to students<\/em> <em>on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/\">FYE site<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap  is-style-garnet\"><div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"first-year-families\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"39fd7590-d881-4d27-9aca-1dc2053319fb\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">First-Year Families<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"39fd7590-d881-4d27-9aca-1dc2053319fb\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/29\/welcome-to-bates-class-of-2030-families\/\">Welcome to Bates, Class of 2030 families!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-29T17:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We\u2019re thrilled to welcome your student to Bates, and to welcome you to the Bates family. As your student begins&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em>Looking for student updates from the First-Year Experience Team? You can find all Summer Communications to first-year students<\/em> <em>on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/\">FYE site<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap  is-style-garnet\"><div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"senior-families\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"0a92ad26-cb58-4cbc-8491-420e103a73ef\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Senior Families<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"0a92ad26-cb58-4cbc-8491-420e103a73ef\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/26\/its-commencement-week\/\">Commencement 2026: Commencement Weekend is Almost Here!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-26T17:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Greetings, Bates Class of 2026 families \u2014 We are so excited to celebrate the Class of 2026 with you in&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/01\/commencement-2026-one-month-to-go\/\">Commencement 2026: One Month to Go!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T12:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 1, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Greetings, Bates Class of 2026 families \u2014 With just one month to go until Commencement Weekend, we\u2019re looking forward to&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/04\/09\/2026-honorands-announced\/\">Commencement 2026: Honorands Announced<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T17:30:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 9, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hello, Bates Class of 2026 Families &#8211; We are excited to let you know that Bates has just announced the&nbsp;2026&nbsp;honorands!&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/04\/02\/commencementupdate2\/\">Commencement 2026: Spring Reminders &amp; Resources &#x1f393;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T14:18:20-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hello, Bates Class of 2026 Families &#8211; With two months to go until Commencement, we wanted to share a few&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/03\/06\/commencement-2026-update1\/\">Commencement 2026: Family Update<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gina Nordini<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-06T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Greetings, Bates Class of 2026 families &#8211; Commencement Weekend is just a few short months away! We&#8217;re excited to welcome&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em>We look forward to sharing Commencement updates and information for graduating students with our senior families in the spring!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap  is-style-garnet\"><div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"all-families\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"987d790c-258e-4b0a-a15b-7f5156fd4593\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">All Families<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"987d790c-258e-4b0a-a15b-7f5156fd4593\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/21\/summer-updates-2\/\">Summer Reminder as the Year Comes to a Close<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-21T18:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Bates Families, As Short Term wraps up and Commencement Weekend approaches, it\u2019s hard to believe we\u2019re already at the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/04\/15\/family-campus-update\/\">April Updates as the Semester Winds Down<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gina Nordini<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T10:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Bates Families, As we move through the final stretch of the semester, we wanted to share a few updates&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/02\/17\/familycampusupdate\/\">Staying Connected this Winter: Recess Updates and Campus Highlights<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-17T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 17, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Bates Families, We hope your students are enjoying the start of February break! As we look ahead to the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/01\/08\/welcome-back-bates-2026\/\">Welcome Back! Bates 2026 Winter Semester Information for Families<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-08T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Bates Families, We hope your family enjoyed a restful holiday season. As we look ahead to the start of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2025\/11\/14\/fall-family-campus-update-2\/\">Mid-Semester Updates for Bates Families<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-11-14T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Bates Families, As students enter a busy stretch of the semester, we\u2019re sharing a few timely updates to help&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2025\/08\/22\/fall-family-campus-update\/\">Fall Family Campus Update<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Meg Hoppe<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-08-22T17:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Bates Families, We hope you\u2019ve had a wonderful summer! As the fall semester approaches, here are some important dates&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:306px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3249 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2022\/06\/220604_Commencement_2020_2746-900x600.webp)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Not receiving email updates from us?<\/strong> Update your contact information and we&#8217;ll keep you connected with the most up-to-date information from campus.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/update-your-contact-information\/\">Update Your Contact Info<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help you support your student and to provide you with ways&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1045,"featured_media":3499,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-3626","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1045"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3626"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6148,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3626\/revisions\/6148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}