![Move-In DayThe Class of 2023 arrives on campus. Students move into their new residences, attend meetings, eat lunch, pick up AESOP equipment, hear the President's Greeting on the Historic Quad, and say goodbye to their families.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/08/crop-190826_810-Move_In_Day_0976-200x133.jpg)
Ready, set, welcome: Nine behind-the-scenes stories about the new Bates year
After the first-year students and their trip leaders headed off on their preorientation AESOP trips on Monday, we did a campus walkabout to check on our colleagues’ final preparations for the new academic year. All over campus we heard a similar theme: The more things stay the same, the more they change.
- Sanford Freedman and his English courses
- Suzy Nattress and the keys to Bates
- James Reese and the dean’s office
- Christine Schwartz and the menu from Dining Services
- Sarah Potter ’77 and the business of books
- Tom Hayward and the Bates library
- Mara Tieken and Therí Pickens and their new faculty appointments
- Mark Harriman and trends in football
- Jim Taylor and the Bobcat equipment room