Check back here for timely updates on the goings-on and news from Student Affairs.

• Updates from CAPS
  by Josh McIntosh
  November 2, 2022
  Dear Students, I’m Wayne Assing, the new Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at CAPS and I’m thrilled to be here. Since joining Bates in May, it’s been fulfilling to work with students and to be part of a broad…
• Residence Life Updates
  by Vincent Bellina
  August 26, 2021
  Residential Life Changes As we prepare for our Fall 2021 reopening, we want to share the news that the Office of Residential Life and Health Education has welcomed five new team members and explain how this residence of coordinators will…
• Update on Investigation
  by Carl Steidel
  April 27, 2021
  Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, I write today to report to you on the results of the college’s investigation into an incident on March 5, 2021, during which a Campus Safety Officer placed a student in handcuffs. Please note that…
• Response to Petition
  by Josh McIntosh
  July 14, 2020
  Dear Students, We write to respond to a recent petition about the college’s Fall 2020 plan. We appreciate the time so many of you took to express your views on these important topics. Before focusing on the specific points raised…
• COVID-19 and Spring Season
  by Jason Fein
  March 11, 2020
  Dear Spring Season Student-Athletes and Families, I write to share important information about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the impact on varsity athletics. As you may be aware, a number of NESCAC colleges have directed their students not to return to campus…
• Information about Coronavirus
  by cdockum
  February 3, 2020
  Dear Students: As many of you know from news coverage, public health agencies in the U.S. and around the globe are actively addressing an outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Individual cases…
• Self-Identifying Gender Identity and Personal Pronouns
  by Josh McIntosh
  August 19, 2019
  Dear Students, I hope that your summer has been both productive and enjoyable. I am looking very forward to seeing you back on campus in a couple of weeks. I am writing to you today to share some important information…
• Important Information about Measles
  by Vincent Bellina
  July 29, 2019
  Dear Students, You may have seen news coverage about recent outbreaks of measles in several parts of the country, including on college campuses. The U.S. is currently experiencing the highest number of measles virus cases in decades. Additionally, Maine recently…
• Darren R. Gallant Named Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Global Education
  by Vincent Bellina
  December 8, 2018
  Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students Joshua McIntosh announced today that Darren R. Gallant, Assistant Director of Study Abroad at Brandeis University, will become the Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Global Education at Bates…
• Response to Student Government Letter
  by Kim Trauceniek
  November 25, 2018
  Dear BCSG President Walter Washington, BCSG Vice President Myles Smith, and Members of the BCSG General Assembly, We are writing to address concerns raised in your open letter to us on November 14, 2018, in which you announced the decision…