Office Staff

Kim Trauceniek

Senior Associate Dean of Students 
Pronouns: she/her/hers
ktraucen@bates.edu
207-786-6304

Provides Leadership for:

  • The Office of Campus Life, Including:
    • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Student Government and 80 plus Student clubs and organizations
    • Social late-night and weekend events
    • Community Building Events
    • Outdoor Education and Programs
  • The Office of Residence Life, Including
    • Student housing
    • First-Year Centers 
    • Residential Student Engagement and Programs
  • First-Year Experience, including
    • New and Transfer Student Orientation, including:
    • Annual Entering Student Orientation Program/AESOP
  • Student Leadership and Program Development
  • Budget Management
  • Policies, Procedures, and Protocol Development and Oversight
  • Student Affairs and Institutional Initiatives and Committees 

Nick Dressler

Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life & First-Year Experience
Pronouns: he/him/his
ndressle@bates.edu
207-755-5963

  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Engage Primary Administrator
  • Community Standards Adjudicator
  • Conflict Resolution Processes Coordinator
  • First-Year Experience Programs
    • First-Year Centers (FYCs)
    • First-Year Experience (FYE) Workshops
    • First-Year First Weekend Programs
    • First-Year Seminar (FYS)
    • New Student Orientation
  • Pre-Major Academic Advising
  • Summer Registration Consultation for Fall Semester Classes
  • Summer Resources Lyceum Page
  • Green Dot Bystander Intervention Coordinator
  • Housing & Access Databases
  • Residence Life & First-Year Experience Budgets
  • Residence Life Professional Staff Supervisor
  • Team Professional Development and Training
  • Student Support Advisor

Erin Caswell

Assistant Director for Campus Life
Pronouns: she/her/hers
ecaswell@bates.edu
207-786-6447

  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Student Government Advisor
  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Engage Administrator
  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Leads Leadership Development Program Coordinator
  • BCSG Funding & Activities Board Advisor
  • Campus Life Budget
  • Campus Life Equity & Inclusion Peer Advisors Supervisor
  • Campus Life Event Staff Supervisor
  • Class Listservs
  • Club Directory
  • Club Facilities Manager
  • Communications and Marketing
  • Community Standards Adjudicator
  • Major Events
    • Senior Week
  • Office Operations
  • Ronj Student Coffeehouse Supervisor
  • Student Clubs and Organizations
  • Student Support Advisor

Catie Luedee

Associate Director of Outdoor Education & Programs
Pronouns: she/her/hers
cluedee@bates.edu
207-755-5902

  • Annual Entering Students Orientation Program (AESOP)
  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Outing Club Advisor
  • Club Travel Coordinator
  • Late Night Event Manager
  • Student Support Advisor

Luke Allen

Coordinator of Campus Life Programming & First-Year Experience
Pronouns: he/him/his
lallen2@bates.edu
207-755-5915

  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Engage Administrator
  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Today
  • BCSG Funding & Activities Board Advisor
  • Campus Activities & Traditions (CAT) Supervisor
  • Campus Life Credit Card
  • Campus Life Event Staff Supervisor
  • Campus Life Student Office Assistants Supervisor
  • Club Payments
  • Communications and Marketing
  • First-Year, First Weekend monthly events
  • Funding Sources
    • Breaks at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Funding
    • 21+ Event Funding
  • Major Events
    • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Leads Clubs, Orgs, and Jobs Fair
    • Large-scale dances
    • Winter Carnival
  • Orientation Week Leaders (OWLs) Supervisor
  • Student Clubs and Organizations
  • Student Leadership
  • Student Support Advisor
  • Village Club Series Crew Supervisor