![President Garry Jenkins meets with Admission Fellows for an ice cream social at the home of Vice President for Student Life Josh McIntosh at his home on 36 Mountain Avenue on July 5, 2023. It was the last scheduled event of the day. Day Five for the ninth Bates president — who officially became president on July 1 — was anything but a 9-to-5 affair, but instead a chance to explore the campus and meet as many folks as possible. After an early-morning walkthrough of Lane Hall, where he has his office, and the beverage break, provided by our Curb Cats food truck team, Jenkins took his first meal in Commons, a working lunch with faculty who are leading a few different academic initiatives. The afternoon was spent touring a variety of academic spaces and getting an inside look at the nearly completed Chase Hall renovation. His day concluded with a reception with colleagues and students who are on campus working as Admission fellows.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2023/07/230705_Garry_Jenkins_Ice_Cream_Social_0161-200x133.webp)
Let's Be Frank
Shown here is Frank’s Lounge, the lofty signature space in the new residence at 280 College St. At center is a gas fireplace with a slate-covered chimney, while the second-level windows left and right belong to study rooms that overlook the lounge. Made possible by a gift from Bruce Stangle ’70 and Emily Siegel Stangle ’72, the lounge honors Bruce’s father, the late Frank J. Stangle. Photograph by H. Lincoln Benedict ’09.
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