{"id":3819,"date":"2023-04-27T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/?page_id=3819"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:53:31","slug":"events-for-incoming-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events-for-incoming-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Events for Incoming Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-99951503-6ae5-4275-8e14-d39bf3760538\">Our team is hard at work preparing a full lineup of events and opportunities to welcome the Class of 2030 and their families into the Bates community\u2014from Summer Welcome Receptions in cities across the country to helpful orientation webinars that will guide you through your student\u2019s transition to campus life. These events are designed to help you connect, learn, and feel right at home in the Bates family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to share what\u2019s in store\u2014and to officially welcome you to Bates! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:263px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3745 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2023\/04\/class-of-2024.webp)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button large-button large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#summer\"><strong>Summer Welcome Receptions<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button large-button large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#orientation\"><strong>Family Orientation Webinars<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button large-button large-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/parents-and-families-events\/\"><strong>All Family Events<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summer\">Summer Welcome Receptions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer Welcome Receptions offers <strong>incoming Bates families and students<\/strong> the opportunity to casually meet each other in regions across the country. You can register for an event in your hometown, or if you\u2019ll be traveling this summer, for the event that is most convenient for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Select an event to learn more and register.<\/em> <em>Stay tuned for additional dates and locations<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"bates-events bates-events-upcoming-events bates-events-list bates-events-style-default  \"><p class=\"_no-events\"><i style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,36%);\">There are no events to display.<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" 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=\"past-welcome-receptions\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"ae7ac2b7-0835-4f13-b7e1-09bc95788738\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Past Welcome Receptions<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"ae7ac2b7-0835-4f13-b7e1-09bc95788738\"><div class=\"bates-events bates-events-past-events bates-events-list bates-events-style-default  \"><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/Boston-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Boston area to join us for a&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Thursday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Aug<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">14<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/boston-summer-welcome-reception-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBoston Summer Welcome Reception (Full)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">5:30 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Boston area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your fellow Bobcats,&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/07\/2025-Incoming-Family-Summer-Welcome-Receptions-TEMPLATE-2-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite\u00a0incoming and Bates families and their students\u00a0from the Washington, D.C. area to join us&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Thursday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Aug<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">7<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/d-c-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington, D.C. Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite\u00a0incoming and Bates families and their students\u00a0from the Washington, D.C. area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/05\/Summer-Welcome-Receptions-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from Southern Maine to join us for a gathering&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Wednesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Aug<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">6<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/maine-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaine Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">5:30 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from Southern Maine to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your fellow Bobcats, hear&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/2025-Incoming-Family-Summer-Welcome-Receptions-TEMPLATE-2-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite\u00a0incoming and current Bates families and their students\u00a0from the Portland area to join us&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Sunday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Aug<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">3<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/portland-or-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">4:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite\u00a0incoming and current Bates families and their students\u00a0from the Portland area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/2025-Incoming-Family-Summer-Welcome-Receptions-TEMPLATE-4-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Los Angeles area to join&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Saturday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Aug<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">2<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/los-angeles-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLos Angeles Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">3:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Los Angeles area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/Summer-Welcome-Receptions-1-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the San Francisco area to join&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Thursday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jul<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">31<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/san-fransisco-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the San Francisco area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2024\/06\/NYC-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Manhattan area to join us for a&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Thursday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jul<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">24<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/new-york-city-summer-welcome-reception-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York City Summer Welcome Reception (Full)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Manhattan area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your fellow Bobcats,&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/Scarsdale-NY-2024-1-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Dallas area to join us&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Wednesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jul<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">23<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/dallas-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDallas Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Dallas area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/LA-2024-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Denver area to join us&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Wednesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jul<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">16<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/denver-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDenver Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Denver area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/Washington-D.C.-2024-1-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the New York City Metro area to join&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Tuesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jul<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">15<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/nyc-metro-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBronxville Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the New York City Metro area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/06\/Seattle-2024-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Seattle area to join us&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Wednesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jul<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">9<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/seattle-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeattle Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">5:30 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming and current Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Seattle area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/05\/Chicago-2024-1-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;current and incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Chicago area to join us&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Tuesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jun<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">24<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/chicago-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;current and incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Chicago area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2025\/04\/Philadelphia-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"We invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Philadelphia area to join us for a&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Wednesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Jun<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">18<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events\/philadelphia-summer-welcome-reception\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhiladelphia Summer Welcome Reception\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-times\">6:00 pm<\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\tWe invite&nbsp;incoming Bates families and their students&nbsp;from the Philadelphia area to join us for a gathering to meet and make connections with each other. Get to know your fellow Bobcats,&hellip;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .bates-events-day-wrapper --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"orientation\">Family Orientation Webinars<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Orientation webinars offer <strong>family members of incoming Bates students<\/strong> an opportunity to get up to speed on their student\u2019s transition to life on campus. Webinars are held after the beginning of the academic year so that as students start classes and activities, families have timely information on supporting them and the many resources available to students during their time at Bates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Select an event to learn more and register.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bates-events bates-events-upcoming-events bates-events-list bates-events-style-default  \"><p class=\"_no-events\"><i style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,36%);\">There are no events to display.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\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=\"past-orientation-webinars\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"ae7ac2b7-0835-4f13-b7e1-09bc95788738\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Past Orientation Webinars<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"ae7ac2b7-0835-4f13-b7e1-09bc95788738\"><div class=\"bates-events bates-events-past-events bates-events-list bates-events-style-default  \"><div class=\"bates-events-day-wrapper\"><div class=\"event-in-row bates_events-event\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Family-Orientation-Webinar-TEMPLATE-2-900x506.webp\"  alt=\"Join us to hear from a panel of staff members who will discuss student well-being&hellip;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"date-header\"><span class=\"_weekday\">Wednesday<\/span> <span class=\"_month\">Sep<\/span> <span class=\"_day-of-month\">17<\/span> <span class=\"calendar-year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"event-details\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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