Student Affairs Staff

With offices throughout campus, the Student Affairs staff is here to help.

Don’t hesitate to contact us about academic questions and counseling (in addition to your faculty adviser), personal concerns, and any matters relating to the policies or operation of Bates.

Vice President For Campus Life

The Vice President for Campus Life provides direct oversight to the Dean of Students and the following departments within Student Affairs. Please click the links below to see the staff for each department.

Office of the Dean of Students

Erin Foster Zsiga
Dean of Students
efoster@bates.edu
207-786-6220

The Dean of Students provides direct oversight of the following departments within Student Affairs. Please click the links below to see the staff for each department.

Accessible Education and Student Support
Campus Life
Campus Safety
Community Standards and First Year Experience
Counseling and Psychological Services
Health Services
Residence Life and Health Education
Student Affairs Operations

Q&A: ‘It’s a skill’ — Lindsey Hamilt…

A nationally regarded expert in the field of inclusive teaching, Hamilton is the inaugural director of the college’s new Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning. "The field of teaching is backed up with scholarship and evidence just like any other discipline. We can improve it but we just have to do things that we know work.”