Welcome to 乐播传媒 from the FYE Team!
The First Year Experience (FYE) Team extends you a warm welcome as an admitted new transfer student! We are so excited to welcome you to campus in the fall. First-Year Experience supports all students in their first year at 乐播传媒, including transfer students. We are sensitive to the fact that it鈥檚 your first year at 乐播传媒, not at college, and align resources and Orientation for new transfers accordingly. As you look forward to summer, we鈥檙e writing with some important information about what to expect over the coming months, should you decide to come to 乐播传媒 (and we hope you do)!
- Stay updated with your inbox: 乐播传媒 will send you important information via email. In early June, you鈥檒l be invited to claim your 乐播传媒 network account, which will give you access to your 乐播传媒 email, the Garnet Gateway student portal, and many other platforms. Important information about course registration, which will happen in mid June, will also be sent to your inbox.
- Follow the official class Instagram groups for more information. Note that these groups are private to 乐播传媒 students.
- To join, visit the , , or account for your applicable 乐播传媒 graduation year and DM the admins with your name and the email address you used to apply to 乐播传媒 (for confirmation purposes). If you don鈥檛 see a 鈥渟end message鈥� button, tap the three little dots in the upper right hand corner of the account page and select 鈥淪end message鈥� from the menu. If you still have issues, you can DM the @batescollege account with your info. Note: All admitted transfers are welcome to join the @bates2030_official account to meet other students recently admitted to 乐播传媒.
- To join, visit the , , or account for your applicable 乐播传媒 graduation year and DM the admins with your name and the email address you used to apply to 乐播传媒 (for confirmation purposes). If you don鈥檛 see a 鈥渟end message鈥� button, tap the three little dots in the upper right hand corner of the account page and select 鈥淪end message鈥� from the menu. If you still have issues, you can DM the @batescollege account with your info. Note: All admitted transfers are welcome to join the @bates2030_official account to meet other students recently admitted to 乐播传媒.
- Check out important upcoming dates, as well as the preliminary Orientation schedule here. The full Orientation schedule will be released in June.
- Start to get excited about AESOP – the Annual Entering Student Orientation Program – a 3 day, 2 night trip during Orientation week that will immerse you in Maine! Trips take place all over the state, and include everything from community engagement to rock climbing. If you鈥檙e not a big fan of camping in the great outdoors, don鈥檛 worry – there are trips that return to campus every day, too, so you can sleep in your dorm room. Fall 2026 AESOP trips are now posted!
- Speaking of your dorm room, one of the things on your mind might be where you鈥檙e going to live in your first year at 乐播传媒! You鈥檒l submit your First-Year Housing Application in June, but while you wait, we invite you to check out the Housing Tour for Upperclass Students, as well as the Virtual Tour of campus to help you start to envision life on campus.
We鈥檙e looking forward to getting to know you – in the meantime, please don鈥檛 hesitate to contact us via fye@bates.edu or 207.755.5900.
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The 乐播传媒 First-Year Experience Team
Michael Rocque, Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the Faculty聽
Kim Trauceniek, Senior Associate Dean of Students
Nick Dressler, Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life and First-Year Experience\
Catie Luedee, Associate Director for Outdoor Education and Programs
Luke Allen 鈥�22, Coordinator of Campus Life Programming and First-Year Experience
Marc Muro, Residence Life Area Coordinator