This Sept. 20, 2022, webinar for new 乐播传媒 families included panelists from the following campus departments:

• 乐播传媒 Health Services
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
• Student Support Advising
• Multifaith Chaplaincy
• Residence Life and Health Services

This webinar is password protected, and the password was sent to all incoming families whether they registered for the webinar or not. 

To request that we resend the password, please email parents@bates.edu.

Are the CAPS clinical support groups short-term or long-term? Can you give more info about what types of groups are available? 

Clinical groups will be offered on a weekly basis for 8 sessions for a core number of students (usually between 6-8 students). Groups will run for Fall semester and then be reoffered in the Spring.

This link shares the types of groups and support spaces being offered: www.bates.edu/counseling-psychological-services/#groups-and-support-spaces-for-fall-2022

Do the student support services help with time management skills?

There are great supports in this area through the Academic Resource Commons: www.bates.edu/academic-resource-commons/learning-strategies-2/ 

How do students figure out who their student support person is?

Students can sign into using their standard 乐播传媒 College username and password. On 乐播传媒 Reach, students can find their “Network” where their Student Support Advisor (SSA) is located.

Where do we find out more about the Multifaith Chaplaincy programs? 

Pause and Hearth are the two mentioned this evening, plus we have a lot of other programs that pop up throughout the year: www.bates.edu/multifaith/connect/ 

My first–year has reported issues with dorm fire alarms. What can be done?

While safety is our primary concern, we know this can be frustrating. If a student is concerned, please have them reach out to the Res Life team at reslife@bates.edu. 

How can our student initiate a FERPA waiver?

Students can set their FERPA releases via their Garnet Gateway account. If students wish to sign a waiver so that their health information can be shared with their parents, they can find that document in the 鈥淔orms鈥� tab of the 乐播传媒 Health Service site.

Do you have an emergency texting alert system? 

We do have an emergency alert system that sends text messages along with other types of alerts. We send what is called a brief and timely warning when there is a threat to the community and specific actions are recommended. That message goes to those who are on campus – faculty, staff, and students – so that they can quickly respond.

Additional resources mentioned in the webinar:

Accessing health services after hours or on weekends

Scheduling a CAPS appointment

Campus Safety

Parent version of 乐播传媒 Today

Student Affairs dedicated mailbox: studentaffairs@bates.edu 

This Sept. 15, 2022, webinar for new 乐播传媒 families included panelists from the following campus departments:

First-Year Experience and Dean of Faculty鈥檚 Office
Accessible Education
Academic Resource Commons (ARC)
Mathematics and Statistics Workshop (MSW)
Writing and Language Center
Library and Information Services

This webinar is password protected, and the password was sent to all incoming families whether they registered for the webinar or not. 

To request that we resend the password, please email parents@bates.edu.

Does a student have to be approved for the major they select, or is there an unlimited number of students who could choose a certain major?

There is no cap on any major, meaning that we don鈥檛 limit any major field of study to a particular number of students. Students are limited to a maximum of 2 majors (they can only declare up to 2 majors). All students must complete a 鈥淢ajor + 1鈥� as part of their general education requirements; the +1 can be either a second major, or a minor, or a 4-course 鈥�general education concentration.鈥�

Where can we find class requirements?

You can find them here: /first-year-experience/academic-requirements/

Do you have advice for a student who did not get into a particular intro class this semester (even during add/drop) and really wants to take it next semester? 

Many introductory level courses (100-level) are offered either every semester or every year. As such, students will have multiple opportunities to take it if they didn鈥檛 get into a section this first Fall semester. Course registration for Winter 2023 will take place in early November. Registration is not first-come, first serve, so students will have a multi-day period to select their options. If they don鈥檛 get into a course during the first round, they can add it during the week that follows registration. Seats are kept empty to ensure that students have access during this second round.

Then there is the add/drop period during the first 2 weeks of the Winter semester in January. Encourage your student to utilize this process and to partner with their academic advisor/FYS instructor for additional assistance with course registration.

If a student wants to drop and add a class, whom should they contact?

Add/drop is controlled by the student through the last day to add a course, which is Tuesday, September 20 for the Fall 2022 semester. Given that [this webinar is taking place] near the end of the second week of courses, adding a course at this point requires permission of the instructor, so the student should reach out to the professor directly. The last day to drop a class is October 28. All of these dates are on the Important Dates and Deadlines Calendar at the Student Advising Portal.

Thanks for sharing that spots have been made available this fall to meet the need for Chem 107. Is it possible this course might be offered in the spring, given how many fields of study list it as a prerequisite?

Chem 107 is currently only offered in the Fall so that Chem 108 can be offered in the Winter semester. This also enables the follow-up class, Organic Chemistry, to be offered on a consistent and annual basis. 

The Chemistry faculty are looking into two options at the moment for future years: 1) offering Chem 107 each semester and 2) offering a different introductory chemistry course other than Chem 107 for students interested in Earth and Climate Sciences and for students interested in Environmental Studies. 

For students who are interested in global education, studying abroad, and global community-engaged learning opportunities, how might they be able to find out more and prepare?

They should reach out to the Center for Global Education. More information is available at the Student Advising Portal, and their Academic Advisor can also connect them to the Center.

Is there a place where students can be on a Zoom call that is not their rooms? Is there a media center to make a video?

We have several rooms in Ladd Library that students can use for a Zoom call. We do have the Digital Media Studio in Pettigrew Hall where students can check out equipment, edit videos, create podcasts and more. It is an absolutely fabulous space, and there are two staff members who can also help them.

How are peer support advisors selected? Do they receive mentorship training?

Peer tutors are selected in several ways. Some are nominated by faculty, and others simply apply based on their own interests and experiences. Any students who apply or are nominated go through an interview process with one of the professional staff. Many writing tutors take a course to learn how to tutor in writing; all other peer tutors receive several hours of on-the-job training, some before the semester begins and more throughout the semester. They are also mentored by us and their fellow peer tutors, some of whom have been with us for several years.

If a student finds a tutor they work well with, will they be able to arrange to continue working with that same tutor?

Yes. Our drop-in tutors have a regular schedule of shifts, meaning each works the same hours on the same days of the week. So, if a student likes a particular tutor, they can refer to our schedule to see when the tutor works. Those who have a CAT (course-attached tutor) embedded in their class would certainly work with the same CAT all term.

What are the requirements for a student to become a language tutor?

Students interested in becoming language tutors apply for the job with a cover letter, a writing sample from a class they鈥檝e taken at 乐播传媒 in the language they wish to tutor, and a language faculty recommendation. Then we interview and train them in best practices in tutoring their peers. Students who are peer tutors in the languages are typically language-learners themselves, majors or minors in the language.