{"id":6282,"date":"2026-05-21T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/?p=6282"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:25:48","slug":"summer-updates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/21\/summer-updates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reminder as the Year Comes to a Close"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Bates Families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Short Term wraps up and Commencement Weekend approaches, it\u2019s hard to believe we\u2019re already at the end of another remarkable academic year at Bates. As we prepare for summer on campus, we want to share a few updates and reminders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>End of Short Term &amp; Commencement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Short Term Ends:\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, May 27<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residences close for non-seniors:&nbsp;<strong>Thursday, May 28, at 5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;Board plan ends with lunch.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/housing\/moving-out\/\">Review the move-out process \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commencement:&nbsp;<strong>Sunday, May 31<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore&nbsp;the Commencement schedule \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residences close for seniors:\u00a0<strong>Sunday, May 31, at 5 p.m. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/housing\/residential-calendar\/\">View the Residential Calendar \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Action Required &#8211; Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP):<\/strong>\u00a0All returning students must enroll or waive health insurance coverage through Garnet Gateway by\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, May 27, 2026<\/strong>. Students who do not complete the process by the deadline will automatically be enrolled in the Bates-sponsored health insurance plan.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/health-services\/insurance-2\/\">Learn more about SHIP requirements and coverage details \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Bates ID Cards:<\/strong>\u00a0Bates will introduce new student ID cards starting on\u00a0<strong>August 14<\/strong>. Returning students will exchange their current ID card when they arrive on campus for the fall semester. Students can check BatesNow for additional information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Summer Support &amp; Resources:<\/strong>\u00a0During the summer months, students continue to have access to a wide range of campus support services. Whether your student is spending the summer on campus, at home, or elsewhere, they can connect with departments including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-safety\/\">Campus Safety<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/housing\/\">Residence Life and Housing<\/a>,\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/ils\/\">IT Help Desk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to connect with our team, please reach out at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:parents@bates.edu\">parents@bates.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or 207-786-6242. Thank you for being part of the Bates community this year and for all the ways you\u2019ve supported your student along the way.&nbsp;We hope you and your Bobcat have a restful and wonderful summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best from Bates,<br>The Bates Parent Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-900x600.webp\" alt=\"Sixteen current and former Bates students have been offered Fulbright Student international exchange awards, making Bates a Fulbright Student top producer for the 15th straight year. (Photo Credit: Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\" class=\"wp-image-6284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/05\/260504_Fulbright_Scholars_0428.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sixteen current and former Bates students have been offered Fulbright Student international exchange awards, making Bates a Fulbright Student top producer for the 15th straight year.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/07\/sixteen-bates-students-alumni-offered-fulbright-student-awards-for-2026-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out more<\/a> about the many opportunities these students and alumni will pursue around the world.<\/em> <em>(Photo Credit: Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Bates Families, As Short Term wraps up and Commencement Weekend approaches,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":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":""},"categories":[17,25,32,59,60,13],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-6282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-classes","category-class-of-2026-families","category-class-of-2027-families","category-class-of-2028-families","category-class-of-2029-families","category-email-updates","tag-all-families"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6282"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6297,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6282\/revisions\/6297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}