COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC A Liberal Arts College of Human Ecology on the Maine Coast 1996-1997 Viewbook and Application College of the Atlantic Founded 1969 Type Conducational, +-year independent college with graduate programs Location Bar Harbor, Maine Located on Mount Desert Island Population - 4,500 45 miles southeast of Bangor 300 miles north of Boston Campus 26-shorefront acres overlooking Frenchman Bay, adjacent to Acadia National Park School Year Calendar Three 10-week terms Degrees Offered B.A. Human Ecology M.Phil. Human Ecology Student Body 239: 65 3 women: 35 % men 34 states and 9 foreign countries 45% live in campus housing Billed Expenses 1996-1997 Tuition & Fees $ 16,341 Room $ 2,950 Board $ 1,800 Total $ 20,991 Financial Aid 66% of student body receive some sort of Financial Aid average award. 1995-1996 513,600 Admission Very competitive Interview very strongly recommended Campus visit and student-guided tours available throughout the year Transportation Air-regularly scheduled flights to Bar Harbor and Bangor Bus-service to Ellsworth and Bangor "When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something." WILLIAM H. DRURY, JR. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC FACULTY MEMBER 1976-1992 College of the Atlantic was created twenty-seven years ago at a time when it was becoming evident that conventional education was an inadequate preparation for citizenship in our increasingly complex and technical society. The growing interdependence of environmental and social issues and the limitations of academic specialization demanded a wider vision. COA's founders created a pio- neering institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of human ecology, a col- lege in which students overcome narrow points of view and integrate knowledge across traditional academic lines. At COA, boundaries among disciplines are minimized. Scientific analysis joins with humanistic and aesthetic understanding. Insights from specialized knowl- edge are combined for a fuller understanding of complicated issues. Responsible citizenship requires collaborative attitudes and skills. This is the main rationale for COA's commitment to participatory governance and consensus building. It is exemplified by creative ways to run meetings, resolve disputes, utilize computer technologies, or work in partnerships with outside communities. At COA, students work on real issues from the beginning rather than after they are "educated." Individualized courses of study are created by students as they work together with faculty to expand their academic horizons and develop their sense of responsibility. The outcome is an education which builds competence and confi- dence for life-long learning and prepares effective citizens and leaders for the future. 4 FACULTY AT COA 10 ACADEMIC LIFE AT COA 24 STUDENT LIFE AT COA 28 FACILITIES AT COA 32 ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID AT COA College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Faculty offered by regular visiting faculty provide an important supplement to the curriculum. teaches tural hi front of COA st Academic Administration Katona, Steven President B.A. Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D. Biology, Harvard University, 1971. Borden, Richard Academic Dean B.A. University of Texas, 1968; Ph.D. Psychology, Kent State University, 1972. Course Areas: environmental psychology, person- ality and social development, contemporary psy- chology, and philosophy of human ecology Coté, Melville Administrative Dean B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, 1958, 1962; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1971. Faculty Anderson, John Carpenter, JoAnne B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1979; M.A. B.A. University of Massachusetts, 1962; M.A. Art and Ecology and Systematic Biology, San Francisco Architectural History, University of Minnesota, 1970. State University, 1982; Ph.D. Biological Sciences, M.F.A. Painting, University of Pennsylvania, 1993. University of Rhode Island, 1987 Course Areas: art, architectural history, and Maine Course Areas: zoology, behavioral ecology, anatomy, coast history and architecture and physiology Carpenter, William Barkey, Douglas W. B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962; Ph.D. English, B.A. Bethel College, 1983; M.A. Sculpture, University of Minnesota, 1967. University of Iowa, 1987; M.F.A. Photography, Course Areas: literature, creative writing, compara- University of lowa, 1988. tive mythology, and Maine coast history and archi- Course Areas: computer imaging, graphic tecture design, and photography Cass, Donald Beal, Elmer B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. Chemistry, B.A. Bowdoin College, 1965; M.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1977. Anthropology, University of Texas, 1977. Course Areas: chemistry, physics, and mathematics Course Areas: ethnology, anthropological theory, and traditional music Cline, Kenneth B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case Brown, Moira Western Reserve University, 1983. B.S. McGill University, 1983; Ph.D. Marine Course Areas: public policy and environmental law Biology, University of Guelph, 1994. Course Areas: marine mammals, mammalian genetics, field research techniques FACULTY 15 Cooper, John McMullen, Ernest B.A. Trenton State, 1975; M.I. Music, Trenton University of Maryland, Portland Museum School, State, 1981. Portland State University, 1965-1970. Course Areas: music fundamentals, Course Areas: art aesthetics of music and improvisation Morse, Suzanne R. Cox, J.Gray B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1980; Ph.D. B.A. Wesleyan University, 197+; Ph.D. Philosophy, Botany, University of California, Berkeley, 1988. Vanderbilt University, 1981. Course Areas: applied botany, plant ecology, and Course Areas: social theory, political economics tropical studies and history Petersen, Christopher Dickinson, Martha B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1976; B.S. University of Kentucky, 1961; M.S. University Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Wisconsin, 1963; Ph.D. University of Colorado, of Arizona, 1985. 1969. Course Areas: ichthyology and marine ecology Course Areas: mathematics and physics Ressel, Stephen Dworak, Marcia B.S. Millersville University, 1976; M.S. University of B.A. California State University, Fullerton, 1972; Vermont, 1987; Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary M.S. California State University, Fullerton, 1973; Biology, University of Connecticut, 1993. M.A. Sangamon State University, 1979. Course Areas: ecology and biology Course Areas: children's literature and research techniques Stiles, John R. B.A. Drake University, 1971; M.S. University of Greene, Craig lowa, 1986; Ph.D. Science Education, B.S. State University of New York at Syracuse, 1971; University of lowa, 1993. M.S. Plant Taxonomy, University of Alberta, 197+; Course Areas: science methods, student supervision, Ph.D. Biology, Harvard University, 1980. environmental and science education Course Areas: biology, evolution, plant ecology and tta Kralevec oversees systematics Taylor, Davis B. ege's innovative B.S. United States Military Academy, 1985; M.S. ducation program. Hess, Helen University of Oregon, 199+; Ph.D. Economics, received a Fullbright B.S. University of California Los Angeles, 1985; University of Oregon, 1995. r 1996-97 to help Ph.D. Zoology, University of Washington, 1991. Course Areas: environmental and resource cco- a graduate program in Course Areas: invertebrate zoology and biome- nomics, public economics, econometrics education at Africa