The Bates Board of Trustees held its winter meeting virtually on Friday, January 31, 2025. Most standing committees of the Board also met virtually over the course of the preceding weeks to conduct their work.

Trustees took a number of important annual actions, including setting a range for the 2025–26 academic year single fee, which will be finalized this spring; setting the endowment distribution for the 2025–26 academic year; accepting the conflict of interest report; reappointing the college’s auditor, CBIZ CPAs (formerly known as Mayer Hoffman McCann); and approving recommendations for faculty promotion and tenure from the Faculty Personnel Committee.

The Board heard updates and held discussions on important campus events and initiatives, including the college’s finances, the endowment, fundraising, infrastructure, and the Class of 2029 applicant pool. Trustees were also briefed on the current state of the faculty in advance of the anticipated leadership transition in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, including a report on the 2024 COACHE survey results.

Trustees were joined by faculty, staff, or student representatives at most of its committee meetings and plenary sessions. 

The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for May 1–3, 2025.

Garry W. Jenkins
President

Gregory A. Ehret ’91, P’23
Chair of the Board of Trustees