It's a Great Day to be a Bobcat 2025

We have EXCEEDED 2,200 donors and have unlocked an additional $50,000 for Bates! We've set a new Great Day dollar record and -- with your help! -- the donor record is within reach. 

Let's keep going, Bobcats!

With Chris Joyce '10's gift, we have surpassed our original 1,855 donor goal...and received a matching gift of $100,000 from a generous Bates family! 

Thanks to today’s incredible support, we’ve set a new stretch goal: 2,200 donors by midnight! When we hit this new goal, we’ll unlock an additional $50,000 for Bates.

Let’s keep going! Go, Bobcats!

When we reach our goal of 1,855 gifts from alumni, parents, and friends, an anonymous Bates family will add $100,000 to our Great Day giving total. Let’s show our Bobcat pride by reaching 1,855 donors by March 13!

Tune into the Great Day Livestream starting at NOON EST on March 13!  

12 p.m.

Christine Schwartz, Associate Vice President for Dining, Conferences and Campus Events

Kim Trauceniek, Senior Associate Dean of Students

12:55 p.m.

Adrienne Shibles '91, P'26, Associate Director of Athletics 

Jon Furbush '05, Lecturer in Physical Education and Head Coach of Men's Basketball

Alison Leonard '10, Assistant Men's & Women's Cross Country Coach

Kelly McManus '12, Assistant Field Hockey Coach and Interim Director of Women's Golf 

1:45 p.m. 1 Push-up for every $10 given!!!

Michael Rocque, Professor of Sociology and Department Chair 

Michael Milliken, Manager of Community Wellness and Coordinator of Club Sports

2:35 p.m.

President Garry W. Jenkins

Kristen Lainsbury, Vice President for Communications and Marketing

3:10 p.m.

Darby Ray, Director of Harward Center for Community Partnerships and Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Civic Engagement 

Tonya Bailey LMSW-cc, Associate Dean and Director of the Student Center for Belonging and Community

4 p.m.

Stephanie Kelley-Romano, Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, Department Chair

Katherine '25 and Serena '25, Students

4:55 p.m.

Bobcast with Aaron Morse, Associate Athletic Communications Director

Sophie '26, Women’s Basketball

Parker '26, Football

Amanda '25, Field Hockey

5:45 p.m.

Audrey Burns '17, Associate Director of Financial Aid

Jay Burns P'17, P'19, Senior Editorial Director and Editor of Bates Magazine 

6:35 p.m.

Well-Being @ Bates Panel with Brenna Callahan '15, Director of Health Services and Student Wellbeing

Lily '25, Sergio '26, and Linny '27, Students

7:15 p.m.

Emily Bray Levine, Assistant Vice President for Annual Giving

Amy Jefferson, Director of Bates Fund Operations

7:55 p.m.

James Reese P'29, Associate Dean of Students for International Student Programs

Casey Andersen '12, Gift Planning Officer - Manager of 50th Reunion Giving

8:45 p.m.

LIVE acapella performance by Take Note!