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Gem Quality Daisy Diamond ’19 of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., won a prize for this liberal arts–inspired collage in the #BatesFinals Instagram contest last December. To create the shot, Diamond and Emily Dean ‘19 of Atlanta piled books, notes, and other academic gear on their friend, Sarah Frankie Sigman ‘19 of Port Washington, N.Y. The stuff reflects “the diversity in interests of the people I had met so far at Bates,” Diamond explains. “The photo shows chemistry, biology, English, math, and art from the backpacks of just three people.”
92 percent of graduating seniors were satisfied or very satisfied with campus safety.
Here are percentages of last year’s seniors who “agree” or “strongly agree” with these prompts about Bates professors:
95% 92% 88%
83 percent of grad-school-bound seniors say they got their top choice.
Agree To Agree
Were genuinely interested in students Were willing to spend time outside of class Had a positive influence on my intellectual growth and interest in ideas
85%
Had a positive influence on my personal growth, values, and attitudes
81% 80%
Were good at providing prompt, useful feedback Were interested in helping students grow outside the classroom
Here are the percentages of seniors who answered “often” or “very often” to these prompts about iconic classroom moments:
90% 74% 74% 69%
PHYLLIS GRABER JENSEN
Jhun’s memorial service bates.edu/james-jhun-memorial
Challenged my ideas in class Asked me to argue for or against a point of view Students challenged each other’s ideas in class
SOURCE: 2015 SENIOR SURVEY, ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
Saying Goodbye to James Jhun ’16 The campus community came together on Jan. 22 to celebrate the life of James Jhun ’16, who died unexpectedly of unknown causes in Lewiston on Jan. 17. His obituary is in this issue. Held in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, the farewell embrace for one of Bates’ most distinctive students was also a deeply moving celebration of a real Bates renaissance man: a jazz trumpeter, a cappella singer, animal lover, imaginative and determined student of science, beloved son and brother, and friend who “remained unwaveringly loyal to those who loved him,” in the words of one companion.
Posed challenging ideas in class
Trumpets belonging to the late James Jhun ’16 are displayed during a Bates celebration of his life on Jan. 22.