One cold Friday in November, a classroom in Pettengill Hall was a little more crowded than usual: The students in the First Year Seminar “Truth” got a visit from older Bates students who, last spring, ...

What Kind of Writer Are You? The Writing Program's First-Year Writing Seminar Selection process empowers first-year students to select the Academic Inquiry Semina r (AIQS) that best suits their needs ...

What is a First-Year Seminar? Each first-year student takes a First-Year Seminar or FYS in their first Fall semester at Bates. Topics vary from year to year, but FYS courses represent a broad range of ...

Our engineering seminars will introduce you to a variety of engineering careers and the latest industry technology. Speakers cover topics on the practice of engineering design, non-technical issues in ...