Located at 95 Russell Street
Built in 1994 and 4,817 square feet

The building is used for many purposes, including lectures, movies, theatrical productions, buffets, dances and meetings. The facility includes a kitchen and a fireplace and features hardwood floors, comfortable couches, and a distinctive, high-ceilinged circular atrium. The Mays Center is named for Bates alumnus Benjamin Mays ’20, a civil rights leader, mentor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and former president of Morehouse College.

The space can seat up to 120.