![Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India, begin the creation of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour, on June 24, 2024. The mandala is part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour and aims to generate positive energy and mend physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental ailments.The event is open to the public until June 28, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2024/06/4x6_-200x133.webp)
Huffington Post blogger Liz Neumark P'13 reviews Bates, Maine food
Huffington Post blogger Liz Neumark P’13, sharing her splendid experience in Maine during Parents & Family Weekend, gives kudos to Bates for its state-of-the-art New Commons, self-operated Dining Services and community-minded approach to food service. Neumark praises Director Christine Schwartz for working with small-scale, first-time immigrant Somali farmers in the Lewiston-Auburn area, “encouraging them to grow produce she can buy for the school.” Neumark came away “honestly…impressed” that a “small college thinking globally and acting neighborly [can] make a small difference…. In the long journey that lies ahead to social and food justice, this is a brilliant and powerful small step.” Neumark is CEO of Great Performances, one of the country’s largest independent catering firms. (View story.)