Office of the President Archives
Welcome: Commencement 2024
President Garry W. Jenkins offered this welcome at Commencement on May 26, 2024.
Inaugural address, ‘Rising Together’
Garry W. Jenkins offered these remarks at the installation ceremony of his Inauguration on May 4, 2024.
‘President Jenkins laments the use of Blind Tiger’
This op-ed by President Garry W. Jenkins appeared in The Bates Student newspaper on March 6, 2024.
A word of care and thanks
President Garry W. Jenkins offered this message to the campus community on Oct. 27, 2024, two days after the mass shooting in Lewiston.
A message to our community
President Garry W. Jenkins offered this message to the campus community in the hours after the mass shooting in Lewiston on Oct. 25, 2024.
Welcome to the 2023–24 academic session
Welcome to the 2023–24 academic session! I am thrilled to join you in kicking off what promises to be an exciting year of exploration, innovation, and engagement for Bates.
Welcome remarks at Opening Convocation: Sept. 5, 2023
Greetings, everyone, and welcome. It is terrific to see you all gathered here, in this very special place, ready to launch a new academic year at Bates.
Remarks at Presidential Introduction: March 7, 2023
Garry Jenkins delivered the following remarks to the campus community on March 7, 2023, in Alumni Gymnasium. The occasion marked…