Office of the President President Garry W. Jenkins

Dear colleagues, As the HR team shared in its latest newsletter, it has been a busy summer on the staff…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, Welcome to the 2024–25 academic session! I hope that the start of classes today…

Good morning! Greetings, everyone, and welcome! It is terrific to see you all gathered here, in this special place, ready…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, All summer long, I have found myself reflecting on what an extraordinary year we…

President Garry W. Jenkins offered this welcome at Commencement on May 26, 2024.

Garry W. Jenkins offered these remarks at the installation ceremony of his Inauguration on May 4, 2024.

Dear colleagues, I want to thank you for taking the time to complete the employee engagement survey. Nearly two-thirds of…

This op-ed by President Garry W. Jenkins appeared in The Bates Student newspaper on March 6, 2024.

Dear Staff Colleagues, As you know, Bates is in the midst of a process of working to better understand the…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, As the fall semester concludes and we all (I hope!) look ahead to some…