Hello, Bates Families –

As fall arrives in earnest in Maine, we have several important items to share with you.

• Students received a key update earlier today on changes to the COVID-19 Testing Center schedule, new access to indoor spaces and programming, guidance for preparing for campus departure in November, and on declaring their intentions for winter semester. Please read this posting for full detail.
• Flu shots will be available to on-campus students the week of Oct. 5. The flu clinic will take place in the testing center, so students can take their scheduled COVID-19 test and get their seasonal flu shot with a single visit.
• There’s still time to complete your free registration for Back@Bates (Oct. 2-3), our virtual family weekend. Content includes a Friday night panel on student life on campus as well as remarks from President Spencer on Saturday morning.
• We recommend the Bates Instagram feed for a look at life on campus this fall (with the bonus of all that beautiful Maine fall foliage).

Many thanks to those who joined our parent networking events this week and to those parent volunteers who helped host these conversations. Our team looks forward to creating more opportunities for families to connect with one another and with Bates. Let us know if this volunteer role is of interest to you!

Best regards,

The Bates Parent Team