2026 Winter Employee Newsletter by Jaime Pulk
February 27, 2026 Hi Everyone, We’re pleased to share the Winter 2026 HR Newsletter. It’s filled with updates, stories, and seasonal highlights to keep…
2025 Fall Employee Newsletter 🍂 by Jaime Pulk
October 28, 2025 Hi Everyone, We’re pleased to share the Fall 2025 Employee Newsletter. It is packed with updates, stories, and seasonal highlights to keep…
Introducing a New HR Initiative! by Patty Rooney
September 3, 2025 Dear Colleagues, We are excited to introduce a new Human Resources initiative shaped by your feedback from the employee engagement…
2025 Summer Employee Newsletter by Jaime Pulk
August 27, 2025 Hi Everyone, The Summer 2025 HR Newsletter is here! This edition is full of updates and resources to help you…
Employee Engagement Update by Garry W. Jenkins
July 15, 2025 Dear Colleagues, I am excited to share an important update with you regarding the ongoing employee engagement work led by…
2025 Spring Employee Newsletter by Patty Rooney
April 28, 2025 Good Afternoon Bates Colleagues, After a long and dreary winter, the HR team is happy to share the spring edition of…
2024 Winter Employee Newsletter by Jaime Pulk
December 20, 2024 Happy Friday Everyone, Please check out the winter 2024 newsletter attached to this email. This edition features articles focused on…
Staff Engagement Steering Committee and Working Groups by Patty Rooney
November 20, 2024 Engagement Steering Committee Andrea Gager Associate Director of IR, Analysis & Planning Office of Institutional Research Darryl Uy Director of…
Update On Institutional Staff Engagement Work by Patty Rooney
November 20, 2024 Good Afternoon, Colleagues! We are excited to share an important update to the institutional staff engagement work. After our call for…
2024 September Employee Newsletter by Lauren Danie-Briggs
September 26, 2024 Hi everyone, Please check out our Fall 2024 HR Newsletter attached. This edition features articles and resources dedicated to wellbeing, including Bates B Well partnership with…
Engagement Update– A New Call to Action! by Patty Rooney
September 24, 2024 Dear Campus Colleagues, As President Jenkins shared earlier this month, it’s been a busy summer. Here’s a quick recap: Over…
2024 July Employee Newsletter by Rebecca (Becs) Skolnik
July 17, 2024 Good Morning, everyone, Attached is the July edition of the employee newsletter. This edition features information about the Staff Engagement Survey,…
Engagement Survey Materials by Patty Rooney
May 24, 2024 Good Afternoon Staff Colleagues- Thank you to everyone who attended the Staff Engagement and Well-being Survey presentations held this past Tuesday…
Key Finds Report and Results Slide Deck by Patty Rooney
May 21, 2024 The health and well-being of staff at Bates College shapes the lives of all members of the Bates College community — students, staff, and faculty. Understanding deeply the varied experiences of our staff community is a critical part of continuing to improve how we work towards creating a more inclusive and equitable campus environment.
Survey Presentation Location Change by Patty Rooney
May 17, 2024 Good Morning Staff Colleagues- We wanted to remind you that representatives from Rankin Climate will be on campus next Tuesday, May…
Employee Engagement Survey Update by Patty Rooney
April 30, 2024 To All Bates Staff– We are excited to share that the final survey participation numbers are in, and they are FANTASTIC!!…
A note of thanks by Garry W. Jenkins
April 10, 2024 Dear colleagues, I want to thank you for taking the time to complete the employee engagement survey. Nearly two-thirds of…
Updated Staff Engagement Results– Survey ends March 29th! by Patty Rooney
March 22, 2024 Good Afternoon Everyone! The Employee Engagement Working Group is happy to share the latest participation rates for the Staff Engagement…
Better Bates Together- Survey ends March 29th! by Patty Rooney
March 13, 2024 Hello Everyone! The Employee Engagement Working Group is excited to share our latest survey participation rates with you. After only…
Better Bates Together! by Patty Rooney
February 28, 2024 To All Bates Staff– On the heels of President Jenkin’s invitation yesterday, the Climate Survey Working Group would like to…
Bates campus climate survey by Garry W. Jenkins
February 27, 2024 Dear Staff Colleagues, I write to follow up on my message of February 6 and invite you to complete the…
Coming Soon: Staff Climate Survey by Garry W. Jenkins
February 6, 2024 Dear Staff Colleagues, As you know, Bates is in the midst of a process of working to better understand the…
Exciting Collaboration Announcement: Bates College Partners with Rankin Climate by Hope Burnell
January 16, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. On behalf of the Employee Engagement Working Group, we are thrilled…
Employee Input Sessions by Hope Burnell
September 28, 2023 Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Employee Engagement Working Group, I am pleased to share an update about our work.…
Employee Engagement Working Group by Hope Burnell
September 25, 2023 Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Employee Engagement Working Group, I am pleased to share an update about our work.…