Stories about "service-learning"
Maine's judicial branch names Bates outstanding volunteer of the year
Friday, December 21, 2007 11:14 am
Maine's judicial branch of government has recognized Bates College for volunteer work performed in the state's courts.
Seven-member collaborative launches downtown education center
Friday, December 14, 2007 10:33 am
The Downtown Education Collaborative (DEC), a local partnership of seven academic and community institutions, will open a new storefront education center at 219 Lisbon St. in January, 2008.
Harward Center launches intergenerational community dialogue project
Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:08 am
The Harward Center for Community Partnerships has launched Youth+Adults+Dialogue=Action or YADA, an intergenerational dialogue project that will bring together more than 100 community members to discuss how to make Lewiston/Auburn a better place for youth.
Phillips Fellows present international research
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:50 pm
Five students who conducted international research with the support of Phillips Fellowships from Bates present their research in October.
Biologist Lee Abrahamsen honored for community work
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 8:44 am
Several years ago, students in Lee Abrahamsen’s 300-level virology course undertook a…
College receives national recognition for community partnerships
Monday, January 22, 2007 2:44 pm
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recently selected Bates College for its new Community Engagement Classification, created to recognize colleges and universities that have institutionalized community engagement in their endeavors.
Lewiston Middle School students to show art
Monday, February 24, 2003 2:49 pm
The popular annual art exhibit by students from Lewiston Middle School returns to the Museum of Art next month. The exhibit will run from March 6 through March 21.
Trustees announce $1.7 million gift to endow Harward Center for Community Partnerships
Friday, May 24, 2002 4:01 pm
A $1.7 million gift to endow the new Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Center for Community Partnerships was announced Friday in a dedication ceremony on the Bates College Quad.
Bates service-learning students present findings in Sabbatus and Turner
Monday, November 22, 1999 12:00 am
Bates College students enrolled in "Public Opinion," an advanced-level seminar taught by Douglas Hodgkin, professor of political science, are investigating the Nezinscot River Dam for the town of Turner and a proposed middle school for the town of Sabbatus.
Expert on university-public school partnerships to speak
Thursday, October 29, 1998 3:24 pm
Ira Harkavy, associate vice president and director for the Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss "Participatory Action Research and Service Learning" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Benjamin Mays Center.