Bates College Beamer Theme

A LaTeX Beamer presentation theme for Bates College, featuring official Bates branding, colors, and logos.

Preview

Files

• Main.tex — Main template file with example slides
• beamerthemeldv.sty — Main theme file
• beamercolortheme*.sty — Color definitions (Bates garnet)
• beamerfonttheme*.sty — Font settings
• beameroutertheme*.sty — Header/footer layout
• images/Bates_logo.png — Bates wordmark
• images/Bates_seal.png — Bates seal

How to Use

In Overleaf (Recommended)

1. Download this repo as a ZIP (green Code button → Download ZIP)
2. In Overleaf, click New Project → Upload Project
3. Upload the ZIP — Overleaf will extract it automatically
4. Edit Main.tex and compile

Locally

Requires a LaTeX distribution (TeX Live or MiKTeX) with the beamer package.

git clone https://github.com/SakinaFMZ/bates-beamer-theme.git
cd bates-beamer-theme
pdflatex Main.tex

Included Slide Layouts

• Title slide
• Outline / Table of Contents
• Bullet point slide
• Definition and Theorem blocks
• Figure slide
• Two-column layout
• Enumerated steps
• Summary
• Q&A / closing slide

Customization

In Main.tex, update the following fields:

\title{Your Presentation Title}
\subtitle{Optional Subtitle}
\author{Your Name}
\institute{Bates College}
\date{\today}

Also update the footer fields for course number and author name in the theme file.

Requirements

• LaTeX with beamer package
• Compiles with pdflatex or xelatex

License

MIT License — free to use and modify.