The inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer as Bates’ eighth president represents an important moment in the life of our college. The two-day event will celebrate Bates College — our origin and history, our lively engagement with the liberal arts, and our special setting in the state and culture of Maine. Within this institutional context, we will formally welcome our new president. Festivities begin with the…
To the Bates Community, As you know, the work of our committee has come to an end, with the thrilling introduction of Clayton Spencer as the eighth president of Bates on Dec. 4, 2011. We could not be prouder or more excited about the promise of her tenure, which begins on July 1, 2012. We’d like to tell you about the final phase of our…
Members of the Bates campus community are invited to meet with the Presidential Search Committee on Oct. 28 for a discussion forum and an update on the search for the college’s next leader. Students: Oct. 28, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Benjamin Mays Center Faculty and Staff: Friday, Oct. 28, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Benjamin Mays Center The sessions will be hosted by Valerie Smith ’75…
To the Bates Community, The Presidential Search Committee has been hard at work these past months, and we’ve made significant progress since last we wrote to you. We begin this letter by announcing a change in the composition of our committee. Board member Lena Sene ’00 recently resigned from the committee because of an exciting development in her career. She was invited to manage the…
To the Bates College community, One of the most important responsibilities of the Bates College Board of Trustees is to recruit, select and appoint the president, a leader who will guide the college toward our highest aspirations for this distinguished institution. We are honored to have been asked by the Bates College Board of Trustees to co-chair the committee; we write now to brief members of…
Dear members of the Bates College community, One of the most important responsibilities of the Bates College Board of Trustees is to recruit, select and appoint the President of Bates, a leader who will guide the College toward our highest aspirations for this great institution. We write to brief you on the current presidential search process. It is our privilege to serve as trustee co-chairs…
The Johns Hopkins University announced on April 21 that Bates President Elaine Tuttle Hansen will become executive director of the Baltimore university’s Center for Talented Youth in August. On April 13, Bates Board Chairman Michael W. Bonney ’80 had informed the Bates community that Hansen planned to leave the Bates presidency in July, after nine years in that role, to accept a leadership position at…
Elaine Tuttle Hansen became president of Bates College on July 1, 2002, the seventh president of the College since its founding in 1855. Previously she served as provost of Haverford College in Pennsylvania, a liberal arts college of 1,100 students located in suburban Philadelphia. As a faculty member at Haverford beginning in 1980, she served as chair of the English Department and as coordinator of…
Bates President Elaine Tuttle Hansen steps down as president effective July 2011. Trustee chair Michael Bonney ’80 has praised Hansen’s achievements in meeting institutional challenges and goals in academic and student life, fundraising, faculty support and innovation, facilities planning, fiscal management, and collaboration in college-wide strategic initiatives. Hansen’s Leadership Includes Strengthening of Student Diversity, Expanded and Improved Facilities, Largest Fundraising Campaign in Bates History and…
Dear Members of the Bates College Community, On behalf of the Bates College Board of Trustees, I write to announce that President Elaine Hansen has informed the Trustee Executive Committee of her intention to step down as Bates President effective July 2011. Elaine has accepted a new leadership position well aligned with her professional interests. She expects her new position to be made public within…