COA COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC A College of Human Ecology on the Maine Coast 1993-1994 Viewbook and Application COLLEGEOFTHEATLANTIC Founded Cost 1993-1994 1969 Tuition $13,287 Room $ 2,460 Type Board $ 1,400 Coeducational, 4-year independent college Books $ 450 with graduate programs Personal Expenses $ 400 $17,997 Location Bar Harbor, Maine Financial Aid Located on Mount Desert Island 60% of student body receive some Population-4,500 sort of Financial Aid 45 miles southeast of Bangor Average award, 1992-93-$10,061 300 miles north of Boston All Financial Aid is need-based Campus Admission 26-shorefront acres overlooking Frenchman Competitive Bay, adjacent to Acadia National Park Interview strongly recommended Campus visit and student-guided tours School Year Calendar available throughout the year Three 10-week terms Transportation Degrees Offered Air-regularly scheduled flights to B.A. Human Ecology Bar Harbor and Bangor M. Phil. Human Ecology Bus-service to Ellsworth and Bangor Student Body 250: 62% women, 38% men 29 states and 11 foreign countries represented 32% of students live on campus C ollege of the Atlantic was created two decades ago at a time when it was becoming evident that conven- tional 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 specializa- tion demanded a wider vision. COA's founders created a pioneering institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of human ecology, a college 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 knowledge are combined for a fuller understanding of complicated issues, Responsible citizenship requires collaborative attitudes and skills. This is the main rationale for COA's commit- ment to participatory governance and consensus building. It is exemplified by creative ways to run meetings, resolve disputes, utilize computer technologies, or work in part- nerships with outside communities. At COA, students work on real issues from the begin- ning 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 confidence for life-long learning and prepares effective citizens and leaders for the future. S 4 FACULTYAT COA 9 ACADEMICLIFE AT COA Resource Areas Environmental Science/12 Arts and Design/13 Human Studies/13 20 STUDENT LIFEATCOA 24 FACILITIES AT COA 30 ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AIDAT COA College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Craig Greene teaches a wide range of botany classes and, through a coopera- tive agreement with Acadia National F A C U L T Y Park, conducts plant surveys there. COA has a teaching faculty of over 20. All full-time faculty have Ph.D. degrees or the appropriate terminal degree in their field, many earned at the nation's most Academic Administration Faculty Katona, Steven Anderson, John respected universities. Their President B.A. University of California, Berkeley, B.A. Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D. 1979; M.A. Ecology and Systematic fields of interest include land- Biology, Harvard University, 1971. Biology, San Francisco State University, Borden, Richard 1982; Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Univer- Academic Dean sity of Rhode Island, 1987. use planning, architecture, B.A. University of Texas, 1968; Ph.D. Course Areas: zoology, behavioral ecology, life sciences, literature, public Psychology, Kent State University, 1972. anatomy, and physiology Course Areas: environmental psychology, Beal, Elmer personality and social development, B.A. Bowdoin College, 1965; M.A. policy, marine biology, psy- contemporary psychology, and philosophy Anthropology, University of Texas, 1977. of human ecology Course Areas: ethnology, anthropological chology, and education. Coté, Melville theory, and traditional music Administrative Dean Carpenter, JoAnne Courses offered by regular B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, 1958, B.A. University of Massachusetts, 1962; 1962; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1971. M.A. Art and Architectural History, visiting faculty provide an University of Minnesota, 1970; M.F.A. Maltz, Alesia Painting, University of Pennsylvania, 1993. Associate Dean for Advanced Studies Course Areas: art, architectural history, and important supplement to the B.A. Hampshire College, 1978; M.A. Maine coast history and architecture University of Illinois, 1980; Ph.D. Science and Society, University of Illinois, 1989. Carpenter, William curriculum. Course Areas: history of science, medicine B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962; Ph.D. and culture, environmental history, and English, University of Minnesota, 1967. Course Areas: literature, creative writing, history of landscape comparative mythology, and Maine coast history and architecture Cass, Donald B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1977. Course Areas: chemistry, physics, and mathematics 4 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Etta Mooser heads COA's innovative teacher education program. Cline, Kenneth B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case Western Reserve University, 1983. Course Areas: public policy and environmental law Cooper, John B.A. Trenton State, 1975; M.A. Trenton State, 1981. Course Areas: music fundamentals, aesthetics of musics, and improvisation Dickinson, Martha B.S. University of Kentucky, 1961; M.S. University of Wisconsin, 1963; Ph.D. University of Colorado, 1969. Course Areas: mathematics and physics Dworak, Marcia B.A. California State University, Fuller- ton, 1972; M.S. California State Univer- sity, Fullerton, 1973; M.A. Sangamon State University, 1979. Mancinelli, Isabel Petersen, Christopher Course Areas: children's literature and B.A. Catholic University of America, B.A. University of California, Santa research techniques 1975; M.A. Landscape Architecture, Barbara, 1976; Ph.D. Ecology and Harvard University, 1981. Evolutionary Biology, University of Greene, Craig Course Areas: community and regional Arizona, 1985. B.S. State University of New York at planning and landscape architecture Course Areas: ichthyology and marine Syracuse, 1971; M.S. Plant Taxonomy, ecology University of Alberta, 1974; Ph.D. McMullen, Ernest Biology, Harvard University, 1980. University of Maryland, Portland Ressel, Stephen Course Areas: botany, evolution, and plant Museum School, Portland State Univer- B.S. Millersville University, 1976; M.S. ecology sity, 1965-1970. University of Vermont, 1987; Ph.D. Course Area: art Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Koeppl, Martin University of Connecticut, 1993. B.S. University of Munich, 1977; M.A. Meiklejohn, Donald Course Areas: ecology and biology Wayne State University, 1980; Ph.D. Geography, Clark University, 1987. B.A. University of Wisconsin, 1930; Visvader, John Course Areas: education, geography, Ph.D. Philosophy, Harvard B.A. Philosophy, CUNY, 1960; Ph.D. University, 1936. media, and design Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Course Area: public policy 1966. Kozak, Anne Mooser, Etta Course Areas: philosophy of science and B.A. Salve Regina College, 1959; M.A. B.A. Lewis and Clark College, 1970; technology, philosophy of nature, English, St. Louis University, 1962. Course Areas: writing and literature Ed.M. Columbia University, 1984; Ed.D., cosmology, history of ideas, and Chinese Philosophy, Teachers College, Columbia philosophy Lerner, Susan University, 1987. B.A. University of Cincinnati, 1969; Course Area: contemporary education California Institute of Arts, 1971. Morse, Suzanne R. Course Areas: literature and women's studies B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1980; Ph.D. Botany, University of California, Berkeley, 1988. Course Areas: applied botany, plant ecology, and tropical studies FACULTY / 5 Adjunct Faculty Stover, Candice Beckman, Jennifer B.A. Northeastern University, 1974; M.A. B.A. Vassar College, 1982 - Ceramics. Pennsylvania State University, 1976 - Writing/Literature. Brecher, Melita B.A. University of Industrial Arts Trowbridge, Clinton (Helsinki), 1973; M.A. SUNY at Buffalo, B.A. Princeton, 1950; Ph.D. English, 1982 - Sculpture. University of Florida, 1956 - Writing. Buyers-Basso, Skip Faculty Associates B.A. College of the Atlantic, 1983 - COA has formally recognized these distin- Museum Studies/Taxidermy. guished individuals as faculty associates who Caivano, Roc are invited to teach courses at any time. B.A. Dartmouth College, 1966; M.A. Beard, Ronald Architecture, Yale University, 1970. (AIA B.S., M.S. University of Maine. licensed; N.C.A.R.B., 1988) - Architecture. Booth, William Coté, Polly B.S. University of Maine; B.D. B.A. Thomas Edison, 1980; M.A.L.S. Hartford Theological Seminary; graduate Dartmouth College, 1988 - Visual Arts. study at Cambridge University and Yale Cox, Gray Divinity School. B.A. Wesleyan University, 1974; Ph.D. Davis, Norah Deakin Vanderbilt University, 1981 - Writing. A.B., M.A., Philosophy, Washington Diaz, Hector University. B.S. University of Maine, 1973 - Spanish. Eliot, Samuel A. Goldman, Debra B.A., M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard University. B.F.A. University of Iowa, 1980; M.F.A. Epstein, Franklin H. Pratt Institute 1988 - Photography. B.A. Brooklyn College; M.D. Yale Haynes, Susan University School of Medicine. B.A. Tufts University, 1968; M.S. Ed. Gudynas, Eduardo Wheelock College, 1969 - Education. Academic Coordinator, Multiversidad Kane, Jr., Daniel Franciscana de Americana Latino; Don B.A. Yale, 1962; J.D. Harvard University, Orione College, University of Uruguay. 1966 - Law/Physics. Hill, Warren Rhodes, Trisha B.A. Gorham State College; Ed.M. B.A., M.A., University of Maine, 1983, Boston University; Ed.D. Columbia 1987 - Education. University. Sanchez, Joan Kates, Robert W. Moore College of Art, 1967-1970 and M.A., Ph.D. University of Chicago. Parsons School of Design, 1970-1971 - Litten, Walter Dance. B.S. Institute of Optics, University of Sellers, Lucy Bell Rochester. B.A. Radcliffe College, 1958 - Theater. 6 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Rich Borden, COA's Academic Dean, has also served as past president of the Society of Human Ecology. FACULTY / 7 Visiting faculty Ben Baxter (right) teaches courses in marine resource issues. Paigen, Kenneth A.B. Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology. Reynolds, Robert W. B.S. University of Nebraska. Russell, Elizabeth S. B.A. University of Michigan; M.A. Columbia; Ph.D. University of Chicago. Silk, Leonard A.B. University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. Duke University. Stocking, Marion A.B. Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D Duke University. Straus, Donald B. B.A., M.B.A. Harvard University. Research Associates Fleischer, Artie Rock, Jennifer Island Research Center, research on Investigations on baleen whales using Agler, Beverly breeding biology of seabirds microbiological and genetic techniques Population biology of fin whales Giller, Federico Rough, Valerie Allen, Judith Research on breeding biology of seabirds Population biology and individual Photo identification of humpback whales identification of gray seals in New Gregory, Linda Bowman, Robert England waters Acadia National Park resource inventory Studies on baleen whales of the western and investigation Stevick, Nancy North Atlantic Ocean Individual identification of humpback Mainwaring, Alan Cole, Sarah whales Computer image analysis for individual Biogeography and distribution of mammals identification of humpback whales Stevick, Peter Cole, Tim Population studies of humpback whales in Martin, Stephanie Field studies on baleen whales and seabirds Studies of marine mammals, seals, and the western North Atlantic Ocean using seabirds in coastal Maine photo identification and tissue sampling DenDanto, Dan Population biology of fin whales; Regional McCullough, Gayle Stone, Gregory Marine Mammal Stranding Network Life histories of individually identified Investigations on baleen whales and Devlin, Kate harbor seals in the Gulf of Maine dolphins of the Southern Hemisphere; use of submersibles and night vision technol- Island Research Center, research on Mittelhauser, Glen ogy for marine mammal studies breeding biology of seabirds Acadia National Park inventory and Swann, Scott Drury, John investigation Investigations on breeding biology of Investigations on breeding biology of Robertson, Kim seabirds on Maine Islands seabirds on Maine islands Humpback whales of the Southern Zoidis, Ann Fernald, Tom Hemisphere Social and acoustic behavior of baleen Marine naturalist whales 8 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC A C A D E M C L F E Darron's experience is not unique. COA faculty look for and point out ways their disciplines relate to or support others. They encourage students to examine issues from many perspectives and to seek solutions that reflect an integrated perspective. A COA Education is Self-Directed In a college where questioning ideas and seeking out relationships are encouraged, faculty work along with students as they develop individualized programs of study which enable them to address ecological problems from a multiple perspective. Although students are always encour- aged to plan their own course of studies, faculty assume a more direct role in advising entering students. But as students approach their junior and senior At COA the curriculum in A COA Education is Individualized years, the faculty role changes: Faculty are Whether the class is a lab, studio, or more of a sounding board and students human ecology encourages seminar, two factors make the COA take the initiative in designing an intern- approach distinctive: the faculty and ship and senior project that synthesize students' commitment to individualized their educational endeavor at COA. students to seek out connec- learning and the freedom to digest Along with planning their own course information in one's own way and at one's of study, students are also encouraged to tions implicit in ecology and to own pace. Here as a team, students and seek out practical experiences that will faculty investigate assumptions, examine enhance their education. At COA, the apply these to humans, for theories, and engage in a continuing committed, responsible student has many dialogue about knowledge, ideas, and how options-to write and edit press releases, students best learn. grants, a weekly newsletter, and annual most environmental problems literary magazine, to tutor their peers in A COA Education is Integrated writing, math, and word processing, to stem from different kinds of "In my first term at COA, I took Intro- coordinate a Distinguished Visitors Series, ductory Biology and Writing Seminar I," to organize and present exhibits at the said Darron Collins '92. "What was human behaviors and inter- New England Environmental Conference, different about these two courses was that to conduct the COA chorus, to be a lab one depended on the other. The instruc- assistant in chemistry or biology, to actions. Unlike many colleges tors planned the writing assignments so monitor whale migrations, and to be a that they all reflected what we were resident advisor. which offer liberal arts de- studying in biology. Even the final essay exam in Writing Seminar was based on a section of the biology text. By writing grees in specific majors, COA about biology and explaining it to others, I gained a greater understanding of emphasizes an interdiscipli- biological principles." nary approach to the arts and sciences. ACADEMIC LIFE / 9 Steven Katona (right), who has taught biology at COA since 1972 and founded Allied Whale, became the College's fourth president in 1993. Curriculum Because the complexity of the problems Academic Requirements we face can only be resolved by bridging disciplines, COA's approach to learning T he College awards one under- graduate degree, the BA in human enables students not only to choose ecology which indicates that students particular problems to focus on but to understand the relationships between design interdisciplinary curricula which the philosophical and fundamental simultaneously provide an education in principles of science, humanities, and the liberal arts and give students the tools the arts. Degree requirements include: to make meaningful contributions to society. 36 COA credits The College's curriculum also enables completion of 2 interdisciplinary core students to learn in a variety of educa- courses (during student's first year) tional settings. In addition to courses, tutorials, and independent studies, at least two courses in each of the three students learn through group studies to resource areas work cooperatively and effectively in a a Human Ecology essay relating the team effort. In the outreach education student's development as a human and museum practica, they develop ecologist and demonstrating writing practical and applied skills. Through competency (must be completed and internships, students apply knowledge, approved prior to the student's fourth year) develop skills, and clarify career goals. And in the senior project-a major piece an internship (3 credits) of at least one of independent work-students demon- term in a job related to the student's strate in-depth knowledge in a field and academic interest or occupational goals an ability to examine an issue from more (normally undertaken during student's than one perspective. third year) To foster this interdisciplinary a senior project (3 credits), a major piece perspective, academic activities at the of independent work reflecting the College are arranged into three resource student's primary field of interest (during areas-Environmental Science, Arts and student's final term) Design, and Human Studies. community service experience 10 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC John Anderson directs the tern reintroduction program on Petit Manan Island. RESOURCE AREAS Environmental Science The environmental science curriculum brings together the biological and the physical sciences in exploration of the earth's systems by using the scientific method of identification and investigation, tracing ecological and evolutionary patterns, studying natural communities as ecological systems, and understanding the interactions of people and natural systems. The College's setting, bordering the Gulf of Maine and Acadia National Park, provides rich outdoor laboratories for field research. In addition to laboratories, our facilities include access to research Evolution of Cooperation vessels, two greenhouses, and a computer Experimental Biology system. Field Biology Students preparing for graduate school Fisheries Biology or work in plant and animal ecology, Flora of Coastal Maine physiology, and most fields of the applied Functional Plant Morphology environmental sciences receive both a Functional Vertebrate Anatomy broad-based knowledge of ecological Gender and Science principles and preprofessional training in Genetics their chosen areas of concentration. Geographic Information System Geology of Mount Desert Island COURSES The Gulf of Maine: Oceanography and Animal Behavior Biology Biochemistry Introduction to Chemistry I and II Biology I and II Introduction to Computer Applications Biology of Fish Introduction to Physics Biology of Mammals Invertebrate Zoology Biology of the Rapidly Changing World Limnology Bio-Organic Chemistry Marine Ecology Biostatistics Marine Mammals Calculus, I, II, and III Mathematics: Numbers, Trigonometry, Chemistry for Consumers and Algebra Computer Aided Drafting and Design Morphology and Diversity of Plants (CADD) Mycology in Human Ecology Conservation of Endangered Species Ordinary Differential Equations Cosmology Organic Chemistry Ecological Physiology Ornithology in the Field Ecology Plants and Humanity: Economic Botany Ecology: Populations and Communities Plant Physiological Ecology Environmental Chemistry Plant Systematics Environmental Physiology Plant Taxonomy Environmental Studies: Probability and Statistics The New England Environment Weed Ecology Evolutionary History of Life on Earth Women in Science Woody Plants 12 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Arts and Design The arts and design curriculum not only fosters artistic development but also gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in design problems and to find solutions to those problems by combining aesthetic theory with an understanding of ecological, economic, and energy constraints. Through courses in drawing and painting, students develop their own visual expression and use art as a medium for social criticism. In art, art history, and landscape design courses, students learn to question and make perceptive statements about the juxtaposition of the natural world and the built environment. Greek Art Human Studies What distinguishes COA's arts and Improvisation in Music By synthesizing the humanities with the design program from that of other Introduction to Video Production social sciences, the human studies institutions is its emphasis on interdisci- Jazz, Rock, and Blues: From Their resource area provides students with a plinary approaches to design issues. This Origins to the Present wide and diversified perspective on human is not a program which grants a profes- Land Use Planning Studio nature which helps to break down the sional degree at the end of four years; Landscape Studio: Environmental Art artificial distinction inherent in specialized rather it is a program which promotes a Music Fundamentals: Reading, Hearing, branches of knowledge. Through team- multidisciplinary approach to design as Writing, Playing Music taught human studies courses, students part of a general education in human Painting Studio focus on aspects of the contemporary ecology, Photography I and II human condition and are challenged to COA's hands-on approach allows Presentation Skills blend ecological concerns with classical students to create designs which both Primitive Art humanistic studies. Courses in philoso- reflect the students' artistic perception of Projects in Sculpture phy, history, literature, and art relate the the problem and consider the needs and Renaissance Art past to the present. With the humanist's desires of the individuals for whom they Textile Design consciousness of one's place in time, are designing. Theatre Workshop students examine issues in political Three-Dimensional Design I and II science, economics, psychology, and COURSES Two-Dimensional Design I and II anthropology. This combination of Advanced Studio: Design and Activism Video Production Studio knowledge and perspective equips the Aesthetics of Music Watercolor Painting human ecologist to address individual and Architectural Design Studio Women in the Visual Arts cultural problems. Architectural Survey: Prehistoric to Renaissance COURSES Architectural Survey: 19th to 20th Advanced Composition Centuries American Schooling in the Twentieth Art, Media, and Environment Studio Century Ceramics I and II An Eastern Perspective Environmental Design Studio Arts and Humanities Education Foundations: Introduction to Visual and Autobiography Environmental Studies Community Planning and Decision Making ACADEMIC LIFE / 13 Isabel Mancinelli, former planner for Acadia National Park, teaches a variety of design and land-use planning courses. Tuza SALESMARY ROUTE CORRIN OR BUILDING LAHDUS BOU COMMERCIAL Congress and the Presidency Mainstreaming the Exceptional Child Contemporary Literature Medicine and Culture Contemporary Psychology Methods of Teaching Writing Creative Writing Modes of Inquiry Cultural Ecology of the Maine Museum Preparation Fishing Industry Nutrition and Food Policy Developmental Psychology Outdoor Education and Leadership Education Seminar Personality and Social Development LAND USE Environmental Education and Perspectives on School and Society STATISTICS: Communications Lab Philosophy of the Constitution Environmental History Through Film Philosophy of Culture Environmental Journalism Philosophy of Nature Environmental Law and Policy Philosophy of Religion Environmental Psychology Philosophy of Science Explorations: The Literature of Political Theory and Ecology Expeditions of Scientific Inquiry Principles of Economics From Critical Theory to Feminist Theory Reason and Ethics Functional Spanish Ritual, Myth, and Tragedy Historical Geography Roots of the Modern World History of American Reform Movements Russian Literature History of Anthropological Theory Science and Society History of Evolutionary Theory Seminar in Human Ecology History of Ideas: The Enlightenment Seminar: Technology and Culture Humans in Nature Shakespeare Intellectual History of Education Technical Writing International Environmental Law The Future of Technology International Peace in Theory and The Learner and the Learning Process BAR HARDOR Practice Theories of Human Nature Introduction to the Legal Process Use and Abuse of Our Public Lands Introduction to Literature Voluntary Simplicity Introduction to the Philosophy of Voyages Education Whitewater and Whitepaper: Canoeing/ Introduction to Political Economy Conservation Issues in Regional Resource Management Wholeself: Literature and Androgyny Law and Society Women and Men in Transition Learning Theory Women's History and Literature Literature and Ecology World Ethnography in Film Literature of the Third World Writing Seminar I and II Literature of Third-World Women ACADEMIC LIFE / 15 Teacher Certification One facet of the Human Studies resource area is the innovative teacher certification program. Through courses, practica, in- dependent studies, and a range of teaching experiences, interested COA students gain an understanding of educational theory and practice. COA's excellent working partnership with the local public schools- Master of Philosophy in Advising and Counseling one of the strengths of the program-en- Human Ecology The relationship between student and ables students to practice what they learn. College of the Atlantic offers a graduate advisor is particularly important in help- College of the Atlantic grants Maine program of study leading to the Master of ing students design individual programs of teaching certification to qualified gradu- Philosophy degree in Human Ecology. study, Advisors not only provide students ates. This certification, which is reciprocal The College's first graduate students with academic counsel and personal sup- in most states, qualifies graduates for class- began this advanced studies program in port but also guide students in developing room teaching in grades K-8 and for the September 1990. coherent and individualized programs of sciences and social studies at the secondary The Master of Philosophy degree study which draw from the three resource level. Students electing to pursue teaching allows selected students to continue their areas and interdisciplinary programs. certification must take an additional three studies beyond the Bachelor's degree for Upon entering the College, students credits beyond the COA graduation two years. The program is designed to are assigned an advisor with whom they requirements. serve a small number of students who are meet to plan and evaluate their studies. In reviewing the program, which qualified for such work, no more than 10 At the end of the first academic year, stu- emphasizes equally a broad-based liberal to 12 students yearly. The program dents choose a permanent advising team, education and an understanding of educa- consists of advanced study in courses comprised of one faculty member, one tional theory and practice, the State Board already offered by the College, special student, and an optional third member of of Education site-visiting team stated: "As graduate seminars, advanced independent the COA community. The advising team a Board and as policy makers we have study, and an original piece of work-all is responsible for approving completion of often talked about excellence At College guided by an Advising Committee degree requirements and for monitoring a of the Atlantic we experienced excellence selected for each individual. student's progress. in education." For detailed information, please Students at COA obtain career coun- Approximately 20 percent of COA contact the Admission Office. seling not only from the Career Services graduates are engaged in graduate studies Office but from faculty and alumni as or are employed in the field as naturalists, Evaluation and Grades well. Through the personalized advising environmental educators, and classroom At COA, all students receive narrative system, faculty and staff help students to teachers. evaluations of their performance in a channel their interests throughout their course. In addition, many students, tenure here. particularly those considering graduate COA students first encounter formal study, request and receive letter grades. career guidance when they plan the re- In 1992-93, 75 percent of students quired internship-a full term of study requested letter grades. which draws on skills and interests they al- The second part of the evaluation, ready have as well as exposes them to new written by the student, assesses the value skills and knowledge. The Internship and of the course in relation to the student's Career Services Office helps students to own intellectual development. clarify career goals and assists them in re- sume writing, job hunting, and interview- ing techniques. With the Career Service Officer, students determine work values 16 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC COLLEGE COO ATLANTIC Application for Admission COA INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS Application application, the Admission Committee have been out of school for five or more This application is our way of learning will review the contents and notify you years are encouraged to submit teacher more about you than grades and test of its decision. references, but may submit other scores reveal. Your personal essay and references if that is impossible. As with answers to three application questions Early Decision other references, these will not become are the core of your application. 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Discuss how your studies at COA - whether in relation to a particular part of the curriculum or to human ecology generally - fit your overall education or career goals. On a separate sheet please write an essay 2. If you could introduce one new idea 4. Discuss what you consider to be the on any topic you like. Some possibil- or material thing to a primitive culture, most pressing environmental problem ities are listed below, but feel free to what would it be? Why? Discuss how it affecting your community and indicate depart from these; good writing can would affect the people of that culture. steps that could be taken to improve address any idea. the situation. Explain your role as a 3. Humans often face the conflict concerned citizen. 1. As you may know, COA is a self- between a desire to live in a removed, governed school using ACM (All- natural environment and the need to College Meeting) as its vehicle for work in a large urban setting. participatory democracy. Explain how Comment on this conflict. you see yourself fitting into our system of self-governance and how you would like to contribute. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR, MAINE 04609 (207) 288-5015 SCHOOL REPORT Applicant: Please fill out this section: Applicant's Name Last First Middle Applicant's Address Street City State Zip Code Applicant's Telephone Number ( ) Year of Graduation / / mo day yr Note to Counselor or Dean: College of the Atlantic is a fully humans and their natural and social and weaknesses, and personal qualities accredited, coeducational, four-year environments. such as this student's maturity com- college located in Bar Harbor, Maine, The Admission Committee appre- pared to his or her peers, the standards offering a Bachelor of Arts in Human ciates your assistance in determining this student sets for him/herself, and Ecology. Our 250+ students pursue a whether this applicant is well suited to the ease and probability of the student's liberal education while studying the the College of the Atlantic. We are learning in an environment requiring a various relationships which exist between interested in the student's academic high degree of self-motivation. accomplishments, intellectual strengths How long have you known the applicant? In what context(s) have you known the applicant? What are the first words that come to your mind to describe the applicant? Counselor's Name Position Name of School Telephone This candidate ranks in a class of students or nearest decile How would you rate the candidate as to academic ability, motivation, writing skills, and speech? 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COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR, MAINE 04609 (207) 288-5015 TEACHER REFERENCE Applicant: Please fill out this section: Applicant's Name Last First Middle Applicant's Address Street City State Zip Code Applicant's Telephone Number ( ) Note to Teacher: College of the Atlantic is a fully The Admission Committee appre- compared to his or her peers, the accredited, coeducational, four-year ciates your assistance in determining standards this student sets for him/ college located in Bar Harbor, Maine, whether this applicant is well suited to herself, and the ease and probability of offering a Bachelor of Arts in Human the College of the Atlantic. We are the student's learning in an environ- Ecology. Our 250+ students pursue a interested in the student's academic ment requiring a high degree of self- liberal education while studying the accomplishments, intellectual strengths motivation. Your frank evaluation various relationships which exist between and weaknesses, and personal qualities which includes anecdotes and specific humans and their natural and social such as this student's maturity illustrations will be most helpful. environments. Please see reverse side. How long have you known the applicant? In what subject have you taught this student? Name (please print) School School Address Signature Date NOTE: This form will not become part of a matriculant's permanent record. How long have you known the applicant? In what subject have you taught this student? Name (please print) School School Address Signature Date NOTE: This form will not become part of a matriculant's permanent record. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR, MAINE 04609 (207) 288-5015 SECOND TEACHER REFERENCE Applicant: Please fill out this section: Applicant's Name Last First Middle Applicant's Address Street City State Zip Code Applicant's Telephone Number ( ) Note to Teacher: College of the Atlantic is a fully The Admission Committee appre- compared to his or her peers, the accredited, coeducational, four-year ciates your assistance in determining standards this student sets for him/ college located in Bar Harbor, Maine, whether this applicant is well suited to herself, and the ease and probability of offering a Bachelor of Arts in Human the College of the Atlantic. We are the student's learning in an environ- Ecology. Our 250+ students pursue a interested in the student's academic ment requiring a high degree of self- liberal education while studying the accomplishments, intellectual strengths motivation. Your frank evaluation various relationships which exist between and weaknesses, and personal qualities which includes anecdotes and specific humans and their natural and social such as this student's maturity illustrations will be most helpful. environments. Please see reverse side. How long have you known the applicant? In what subject have you taught this student? Name (please print) School School Address Signature Date NOTE: This form will not become part of a matriculant's permanent record. How long have you known the applicant? In what subject have you taught this student? Name (please print) School School Address Signature Date NOTE: This form will not become part of a matriculant's permanent record. and explore career options. The office also maintains files of potential intern- ships and postgraduate employment opportunities, graduate school catalogs, and standardized test applications. Faculty members also play a key role in career counseling. In addition to help- ing students assess their strengths and in- terests, faculty point out potential career paths and frequently put students in touch with professional colleagues at other institutions whose interests may more closely parallel the student's. Perhaps the most exciting develop- ment in career counseling is the college's newest approach-the use of alumni as counselors and mentors. During winter term each year, three or four alumni come to the campus to meet with inter- ested students. Downeast Sexual Assault Services Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge Internships and Senior Projects Earthstar Institute Pipe Springs National Monument Both the internship and senior project, Educators for Social Responsibility Planned Approach to Community Health each of which is required, allow students Environmental Protection Agency Planned Parenthood to pursue a particular interest or field of Flag Hill Farm Portland Museum of Art study in depth. Although some senior Geographisches Institut, Switzerland The Academy of Natural Sciences projects focus exclusively on art or Glinka Choir School, Russia Tilbury House Publishers creative writing, most combine field Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tvarminne Zoological Station, Finland work, research, and writing. The intern- Greenpeace, New England U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ship, on the other hand, is always a work Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute WERU Radio Station experience in which students apply Jackson Laboratory Wild Gardens of Acadia knowledge and skills, develop new skills, Kingsley Pines Camp World Peace Camp and clarify future goals. At COA, students Maine Coast Heritage Trust hone these skills and apply their knowl- Mt. Desert Island Biological edge in a number of challenging places Laboratory around the world. Mt. Desert Island Schools NACUL Center of Design Acadia National Park National Aeronautics and Space Alternatives to Violence Progam Administration Allied Whale National Environmental Law Center Barrier Island Environmental New England Aquarium Education Program People for the Ethical Treatment of Bering Sea Fishermen's Association Animals (PETA) Bimini Biological Field Station Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary Chewonki Foundation ACADEMIC LIFE / 17 Erwin Knoll, Editor of The Progressive Madeline Kunin, U.S. Office of Education Calvin Martin, Rutgers University Bruce Mazlish, MIT Colman McCarthy, Washington Post Ian McHarg, University of Pennsylvania Joseph McInerney, Colorado College Edward Meade, Ford Foundation George Mitchell, United States Senator Pavel Novacek, Palacky University, Watson Fellowship Winners Again for 1993-94, two COA seniors Czech Republic For each of the last 11 years, COA seniors have received Watsons. Dianne Riley '93 Earl Phillips, Environmental Attorney have been awarded the distinguished will investigate "Neighbors, Cultures, and Michael Pyatok, Architect Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. The award Economic Well Being" in Brazil, Ghana, Peter Raven, Director of Missouri supports a postgraduate year of study and and Hong Kong and Jennifer Rock '93 Botanical Gardens travel abroad. will travel to Brazil, New Zealand, Aus- David Rockefeller, Rockefeller Financial Peter Wayne '83 travelled through tralia, Borneo, and Africa to study "Living Services England, studying conservation organiza- Fossils: Visitors from the Dreamtime." Dewitt Sage, Film Maker tions and policies; Rick Epstein '84 studied Juliet Schor, Harvard University solar and environmentally responsive Speakers' Series John Wilmerding, National Gallery of Art buildings in countries on latitude 40; Sally As enrichment to its academic curriculum Greenman '85 travelled to Scandinavia in the three resource areas, COA offers and Japan to study fishery practices and lectures by distinguished scholars policies; Carol LaLiberte '86 studied sus- throughout the year. These talks offer tainable agriculture in Japan and India; students opportunities not usually David Heckscher '87 studied potato culti- available in larger institutions to partici- vation in the South American Andes; pate with scholars in small group discus- Dennis Bracale '88 pursued a cross- sions at the conclusion of the formal cultural comparative study of gardens and presentation. landscapes in Europe and Asia; Michael Broyer '89 examined the relationship Tom Andrews, United States Representative between mountains and people in Japan, Jane Bennett, Goucher College New Zealand, Africa, India, and Switzer- Wendell Berry, University of Kentucky land; Dan Sangeap '90 studied social Lord Asa Briggs, Oxford University change in Eastern Europe; Park Arm- William Cohen, United States Senator strong '91 studied the international use of Robert Coles, Harvard University geothermal energy in Italy, Iceland, Japan, Frances Fitzgerald, Journalist and Pulitzer Mexico, St. Lucia, and Denmark; Wendy Prize Winner Doherty '91 examined vegetation's influ- Hannah Holborn Gray, University of ence on human societies in Malaysia, Chicago Nepal, and Israel; Darron Collins '92 Maxine Greene, Columbia University traced the effects of development on four Gilbert Grosvenor, National Geographic major rivers in Chile, India, Zimbabwe, Harold Howe II, Harvard Graduate Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt; Jeff Miller School of Education '92 bicycled around the world comparing Theodore Kauss, The Frost Foundation the ways different cultures use bicycles for transportation. 18 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Chris Petersen, through a National Science Foundation grant, studies the reproductive behavior of tropical fishes in St. Croix, Virgin Islands during the summer vacation and employs two COA student assistants each year. S T U D E N T L I F E The pristine islands, waters, and marine life of Frenchman Bay along with the lush forests, mountains, lakes, and the wildlife of adjacent Acadia National Park combine to give College of the Atlantic one of Living in Maine Acadia National Park is located introduces Maine is still a growing state and one one to a preservation ethic- an ethic that nature's incredible outdoor whose natural resources to a large extent encourages people to develop a sense of are the forest and the sea. Approximately history and to look at the buildings, classrooms. Students may study 90 percent of the state is forested, and gardens, parks, and open space in their Maine has over 3,000 miles of coastline, community and to place value on those. more than the rest of the East Coast the reintroduction of Arctic terns Approximately 150 of the 270 square combined! miles of this island are park lands-land Maine's beaches and coastline are which in the early 1900s a number of on Petit Manan Island or unpolluted. Aware of what has occurred foresighted and wealthy residents in areas south of here, the Maine Board of purchased and donated to a trust which investigate the water quality in Environmental Protection and its later became Acadia National Park. legislature have enacted marine resource Those who hike or bike on the over 50 surrounding island communi- protection policies as well as shoreland miles of carriage roads within the park or zoning and overboard discharge regula- climb any of the eight major mountains or tions. To protect the forests, the state has walk along the shore are constantly aware ties. Ornithology classes rou- implemented land-management practices of the vision of those people and what that and to address solid waste issues, Maine vision means 80 years later. tinely trek throughout the area has recently enacted the nation's toughest COA's curriculum and the political- mandatory recycling legislation. social climate of the island encourage As the state continues to grow, Maine students to join with residents in develop- to catch a glimpse of the over communities have become increasingly ing land-use policies which insure that the concerned about preserving open space specific qualities of the land or the 100 species of birds which call and protecting natural resources. Land uniqueness of a resource will extend over planning and land conservation are time. Attending COA not only provides Mt. Desert Island home. dominant issues in Maine politics and one with the unique opportunity of government, and College of the Atlantic enjoying the magnificent beauty and students often take an active part in these resources of the Pine Tree State, but also discussions and planning sessions. allows one to play a part in protecting and Living on Mount Desert Island where preserving its varied natural landscapes. 20 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Governance In keeping with the central ideas of community and responsibility, the College governs itself through a combination of participatory and representative democ- racy. Students serve on all College committees, from Academic Affairs to Personnel, with full voting rights. (In addition, five alumni now serve on the Board of Trustees.) The All-College Meeting, held every third week and moderated by a student, is a regular assembly where the work of the commit- tees is reviewed by the community as a whole. In a recent orientation for new students, a former All-College Meeting moderator expressed her appreciation of COA's governance system in these words: "At COA we have a unique opportu- nity to affect the directions of our lives. Housing As students we choose our academic The College provides both on-campus programs, take responsibility for our and off-campus housing for 80 students in living situations, and cook our own seven separate residences. The College dinners. As a human community and a also provides contract housing in Bar community of scholars, we work to Harbor for all students who want strengthen our bonds to one another- accommodations and post a deposit by intellectually, socially, and through our June 20. system of governance. Many students, however, choose to "The purpose of the governance find their own housing, either in Bar system is twofold. The system is, first, a Harbor or elsewhere on the Island. (It is mechanism to encourage innovative, only a short walk or bicycle ride from Bar participatory administration of the Harbor to the College.) Rents in the off- College. Beyond that, however, it is also season months are generally quite an integral aspect of education at COA. reasonable, especially when several Through participation in the governance students combine to rent a single dwelling system, we learn about everything from or apartment. the democratic process to building codes, from affirmative action law to group Dining dynamics, from diplomacy to stress The College offers a reasonably priced 5- management. We learn to listen and we day lunch and 4-evening dinner plan for learn to communicate. all students in the Blair Dining Hall. "In short, we have an opportunity to Weekend dining is cooperative with involve ourselves in the decisions that students in each house sharing food affect our lives while at the College, an preparation duties. Light breakfast is opportunity that is rare among institutions available in the dining hall on weekdays. of higher learning. Involvement in governance is one way of expressing the long-term commitment to COA that many of us here feel deeply." STUDENT LIFE / 21 Outdoor Orientation To introduce students both to outdoor recreational activities and to one another, the College coordinates optional outdoor orientation trips for entering students in the fall of each year. Experienced staff members and older students lead these trips which sharpen outdoor skills and encourage the development of friendships. Trips planned for Fall 1993 include canoeing the Allagash, canoeing a series of Maine lakes, sea kayaking, hiking along the Appalachian Trail to Katahdin, and bicycling through the Maritimes and coastal Maine. These trips precede Fall from crowds. Students regularly jog and orientation. bike on the carriage roads, hike and rock climb, windsurf, canoe, and sail on island Recreational Activities lakes and in Frenchman Bay, and in the Although the College has no organized winter cross-country ski, snowshoe, and sports teams, the College's location skate. enables students to participate easily in Through a cooperative arrangement outdoor activities. What for many with the YMCA, all students have use of people makes living on Mount Desert its facilities which include a pool, Nautilus Island so attractive is the proximity of equipment, and basketball and volleyball Acadia National Park with its over 50 courts. Tennis courts are available nearby. miles of carriage paths and 100 miles of But activities are not confined just to open trails. Within five minutes, one Mount Desert Island. Students frequently can be in the park and usually away participate in organized weekend camping trips to northern and western Maine and nearby New Hampshire. Recreational areas within a half-day's drive of the College include many pristine rivers for white-water canoeing and kayaking, major downhill ski resorts, and mountains like Katahdin and Washington. For those students who want to learn new recreational skills, there are trained people and equipment for students, faculty, and staff use. Students who wish to develop leader- ship skills can participate in an outdoor education course, taught periodically by two Maine guides-both of whom are COA graduates. Another popular activity is SCUBA diving. COA divers either come to COA with basic training in diving or take a YMCA-sponsored course. 22 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC AST A C L I T I E S Located within walking distance Campus Architecture At the turn of the century, Bar Harbor became a renowned summer resort where of the town of Bar Harbor and families from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia came by train and steamer to Acadia National Park, College escape the hot and unhealthy summer climate of the cities. Initially these of the Atlantic's campus summer visitors stayed in Bar Harbor's many sprawling hotels. But as the number of visitors grew, hotel owners constructed occupies 26-shorefront acres small cottages to house the overflow. In time the cottages became more desirable overlooking Frenchman Bay on than the hotel rooms, and eventually summer residents began constructing Mount Desert Island, Maine. their own cottages-sprawling shingled- style or villa-like homes, many of which had elaborate gardens designed by The island, which is connected to America's foremost landscape architects. When the College first opened in the mainland by a permanent 1969, it occupied one of these shingled- style cottages-Kaelber Hall which was causeway, lies 300 miles north destroyed by fire in July 1983. What survived the fire, however, were the terraces and rose parterre designed by or "downeast" of Boston and 45 Beatrix Farrand. In 1987 ground was broken for a new 20,000 square-foot miles southeast of Bangor. Kaelber Hall and Thorndike Library. Designed in the style of the early shingled cottages, Kaelber Hall includes the Blair Dining Room as well as meeting rooms and computer center. GE OF THE ATLANTIC Thorndike Library's collection in- cludes 26,000 books, 377 periodicals and newspapers, and foreign language and music tapes. Through OCLC, an inter- library loan network, students have access to materials from over 10,000 participating libraries. The Library contains five special collections: Philip Darlington (evolution), Dorcas Crary (horticulture and natural history), R. Amory Thorndike (humani- ties), Thomas S. and Mary T. Hall (science and the history of science), and John Nason (philosophy). Another shingled-style building, the Arts and Science building, opened in 1985. Located here are chemistry, biology, botany, and zoology labs as well as a mu- seum preparation facility. Other science facilities include two greenhouses which house a teaching collection and support Completing the ocean-front campus is a 120-foot pier built in 1990. In addition work in horticulture. Another unique fea- ture of the botany program is a herbarium to providing access to the water for with a collection of Maine coastal plants student and faculty research, the pier is an invaluable resource for the undergraduate used in teaching and research efforts. marine and coastal studies program as well Within the last year, the terraced as other courses with links to the sea. For Newlin Gardens were completed. These students, the pier insures easy access for along with Kaelber Hall, the Arts and Science Building, and the brand new sailing, ocean kayaking, and windsurfing. 8,300-square-foot Thomas S. Gates COA hosts visiting research vessels, sail- Community Center form a new central education programs, and other guests focus for the campus. The Gates Center cruising in local waters. provides the College with additional Fine Arts classrooms and offices as well as new gallery space and an auditorium. In addition to being located on an island Another building reminiscent of the known for its natural beauty, COA, cottage era of Bar Harbor is The Turrets. despite its small size, has a number of resources for students interested in Designed as a summer cottage in 1893 by Bruce Price for John Emery of New York, pursuing art. On the top floor of the arts The Turrets, restored in 1977 by the COA and science building are two studios-one of which has northern light for painting design group, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite its formality, and drawing. The ceramics studio has a The Turrets with its gallery, mirrored gas-fired kiln while the wood shop has a wood lathe, thickness planer, drill press, morning room, and Great Hall is home to radial arm saw, and table saws. Other the Natural History Museum and Allied facilities include a darkroom, looms, Whale as well as to faculty and administra- tors with offices there. printmaking equipment, and a slide Not only do students study and work in library. these former cottages, but some live there as well. Seafox, the largest of the on- campus dorms, is another shingle-styled building. FACILITIES / 25 Turrets at sunrise. COA's pier provides easy access to Frenchman Bay. Music The new Gates Center provides addi- tional music as well as performance and practice space. In addition to a music studio, concert hall, and three perfor- mance centers, the College also has MIDI technology and three pianos. A small number of students continue instrumental lessons with area musicians. Computer Facilities Over 25 PC computers are available for student use in the College's computer centers, staffed in large part by peer tutors. Two computer centers in the Library and Kaelber Hall support word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical analysis. In addition to these resources, the College's Computer Graphics Lab supports design and mapping programs and presentation graphics. The Graphics Lab is the heart of COA's state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS), and contains seven high- Global Monitoring Station speed workstations, a Global Positioning The College has set up a Global Monitor- System (GPS) receiver and base station, ing Station which receives satellite images two large format (36") digitizers, a large of the earth's surface, weather maps and format (35") pen plotter, color and laser information from different parts of the printers, and a film recorder. The facility world, international news faxes, and is open 24 hours a day, and students are amateur and short wave news broadcasts. encouraged to incorporate computer Students have used the station to study graphics in cross-disciplinary research. seasonal ice changes in northern Canada, Specific courses provide training in using shifting patterns of the gulf stream, and the equipment. In the Geographic the development of severe weather sys- Information System course, students tems. The short wave and fax equipment master the basics of ArcInfo, the standard allows students to keep abreast of the GIS software adopted by all the New latest information on national and inter- England states. Advanced students use national crises. GIS for regional planning projects (e.g. developing resource inventory, zoning, Center for Applied Human and land-use maps for local towns) and Ecology biological and ecological monitoring and Designed to promote and enhance the analysis (e.g. evaluating tern and gull overall mission of the College, the center nesting habitat on Petit Manan and Seal coordinates and facilitates projects involv- Islands, mapping water quality on MDI ing numerous aspects of the curriculum, lakes and ponds, analyzing river otter and including land-use planning, environmen- beaver habitat on MDI). In developing tal design, law, and economics. These these projects, students frequently work projects are frequently cooperative efforts with local, state, and federal agencies. between public officials, citizens, faculty, and students, and give students yet an- other way to practically apply their skills. FACILITIES / 27 The center not only provides space for meetings, conferences, and classes but also houses a software library, computerized resource inventories, and other materials on environmental, social, and economic issues. These resources are available to members of the College and the public for use in community planning and research. Natural History Museum To provide additional training for stu- dents of natural history and environmen- tal education, the College in 1982 estab- lished a small but excellent museum fea- turing displays of Mount Desert Island flora and fauna, prepared by students in the museum preparation practicum. Recent student-prepared exhibits in- clude a kit fox playing with a plastic six- pack yoke, a loon that perished after becoming entangled in a fishing net, and a Writing Center Acadia National Park trio of juvenile raccoons looting an over- The Writing Center's Peer Tutors not The College and Acadia National Park turned rubbish barrel. Rick Stevenson '93 only tutor their peers, but in recent years have an agreement which enables faculty prepared an exhibit for the Maine have also participated in panel discussions and students to conduct research within Audubon Society depicting a housecat at the New England Writing Center's the park and to study problems unique to attempting to capture songbirds in a bird Annual Meeting. To become writing Acadia. Research projects include native bath. tutors, students with excellent writing wild plant studies, moss and lichen iden- As part of the Outreach Program, skills and strong interpersonal qualities tification, land and sea bird ecology, students take the Museum's popular must be recommended by a faculty mem- beaver dam management, intertidal Whales-on-Wheels (a 20-foot Minke ber or tutor. Selected students-there are organism distribution, pollination ecol- Whale skeleton) or Naugahyde Whale currently six-take a year-long course in ogy, and vegetative species inventories of (a 10-foot unzippable replica of a Pilot teaching writing and begin tutoring after islands in the Gulf of Maine. Whale) to classrooms in Maine. the first term. "As a tutor, I have used my skills to help students with scientific writ- Island Research Center Allied Whale ing assignments," said Lisa Conway '91. Through the Island Research Center, Under the direction of Dr. Steven Katona, "Encouraging and helping students write directed by conservation biologist John a group of students, alumni, and volun- in a scientific manner begins with convey- Anderson, COA students monitor popu- teers-known collectively as Allied ing the message that this particular writ- lations of endangered or threatened bird Whale-conducts a variety of long-term ing style-clear, concise, and logical-is a species, develop censoring techniques for studies of marine mammals. COA stu- tool that they can utilize over and over." bird populations, and observe the impact dents regularly work at the Mount Desert of changes in island vegetation on animal Rock Whale and Seabird Observation University of Maine species. In Summer 1992, two of the six Station, help to compile and catalogue Under the exchange agreement between students on Petit Manan Island in the photographs of humpback and finback College of the Atlantic and the University Gulf of Maine-home to the endangered whales for individual identification, and of Maine in Orono, students may cross- roseate tern-were funded by grants from collect data for the Gulf of Maine Whale register for undergraduate courses and the American Museum of Natural His- Sighting Network. have library privileges. tory while the other four were funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community Center, completed in June 1993, includes a 300-seat meeting hall. Research Laboratories ECO-ECO Through cooperative agreements COA Each year COA sponsors a conference for students can participate in the research 50 chief executive officers and presidents programs of the Jackson Laboratory, a from various sectors of the Maine business world center for mammalian genetic community, state and local government research, and the Mt. Desert Island officials, and representatives from state Biological Laboratory which examines environmental organizations. With the biological and environmental problems. assistance of COA faculty, participants exchange views on the relationship of International Exchange economics and ecology in Maine's future Opportunities and seek consensus on ecologically sound, COA students may elect to participate in economically acceptable as well as any of several formal academic exchanges politically expedient ways of achieving the that the College has created with, for goals of all constituencies. example, Palacky University, Czech Republic and Multiversidad Franciscana de Americana Latino, Uruguay. ADMISSION A N D FINANCIAL A I D Gaining admission to COA is a process of careful selection- both on the student's part and on the part of the College. COA is not for everyone, and for this reason we urge appli- cants to learn as much as they can about the College before The Admission Application 4) transcripts of all academic work, and applying. We're looking for Admission to the College is a personal and 5) a personal interview-although not highly individualized process. If you need required we strongly recommend one for imaginative, idealistic, intel- help, you may reach us by phone five days all candidates. While standardized test a week during normal business hours at scores (SAT or ACT) are optional, they lectually curious, genuinely (800) 528-0025, or write to us: are particularly helpful in assessing the The Admission Office, College of the academic ability of students from schools Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, which do not give grades or have nontra- concerned young people- ME 04609-1105 ditional programs. people who want their lives to Personalism characterizes the way we Recommended Deadlines and review applications. In arriving at a Admission Notification make a difference in the decision, the admission committee looks Under no circumstances will an applica- for evidence of the following: tion be turned down simply because it academic preparation and achievement arrives after a recommended deadline. world. intellectual curiosity and an enthusi- However, you are encouraged to apply by asm for learning March 1 if you wish to be considered for desire to be part of a small college Fall admission. This is especially true if with a human ecology focus you are applying for financial aid. You a tendency to seek out intellectual and should apply by November 15 and personal challenges. February 15 for Winter and Spring term An application for admission is ready for admission, respectively. a decision when the admission office has COA uses a rolling admission process. A received all of the following: 1) a com- decision is usually made within one month pleted application form and $35 fee, 2) an of receiving a completed application. Ad- application essay as well as answers to all mitted students wishing to accept an offer short questions, 3) at least two recommen- of admission and reserve a place for them- dations (see application for details), selves in the class should pay a $200 non- 30 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC refundable tuition deposit by May 1. Those admitted after May 1 or for Winter or Spring terms are required to pay a deposit within 30 days if they wish to accept an offer of admission. Early Decision Students who have come to the decision that College of the Atlantic is their first- choice college are invited to apply under tion of Finances Form. A small amount of Financial Aid the college's Early Decision Plan. Stu- financial aid is available to admitted inter- Although COA recognizes that a student dents who file Early Decision applica- national students. and the student's family bear the primary tions with all accompanying credentials by responsibility for funding a student's edu- December 1 will receive a decision by Adult Students cation, need-based financial aid is awarded December 15. Older students of nontraditional college as determined by the College Scholarship In submitting an Early Decision appli- age wishing to take courses or pursue a de- Service's (CSS) need analysis. CSS pro- cation, a student enters into an agreement gree are invited to inquire and become vides the results of the need analysis to whereby, if admitted, she or he will enroll better acquainted with the College. Adult COA. A student's financial need is then at COA and immediately withdraw all students are encouraged to contact the determined by subtracting the total stu- applications to other colleges. admission office early in the admission dent and/or parental financial contribu- An applicant wishing to apply as an process to arrange a personal interview. tion from the annual cost of attending Early Decision candidate should check COA. Approximately 60 percent of the the appropriate box on page 1 of the ap- Advanced Placement College's students receive financial aid, plication and initial the Early Decision College credit may be given for superior and a typical aid package might contain a agreement above the signature on page 2. performance in the CEEB advanced place- combination of a COA grant, Stafford ment examinations or the College Level Student Loan, and a work-study award. Transfer or Visiting Students Examination Program. Scores should be The Financial Aid Forms (FAF) must College of the Atlantic welcomes applica- sent directly from the testing source. COA be filled out by students and parents and tions from transfer students. About 20 credit normally will be granted for scores can usually be obtained in December from percent of all new students annually are of '3' or higher. secondary school guidance offices or col- transfer or visiting students. lege financial aid offices. Applicants for A student may transfer a maximum of Deferred Admission financial aid should submit completed 18 credits to COA (the equivalent of 60 Students wishing to defer Fall admission forms by February 15 to CSS. semester hours or 90 quarter hours). Al- may do so prior to June 1 by sending a Complete information concerning the though an evaluation of credit is not final written request to the Director of Admis- college's financial aid program is contain- until after enrollment, students may re- sion and paying a $400 nonrefundable de- ed in a financial aid brochure available ceive preliminary evaluations by contact- posit ($300 of which will be applied to the from the COA admission or financial aid ing the registrar. student's first term bill). Matriculation will offices. Students who wish to spend one or be postponed for up to a full academic more terms at COA and transfer college year, subject to the review of any college Admission and Financial Aid Staff credit to another institution should apply study completed during that time. Director: as Visiting Students. Steve Thomas College Costs 1993-94 International Students Associate Director: The charges for tuition, room rent, and COA welcomes applications from highly fees for the college year 1993-94 are as David Mahoney qualified international students. Applica- follows: Admission Counselor: tion deadlines for international students Tuition $13,287 Courtney Llewellyn are the same as those for freshmen and Room $ 2,460 Admission Assistant: transfer students. Application require- Board $ 1,400 Donna L. McFarland ments are identical, except that interna- tional students are also required to submit Books $ 450 Financial Aid Assistant: scores from the Test of English as a For- Personal Expenses $ 400 Jean Boddy eign Language (TOEFL) and a Declara- TOTAL $17,997 ADMISSION & FINANCIAL AID / 31 Board of Trustees of Mrs. Susan Storey Lyman Business Office College of the Atlantic Charleston, South Carolina Liane Peach, Manager 1993-1994 Mrs. Charles B. McCoy, Jr. Sylvia Clark, Assistant Manager Mr. Edward McC. Blair, Sr. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Tricia Pinkham, Bookkeeper Chicago, Illinois Dr. Edward J. Meade, Jr. Chairman Montclair, New Jersey Building and Grounds Mr. John N. Kelly Mr. J. Mason Morfit Millard Dority, Director Yarmouth, Maine Topsham, Maine J. Clark Stivers, Assistant Director Vice Chair Mr. William V. P. Newlin Leslie Clark Ms. Cathy L. Ramsdell '78 Washington, DC James Houghton Rockland, Maine Ambassador Henry Owen Sean Murphy Vice Chair Washington, DC Robert Nolan Mr. Leslie C. Brewer Mr. John Reeves Gregg Smith Bar Harbor, Maine Bar Harbor, Maine Bruce Tripp Treasurer Mrs. Maurine Rothschild Mr. John M. Kauffmann New York, New York Library Mount Desert, Maine Dr. Elizabeth Russell Marcia Dworak, Library Director Secretary Mount Desert, Maine Patricia Cantwell Keene, Librarian Mr. John Biderman '77 Dr. Peter H. Sellers Marcia Dorr, Assistant to the Director Duxbury, Massachusetts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sandra Modeen, Library Clerk Mr. Robert E. Blum Mr. Henry Sharpe Salisbury, Connecticut North Kingstown, Rhode Island Natural History Museum Life Trustee Mr. Clyde E. Shorey, Jr. Stephen Ressel, Director Ms. Rebecca Buyers-Basso '81 Washington, DC Skip Buyers-Basso, Curator Bar Harbor, Maine Dr. Leonard Silk Dianne Clendaniel, Museum Program Annual Trustee New York, New York Director Mrs. Frederic E. Camp Mr. John Stockwell East Bluehill, Maine Boxford, Massachusetts Student Affairs Mr. John C. Dreier Mr. Donald B. Straus Steve Thomas, Director of Admission Cambridge, Massachusetts New York, New York and Student Services Life Trustee Mr. Robert E. Suminsby David Mahoney, Director of Financial Dr. Samuel A. Eliot Northeast Harbor, Maine Aid and Associate Director of Admission Dublin, New Hampshire Mrs. P.A. Thompson Courtney Llewellyn, Admission Mrs. Amos Eno Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Counselor Princeton, New Jersey Mr. Charles Tyson Donna L. McFarland, Admission Dr. Stanley J. Evans Ambler, Pennsylvania Assistant Portland, Maine Life Trustee Jean Boddy, Financial Aid Assistant Mrs. Maria Fuster Ms. Carol Wishcamper Theodore Koffman, Director of Boston, Massachusetts Freeport, Maine Government Relations, Annual Trustee Housing, and Summer Programs Dr. Valentin Fuster Administrative Staff Andrea Thébaud, Assistant Director of Boston, Massachusetts Steven Katona, President Student Services Annual Trustee Dallas Darland, Vice President for Sally Crock, Registrar Mr. Philip Geyelin Development and External Affairs Marie Stivers, Assistant to Registrar Washington, DC Karen Cadbury, Director of Jill Barlow-Kelley, Internship and Mr. William Ginn '74 Development Career Services Officer Brunswick, Maine Carl Little, Director of Public Affairs Marla Dority, Food Services Rev. James Gower Melville P. Coté, Administrative Dean Kerry Hartman, Food Services Bar Harbor, Maine Richard Borden, Academic Dean Life Trustee Judith Allen, Director of Computer In its employment and admissions practices Mr. Michael Kaiser '83 College of the Atlantic is in conformity with all Services New York, New York applicable federal and state statutes and Cynthia Borden-Chisholm, Alumni and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis Dr. Steven Katona ex-officio Special Events Coordinator of age, race, color, sex, marital status, religion, Bar Harbor, Maine Catherine Kiorpes-Elk, Education creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, or President Assistant physical bandicap. However, the College is a Dr. Neil Leonard dynamic community and must reserve the right Lori Wheelock, Receptionist to make changes in course offerings, degree Philadelphia, PA Debra Lucey, Faculty Secretary requirements, regulations, procedures, and charges. 32 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC 9 - 9 4 CALENDAR Sunday, August 29, 1993 Monday, January 3, 1994 Outdoor Orientation Program participants First day of classes, Winter Term CANADA arrive on campus for trip departures Friday, March 11, 1994 MAINE Saturday, September 4, 1993 Winter Term classes end Outdoor Orientation Program trips return Bangor Sunday, March 27, 1994 Bar Harbor Sunday, September 5, 1993 Orientation for newly entering students Augusta COA Other new students arrive; welcome VT picnic (COA community) Monday, March 28, 1994 Brunswick First day of classes, Spring Term Portland NH Monday and Tuesday September 6-7, 1993 Friday, June 3, 1994 ATLANTIC OCEAN New student orientation Spring Term classes end Boston Wednesday, September 8, 1993 Saturday, June 4, 1994 MASS Convocation, Registration, Advising Commencement Activities CONN Credits Thursday, September 9, 1993 Editors: Anne Kozak and Steve Thomas NY First full day of classes, Fall Term Cover photography: Randy Ury Bangor Additional photographs: Marvin Lewiton, Friday, November 19, 1993 Phil Schofield, Peter Travers, Randy Ury New York Fall Term classes end Design: Michael Mahan Graphics, Bath, ME Printing: J.S. McCarthy Company Ellsworth Sunday, January 2, 1994 Students arrive for Winter Term; This publication is printed on COA Orientation for newly entering students recycled paper. Acadha National Park To Visit College of the Atlantic Driving from Boston, take Interstate 95 north to Interstate 395 in Bangor, Route 1A from Bangor to Ellsworth, and Route 3 east from Ellsworth to Bar Harbor. Keep left after crossing the bridge onto Mount Desert Island. This drive usually takes from five to six hours. College of the Atlantic is on the ocean side of Route 3, about 19 miles from the Ellsworth shopping district and one-quarter mile beyond the Canadian National Marine Ferry Terminal. Turn left at the COA entrance and park in the provided areas. The admission office is located in The Turrets, a large castle-like building close to the water. Regularly scheduled flights are available to Bar Harbor Airport. Delta, Northwest, and Continental provide regular service to Bangor, Maine. Non Profit Org. 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