Office of the President Archives
Community Letter Fall 2024
Dear Members of the Bates Community, Now that the fall semester is well underway, I thought I would share some…
Announcement of Vice President for Student Affairs
Dear Members of the Bates Community, I write to share the news that Rosanna Ferro will join the Bates community…
Announcement of Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Dear Members of the Bates Community, I write to share the news that Kristen A. Lainsbury will join the Bates…
Welcome remarks at Opening Convocation: September 3, 2024
Good morning! Greetings, everyone, and welcome! It is terrific to see you all gathered here, in this special place, ready…
One Big Year at Bates — and Another Starting Soon
Dear Members of the Bates Community, All summer long, I have found myself reflecting on what an extraordinary year we…
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.