![Bates College 2019 Commencement (the one hundred and fifty-third) on the Historic Quad, at which Travis Mills receives an Doctor of Humane Letter. Placing the collar on Mills is the college's mace bearer, Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of EconomicsMichael Murray.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/05/190526_Commencement_0248-200x133.jpg)
Video: Looking back, Uriel Gonzalez '11 reflects on 'what makes Bates'
Each Commencement season, we offer brief videos of Bates seniors reflecting on their Bates experience.
Here, Uriel Gonzalez ’11 of Von Ormy, Texas, reflects on being the ineffable quality of Bates: its people.
The seniors’ comments come from a recent Trustee luncheon, where each year the Bates seniors in attendance respond to President Elaine Tuttle Hansen’s invitation to offer impromptu comments.