Guidelines

Bates Now is a daily email which provides an aggregation of campus events and announcements that reduces the volume of emails faculty and staff receive. Bates Now is moderated by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Dean of the Faculty’s office. Posts suitable for inclusion in Bates Now are as follows:

• Events (speakers, programs, performances, and similar) occurring at Bates College for the Bates College Community. 
• Events occurring nearby Bates where the event features a Bates faculty or staff member as a Bates representative, or where the performance pertains to their Bates professional development.
• General Announcements relevant to employees, including retired faculty and staff.

Items not suitable for inclusion on Bates Now include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Announcements of local events of note that do not have a Bates faculty or staff member as a Bates representative, or where the performance does not pertain to their Bates professional development. These events may be advertised on ForSale.
• Announcements for third-party fundraisers. These may be advertised on ForSale. While fundraisers may sometimes have a Bates tie-in, only college-sponsored third-party fundraising will be considered for Bates Now (including the annual Community Campaign and through employee enrichment).
• Political campaign activity and messages that favor or oppose candidates with or without stating their names.