Dedham Resident Named Student Advisor at Bates College

Elizabeth Masalsky, of Dedham, is serving as a Junior Advisor for the 2015-16 academic year at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Masalsky is a 2014 graduate of Dedham High School.

As part of her Junior Advisor role with the college’s Office of Student Affairs, Masalsky is advising first-year students on academic and social issues, while also facilitating student engagement through programs and volunteer opportunities, both on- and off-campus.

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.