COA COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC A College of Human Ecology on the Maine Coast 1994-1995 Viewbook and Application COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Founded Cost 1994-1995 1969 Tuition $14,271 Room $ 2,530 Type Board $ 1,450 Coeducational, 4-year independent college Books $ 450 with graduate programs Personal Expenses $ 400 $19,101 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, 1993-94-$11,200 300 miles north of Boston Most Financial Aid is need-based Campus Admission 26-shorefront acres overlooking Frenchman Very 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 230: 63% women, 37% men 34 states and 10 foreign countries represented 32% of students live in campus housing During 1993-1994, College of the Atlantic students hailed from the following states and countries: Maine 46 Maryland 9 Michigan 3 Georgia 1 New York 37 Virginia 5 Wisconsin 3 Kansas 1 Pennsylvania 28 California 4 Alabama 2 Missouri 1 Massachusetts 21 Illinois 4 Delaware 2 North Carolina 1 Connecticut 13 Minnesota 4 Texas 2 North Dakota 1 New Hampshire 12 Ohio 4 Arizona 1 Oregon 1 New Jersey 10 Washington 4 Colorado 1 Rhode Island 1 Vermont 10 District of Florida 1 South Carolina 1 Columbia 3 West Virginia 1 Tennessee 1 Canada 4 Japan 4 Germany 2 England 1 Croatia 1 Czech Finland 1 Poland 1 Republic 1 Spain 1 Sri Lanka 1 C ollege of the Atlantic was created twenty-five years ago at a time when it was becoming evident that conventional education was an inadequate prepara- tion for citizenship in our increasingly complex and techni- cal society. The growing interdependence of environmen- tal and social issues and the limitations of academic special- ization 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. 4 FACULTYAT COA 10 ACADEMICLIFE ATCOA 22 STUDENT LIFE AT COA 26 FACILITIES AT COA 30 ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID AT COA College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. FACULT COA has a teaching faculty of over 20. All full-time faculty have Ph.D. degrees or the appropriate terminal degree in their field, earned at the nation's most respected universities. Their fields of interest include art, land-use planning, architecture, life sciences, literature, public policy, marine biology, psychology, and education. Courses offered by regular visiting faculty provide an important supplement to the curriculum. FACULTY 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, personality and social development, contemporary psychology, and philosophy of human ecology Coté, Melville Administrative Dean B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, 1958, 1962; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1971. Maltz, Alesia Associate Dean for Advanced Studies Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Steve Katona (right) was named the B.A. Hampshire College, 1978; M.A. 1993. College's fourth president in 1993. University of Illinois, 1980; Ph.D. Science Course Areas: art, architectural history, He had previously served as provost, and Society, University of Illinois, 1989. and Maine coast history and architecture trustee and faculty member since Course Areas: history of science, medicine and culture, environmental history, and Carpenter, William 1972. He founded Allied Whale, history of landscape B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962; Ph.D. COA's pioneering whale research English, University of Minnesota, 1967. group in 1976. Faculty Course Areas: literature, creative writing, comparative mythology, and Maine coast Anderson, John history and architecture B.A. University of California, Berkeley, Cass, Donald 1979; M.A. Ecology and Systematic Biology, San Francisco State University, B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. 1982; Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Univer- Chemistry, University of California, sity of Rhode Island, 1987. Berkeley, 1977. Course Areas: zoology, behavioral ecology, Course Areas: chemistry, physics, and mathematics anatomy, and physiology Cline, Kenneth Barkey, Douglas W. B.A. Bethel College, 1983; M.A. Sculp- B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case ture, University of Iowa, 1987; M.F.A. Western Reserve University, 1983. Photography, University of Iowa, 1988. Course Areas: public policy and environmental law Course Areas: computer imaging, graphic design, and photography Cooper, John Beal, Elmer B.A. Trenton State, 1975; M.A. Trenton State, 1981. B.A. Bowdoin College, 1965; M.A. Course Areas: music fundamentals, Anthropology, University of Texas, 1977. Course Areas: ethnology, anthropological aesthetics of musics, and improvisation theory, and traditional music Dickinson, Martha Brown, Moira B.S. University of Kentucky, 1961; M.S. B.S. McGill University, 1983; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1963; Ph.D. Marine Biology, University of Guelph, University of Colorado, 1969. 1994. Course Areas: mathematics and physics Course Areas: marine mammals, mamma- Dworak, Marcia lian genetics, field research techniques B.A. California State University, Fuller- ton, 1972; M.S. California State Univer- Carpenter, JoAnne B.A. University of Massachusetts, 1962; sity, Fullerton, 1973; M.A. Sangamon M.A. Art and Architectural History, State University, 1979. Course Areas: children's literature and University of Minnesota, 1970; M.F.A. research techniques FACULTY / 5 Greene, Craig Petersen, Christopher B.S. State University of New York at B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara, Syracuse, 1971; M.S. Plant Taxonomy, 1976; Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary University of Alberta, 1974; Ph.D. Biology, University of Arizona, 1985. Biology, Harvard University, 1980. Course Areas: ichthyology and marine Course Areas: botany, evolution, and plant ecology ecology Ressel, Stephen Hess, Helen B.S. Millersville University, 1976; M.S. B.S. University of California Los Angeles, University of Vermont, 1987; Ph.D. 1985; Ph.D. Zoology, University of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Univer- Washington, 1991. sity of Connecticut, 1993. Course Areas: invertebrate zoology and Course Areas: ecology and biology biomechanics. Visvader, John Koeppl, Martin B.A. Philosophy, CUNY, 1960; Ph.D. B.S. University of Munich, 1977; M.A. Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1966. Wayne State University, 1980; Ph.D. Course Areas: philosophy of science and Geography, Clark University, 1987. technology, philosophy of nature, cosmol- Course Areas: education, geography, media, ogy, history of ideas, and Chinese and design philosophy Kozak, Anne Etta Mooser directs COA's innovative B.A. Salve Regina College, 1959; M.A. teacher education program. English, St. Louis University, 1962. Adjunct Faculty Course Areas: writing and literature Beckman, Jennifer Lerner, Susan B.A. Vassar College, 1982 - Ceramics. B.A. University of Cincinnati, 1969; Brecher, Melita California Institute of Arts, 1971. B.A. University of Industrial Arts (Helsinki), Course Areas: literature and women's 1973; M.A. SUNY at Buffalo, 1982 - studies Sculpture. Mancinelli, Isabel Buyers-Basso, Skip B.A. Catholic University of America, 1975; B.A. College of the Atlantic, 1983 - Museum M.A. Landscape Architecture, Harvard Studies/Taxidermy. University, 1981. Caivano, Roc Course Areas: community and regional planning and landscape architecture B.A. Dartmouth College, 1966; M.A. Architecture, Yale University, 1970. (AIA McMullen, Ernest licensed; N.C.A.R.B., 1988) - Architecture. University of Maryland, Portland Museum Coté, Polly School, Portland State University, 1965- B.A. Thomas Edison, 1980; M.A.L.S. 1970. Dartmouth College, 1988 - Visual Arts. Course Area: art Cox, Gray Meiklejohn, Donald B.A. Wesleyan University, 1974; Ph.D. B.A. University of Wisconsin, 1930; Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, 1981 - Writing. Philosophy, Harvard University, 1936. Diaz, Hector Course Area: public policy B.S. University of Maine, 1973 - Spanish. Mooser, Etta Haynes, Susan B.A. Lewis and Clark College, 1970; B.A. Tufts University, 1968; M.S. Ed. Ed.M. Columbia University, 1984; Ed.D., Wheelock College, 1969 - Education. Philosophy, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1987. Kane, Jr., Daniel Course Area: contemporary education B.A. Yale, 1962; J.D. Harvard University, 1966 - Law/Physics. Morse, Suzanne R. B.A. University of California, Berkeley, Rhodes, Trisha 1980; Ph.D. Botany, University of B.A., M.A., University of Maine, 1983, 1987 California, Berkeley, 1988. - Education. Course Areas: applied botany, plant Sanchez, Joan ecology, and tropical studies Moore College of Art, 1967-1970 and Parsons School of Design, 1970-1971 - Dance. 6 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Sellers, Lucy Bell Clark, Stivers Rich Borden, COA's Academic Dean, has B.A. Radcliffe College, 1958 - Theater. B.A. College of the Atlantic also served as past president of the Society of Human Ecology. Stover, Candice Davis, Norah Deakin B.A. Northeastern University, 1974; M.A. A.B., M.A., Philosophy, Washington Pennsylvania State University, 1976 - University. Writing/Literature. Eliot, Samuel A. Trowbridge, Clinton B.A., M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard University. B.A. Princeton, 1950; Ph.D. English, Epstein, Franklin H. University of Florida, 1956 - Writing. B.A. Brooklyn College; M.D. Yale University School of Medicine. Faculty Associates Gudynas, Eduardo COA has formally recognized these distin- Academic Coordinator, Multiversidad guisbed individuals as faculty associates. Franciscana de Americana Latino; Don Orione College, University of Uruguay. Beard, Ronald B.S., M.S. University of Maine. Hill, Warren B.A. Gorham State College; Ed.M. Booth, William Boston University; Ed.D. Columbia B.S. University of Maine; B.D. University. Hartford Theological Seminary; graduate study at Cambridge University and Yale Kates, Robert W. Divinity School. M.A., Ph.D. University of Chicago. FACULTY / 7 SHRIMP MAINES SHELLFISH SHELLFISH CO. INC. GROUP ICH IPSWICH OYSTERS SALORADO LIVE DEPT Litten, Walter B.S. Institute of Optics, University of Rochester. Paigen, Kenneth A.B. Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology. 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 Agler, Beverly Mittelhauser, Glen Faculty member Don Cass (right), Population biology of fin whales Acadia National Park inventory and teaches a variety of chemistry and investigation environmental chemistry courses. Allen, Judith Photo-identification studies of humpback Robertson, Kim whales Humpback whales of the Southern Hemi- Facing page: As part of his class, Bowman, Robert sphere Cultural Ecology of the Maine Fishing Studies on baleen whales of the western Rock, Jennifer Industry, Elmer Beal (right) schedules North Atlantic Ocean field visits to a variety of businesses Investigations on baleen whales using and individuals who play a role in Cole, Tim microbiological and genetic techniques bringing fish to market in Maine. Field studies on baleen whales and seabirds Rough, Valerie DenDanto, Dan Population biology and individual identifi- Population biology of fin whales; New cation of gray seals in New England waters England Marine Mammal Stranding Stevick, Nancy Network Individual identification of humpback whales Devlin, Kate Island Research Center, research on Stevick, Peter breeding biology of seabirds Population studies of humpback whales in Drury, John the western North Atlantic Ocean using Investigations on breeding biology of photo-identification and tissue sampling seabirds on Maine islands Stone, Gregory Fleischer, Artie Investigations on baleen whales and Island Research Center, research on dolphins of the Southern Hemisphere; use breeding biology of seabirds of submersibles and night vision technology for marine mammal studies Gregory, Linda Swann, Scott Acadia National park resource inventory and investigation Investigations on breeding biology of seabirds on Maine islands Mainwaring, Alan Van Dine, Katrina Computer image analysis for individual identification of humpback whales Identification of humpback whales Wenzel, Frederick Martin, Stephanie Studies of marine mammals, seals and Investigations on harbor porpoise biology seabirds in coastal Maine and strandings Zoidis, Ann McCullough, Gayle Social and acoustic behavior of baleen Life histories of individually identified whales harbor seals in the Gulf of Maine FACULTY/9 Scelogious accidentalis Sexualection mating systems fitness ACADEMI LIFE COA's curriculum in human ecology encour- ages students to seek out connections implicit in ecology and to apply these to humans. Most environmental problems stem from different kinds of human behaviors and interactions. Unlike colleges which offer liberal arts degrees in specific majors, COA emphasizes an interdisci- plinary approach to the arts and sciences. CADEMIC LIFE advising entering students. But as students approach their junior and senior Academic Requirements 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 T he College awards one under- seminar, two factors make the COA take the initiative in designing an intern- graduate degree, the BA in human approach distinctive: the faculty and ship and senior project that synthesize ecology which indicates that students students' commitment to individualized their educational endeavor at COA. understand the relationships between learning and the freedom to create one's Along with planning their own course the philosophical and fundamental own concentration of study. Though of study, students are also encouraged to principles of science, humanities, and several formalized concentrations of study seek out practical experiences that will the arts. Degree requirements include: exist in a number of areas, students are enhance their education. At COA, the 36 COA credits (including 30 course free to develop personal concentrations of committed, responsible student has many credits) study which allow focus on a singular options-to write and edit press releases, interest or a combination of interests. grants, a weekly newsletter, and annual completion of 2 interdisciplinary core For example, while some students literary magazine, to tutor their peers in courses (during student's first year) concentrate solely on a singular focus, writing, math, and word processing, to at least two courses in each of the such as marine biology, environmental coordinate a Distinguished Visitors Series, college's three resource areas design, or public policy, others develop to organize and present exhibits at the concentrations of study which combine New England Environmental Conference, a Human Ecology essay relating the such divergent interests as painting, to conduct the COA chorus, to be a lab student's development as a human psychology and botany. Students at COA assistant in chemistry or biology, to ecologist and demonstrating writing need not forgo an interest in one area at monitor whale migrations, and to be a competency (must be completed and the expense of another. An education at resident advisor. approved prior to the student's fourth COA allows for personal expression year) through one's education. Curriculum an internship (3 credits) of at least one The complexity of the problems the world term in a job related to the student's A COA Education is Integrated faces can only be resolved by bridging academic interest or occupational goals "In my first term at COA, I took Intro- disciplines. COA's approach to learning (normally undertaken during student's ductory Biology and Writing Seminar I," enables students to design an interdiscipli- third year) said Darron Collins '92. "What was nary course of study in the liberal arts and different about these two courses was that sciences. This personalized approach to a senior project (3 credits), a major one depended on the other. The instruc- education combined with practical piece of independent work reflecting the tors planned the writing assignments so experience in problem solving allows student's primary field of interest that they all reflected what we were students to develop important skills (during student's final term) studying in biology. Even the final essay necessary to make meaningful contribu- community service exam in Writing Seminar was based on a tions to society. section of the biology text. By writing In addition to the 50 or so courses about biology and explaining it to others, offered each term, tutorials, independent I gained a greater understanding of studies, and group studies may be biological principles." designed to complement the individual- Darron's experience is not unique. ized nature of each student's curriculum. COA faculty look for and point out ways A term-length internship, through which their disciplines relate to or support students apply knowledge, develop skills, others. They encourage students to and clarify career goals, must be com- examine issues from many perspectives pleted during a student's third year. The and to seek solutions that reflect an senior project-a term length, major piece integrated perspective. of independent work-allows graduating seniors to demonstrate in-depth knowl- A COA Education is Self-Directed edge in their concentration of study by In a college where questioning ideas and examining an issue from more than one seeking out relationships are encouraged, perspective. faculty work along with students as they Academic activities at the college are develop individualized programs of study arranged into three resource areas- which enable them to address ecological Environmental Science, Arts and Design, problems from a multiple perspective. and Human Studies. Although students are always encour- aged to plan their own course of studies, faculty assume a more direct role in ACADEMIC LIFE / 11 RESOURCE AREAS Introduction to Physics Invertebrate Zoology Environmental Science Islands The environmental science curriculum Limnology brings together the biological and the Marine Biology physical sciences in exploration of the Marine Ecology earth's systems by using the scientific Marine Mammals method of identification and investigation, Mathematics: Numbers, Trigonometry, tracing ecological and evolutionary and Algebra patterns, studying natural communities as Morphology and Diversity of Plants ecological systems, and understanding the Mycology in Human Ecology interactions of people and natural systems. Organic Chemistry The College's setting, bordering the Ornithology in the Field Gulf of Maine and Acadia National Park, Physics of Energy provides rich outdoor laboratories for Plants and Humanity: Economic Botany field research. In addition to laboratories, Plant Physiological Ecology our facilities include access to research Plant Systematics vessels, two greenhouses, and an inte- Plant Taxonomy grated computer system. Probability and Statistics Students preparing for graduate school Weed Ecology or work in plant and animal ecology, Women in Science One thing that makes College of the physiology, and most fields of the applied Woody Plants environmental sciences receive both a Atlantic's curriculum unique is its broad-based knowledge of ecological Arts and Design inclusion of the arts in its investigation principles and preprofessional training in The arts and design curriculum fosters of human ecology. their chosen areas of concentration. artistic development and gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in COURSES design problems and to find solutions to Agroecology those problems by combining aesthetic Animal Behavior theory with an understanding of ecologi- Biochemistry cal, economic, and energy constraints. Biology I and II Through courses in drawing and Biology of Fish painting, students develop their own Biology of Mammals visual expression and use art as a medium Biology of the Rapidly Changing World for social criticism. In art, art history, and Biostatistics landscape design courses, students learn to Calculus, I, II, and III question and make perceptive statements Chemistry for Consumers about the juxtaposition of the natural Conservation of Endangered Species world and the built environment. Cosmology What distinguishes COA's arts and Cross Kingdom Interactions design program from that of other Ecological Physiology institutions is its emphasis on interdisci- Ecology plinary approaches to design issues. This Ecology: Natural History is not a program which grants a profes- Ecology: Populations and Communities sional degree at the end of four years; Environmental Chemistry rather it is a program which promotes a Evolutionary History of Life on Earth multidisciplinary approach to design as Evolution of Cooperation part of a general education in human Experimental Biology ecology. Field Biology COA's hands-on approach allows Fisheries Biology students to create designs which both Flora of Coastal Maine reflect the students' artistic perception of Functional Plant Morphology the problem and consider the needs and Functional Vertebrate Anatomy desires of the individuals for whom they Gender and Science are designing. Genetics Geographic Information System COURSES Geology of Mount Desert Island Advanced Land Planning Seminar The Gulf of Maine: Oceanography and Aesthetics of Music Biology Architectural Design Studio Herpetology Architectural Survey: Prehistoric to Introduction to Chemistry I and II Renaissance Introduction to Computer Applications 12 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Architectural Survey: 19th to 20th Land Use Planning Studio John Anderson (right) directs the Centuries Landscape Studio: Environmental Art tern reintroduction program on Art History: Major Trends from the Mid- Mass Media Experiment (Consolidating Petit Manan Island. 19th Century to the Present the Arts) Art Media and Environment Studio Music Fundamentals: Reading, Hearing, Black and White Photography Writing, Playing Music Ceramics I and II Painting Studio Contemporary Art Photography I and II Drawing from Nature Presentation Skills Environmental Design Studio Primitive Art Foundations: Introduction to Visual and Projects in Sculpture Environmental Studies Renaissance Art Greek Art Textile Design Historic Landscape Preservation Studio Theatre Workshop History of Western Music The Aesthetics of Music Improvisation in Music Three-Dimensional Design I and II Introduction to Guitar I Two-Dimensional Design I and II Introduction to Keyboard/Piano I Video Production Studio Introduction to Video Production Watercolor Painting Jazz, Rock, and Blues: From Their Women in the Visual Arts Origins to the Present ACADEMIC LIFE / 13 Creative Reading: Poetry as Ecology Creative Writing Cultural Ecology of the Maine Fishing Industry Cultural Ecology of Population Control Practices Cultural Ecology of the Maine Wood Products Industry Current Trends in Feminist Theory Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Reading and Writing Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Science, Math, Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Methods Developmental Psychology Education Seminar Environmental Education and Communi- cations Lab Environmental History Environmental Journalism Every summer a COA student is em- Human Studies Environmental Law and Policy ployed in the Wild Gardens of Acadia. By synthesizing the humanities with the Environmental Psychology Justin Willis '95 discusses the cultural social sciences, the human studies Environmentalism and Justice conditions for growing the cardinal resource area provides students with a Explorations: The Literature of flower (Lobelia cardinalis) with re- wide and diversified perspective on human Expeditions of Scientific Inquiry sources management specialist Judy nature which helps to break down the Freud and Nietzsche Hazen-Connery (left) and Barbara Cole, artificial distinction inherent in specialized Functional Spanish I and II one of his immediate supervisors. branches of knowledge. Through team- Historical Geography taught human studies courses, students History of American Reform Movements focus on aspects of the contemporary From Populism to the Sixties human condition and are challenged to History of Anthropological Theory blend ecological concerns with classical History of the Environmental Movement humanistic studies. Courses in philoso- History of Evolutionary Theory phy, history, literature, and art relate the History of Ideas past to the present. With the humanist's Intellectual History of Education consciousness of one's place in time, International Environmental Law students examine issues in political International Peace in Theory and science, economics, psychology, and Practice anthropology. This combination of Introduction to Journalism knowledge and perspective equips the Introduction to the Legal Process human ecologist to address individual and Introduction to Literature cultural problems. Introduction to the Philosophy of Education COURSES Introduction to Political Economy Advanced Composition Issues in Regional Resource Management An Eastern Perspective Learning Theory Autobiography Literature and Ecology Bread, Love, and Dreams Literature of the Third World Caribbean Ecology, History, and Literature of Third-World Women Navigation Mainstreaming the Exceptional Child Caribbean History Medicine and Culture Community Planning and Decision Methods of Teaching Writing Making Modes of Inquiry Congress and the Presidency Museum Preparation Contemporary Culture and the Self Nutrition and Food Policy Contemporary Literature Outdoor Education and Leadership Contemporary Psychology Personality and Social Development Perspectives on School and Society Philosophy in the Arts 14 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Philosophy of the Constitution Stu Philosophy of Culture [ Philosophy of Nature Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Science Poetry and the American Environment Political Theory and Ecology Principles of Economics Problems of Philosophy Reason and Ethics Roots of the Modern World Seminar in Human Ecology Seminar: Technology and Culture Shakespeare Technical Writing Technology and Society Text and Theory The Culture of Schools: School Restructuring The Future of Technology The Modern World Theories of Human Nature Use and Abuse of Our Public Lands Students at COA obtain career coun- Voluntary Simplicity seling not only from the Career Services Voyages Office but from faculty and alumni as Whitewater and Whitepaper: Canoeing/ well. Through the personalized advising Conservation system, faculty and staff help students to Women and Men in Transition channel their interests throughout their Women's History and Literature tenure here. World Ethnography in Film COA students first encounter formal Writing Seminar I and II career guidance when they plan the re- quired internship-a full term of study Advising and Counseling which draws on skills and interests they al- The relationship between student and ready have as well as exposes them to new advisor is particularly important in help- skills and knowledge. The Internship and ing students design individual programs of Career Services Office helps students to study. Advisors not only provide students clarify career goals and assists them in re- with academic counsel and personal sup- sume writing, job hunting, and interview- port but also guide students in developing ing techniques. With the Career Service coherent and individualized programs of Officer, students determine work values study which draw from the three resource and explore career options. The office areas and interdisciplinary programs. also maintains files of potential intern- Upon entering the College, students ships and postgraduate employment are assigned an advisor with whom they opportunities, graduate school catalogs, meet to plan and evaluate their studies. and standardized test applications. At the end of the first academic year, stu- Faculty members also play a key role in dents choose a permanent advising team, career counseling. In addition to helping comprised of one faculty member, one students assess their strengths and in- student, and an optional third member of terests, faculty point out potential career the COA community. The advising team paths and frequently put students in touch is responsible for approving completion of with professional colleagues at other insti- degree requirements and for monitoring a tutions whose interests may more closely student's progress. parallel the student's. Perhaps the most exciting development 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 interested students. ACADEMIC LIFE / 15 LIVE PUREST HELLS COVE ROUTE ORRID BAR BUILDING LAND BOUI Isabel Mancinelli, (right) former Evaluation and Grades and skills, develop new skills, and clarify planner for Acadia National Park, At COA, all students receive narrative future goals. At COA, students hone these teaches a variety of design and evaluations of their performance in a skills and apply their knowledge in a land-use planning courses. course. In addition, many students, number of challenging places around the particularly those considering graduate world. study, request and receive letter grades. In 1993-94, 75 percent of students Acadia National Park requested letter grades. Alternatives to Violence Program The second part of the evaluation, Allied Whale written by the student, assesses the value Barrier Island Environmental of the course in relation to the student's Education Program own intellectual development. Bering Sea Fishermen's Association Bimini Biological Field Station Internships and Senior Projects Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Both the internship and senior project, Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary each of which is required, allow students Chewonki Foundation to pursue a particular interest or field of Downeast Sexual Assault Services study in depth. Although some senior Earthstar Institute projects focus exclusively on art or Educators for Social Responsibility creative writing, most combine field work, Environmental Protection Agency research, and writing. The internship, on Flag Hill Farm the other hand, is always a work experi- ence in which students apply knowledge 16 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC COA COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Application for Admission INSTRUCTIONS school report (freshmen applicants Additional References only) All applicants are welcome to submit letters FOR APPLICANTS official transcripts from high school of reference in addition to the ones and college(s) attended required. Those applicants who have been Application $40.00 application fee out of school for five or more years are This application is our way of learning personal interview (strongly encouraged to submit teacher references, more about you than grades and test recommended) but may submit other references if that is scores reveal. 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LAND USE STATISTICS: The Academy of Natural Sciences Tilbury House Publishers Tvarminne Zoological Station, Finland U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WERU Radio Station Wild Gardens of Acadia World Peace Camp Writing Center The Writing Center's Peer Tutors not only tutor their peers, but in recent years have also participated in panel discussions at the New England Writing Center's STUDY Annual Meeting. To become writing tutors, students with excellent writing skills and strong interpersonal qualities BAR HARDOR must be recommended by a faculty mem- ber or tutor. Selected students-there are currently six-take a year-long course in teaching writing and begin tutoring after the first term. "As a tutor, I have used my skills to help students with scientific writ- ing assignments," said Damon Lear '95. "Encouraging and helping students write in a scientific manner begins with convey- ing the message that this particular writ- ing style-clear, concise, and logical-is a tool that they can utilize over and over." Computer Facilities Over 30 PC and Macintosh computers are available for student use in the College's computer centers. These centers are open 24 hours a day, and are 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, two specialized computer labs support mapping programs and Geographisches Institut, Switzerland design and presentation graphics. Glinka Choir School, Russia The Geographic Information Systems Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GIS) Lab offers state-of-the-art technol- Greenpeace, New England ogy supporting a full GIS program, and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contains seven high-speed workstations, a Jackson Laboratory Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver Kingsley Pines Camp and a base station, two large format (36") Maine Coast Heritage Trust digitizers, a large format (35") pen plotter, Mt. Desert Island Biological color and laser printers, and a film Laboratory recorder. Students are encouraged to Mt. Desert Island Schools incorporate computer graphics in cross- NACUL Center of Design disciplinary research. Specific courses National Aeronautics and Space provide training in using the equipment. Administration In the Geographic Information System National Environmental Law Center course, students master the basics of New England Aquarium ArcInfo, the standard GIS software People for the Ethical Treatment of adopted by all the New England states. Animals (PETA) Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge Pipe Springs National Monument Planned Approach to Community Health Planned Parenthood Portland Museum of Art ACADEMIC LIFE / 17 means of upgrading and replacing computers on campus to meet today's performance standards. InterNet accounts are currently available to all students, with access to the network in computer centers or by modem. Global Monitoring Station The College has set up a Global Moni- toring Station which receives satellite im- ages of the earth's surface, weather maps and information from different parts of the world, international news faxes, and amateur and short wave news broadcasts. Students have used the station to study seasonal ice changes in northern Canada, shifting patterns of the gulf stream, and the development of severe weather sys- tems. The short wave and fax equipment allows students to keep abreast of the latest information on national and inter- national crises. Scott Dickerson, a M.Phil Advanced students use GIS for regional Weather Station candidate, works closely with planning projects (e.g. developing College of the Atlantic's Rainwise Jennifer Lambert '94 on a resource inventory, zoning, and land-use Monopod Sensor Support System is a consulting project utilizing COA's maps for local towns) and biological and solar-powered, versatile weather station state of the art Geographic ecological monitoring and analysis (e.g. that can accommodate a variety of remote Information System. evaluating tern and gull nesting habitat on sensors. The Monopod records wind Petit Manan and Seal Islands, mapping speed and direction, rainfall, air tempera- water quality on MDI lakes and ponds, tures, relative humidity, solar radiation, analyzing river otter and beaver habitat hours of sunlight, soil temperature, and on MDI). In developing these projects, soil moisture. Moreover, the data can be students frequently work with local, state, downloaded onto a computer by either and federal agencies. telephone modem or radio Beginning in Fall 94, the College will communications. have available a new Graphic Arts Lab, containing 10 Macintosh workstations, a Center for Applied Human Ecology color scanner, and a color printer. It has Designed to promote and enhance the been designed to support the computer overall mission of the College, the center graphics art and environmental journal- coordinates and facilitates projects involv- ism program. This program is a recent ing numerous aspects of the curriculum, addition to the curriculum, and will including land-use planning, environ- include courses in computer art, graphic mental design, law, and economics. These design, desktop publishing, and environ- projects are frequently cooperative efforts mental journalism. between public officials, citizens, faculty, The College is in the first year of a and students, and give students yet an- five-year Title III grant to implement a other way to practically apply their skills. campus-wide computer network. The The center not only provides space for completed network will connect all meetings, conferences, and classes but administrative and academic buildings, as also houses a software library, computer- well as on-campus student housing. ized resource inventories, and other ma- Goals of the grant are to build an terials on environmental, social, and eco- electronic campus information system, nomic issues. These resources are avail- and provide access to resources such as able to members of the College and the InterNet. The grant is also providing a public for use in community planning and research. 18 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Island Research Center Teacher Certification Through the Island Research Center, One facet of the Human Studies resource directed by conservation biologist John area is the innovative teacher certification Anderson, COA students monitor popu- program. Through courses, practica, in- lations of endangered or threatened bird dependent studies, and a range of teach- species, develop censusing techniques for ing experiences, interested COA students bird populations, and observe the impact gain an understanding of educational of changes in island vegetation on animal theory and practice. COA's excellent species. In Summer 1992, two of the six working partnership with the local public students on Petit Manan Island in the Gulf schools-one of the strengths of the pro- of Maine-home to the endangered rose- gram-enables students to practice what ate tern-were funded by grants from the they learn. American Museum of Natural History College of the Atlantic grants Maine while the other four were funded by the teaching certification to qualified gradu- US Fish and Wildlife Service. ates. This certification, which is recipro- cal in most states, qualifies graduates for Allied Whale classroom teaching in grades K-8 and for Under the direction of Dr. Steven Katona, the sciences and social studies at the sec- a group of students, alumni, and volun- ondary level. Students electing to pursue teers-known collectively as Allied teaching certification must take an addi- Whale-conducts a variety of long-term tional three credits beyond the COA studies of marine mammals. COA stu- graduation requirements. dents regularly work at the Mount Desert In reviewing the program, which Rock Whale and Seabird Observation emphasizes equally a broad-based liberal Station, help to compile and catalogue education and an understanding of educa- Dina Patterson '95 climbs the mast photographs of humpback and finback tional theory and practice, the State of the schooner, Harvey Gamage, whales for individual identification, and Board of Education site-visiting team as part of a course in Caribbean collect data for the Gulf of Maine Whale stated: "As a Board and as policy makers Ecology, History and Navigation. Sighting Network. we have often talked about excellence At Faculty member Alesia Maltz College of the Atlantic we experienced ex- offered this course between Fall Research Laboratories cellence in education." '93 term and Winter '94 term in Through cooperative agreements COA Approximately 20 percent of COA the Lesser Antilles. students can participate in the research graduates are engaged in graduate studies programs of the Jackson Laboratory, a or are employed in the field as naturalists, world center for mammalian genetic environmental educators, and classroom research, and the Mt. Desert Island teachers. Biological Laboratory which examines biological and environmental problems. Master of Philosophy in Human Ecology University of Maine College of the Atlantic offers a graduate Under the exchange agreement between program of study leading to the Master of College of the Atlantic and the University Philosophy degree in Human Ecology. of Maine in Orono, students may cross- The College's first graduate students register for undergraduate courses and began this advanced studies program in have library privileges. September 1990. The Master of Philosophy degree International Exchange allows selected students to continue their Opportunities studies beyond the Bachelor's degree for COA students may elect to participate in two years. The program is designed to any of several formal academic exchanges serve a small number of students who are that the College has created with, for qualified for such work, no more than 10 example, Palacky University, Czech to 12 students yearly. The program Republic and Multiversidad Franciscana consists of advanced study in courses de Americana Latino, Uruguay. already offered by the College, special graduate seminars, advanced independent study, and an original piece of work-all guided by an Advising Committee selected for each individual. For detailed information, please contact the Admission Office. ACADEMIC LIFE / 19 Edward Meade, Ford Foundation George Mitchell, United States Senator Pavel Novacek, Palacky University, Czech Republic Earl Phillips, Environmental Attorney Michael Pyatok, Architect Peter Raven, Director of Missouri Botanical Gardens David Rockefeller, Rockefeller Financial Services Dewitt Sage, Film Maker Juliet Schor, Harvard University Leonard Silk, New York Times columnist John Wilmerding, National Gallery of Art Watson Fellowship Winners For the past 12 years, COA seniors have been awarded the distinguished Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. The award sup- ports a postgraduate year of study and travel abroad. Peter Wayne '83 travelled through England, studying conservation organiza- tions and policies; Rick Epstein '84 stud- Speakers' Series ied solar and environmentally responsive As enrichment to its academic curriculum buildings in countries on latitude 40; Sally in the three resource areas, COA offers Greenman '85 travelled to Scandinavia lectures by distinguished scholars and Japan to study fishery practices and throughout the year. These talks offer policies; Carol LaLiberte '86 studied sus- students opportunities not usually tainable agriculture in Japan and India; available in larger institutions to partici- David Heckscher '87 studied potato culti- pate with scholars in small group discus- vation in the South American Andes; sions at the conclusion of the formal Dennis Bracale '88 pursued a cross- presentation. cultural comparative study of gardens and Tom Andrews, United States landscapes in Europe and Asia; Michael Representative Broyer '89 examined the relationship Jane Bennett, Goucher College between mountains and people in Japan, Wendell Berry, University of Kentucky New Zealand, Africa, India, and Switzer- Lord Asa Briggs, Oxford University land; Dan Sangeap '90 studied social David Brower, Sierra Club 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, Archibald Cox, Watergate Prosecutor Mexico, St. Lucia, and Denmark; Wendy Frances Fitzgerald, Journalist and Doherty '91 examined vegetation's influ- Pulitzer Prize Winner ence on human societies in Malaysia, Hannah Holborn Gray, University of Nepal, and Israel; Darron Collins '92 Chicago traced the effects of development on four Maxine Greene, Columbia University major rivers in Chile, India, Zimbabwe, Gilbert Grosvenor, National Geographic Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt; Jeff Miller Harold Howe II, Harvard Graduate '92 bicycled around the world comparing School of Education the ways different cultures use bicycles for Theodore Kauss, The Frost Foundation transportation; Dianne Riley "93 investi- Erwin Knoll, Editor of The Progressive gated neighbors, cultures, and economic Madeline Kunin, U.S. Office of Education well being in Brazil, Ghana and Hong Bruce Mazlish, MIT Kong; Jennifer Rock '93 travelled to Bra- Colman McCarthy, Washington Post zil, New Zealand, Australia, Borneo and Ian McHarg, University of Pennsylvania Africa for her fellowship, "Living Fossils: Joseph McInerney, Colorado College Visitors from the Dreamtime." 20 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC NO O2 NO2 Again for 1994-95, a COA senior has year comparative risk study: the Maine Richard Dudman, winner of the 1993 received a Watson Fellowship. Patricia Environmental Priorities Project. The George Polk Career Award, the highest Ciraulo '94 will compile an oral history of MEPP will prepare a set of risk manage- honor bestowed upon a journalist, Russia's intellectual class, travelling ment reduction strategies for a 1995 relates his experiences as a captive through Russia, Finland, Germany, report to the Governor. ECO/ECO's during the Vietnam War. Dudman France, Israel, and Cyprus. twenty-five member steering committee recently returned to Vietnam to meet also plans conferences and discussion some of his captors; his reports of this ECO-ECO groups on themes such as sustainable visit appeared in papers throughout the The ECO/ECO Policy Forum of College development, the causes and conse- United States. Here he addresses of the Atlantic brings together environ- quences of environmental gridlock, and members of the Introduction to mental and business leaders and govern- the effectiveness of corporate codes of Journalism class taught by visiting ment officials to explore the relationship conduct. faculty member Earl Brechlin, editor of The Bar Harbor Times. between economics and ecology in Maine's future, and to develop consensus on goals and programs for achieving them. ECO/ECO, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, is currently undertaking a two ACADEMIC LIFE / 21 STUDENT LIFE COA's curriculum and the political- social climate of the island encourage Living in Maine students to join with residents in develop- Maine is still a growing state and one ing land-use policies which insure that the whose natural resources to a large extent specific qualities of the land or the are the forest and the sea. Approximately uniqueness of a resource will extend over 90 percent of the state is forested, and time. Attending COA not only provides Maine has over 3,000 miles of coastline, one with the unique opportunity of more than the rest of the East Coast enjoying the magnificent beauty and combined! resources of the Pine Tree State, but also Maine's beaches and coastline are allows one to play a part in protecting and unpolluted. Aware of what has occurred preserving its varied natural landscapes. in areas south of here, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection and its Governance legislature have enacted marine resource In keeping with the central ideas of protection policies as well as shoreland community and responsibility, the College zoning and overboard discharge regula- governs itself through a combination of tions. To protect the forests, the state has participatory and representative democ- implemented land-management practices racy. Students serve on all College and to address solid waste issues, Maine committees, from Academic Affairs to has recently enacted the nation's toughest Personnel, with full voting rights. (In mandatory recycling legislation. addition, five alumni now serve on the As the state continues to grow, Maine Board of Trustees.) The All-College Attending COA not only provides communities have become increasingly Meeting, held every third week and one with the unique opportunity of concerned about preserving open space moderated by a student, is a regular enjoying the magnificent beauty and and protecting natural resources. Land assembly where the work of the commit- resources of the Pine Tree State, but planning and land conservation are tees is reviewed by the community as a also allows one to play a part in dominant issues in Maine politics and whole. In a recent orientation for new protecting and preserving its varied government, and College of the Atlantic students, a former All-College Meeting natural landscapes. students often take an active part in these moderator expressed her appreciation of discussions and planning sessions. COA's governance system in these words: Living on Mount Desert Island where "At COA we have a unique opportu- Acadia National Park is located introduces nity to affect the directions of our lives. one to a preservation ethic- an ethic that As students we choose our academic encourages people to develop a sense of programs, take responsibility for our history and to look at the buildings, living situations, and cook our own gardens, parks, and open space in their dinners. As a human community and a community and to place value on those. community of scholars, we work to Approximately 150 of the 270 square strengthen our bonds to one another- miles of this island are park lands-land intellectually, socially, and through our which in the early 1900s a number of system of governance. foresighted and wealthy residents purchased and donated to a trust which later became Acadia National Park. Those who hike or bike on the over 50 miles of carriage roads within the park or climb any of the eight major mountains or walk along the shore are constantly aware of the vision of those people and what that vision means 80 years later. STUDENT LIFE / 23 "The purpose of the governance Dining system is twofold. The system is, first, a The College offers a reasonably priced mechanism to encourage innovative, 5-day lunch and 4-evening dinner plan for participatory administration of the all students in the Blair Dining Hall. College. Beyond that, however, it is also Weekend dining is cooperative with an integral aspect of education at COA. students in each house sharing food Through participation in the governance preparation duties. Light breakfast is system, we learn about everything from available in the dining hall on weekdays. the democratic process to building codes, from affirmative action law to group Outdoor Orientation dynamics, from diplomacy to stress To introduce students both to outdoor management. We learn to listen and we recreational activities and to one another, learn to communicate. the College coordinates optional outdoor "In short, we have an opportunity to orientation trips for entering students in involve ourselves in the decisions that the fall of each year. Experienced staff affect our lives while at the College, an members and older students lead these opportunity that is rare among institutions trips which sharpen outdoor skills and of higher learning. Involvement in encourage the development of friendships. governance is one way of expressing the Trips planned for Fall 1994 include long-term commitment to COA that canoeing the Allagash, canoeing a series of many of us here feel deeply." Maine lakes, sea kayaking, bicycling through the Maritimes and coastal Maine, Housing and a hiking trip through Baxter State The College provides both on-campus Park along the Appalachian Trail to Mt. and off-campus housing for 80 students in Katahdin. These trips precede Fall seven separate residences. The College orientation. also provides contract housing in Bar Harbor for all students who want accommodations and post a deposit by June 20. Many students, however, choose to find their own housing, either in Bar Harbor or elsewhere on the Island. (It is only a short walk or bicycle ride from Bar Harbor to the College.) Rents in the off- season months are generally quite reasonable, especially when several students combine to rent a single dwelling or apartment. 24 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Recreational Activities trips to northern and western Maine and COA offers instructional sailing classes Although the College has no organized nearby New Hampshire. Recreational during the Fall term for those who are sports teams, the College's location areas within a half-day's drive of the interested. Successful completion of the enables students to participate easily in College include many pristine rivers for course enables students to use the outdoor activities. What for many people white-water canoeing and kayaking, major college's sailboats for recreational makes living on Mount Desert Island so downhill ski resorts, and mountains like purposes. attractive is the proximity of Acadia Katahdin and Washington. National Park with its over 50 miles of For those students who want to learn carriage paths and 100 miles of open new recreational skills, there are trained trails. Within five minutes, one can be in people and equipment for students, the park and usually away from crowds. faculty, and staff use. Students regularly jog and bike on the Students who wish to develop leader- carriage roads, hike and rock climb, ship skills can participate in an outdoor windsurf, canoe, and sail on island lakes education course, taught periodically by and in Frenchman Bay, and in the winter two Maine guides-both of whom are cross-country ski, snowshoe, and skate. COA graduates. Through a cooperative arrangement Another popular activity is SCUBA with the YMCA, all students have use of diving. COA divers either come to COA its facilities which include a pool, Nautilus with basic training in diving or take a equipment, and basketball and volleyball YMCA-sponsored course. courts. Tennis courts are available nearby. But activities are not confined just to Mount Desert Island. Students frequently participate in organized weekend camping STUDENT LIFE / 25 Located within walking distance of the town of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, College of the Atlantic's campus occupies 26-shorefront acres overlooking French- man Bay on Mount Desert Island, Maine. The island, which is connected to the mainland by a permanent causeway, lies 300 miles north or "downeast" of Boston and 45 miles southeast of Bangor. FACILITIES Campus Architecture At the turn of the century, Bar Harbor became a renowned summer resort where families from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia came by train and steamer to escape the hot and unhealthy summer climate of the cities. Initially these summer visitors stayed in Bar Harbor's many sprawling hotels, but as the number of visitors grew, hotel owners constructed small cottages to house the overflow. In time the cottages became more desirable than the hotel rooms, and eventually summer residents began constructing their own cottages-sprawling shingled- style or villa-like homes, many of which had elaborate gardens designed by America's foremost landscape architects. When the College first opened in 1969, it occupied one of these shingled- style cottages-Kaelber Hall, which was 1985. Located here are chemistry, The Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Community destroyed by fire in July 1983. What biology, botany, and zoology labs as well Center is the cultural and social heart of survived the fire, however, were the as a museum display preparation facility. College of the Atlantic, offering every- terraces and rose parterre designed by Other science facilities include two thing from social contra dances to Beatrix Farrand, one of the great land- greenhouses, which house a teaching special lectures on such topics as the scape designers of the 20th century. In collection and support work in horticul- Middle East peace process and "green" 1987 ground was broken for a new 20,000 ture. Another unique feature of the career trends. The Gates Center also square-foot Kaelber Hall and Thorndike botany program is a herbarium with a serves as the college's main link to the Library. Designed in the style of the early collection of Maine coastal plants used in greater Mount Desert Island community; shingled cottages by Daniel Scully, teaching and research projects. theatrical productions, a wide variety of Kaelber Hall includes the Blair Dining Within the last year, the terraced musical events and numerous educa- Room as well as meeting rooms and a Newlin Gardens were completed. These tional programs have drawn audiences computer center. gardens, along with Kaelber Hall, the Arts from all over Maine. Thorndike Library's collection and Science Building, and the brand new includes 30,000 books, 380 periodicals and 8,300 square-foot Thomas S. Gates newspaper subscriptions, foreign language Center, form a new central focus for the tapes and recorded music. Through campus. OCLC, an interlibrary loan network, students have access to materials from Thomas S. Gates Community Center over 14,000 participating libraries. Now With the completion of the Gates Center the library is taking advantage of new in July 1993, the College, for the first time computer resources. Patrons can access in many years, has a meeting hall large Internet and other information databases enough to accommodate the entire from computers located throughout College of the Atlantic community. The Kaelber Hall. Soon Thorndike Library auditorium serves as a gathering place for will have an automated card catalog and All-College Meetings, theatrical produc- circulation system. tions, lectures, fundraisers, dances, The Library contains six special convocation and a wide variety of cultural collections: Philip Darlington (evolution), events. The Center's two-story, 300-seat Dorcas Crary (horticulture and natural capacity makes it an ideal setting for a history), R. Amory Thorndike (humani- number of important academic and non- ties), Thomas S. and Mary T. Hall academic gatherings. Designed by (science and the history of science), John Turner Brooks, the Gates Center was Nason (philosophy), and James Wakelin featured in the January 1994 issue of (physics). Architectural Record. Another shingle-style building, the Arts and Science building, opened in FACILITIES / 27 Another building reminiscent of the cottage era of Bar Harbor is The Turrets. Designed as a summer cottage in 1893 by Bruce Price for John Emery of New York, The Turrets, restored in 1977 by the COA design group, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite its formality, The Turrets with its gallery, mirrored morning room, and Great Hall is home to the Natural History Museum and Allied Whale as well as to faculty and administrative offices. Not only do students study and work in these former cottages, but some live there as well. Seafox, the largest of the on-campus dorms, is another shingle-style building. Completing the ocean-front campus is a 120-foot pier built in 1990. In addition to providing access to the water for student and faculty research, the pier is an invaluable resource for the undergraduate marine and coastal studies program as well COA's pier provides easy access to Ethel H. Blum Art Gallery as for other courses with links to the sea. Frenchman Bay. The Ethel H. Blum Art Gallery, located For students, the pier insures easy access on the second floor of the Thomas S. for sailing, ocean kayaking, and Gates Center, provides a magnificent windsurfing. COA hosts visiting research space for the display of student, faculty vessels, sail-education programs, and and alumni artwork as well as traveling other guests cruising in local waters. exhibitions. The Blum Gallery has held a number Fine Arts of exhibitions in its inaugural year, In addition to being located on an island including watercolors, prints, drawings, known for its natural beauty, COA, photography, and sculpture by a variety of despite its small size, has a number of state and nationally distinguished artists. resources for students interested in One exhibition, "Celebrating Allied pursuing art. On the top floor of the arts Whale: 21 Years of Research, Conserva- and science building are two studios-one tion and Public Education," highlighted, of which has northern light for painting through photographs and art, the work of and drawing. The ceramics studio has a the college's marine mammal research gas-fired kiln while the wood shop has a group. wood lathe, thickness planer, drill press, radial arm saw, and table saws. Other C.D. and Nancy McCormick facilities include a darkroom, looms, Lecture Hall printmaking equipment, and a slide Located on the first floor of the Thomas library. S. Gates Center, beneath the Blum Gallery, the 55-seat C.D. and Nancy Music McCormick Lecture hall provides a The new Gates Center provides addi- teaching classroom, complete with tional music as well as performance and satellite television monitor, for the practice space. In addition to a music College's Human Ecology core course studio, concert hall, and three perfor- and other larger lecture classes which are mance centers, the College has a high- offered. It also serves as home to the tech sound lab and recording studio, plus Natural History Museum's summer an up-to-date MIDI facility that includes lecture series. Mac applications for synthesizing and sequencing programs. 28 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Acadia National Park Recent student-prepared exhibits in- Each year COA students intern with the The College and Acadia National Park clude a kit fox playing with a plastic six- Natural History Museum and help host have an agreement which enables faculty pack yoke, a loon that perished after and educate the more than 10,000 and students to conduct research within becoming entangled in a fishing net, and a annual visitors. the park and to study problems unique to trio of juvenile raccoons looting an over- Acadia. Research projects include native turned rubbish barrel. Rick Stevenson '93 wild plant studies, moss and lichen iden- prepared an exhibit for the Maine tification, land and sea bird ecology, Audubon Society depicting a housecat beaver dam management, intertidal attempting to capture songbirds in a bird organism distribution, pollination ecol- bath. ogy, and vegetative species inventories of As part of the Outreach Program, islands in the Gulf of Maine. students take the Museum's popular Whales-on-Wheels (a 20-foot Minke Natural History Museum Whale skeleton) or Naugahyde Whale To provide additional training for stu- (a 10-foot unzippable replica of a Pilot dents of natural history and environmen- Whale) to classrooms in Maine. 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. FACILITIES / 29 ADMISSIO 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 applicants to learn as much as they can about the College before apply- ing. We're looking for imaginative, idealistic, intellectually curious, genuinely concerned young people-people who want their lives to make a difference in the world. DMISSION Admission Plans College of the Atlantic offers several The Admission Application admission plans for prospective students. Admission to the College is a personal and Applicants for the Fall term should apply highly individualized process. If you need under one of the following plans. help, you may reach us by phone five days Students who have come to the a week during normal business hours at decision that College of the Atlantic is (800) 528-0025, or write to us: their first choice college are invited to The Admission Office, College of the apply under either one of the college's Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, Early Decision Plans. Students who file ME 04609-1105 Early Decision I applications with all accompanying credentials by December 1 Personalism characterizes the way we will receive a decision by December 15. review applications. In arriving at a Those filing Early Decision II applica- decision, the admission committee looks tions with all accompanying credentials by for evidence of the following: January 1 will receive a decision by academic preparation and achievement January 15. In submitting an Early ⑉ intellectual curiosity and an enthusi- Decision application, a student enters into asm for learning an agreement whereby, if admitted, she or desire to be part of a small college he will enroll at COA and immediately with a human ecology focus withdraw all applications to other a tendency to seek out intellectual and colleges. personal challenges. An applicant wishing to apply as either The Blum Art Gallery presents a full An application for admission is complete an Early Decision I or Early Decision II schedule of exhibitions year round. when the admission office has received all candidate should check the appropriate Here, third-year student Pam Bosco of the following: 1) a completed applica- box on page 1 of the application and tells gallery visitors about the art of tion form and $40 fee, 2) an application initial the Early Decision agreement Carroll Sargent Tyson, an American essay as well as answers to all short above the signature on page 2. Impressionist painter who worked on questions, 3) at least two recommenda- Mount Desert Island in the first half of tions (see application for details), Early Decision I (first year students) the century. 4) transcripts of all academic work, and December 1 deadline for completed 5) a personal interview-although not application; December 15 reply date; required we strongly recommend one for binding enrollment all candidates. While standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) are optional, they Early Decision II (first year students) are particularly helpful in assessing the January 1 deadline for completed applica- academic ability of students from schools tion; January 15 reply date; binding which do not give grades or have nontra- enrollment ditional programs. Regular Admission (first year students) Recommended Deadlines and March 1 deadline for completed applica- Admission Notification tion; reply by April 1; elective enrollment Under no circumstances will an applica- tion be turned down simply because it Transfer Admission arrives after a recommended deadline. April 15 deadline for completed applica- However, you are advised to apply by tion; reply by May 15; elective enrollment March 1 if you wish to be considered for Fall admission. This is especially true if Winter Term you are applying for financial aid. You November 15 deadline for completed should apply by November 15 and application; reply by December 1; elective February 15 for Winter and Spring term enrollment admission, respectively. Admitted students wishing to accept an Spring Term offer of admission and reserve a place for February 15 deadline for completed themselves in the class should pay a $300 application; reply by March 1; elective nonrefundable tuition deposit by May 1. enrollment Those admitted after May 1 or for Winter or Spring terms are required to pay a de- posit within 14 days if they wish to accept an offer of admission. ADMISSION / 31 Transfer or Visiting Students College of the Atlantic welcomes applica- 1994-1995 CALENDAR tions from transfer students. About 20 percent of all new students annually are Sunday, August 28, 1994 Sunday, January 1, 1995 transfer or visiting students. Outdoor Orientation Program participants Students arrive for Winter Term A student may transfer a maximum of arrive on campus for trip departures 18 credits to COA (the equivalent of 60 Monday, January 2, 1995 semester hours or 90 quarter hours). Al- Saturday, September 3, 1994 First day of classes, Winter Term; though an evaluation of credit is not final Outdoor Orientation Program trips return New student orientation until after enrollment, students may re- ceive preliminary evaluations by contact- Sunday, September 4, 1994 ing the registrar. Other new students arrive; welcome Friday, March 10, 1995 Students who wish to spend one or picnic (COA community) Winter Term classes end more terms at COA and transfer college credit to another institution should apply Monday and Tuesday Sunday, March 26, 1995 as Visiting Students. September 5-6, 1994 Orientation for newly entering New student orientation students International Students COA welcomes applications from highly Wednesday, September 7, 1994 Monday, March 27, 1995 qualified international students. Applica- Convocation, Registration, Advising First day of classes, Spring Term tion deadlines for international students Activities are the same as those for freshmen and Friday, June 2, 1995 transfer students. Application require- Thursday, September 8, 1994 Spring Term classes end ments are identical, except that interna- First full day of classes, Fall Term tional students are also required to submit Saturday, June 3, 1995 scores from the Test of English as a For- Friday, November 18, 1994 Commencement eign Language (TOEFL) and a Declara- Fall Term classes end tion of Finances Form. A small amount of financial aid is available to admitted inter- national students. Adult Students College Costs 1994-95 Approximately 60 percent of the college's Older students of nontraditional college The charges for tuition, room rent, and students receive financial aid, and a typical age wishing to take courses or pursue a fees for the college year 1994-95 are as aid package might contain a combination degree are invited to inquire and become follows: of a COA grant, Stafford Student Loan, better acquainted with the College. Adult Tuition $14,271 and a work-study award. students are encouraged to contact the Room $ 2,530 The FAFSA must be filled out by admission office early in the admission Board process to arrange a personal interview. $ 1,450 students and parents and can usually be obtained in December from secondary Books $ 450 school guidance offices or college financial Advanced Placement Personal Expenses $ 400 aid offices. Applicants for financial aid College credit may be given for superior should submit completed forms by performance in the CEEB advanced TOTAL $19,101 February 15. placement examinations or the College Information concerning the college's Level Examination Program. Scores Financial Aid financial aid program is available from the should be sent directly from the testing Although COA recognizes that a student COA admission or financial aid offices. source. COA credit normally will be and the student's family bear the primary granted for scores of '3' or higher. responsibility for funding a student's Admission and Financial Aid Staff education, financial aid is awarded as Director: Steve Thomas Deferred Admission determined by the methodology of the Associate Director: David Mahoney Students wishing to defer Fall admission Free Application for Federal Student Admission Counselor: Courtney Llewellyn may do so prior to June 1 by sending a Assistance(FAFSA) and COA's own form. Admission Assistant: Donna L. McFarland written request to the Director of Admis- A student's financial need is then deter- Financial Aid Assistant: Jean Boddy sion and paying a $400 nonrefundable de- mined by subtracting the total student posit ($300 of which will be applied to the and/or parental financial contribution student's first term bill). Matriculation from the annual cost of attending COA. will be postponed for up to a full academic year, subject to the review of any college study completed during that time. 32 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Board of Trustees of Mr. John Reeves Building and Grounds College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, Maine Millard Dority, Director 1994-1995 Mrs. Maurine Rothschild Russell Holway Mr. Edward McC. Blair, Sr. New York, New York James Houghton Chicago, Illinois Dr. Elizabeth Russell Sean Murphy Chairman Mount Desert, Maine Robert Nolan Mr. John N. Kelly Dr. Peter H. Sellers Gregg Smith Yarmouth, Maine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bruce Tripp Vice Chair Mr. Henry Sharpe Ms. Cathy L. Ramsdell '78 North Kingstown, Rhode Island Library Rockland, Maine Mr. Clyde E. Shorey, Jr. Marcia Dworak, Library Director Vice Chair Washington, DC Patricia Cantwell Keene, Librarian Mr. Leslie C. Brewer Dr. Leonard Silk Marcia Dorr, Assistant to the Director Bar Harbor, Maine New York, New York Sandra Modeen, Library Clerk Treasurer Mr. John Stockwell Mr. John M. Kauffmann Boxford, Massachusetts Natural History Museum Mount Desert, Maine Mr. Donald B. Straus Stephen Ressel, Director Secretary New York, New York Skip Buyers-Basso, Curator Mr. John Biderman '77 Mr. Robert E. Suminsby Dianne Clendaniel, Museum Program Duxbury, Massachusetts Northeast Harbor, Maine Director Mr. Robert E. Blum Dr. P.A. Thompson Salisbury, Connecticut Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Student Services Life Trustee Mr. Charles Tyson Steve Thomas, Director of Admission Ms. Rebecca Buyers-Basso '81 Ambler, Pennsylvania and Student Services Bar Harbor, Maine Life Trustee David Mahoney, Director of Financial Annual Trustee Ms. Carol Wishcamper Aid and Associate Director of Admission Mrs. Frederic E. Camp Freeport, Maine Courtney Llewellyn, Admission East Bluehill, Maine Counselor Dr. Samuel A. Eliot Administrative Staff Donna L. McFarland, Admission Dublin, New Hampshire Steven Katona, President Assistant Mrs. Amos Eno Karen Cadbury, Dean of Institutional Jean Boddy, Financial Aid Assistant Princeton, New Jersey Advancement Theodore Koffman, Director of Mr. Philip Geyelin Mabel Paszyc, Executive Secretary to the Government Relations, Washington, DC President Housing, and Summer Programs Mr. William Ginn '74 Carl Little, Director of Public Affairs Andrea Thébaud, Associate Director of Pownal, Maine Melville P. Coté, Administrative Dean Student Services Rev. James Gower Richard Borden, Academic Dean Sally Crock, Registrar Bar Harbor, Maine Judith Allen, Director of Computer Marie Stivers, Assistant to Registrar Life Trustee Services Jill Barlow-Kelley, Internship and Horace Hildreth Catherine Kiorpes-Elk, Education Career Services Officer Portland, Maine Assistant Marla Dority, Food Services Sherry F. Huber Judy Lawson, Receptionist Brenda Horton, Assistant to Govt. Falmouth, Maine Debra Lucey, Faculty Secretary Relations/Summer Programs Mr. Michael Kaiser '83 Victoria Savage, Special Events Cate Mullen, Career Office Assistant New York, New York Coordinator Dr. Steven Katona ex-officio Laura Smith, Assistant to the In its employment and admissions practices Bar Harbor, Maine Development Office College of the Atlantic is in conformity with all President Ron Lussier, Network Manager applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the basis Dr. Neil Leonard Gordon Longsworth, GIS Lab Director of age, race, color, sex, marital status, religion, Philadelphia, PA creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, or Mrs. Susan Storey Lyman Business Office physical bandicap. However, the College is a Charleston, South Carolina Clair Bradstreet, Comptroller dynamic community and must reserve the right Mr. J. Mason Morfit to make changes in course offerings, degree Tricia Pinkham, Assistant Manager requirements, regulations, procedures, and Topsham, Maine Dawn Taylor, Bookkeeper charges. Mr. William V.P. Newlin Shari Kraljic, Clerk Washington, DC Ambassador Henry Owen Washington, DC 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 CANADA 3 east from Ellsworth to Bar Harbor. MAINE Keep left after crossing the bridge onto Mount Desert Island. This drive usually WY Bangor 3 takes from five to six hours. College of the Atlantic is on the ocean side of Route Bar Harbor Augusta 3, about 19 miles from the Ellsworth COA shopping district and one-quarter mile VT Brunswick beyond the Canadian National Marine Portland Ferry Terminal. Turn left at the COA NH entrance and park in the provided areas. @s) ATLANTIC OCEAN The admission office is located in The Turrets, a large castle-like building close to the water. Boston MASS Regularly scheduled flights are available to Bar Harbor Airport. Delta, The Turrets CONN Northwest, USAir, and Continental RI provide regular service to Bangor, NY Maine. On the cover: College of the Atlantic Bangor participates in the New England Marine D Credits Mammal Stranding Network, coordi- (14) New Editors: Steve Thomas, Anne Kozak, and nated by the National Marine Fisheries York Carl Little Service. Atsuko Watabe '93 served as a Ellsworth Cover photography: Steve Katona volunteer for COA's marine mammal Additional photographs: Marvin Lewiton, John McKeith, Phil Schofield, Peter Travers, stranding team, which responds to Randy Ury, Jon Hatch, Kathryn Hough reports of animals in distress, including COA Design: Michael Mahan Graphics, Bath, ME abandoned seal pups and entangled or Acadia National Printing: J.S. McCarthy Company stranded cetaceans. In this picture, Park Atsuko prepares an abandoned seal pup This publication is printed on recycled paper. for transport to the Animal Care Center at the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts. College of the Atlantic Non Profit Org. 105 Eden Street U.S. POSTAGE Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 PAID Telephone (207) 288-5015 Bar Harbor, Me. 04609 800-528-0025 Permit #47 Fax (207) 288-4126