Stories about "Back to Bates"
Picture story: Back to Bates, Part I, Family Day
Friday, October 8, 2021 1:19 pm
A long time coming as students and their families get to connect on campus for Back to Bates, Part One.
Picture story: Back to Bates 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017 1:14 pm
There’s no mistaking the colors, light, and feel of early autumn at Bates. Add more than a thousand alumni and family members, and voila: It's Back to Bates!
Parents: Here’s your customized Back to Bates weather forecast
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 4:40 pm
Here's what Friday's and Saturday's temperatures in Lewiston will feel like for our Bates families.
Bates at Night: Sweat and study at the Marcy Plavin Dance Studio
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 2:13 pm
On Tuesday night, the Bates Dance Company picked up the pace in anticipation of the weekend's Back to Bates concert.
Nine alumni and parents honored at Back to Bates
Friday, October 28, 2016 11:18 am
Ed Wilson '62 and Sylvia Stuber Heap '50 received signature alumni awards, while seven alumni and parents earned Bates' Best honors.
Video: For football’s Mark Upton ’17, commitment to Bates comes first
Friday, October 7, 2016 12:35 pm
An All-New England linebacker, Upton "honors his word and honors his commitment," says a teammate. And that includes how he came to Bates in the first place.
Slideshow: Back to Bates weekend debuts with ‘force, spirit, and Bobcat zen’
Thursday, October 8, 2015 2:12 pm
Back to Bates, the name of the newly combined parents weekend and alumni homecoming, was a big, three-day bash.
Back to Bates weekend for families and alumni is underway
Friday, October 2, 2015 11:54 am
Combining homecoming and parents weekend programming into one dynamic event for everyone is the goal of Back to Bates: Homecoming & Family Weekend, Friday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015.
Theater, film, music key to year’s first dance concert at Bates
Thursday, October 1, 2015 2:58 pm
The title may say "dance," but the Oct. 3-4 "Back to Bates Weekend" Dance Concert includes other performance forms too.
1998 Homecoming Weekend Schedule
Friday, October 2, 1998 1:47 pm
Bates College will celebrate "Back to Bates" homecoming Friday, Oct.16, through Sunday, Oct. 18, with many on-campus events for students, alumni and Bates employees.