Stories about "Creativity"
Fun facts and awesome abilities of the incoming Bates Class of 2028
Thursday, August 22, 2024 3:34 pm
From local heroes to global advocates, the incoming Bates Class of 2028 coruscates with myriad and fascinating talents, achievements, and successes.
In Gomes Chapel, a Buddhist healing ritual grows, one grain of sand at a time
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:50 am
Created in Gomes Chapel this week by Tibetan nuns, the colorful, exquisite sand mandala will be dissolved into Lake Andrews, but its healing energy will remain.
Picture Story: Alumni Parade at Bates Reunion 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024 1:11 pm
It's been called a grand jubilee of fun and frolic, with clangorous hullabaloo and everyone tremendously full of the dickens. We love a parade!
Make way for ducklings and the Bates Class of 2024 ivy stone
Thursday, May 23, 2024 4:00 pm
Amelia Hawkins ’24 wants her Bates classmates to graduate with a sense of hope, so she created an ivy stone design everyone can rally around: the ducks at Lake Andrews.
What It Took: A childhood hobby creates community, a fun honors thesis, and me time for Grace Acton ’24
Friday, March 1, 2024 1:00 pm
At high risk for COVID, Grace Acton arrived at Bates during the height of the pandemic. By embracing a childhood hobby of sewing, she found mentors, community, and academic fulfillment.
What It Took: Whether happy or not, our personal stories can improve our well-being, says Jonathan Adler ’00
Friday, February 2, 2024 5:00 am
Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms. Adler, a clinical psychologist and researcher, tells us that our personal stories that don’t have to have a positive or happy ending. Difficult stories can offer a narrative option for how we make meaning.
At Commons on first Friday, it’s a grateful day to be a Bobcat
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 3:57 pm
On the first Friday of each month, students heading into Commons can stop to write a note of gratitude to a person of their choosing — an act that's more valuable than a 53-cent postcard.
Picture Story: A winter night for the arts
Friday, January 26, 2024 11:16 am
From Coram Library, home of the new Immersive Media Studio, to Olin Arts Center, flung open for Open Studio night, the campus was alight with the arts on a winter night.
Take a chance on stage: Students and faculty share why they stepped into the Schaeffer Theatre limelight
Friday, January 26, 2024 10:55 am
The annual Cultural Showcase has a “if you build it, they will come” vibe. Hear from some of the students and faculty who share why they took a chance to step into the Schaeffer Theatre limelight this year.
Picture Story: Bates MLK Day is rich with song, poetry, discussion, and, most of all, food
Friday, January 19, 2024 2:54 pm
Enjoy this immersive photo and video presentation of the 2024 Bates MLK Day celebration, full of presentations, discussions, and workshops, all on the topic of food justice in America.