A College of Human Ecology anchural copy Contage of the Atlantic on the Maine Coast THORNDLEE LIBRARY 1992-1993 103 Edan Street Viewbook and Application Bar Harber, Maine 04609 A GLAND E Founded Cost 1992-1993 1969 Tuition $12,300 Room $ 2,385 Type Board $ 1,000 Coeducational, 4-year independent college Books $ 420 with graduate programs Fees + Misc $ 785 $16,890 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, 1991-92-$9,500 300 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 ounded in 1969 as a college of human ecology, F College of the Atlantic's curriculum focuses on developing conceptual frameworks for the solution of human and ecological problems. As we approach the twenty-first century these problems include equitably addressing the use and distribution of global resources, preventing nuclear war, and developing a mechanism to insure lasting peace. COA's mission is to equip students with the knowledge, understanding, enthusiasm, and sensitivity to solve such complex environmental and social problems from a hu- manistic perspective. This mission, therefore, makes COA different. It is not a college for everyone. Rather it is a college for the envi- ronmentally and socially committed individual. Being willing to take a stand on an issue, to show compassion for others, to recognize and promote the interconnectedness of all species and systems-all are characteristics of many students who choose COA. A necessary and exciting part of a college search is visiting colleges, determining whether a particular college's options and focus are right for you. If learning to be comfortable with uncertainty and solving problems humanistically are appealing, consider choosing COA. A liberal arts education at COA encourages individuals to think creatively and openly, to seek out solutions that reflect the interest not just of humans but of all natural systems. In Ralinean Louis Rabineau, President CONTENTS FACULTY AT COA ACADEMICI LIFE AT COA Resource Areas Environmental Science/12 Arts and Design/12 Human Studies/14 TUDENTLIFE AT COA FACILITIES AT COA ADMISSIONI AT COA College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. F AT COA T Y Academic Administration Faculty Rabineau, Louis Anderson, John President B.A. University of California, Berkeley, B.A. New York State College for 1979; M.A. Ecology and Systematic Teachers at Albany, 1947; M.A. State Biology, San Francisco State University, University of New York at Albany, 1982; Ph.D. Biological Sciences, 1950; Ed.D. Harvard University, 1954. University of Rhode Island, 1987. Borden, Richard Course Areas: zoology, behavioral Academic Dean ecology, anatomy, and physiology B.A. University of Texas, 1968; Ph.D. Beal, Elmer Psychology, Kent State University, B.A. Bowdoin College, 1965; M.A. 1972. Anthropology, University of Texas, COA has a teaching Course Areas: environmental psychol- 1977. ogy, personality and social develop- Course Areas: ethnology, anthropological ment, contemporary psychology, and theory, and traditional music faculty of over 20. All philosophy of human ecology Coté, Melville full-time faculty have Administrative Dean B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, Ph.D. degrees or the 1958, 1962; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1971. appropriate terminal degree in their field, many earned at the nation's most respected universities. Their fields of interest include land-use planning, architecture, life sciences, literature, public policy, marine biology, psychology, and education. Courses offered by regular Buell, John B.A. Amherst College, 1967; M.A. American History, Columbia Univer- visiting faculty provide an sity, 1968; Ph.D. Political Science, University of Massachusetts, important supplement to Amherst, 1974. Course Areas: political theory, political the curriculum. economy, and history of ethics Carpenter, JoAnne B.A. University of Massachusetts, 1962; M.A. Art and Architectural History, University of Minnesota, 1970. Course Areas: art, architectural history, and Maine coast history and architecture COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Dworak, Marcia Maltz, Alesia B.A. California State University, B.A. Hampshire College, 1978; M.A. Fullerton, 1972; M.S. California State University of Illinois, 1980; Ph.D. University, Fullerton, 1973; M.A. History and Philosophy of Science, Sangamon State University, 1979. University of Illinois, 1988. Course Areas: children's literature and Course Areas: history of science and research techniques medicine, women's studies, oral Greene, Craig history, and history B.S. State University of New York at Mancinelli, Isabel Syracuse, 1971; M.S. Plant Taxon- B.A. Catholic University of America, omy, University of Alberta, 1974; 1975; M.A. Landscape Architecture, Ph.D. Biology, Harvard University, Harvard University, 1981. 1980. Course Areas: community and regional Course Areas: botany, evolution, and Carpenter, William planning and landscape architecture plant ecology B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962; Ph.D. English, University of Minnesota, Katona, Steven 1967. B.A. Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D. Course Areas: literature, creative Biology, Harvard University, 1971. writing, comparative mythology, and Course Areas: ecology, zoology, and Maine coast history and architecture marine biology Cass, Donald Koeppl, Martin B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. B.S. University of Munich, 1977; M.A. Chemistry, University of California, Wayne State University, 1980; Ph.D. Berkeley, 1977. Geography, Clark University, 1987. Course Areas: chemistry, physics, and Course Areas: education, geography, mathematics media, and design Cline, Kenneth Kozak, Anne Meiklejohn, Donald B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case B.A. Salve Regina College, 1959; M.A. B.A. University of Wisconsin, 1930; Western Reserve University, 1983. English, St. Louis University, 1962. Ph.D. Philosophy, Harvard Course Areas: public policy and Course Areas: writing and literature University, 1936. environmental law Lerner, Susan Course Area: public policy Cooper, John B.A. University of Cincinnati, 1969; Mooser, Etta B.A. Trenton State, 1975; M.A. California Institute of Arts, 1971. B.A. Lewis and Clark College, 1970; Trenton State, 1981. Course Areas: literature and women's Ed.M. Columbia University, 1984; Course Areas: music fundamentals, studies Ed.D., Philosophy, Teachers College, aesthetics of musics, and improvisation Columbia University, 1987. Course Area: contemporary education 5 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Morse, Suzanne R. Cox, Gray Faculty Associates B.A. University of California, Berkeley, B.A. Wesleyan University, 1974; Ph.D. COA has formally recognized these 1980; Ph.D. Botany, University of Vanderbilt University, 1981. distinguished individuals as faculty California, Berkeley, 1988. associates who are invited to teach Course Areas: applied botany, plant Greene, Joli courses at any time. ecology, and tropical studies SUB Arts and Crafts Center, University of Alberta, 1971-1974; Beard, Ronald Petersen, Christopher Mannings School of Handweaving, B.S., M.S. University of Maine. B.A. University of California, Santa 1977; Haystack Mt. School of Arts and Booth, William Barbara, 1976; Ph.D. Ecology and Crafts, 1982. B.S. University of Maine; B.D. Evolutionary Biology, University of Howard, Vernon Hartford Theological Seminary; Arizona, 1985. Course Areas: ichthyology and marine B.A. University of Maine 1958; Ph.D. graduate study at Cambridge ecology Indiana University, 1965. University and Yale Divinity School. Visvader, John Hyman, Harris Burch II, William R. B.S. Massachusetts Institute of B.S. and M.S. University of Oregon; B.A. Philosophy, CUNY, 1960; Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Technology, 1957; F.K. University of Ph.D. University of Minnesota. 1966. Stockholm, 1961. Davis, Norah Deakin Course Areas: philosophy of science and Kane, Jr., Daniel A.B., M.A., Philosophy, Washington technology, philsophy of nature, B.A. Yale, 1962; J.D. Harvard University. cosmology, history of ideas, and University, 1966. Eliot, Samuel A. Chinese philosophy B.A., M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard Rhodes, Trisha Adjunct Faculty University. B.A., M.A., University of Maine, 1983, Brecher, Melita 1987. Gudynas, Eduardo B.A. University of Industrial Arts Academic Coordinator, Multiversidad (Helsinki), 1973; M.A. SUNY at Sanchez, Joan Franciscana de Americana Latino; Don Buffalo, 1982. Moore College of Art, 1967-1970 and Orione College, University of Uruguay, Parsons School of Design, 1970-1971. Medicine. Buyers-Basso, Skip B.A. College of the Atlantic, 1983. Sellers, Lucy Bell Hill, Warren B.A. Radcliffe College, 1958. B.A. Gorham State College; Ed.M. Caivano, Roc B.A. Dartmouth College, 1966; M.A. Trowbridge, Clinton Boston University; Ed.D. Columbia Architecture, Yale University, 1970. B.A. Princeton, 1950; Ph.D. English, University. (AIA licensed; N.C.A.R.B., 1988) University of Florida, 1956. Faculty members John Anderson (right) and Rich Borden joined 500 ecologists from Central and South America at the first Latin American Conference in Ecology in Montevideo, Uruguay recently. The seven-day conference was designed to facilitate communica- tion and networking of ecologists, to develop the resources and tools necessary for environmental action, and to address common social and ecological issues. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIO Under the guidance of visiting artist Ron Leax, students in Three-Dimen- sional Design not only learn about verticality, but also show Leax how by working in teams they can make a sheet of newspaper reach the ceiling. Kates, Robert W. Research Associates McCullough, Gayle M.A., Ph.D. University Agler, Beverly Individual identification of harbor seals of Chicago, 1962. Director, North Atlantic Finback in the Gulf of Maine Whale Catalogue Litten, Walter Mittelhauser, Glen B.S. Institute of Optics, University of Allen, Judith Acadia National Park inventory and Rochester. Associate Director of Allied Whale; investigation Director, North Atlantic Humpback Russell, Elizabeth S. Olsen, Paula Whale Catalogue B.A. University of Michigan; M.A. Project Associate, North Atlantic Columbia; Ph.D. University of Bowman, Robert Humpback Whale Catalogue Chicago. Research Associate, Allied Whale Robertson, Kim Silk, Leonard Cole, Tim Director, Mt. Desert Rock Research A.B. University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. Assistant Director, Mt. Desert Rock Station Duke University. Research Station Rough, Valerie Smith, Priscilla DenDanto, Dan Individual identification of gray seals in B.A. Pembroke College; B.L.S. Library Project Associate, North Atlantic the Gulf of Maine Science, University of Chicago. Finback Whale Catalogue Stevick, Nancy Stocking, Marion Drury, John Project Associate, North Atlantic A.B. Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D Investigations on breeding biology of Humpback Whale Catalogue Duke University. seabirds on Maine islands Stevick, Peter Straus, Donald B. Fernald, Tom Associate Director, North Atlantic B.A., M.B.A. Harvard University. Marine Studies Program Humpback Whale Catalogue Gregory, Linda Stone, Gregory S. Acadia National Park resource inven- Director of Antarctic and southern tory and investigation hemisphere research, Allied Whale Mainwaring, Alan Swann, Scott Computer image analysis for individual Investigations on breeding biology of identification of humpback whales seabirds on Maine Islands Speakers' Series Harold Howe II, Harvard Graduate School A S enrichment to its academic curriculum of Education in the three resource areas, COA offers Theodore Kauss, The Frost Foundation lectures by distinguished scholars throughout Erwin Knoll, Editor of The Progressive the year. These talks offer students opportuni- Paulo Machado, former Minister of Health, ties not usually available in larger institutions to WHO, Brazil participate with scholars in small group Calvin Martin, Rutgers University discussions at the conclusion of the formal Bruce Mazlish, MIT presentation. Colman McCarthy, Washington Post Ian McHarg, University of Pennsylvania Tom Andrews, United States Representative Joseph McInerney, Colorado College Jane Bennett, Goucher College Edward Meade, Ford Foundation Wendell Berry, University of Kentucky George Mitchell, United States Senator Lord Asa Briggs, Oxford University Pavel Novacek, Palacky University, Czechoslovakia William Cohen, United States Senator Earl Phillips, Environmental Attorney Robert Coles, Harvard University Michael Pyatok, Architect Frances Fitzgerald, Journalist and Peter Raven, Director of Missouri Botanical Gardens Pulitzer Prize Winner David Rockefeller, Rockefeller Financial Services Hannah Holborn Gray, University of Chicago Dewitt Sage, Film Maker Maxine Greene, Columbia University Juliet Schor, Harvard University Gilbert Grosvenor, National Geographic John Wilmerding, National Gallery of Art COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC In the Museum Practicum, curator Skip Buyers-Basso (left) teaches graduate and undergraduate stu- dents taxidermy techniques. To- gether in the last ten years, they have prepared over 20 specimens for the Natural History Museum and six travelling exhibits for the outreach education program. As another facet of this practicum, students have prepared over 400 study skins to support course work in biology, zoology, and ornithology. A C A DAE MOOA M I F E A COA Education is A COA Education is Individualized Self-Directed Whether the class is a lab, studio, or In a college where questioning ideas seminar, two factors make the COA and seeking out relationships are approach distinctive: the faculty and encouraged, faculty work along with students' commitment to individualized students as they develop individualized learning and the freedom to digest programs of study which enable them information in one's own way and at to address ecological problems from a one's own pace. Here as a team, multiple perspective. students and faculty investigate Although students are always assumptions, examine theories, and encouraged to plan their own course of engage in a continuing dialogue about studies, faculty assume a more direct At COA the curriculum knowledge, ideas, and how students role in advising entering students. But best learn. as students approach their junior and senior years, the faculty role changes: in human ecology A COA Education is Faculty are more of a sounding board Integrated and students take the initiative in "In my first term at COA, I took designing an internship and senior encourages students to Introductory Biology and Writing project that synthesize their educational Seminar I," said Darron Collins '92. endeavor at COA. seek out connections "What was different about these two Along with planning their own courses was that one depended on the course of study, students are also implicit in ecology and to other. The instructors planned the encouraged to seek out practical writing assignments SO that they all experiences that will enhance their reflected what we were studying in education. At COA, the committed, apply these to humans, for most environmental problems stem from different kinds of human behaviors and interactions. Unlike many colleges which offer liberal arts degrees in specific majors, COA emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the arts and sciences. biology. Even the final essay exam in Writing Seminar was based on a section of the biology text. By writing about biology and explaining it to others, I gained a greater understanding of biological principles." 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. 10 COLLEGE OF THE ATLAVTIC practica, they develop practical and responsible student has many options- Curriculum Because the complexity of the problems applied skills. Through internships, to write and edit press releases, grants, we face can only be resolved by students apply knowledge, develop a weekly newsletter, and annual literary skills, and clarify career goals. in And magazine, to tutor their peers in bridging disciplines, COA's approach to learning enables students not only to the senior project-a major piece of writing, math, and word processing, to choose particular problems to focus on independent work-students demon- coordinate a Distinguished Visitors but to design interdisciplinary curricula strate in-depth knowledge in a field and Series, to organize and present exhibits which simultaneously provide an an ability to examine an issue from at the New England Environmental education in the liberal arts and give more than one perspective. Conference, to conduct the COA students the tools to make meaningful To foster this interdisciplinary chorus, to be a lab assistant in chemis- perspective, academic activities at the contributions to society. try or biology, to monitor whale The College's curriculum also College are arranged into three migrations, and to be a resident advisor. enables students to learn in a variety of resource areas-Environmental educational settings. In addition to Science, Arts and Design, and Human courses, tutorials, and independent Studies. studies, students learn through group studies to work cooperatively and effectively in a team effort. In the outreach education and museum O L L E ATLANTIC RESOURCE AREAS Biology of Mammals Introduction to Physics Environmental Science Biology of the Rapidly Changing World Invertebrate Zoology The environmental science curriculum Bio-Organic Chemistry Limnology brings together the biological and the Biostatistics Marine Ecology physical sciences in exploration of the Calculus, I, II, and III Marine Mammals earth's systems by using the scientific Chemistry for Consumers Mathematics: Numbers, Trigonometry, method of identification and investiga- Computer Aided Drafting and and Algebra tion, tracing ecological and evolution- Design (CADD) Morphology and Diversity of Plants ary patterns, studying natural commu- Conservation of Endangered Species Mycology in Human Ecology nities as ecological systems, and Cosmology Ordinary Differential Equations understanding the interactions of Ecological Physiology Organic Chemistry people and natural systems. Ecology Ornithology in the Field The College's setting, bordering the Ecology: Populations and Communities Plants and Humanity: Economic Gulf of Maine and Acadia National Environmental Chemistry Botany Park, provides rich outdoor laborato- Environmental Physiology Plant Physiological Ecology ries for field research. In addition to Environmental Studies: Plant Systematics laboratories, our facilities include access The New England Environment Plant Taxonomy to research vessels, two greenhouses, Evolutionary History of Life on Earth Probability and Statistics and a computer system. Evolution of Cooperation Weed Ecology Students preparing for graduate Experimental Biology Women in Science school or work in plant and animal Field Biology Woody Plants ecology, physiology, and most fields of Fisheries Biology the applied environmental sciences Flora of Coastal Maine Arts and Design receive both a broad-based knowledge Functional Plant Morphology The arts and design curriculum not of ecological principles and Functional Vertebrate Anatomy only fosters artistic development but preprofessional training in their chosen Gender and Science also gives students the opportunity to areas of concentration. Genetics immerse themselves in design problems Geographic Information System and to find solutions to those problems COURSES Geology of Mount Desert Island by combining aesthetic theory with an Animal Behavior The Gulf of Maine: Oceanography and understanding of ecological, economic, Biochemistry Biology and energy constraints. Biology I and II Introduction to Chemistry I and II Biology of Fish Introduction to Computer Applications Academic Requirements T he College awards one undergraduate degree, the BA in human ecology which indicates that students understand the relationships between the philosophical and fundamental principles of science, humanities, and the arts. Degree requirements include: 36 COA credits completion of 2 interdisciplinary core courses (during student's first year) at least two courses in each of the three resource areas a Human Ecology essay relating the student's development as a human ecologist and demonstrating writing competency (must be completed and approved prior to the student's fourth year) an internship (3 credits) of at least one term in a job related to the student's academic interest or occupational goals (normally undertaken during student's third year) a senior project (3 credits), a major piece of independent work reflecting the student's primary field of interest (during student's final term) community service experience The arts and design curriculum not only fosters artistic develop- ment but also gives students the opportunity to immerse them- selves in design problems and to find solutions to those prob- lems by combining aesthetic theory with an understanding of ecological, economic, and energy constraints. Through courses in drawing and Architectural Survey: 19th to 20th Human Studies painting, students develop their own Centuries By synthesizing the humanities with the visual expression and use art as a Art, Media, and Environment Studio social sciences, the human studies medium for social criticism. In art, art Ceramics I and II resource area provides students with a history, and landscape design courses, Environmental Design Studio wide and diversified perspective on students learn to question and make Foundations: Introduction to Visual human nature which helps to break perceptive statements about the and Environmental Studies down the artificial distinction inherent juxtaposition of the natural world and Greek Art in specialized branches of knowledge. the built environment. Improvisation in Music Through team-taught human studies What distinguishes COA's arts and Introduction to Video Production courses, students focus on aspects of the design program from that of other Jazz, Rock, and Blues: From Their contemporary human condition and are institutions is its emphasis on interdis- Origins to the Present challenged to blend ecological concerns ciplinary approaches to design issues. Land Use Planning Studio with classical humanistic studies. This is not a program which grants a Landscape Studio: Environmental Art Courses in philosophy, history, professional degree at the end of four Music Fundamentals: Reading, literature, and art relate the past to the years; rather it is a program which Hearing, Writing, Playing Music present. With the humanist's con- promotes a multidisciplinary approach Painting Studio sciousness of one's place in time, to design and construction as part of a Photography I and II students examine issues in political general education in human ecology. Presentation Skills science, economics, psychology, and COA's hands-on approach allows Primitive Art anthropology. This combination of students to create designs which both Projects in Sculpture knowledge and perspective equips the reflect the students' artistic perception Renaissance Art human ecologist to address individual of the problem and to consider the Textile Design and cultural problems. needs and desires of the individuals for Theatre Workshop whom they are designing. The Aesthetics of Music COURSES Three-Dimensional Design I and II Advanced Composition COURSES Two-Dimensional Design I and II American Schooling in the Advanced Studio: Design and Activism Video Production Studio Twentieth Century Architectural Design Studio Watercolor Painting An Eastern Perspective Architectural Survey: Prehistoric to Women in the Visual Arts Arts and Humanities Education Renaissance Autobiography Master of Philosophy in Human Ecology C ollege of the Atlantic offers a graduate program of study leading to the Master of Philosophy degree in Human Ecology. The College's first graduate students began this advanced studies program in September 1990. The Master of Philosophy degree allows selected students to continue their studies beyond the Bachelor's degree for two years. The program is designed to serve a small number of students who are qualified for such work, no more than 10 to 12 students yearly. The program consists of advanced study in courses 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. 14 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Community Planning and Decision Introduction to the Legal Process Making Introduction to Literature Congress and the Presidency Introduction to the Philosophy of Contemporary Literature Education Contemporary Psychology Introduction to Political Economy Creative Writing Issues in Regional Resource Cultural Ecology of the Maine Management Fishing Industry Law and Society Developmental Psychology Learning Theory Education Seminar Literature and Ecology Environmental Education and Literature of the Third World Communication Lab Literature of Third World Women Environmental History Through Film Mainstreaming the Exceptional Child Environmental Journalism Medicine and Culture Environmental Law and Policy Methods of Teaching Writing Environmental Psychology Modes of Inquiry Explorations: The Literature of Museum Preparation Expeditions of Scientific Inquiry Nutrition and Food Policy From Critical Theory to Feminist Outdoor Education and Leadership Theory Personality and Social Development Functional Spanish Perspectives on School and Society Historical Geography Philosophy of the Constitution History of American Reform Philosophy of Culture Movements Philosophy of Nature History of Anthropological Theory Philosophy of Religion History of Evolutionary Theory Philosophy of Science History of Ideas: The Enlightenment Political Theory and Ecology Humans in Nature Principles of Economics Intellectual History of Education Reason and Ethics International Environmental Law Roots of the Modern World International Peace in Theory and Ritual, Myth, and Tragedy Practice Russian Literature Science and Society Seminar in Human Ecology Seminar: Technology and Culture Shakespeare Technical Writing The Future of Technology The Learner and the Learning Process Theories of Human Nature Use and Abuse of Our Public Lands Voluntary Simplicity Voyages Whitewater and Whitepaper: Canoeing/ Conservation Wholeself: Literature and Androgyny Women and Men in Transition Women's History and Literature World Ethnography in Film Writing Seminar I and II Teacher Certification Approximately 20 percent of COA academic year, students choose a One facet of the Human Studies graduates are engaged in graduate permanent advising team, comprised of resource area is the innovative teacher studies or are employed in the field as one faculty member, one student, and certification program. Through courses, naturalists, environmental educators, an optional third member of the COA practica, independent studies, and a and classroom teachers. community. The advising team is range of teaching experiences, interested responsible for approving completion COA students gain an understanding of Evaluation and Grades of degree requirements and for educational theory and practice. COA's At COA, all students receive narrative monitoring a student's progress. excellent working partnership with the evaluations of their performance in a Students at COA obtain career local public schools-one of the course. In addition, many students, counseling not only from the Career strengths of the program-enables particularly those considering graduate Services Office but from faculty and students to practice what they learn. study, request and receive letter grades. alumni as well. Through the personal- College of the Atlantic grants Maine In 1991-92, 76 percent of students ized advising system, faculty and staff teaching certification to qualified requested letter grades. help students to channel their interests graduates. This certification, which is The second part of the evaluation, throughout their tenure here. COA reciprocal in most states, qualifies written by the student, assesses the students first encounter formal career graduates for classroom teaching in value of the course in relation to the guidance when they plan the required grades K-8 and for the sciences and student's own intellectual development. internship-a full term of study which social studies at the secondary level. draws on skills and interests they Students electing to pursue teaching Advising and Counseling already have as well as exposes them to certification must take an additional The relationship between student and new skills and knowledge. The three credits beyond the COA gradua- advisor is particularly important in Internship and Career Services Office tion requirements. helping students design individual helps students to clarify career goals In reviewing the program, which programs of study. Advisors not only and assists them in resume writing, job emphasizes equally a broad-based liberal provide students with academic counsel hunting, and interviewing techniques. education and an understanding of and personal support but also guide Through individual conferencing with educational theory and practice, the students in developing coherent and the Career Service Officer, students State Board of Education site-visiting individualized programs of study which determine work values and explore team stated: "As a Board and as policy draw from the three resource areas and career options. The office also makers we have often talked about interdisciplinary programs. maintains files of potential internships excellence. At College of the Atlantic Upon entering the College, students and postgraduate employment opportu- we experienced excellence in education." are assigned an advising team with nities, graduate school catalogs, and whom they meet to plan and evaluate standardized test applications. their studies. At the end of the first Watson Fellowship Winners F or each of the last 10 years, COA seniors have been awarded the distinguished Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. The award supports a postgraduate year of study and travel abroad. Peter Wayne '83 travelled through England, studying conservation organizations and policies; Rick Epstein '84 studied solar and environ- mentally responsive buildings in countries on latitude 40; Sally Greenman '85 travelled to Scandinavia and Japan to study fishery prac- tices and policies; Carol LaLiberte '86 studied sustainable agriculture in Japan and India; David Heckscher '87 studied potato cultivation in the South American Andes; Dennis Bracale '88 pursued a cross-cultural comparative study of gardens and landscapes in Europe and Asia; Michael Broyer '89 examined the relationship between mountains and people in Japan, New Zealand, Africa, India, and Switzerland; Dan Sangeap '90 studied social change in Eastern Europe; Park Armstrong '91 studied the international use of geothermal energy in Italy, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, St. Lucia, and Denmark; Wendy Doherty '91 examined vegetation's influence on human societies in Malaysia, Nepal, and Israel. Again for 1992-93, two COA seniors have received Watsons. Darron Collins '92 will trace the effects of development on four major rivers in Chile, India, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt. Jeff Miller '92 will bicycle around the world comparing the role of bicycles in transportation habits. COLLEGE ATLANTIC COLLEGE OE THE ATLANTIC Application for Admission INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS Application The Admission Commitee is com- Personal Interview This application is our way of learning posed of professional admission officers A personal admission interview and more about you than grades and test plus students, staff, and faculty. After campus visit are strongly recommended scores reveal. Your personal essay and each committee member has carefully of all applicants. In some cases, an answers to three application questions read your folder, the full committee admission decision will not be made are the core of your application. 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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. 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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. 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. 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. An analysis of COA's over 575 graduates shows that they have gained skills in common yet have pursued careers in many diverse fields. They have demon- strated the ability to formulate questions, communicate ideas, make decisions, and solve problems in a complex and rapidly changing world. Faculty members also play a key role which students apply knowledge and Hubbs Marine World Institute in career counseling. In addition to skills, develop new skills, and clarify Hulbert Outdoor Education Center helping students assess their strengths future goals. At COA, students hone The Jackson Laboratory and interests, faculty point out potential these skills and apply their knowledge The Land Trust Exchange career paths and frequently put in a number of challenging places Legal Action Center for the Homeless students in touch with professional around the world. Maine Times colleagues at other institutions whose Maine Critical Areas Program interests may more closely parallel the Acadia National Park Manomet Bird Observatory student's. Allegheny Repertory Theater M.I.T. Sea Grant Program Perhaps the most exciting develop- Allied Whale Mt. Desert Island Schools ment in career counseling is the American School for the Deaf National Film Board of Canada college's newest approach-the use of Arctic Institute of North America National Institute of Occupational alumni as counselors and mentors. Baobab Farm Safety and Health During winter term each year, three or Bazzaz Laboratory, Harvard University The National Journal four alumni come to the campus to Bimini Biological Field Station New Alchemy Institute meet with interested students. In Board of Jewish Education Perce National Forest addition, students are encouraged to Boston Ballet The Peregrine Fund seek advice from alumni for intern- City of Boston Public Facilities Rainforest Action Network ships, senior projects, and career Department Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew placement. Canadian Wildlife Federation Savannah River Ecology Laboratory The Chewonki Foundation Silverbirch Spinning and Weaving Internships Christian Science Monitor Workshop (Isle of Aaran, Scotland) Both the internship and senior project, Congressional Research Service, Smithsonian Institution each of which is required, allow Library of Congress Society for Human Ecology students to pursue a particular interest Consumer Energy Council of America Solar Energy Research Institute or field of study in depth. Although Cornerstones Trinity Square Repertory Theater some senior projects focus exclusively Emery Brothers, Boatbuilders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on art or creative writing, most Family Service League Washington Zoo combine field work, research, and Friends of the Earth Whale Research Group writing. The internship, on the other Greenpeace, New England Wilderness Society hand, is always a work experience in Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology World Peace Camp Kim Paola '90; (right) "I've always been interested in law, but until I came to COA I had not been aware of the number of land-use issues and the way they tied into law. Because of Acadia National Park, communities sur- rounding the Park face incredible developmental pressures. in addi- tion to taking courses, I was able to pursue considerable independent work which not only gave me back- ground but made my education more worthwhile." With third-year student Tim Case, landscape architect Isabel Mancinelli reviews data collected as part of a Route 3 Corridor Study. As the major route from the head of Mt. Desert Island into Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Route 3 is subject to severe development pressures. S T U D AT COA L I F E Living in Maine conservation are dominant issues in Maine is still a growing state and one Maine politics and government, and whose natural resources to a large extent College of the Atlantic students often are the forest and the sea. Approxi- take an active part in these discussions mately 90 percent of the state is and planning sessions. forested, and Maine has over 3,000 Living on Mount Desert Island miles of coastline, more than the rest of where Acadia National Park is located the East Coast combined! introduces one to a preservation ethic- Maine's beaches and coastline are an ethic that encourages people to unpolluted. Aware of what has occurred develop a sense of history and to look at in areas south of here, the Maine Board the buildings, gardens, parks, and open of Environmental Protection and its space in their community and to place legislature have enacted marine value on those. The pristine islands, resource protection policies as well as Approximately 150 of the 270 square shoreland zoning and overboard miles of this island are park lands-land waters, and marine life of discharge regulations. To protect the which in the early 1900s a number of forests, the state has implemented land- foresighted and wealthy residents management practices and to address purchased and donated to a trust which Frenchman Bay along solid waste issues, Maine has recently later became Acadia National Park. enacted the nation's toughest manda- Those who hike or bike on the over 50 with the lush forests, tory recycling legislation. miles of carriage roads within the park As the state continues to grow, or climb any of the eight major Maine communities have become mountains or walk along the shore are mountains, lakes, and the increasingly concerned about preserv- constantly aware of the vision of those ing open space and protecting natural people and what that vision means 80 wildlife of adjacent resources. Land planning and land years later. Acadia National Park combine to give College of the Atlantic one of nature's incredible outdoor classrooms. Students may study the reintroduction of Arctic terns on Petit Manan Island or investigate the water quality in surrounding island communities. Ornithology classes routinely trek throughout the area to catch a glimpse of the over 100 species of birds which call Mt. Desert Island home. 20 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC COA's curriculum and the political- Outdoor Orientation Recreational Activities social climate of the island encourage To introduce students both to outdoor Although the College has no organized students to join with residents in recreational activities and to one sports teams, the College's location developing land-use policies which another, the College coordinates enables students to participate easily in insure that the specific qualities of the optional outdoor orientation trips for outdoor activities. What for many land or the uniqueness of a resource entering students in the fall of each people makes living on Mount Desert will extend over time. Attending COA year. Experienced staff members and Island so attractive is the proximity of older students lead these trips which Acadia National Park with its over 50 not only provides one with the unique opportunity of enjoying the magnifi- sharpen outdoor skills and encourage miles of carriage paths and 100 miles of cent beauty and resources of the Pine the development of friendships. Trips open trails. Within five minutes, one Tree State, but also allows one to play planned for Fall 1992 include canoeing can be in the park and usually away a part in protecting and preserving its the Allagash, canoeing a series of Maine from crowds. Students regularly jog varied natural landscapes. lakes, sea kayaking, hiking along the and bike on the carriage roads, hike and Appalachian Trail to Katahdin, and rock climb, windsurf, canoe, and sail on bicycling through the Maritimes and island lakes and in Frenchman Bay, and coastal Maine. These trips precede Fall in the winter cross-country ski, orientation. snowshoe, and skate. Through a cooperative arrangement with the YMCA, all students have use of its facilities which include a pool, Nautilus equipment, and basketball and volleyball courts. Tennis courts are available at a nearby motel. 21 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC But activities are not confined just to Housing available at the College on weekdays Mount Desert Island. Students The College provides both on-campus and dinner two evenings a week. frequently participate in organized and off-campus housing for 80 students Many students, however, choose to weekend camping trips to northern and in seven separate residences. The find their own housing, either in Bar western Maine and nearby New College also provides contract housing Harbor or elsewhere on the Island. Hampshire. Recreational areas within a in Bar Harbor for all students who want (It is only a short walk or bicycle ride half-day's drive of the College include accommodations and post a deposit by from Bar Harbor to the College.) many pristine rivers for white-water June 20th. Dining arrangements are Rents in the off-season months are canoeing and kayaking, major downhill cooperative with students sharing generally quite reasonable, especially ski resorts, and mountains like housekeeping and food preparation when several students combine to rent Katahdin and Washington. duties. Breakfast and lunch are a single dwelling or apartment. For those students who want to learn a new skill, there are trained people and equipment for students, faculty, and staff use. Governance Students who wish to develop leadership skills can participate in an I n keeping with the central ideas of community and responsibility, the College governs itself through a combination of participatory and representative democracy. outdoor education course, taught Students serve on all College committees, from Academic Affairs to Personnel, with periodically by two Maine guides- full voting rights. (In addition, four alumni now serve on the Board of Trustees.) The both of whom are COA graduates. All-College Meeting, held every third week and moderated by a student, is a regular Another popular activity is SCUBA assembly where the work of the committees is reviewed by the community as a whole. diving. COA divers either come to In a recent orientation for new students, a former All-College Meeting moderator COA with basic training in diving or expressed her appreciation of COA's governance system in these words: take a YMCA-sponsored course. "At COA we have a unique opportunity to affect the directions of our lives. As students we choose our academic programs, take responsibility for our living situa- tions, and cook our own dinners. As a human community and a community of scholars, we work to strengthen our bonds to one another-intellectually, socially, and through our system of governance. "The purpose of the governance system is twofold. The system is, first, a mecha- nism to encourage innovative, participatory administration of the College. Beyond that, however, it is also an integral aspect of education at COA. Through participation in the governance system, we learn about everything from the democratic process to building codes, from affirmative action law to group dynamics, from diplomacy to stress management. We learn to listen and we learn to communicate. "In short, we have an opportunity to involve ourselves in the decisions that affect our lives while at the College, an opportunity that is rare among institutions of higher learning. Involvement in governance is one way of expressing the long-term commit- ment to COA that many of us here feel deeply." 22 COLLEGE ATLANTIC CheRon cintone MÉDECIN VETERINAIL SPECIALISTE BRUEda MOULINS PARIS SANATORIUM PENSION Lilea Stockwell '90 (above right) "When I first came to COA, I thought I wanted to be in education and I took courses to prepare me for certification. By taking time off, doing more than one internship, and working, I found a more interesting niche for myself. In Summer, 1988 I did an intern- ship at the Acadia Veterinary Hospital in Bar Harbor. Since I've been able to work there while con- tinving Physiology then my veterinary degree." get M.S. education and now plan to an in and possibly a Lilea's senior project-the incidence of deer ticks on MDI-is an outgrowth of her work at the Veterinary Hospital. F A AT COA I E S Campus Architecture shingled cottages, Kaelber Hall At the turn of the century, Bar Harbor includes the Blair Dining Room as well became a renowned summer resort where as meeting rooms and computer center. families from Boston, New York, and Thorndike Library, with a collection Philadelphia came by train and steamer of over 26,000 books, 377 periodicals to escape the hot and unhealthy summer and newspapers, and foreign language climate of the cities. Initially these and music tapes occupies the entire summer visitors stayed in Bar Harbor's second floor of Kaelber Hall. many sprawling hotels. But as the The Library contains five special number of visitors grew, hotel owners collections: Philip Darlington (evolu- constructed small cottages to house the tion), Dorcas Crary (horticulture and overflow. In time the cottages became natural history), R. Amory Thorndike Located within walking more desirable than the hotel rooms, and (humanities), Thomas S. and Mary T. eventually summer residents began Hall (science and the history of constructing their own cottages- science), and John Nason (philosophy). distance of the town of sprawling shingled-style or villa-like Another shingled-style building, the homes, many of which had elaborate Arts and Science building, opened in Bar Harbor and Acadia gardens designed by America's foremost 1985. Located here are chemistry, landscape architects. biology, botany, and zoology labs as When the College first opened in well as a museum preparation facility. National Park, College 1969, it occupied one of these shingled- Other science facilities include two style cottages-Kaelber Hall which was greenhouses which house a teaching of the Atlantic's campus destroyed by fire in July 1983. What collection and support work in survived the fire, however, were the horticulture. Another unique feature of occupies 26 shorefront terraces and rose parterre designed by the botany program is a herbarium with Beatrix Farrand. In 1987 ground was a collection of Maine coastal plants broken for a new 20,000 square-foot used in teaching and research efforts. acres overlooking Kaelber Hall and Thorndike Library. Within the last year, the terraced Designed in the style of the early Newlin Gardens were completed. Frenchman 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. 24 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC These along with Kaelber Hall, the Allied Whale as well as to faculty and Arts and Science Building, and the administrators with offices there. 8,300-square-foot Thomas S. Gates Not only do students study and Community Center (to be constructed work in these former cottages, but next year) form a new central focus for some live there as well. Seafox, the the campus. The Gates Center will largest of the on-campus dorms, is provide the College with additional another shingle-styled building. classrooms and offices as well as new Completing the ocean-front campus gallery space and an auditorium. is a 120-foot pier built in 1990. In Another building reminiscent of the addition to providing access to the cottage era of Bar Harbor is The water for student and faculty research, Turrets. Designed as a summer cottage the pier is an invaluable resource for in 1893 by Bruce Price for John Emery the undergraduate marine and coastal of New York, The Turrets, restored in studies program as well as other courses 1977 by the COA design group, is on with links to the sea. For students, the the National Register of Historic pier insures easy access for sailing, Places. Despite its formality, The ocean kayaking, and windsurfing. COA Turrets with its gallery, mirrored hosts visiting research vessels, sail- morning room, and Great Hall is home education programs, and other guests to the Natural History Museum and cruising in local waters. 25 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Fine Arts Computer Facilities working of ARC/INFO-the standard In addition to being located on an Over 25 PC compatibles are available GIS adopted by all the New England island known for its natural beauty, for student use in the College's states. Advanced students use the GIS COA, despite its small size, has a computer center staffed in large part by to develop resource inventory maps for number of resources for students peer tutors. In addition to these local towns as well as for state and interested in pursuing art. On the top computer resources, the College is federal agencies. floor of the arts and science building rapidly expanding its Computer are two studios-one of which has Graphics Lab. Writing Center northern light for painting and This facility is the heart of COA's The Writing Center's Peer Tutors not drawing. The ceramics studio has a state-of-the-art Geographic Informa- only tutor their peers, but in recent gas-fired kiln while the wood shop has a tion System (GIS) and contains high- years have also participated in panel wood lathe, thickness planer, drill press, speed workstations running ARC/ discussions at the New England radial arm saw, and table saws. Other INFO scanners, small and large format Writing Center's Annual Meeting. To facilities include a darkroom, looms, plotters, a film recorder, and additional become writing tutors, students with printmaking equipment, and a slide terminals which students and faculty excellent writing skills and strong library. use for presentation graphics and interpersonal qualities must be desktop publishing. COA is pioneering recommended by a faculty member or Music the use of computer technology in tutor. Selected students-there are The new Gates Center, slated for Fall regional planning. The facility is open currently eight-take a year-long 1993 completion, will provide addi- 24 hours a day, and students are course in teaching writing and begin tional music as well as performance and encouraged to incorporate computer tutoring after the first term. "As a practice space. The present lack of graphics in cross-disciplinary research. tutor, I have used my skills to help formal space, however, has not Specific courses provide training in students with scientific writing diminished students' interest in music. using the equipment. In the Cartogra- assignments," said Lisa Conway '91. In addition to a music studio and three phy and Geographic Information "Encouraging and helping students performance centers, the College also System course, for example, students write in a scientific manner begins with has MIDI technology and three pianos. learn the basics of mapmaking in the conveying the message that this A small number of students continue field and then return to the lab to particular writing style-clear, concise, instrumental lessons with area musi- develop their maps on the computer. and logical-is a tool that they can cians. Courses in Geographic Information utilize over and over." System permit students to master the Brad Weelhiser '90 (right) "The one thread that runs through my education at COA is writing. I've not only taken a variety of courses in writing, but I have also sought out courses which required writing, particularly writing from an interdisciplinary perspective. Last fall I took technical writing and ecology and was able to devise a written final project that met the aims of both classes. Faculty here encourage students to look for connections and to apply what they learn in one course to another course." 26 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC The ambience of Thorndike Library's reading room as well as its accessible collection of reference materials make it one of the most popular study areas on campus. Through OCLC, an interlibrary loan network, students have access to materials from over 10,000 participating libraries. Natural History Museum mammals. COA students regularly University of Maine To provide additional training for work at the Mount Desert Rock Whale Under the exchange agreement between students of natural history and environ- and Seabird Observation Station, help College of the Atlantic and the Univer- mental education, the College in 1982 to compile and catalogue photographs sity of Maine in Orono, students may established a small but excellent of humpback and finback whales for cross-register for undergraduate courses museum featuring displays of Mount individual identification, and collect data and have library privileges. Desert Island flora and fauna, prepared for the Gulf of Maine Whale Sighting by students in the museum preparation Network. International Exchange practicum. Opportunities Recent student-prepared exhibits Acadia National Park COA students may elect to participate in include a kit fox playing with a plastic The College and Acadia National Park any of several formal academic exchanges six-pack yoke, a loon that perished after have an agreement which enables faculty that the College has created with, for becoming entangled in a fishing net, and and students to conduct research within example, Palacky University, Czechoslo- a trio of juvenile racoons looting an the park and to study problems unique vakia and Multiversidad Franciscana de overturned rubbish barrel. Rick to Acadia. Research projects include Americana Latino, Uruguay. Stevenson '93 prepared an exhibit for native wild plant studies, moss and the Maine Audubon Society depicting a lichen identification, land and sea bird Island Research Center housecat attempting to capture song- ecology, beaver dam management, Through the Island Research Center, birds in a bird bath. intertidal organism distribution, directed by conservation biologist John As part of the Outreach Program, pollination ecology, and vegetative Anderson, COA students monitor students take the Museum's popular species inventories of islands in the Gulf populations of endangered or threatened Whales-on-Wheels (a 20-foot Minke of Maine. bird species, develop censoring tech- Whale skeleton) or Naugahyde Whale niques for bird populations, and observe (a 10-foot unzippable replica of a Pilot Research Laboratories the impact of changes in island vegeta- Whale) to classrooms in Maine. Through cooperative agreements COA tion on animal species. In Summer 1992, students can participate in the research two of the six students on Petit Manan Allied Whale programs of the Jackson Laboratory, a Island in the Gulf of Maine-home to Under the direction of faculty member world center for mammalian genetic the endangered roseate tern-were Steven Katona, a group of students, research, and the Mt. Desert Island funded by grants from the American alumni, and volunteers-known Biological Laboratory which examines Musuem of Natural History while the collectively as Allied Whale-conducts a biological and environmental problems. other four were funded by the US Fish variety of long-term studies of marine and Wildlife Service. ECO-ECO E ach year COA sponsors a conference for 50 chief executive officers and presidents from various sectors of the Maine business commu- nity, state and local government officials, and representatives from state environmental organizations. With the assistance of COA faculty, participants exchange views on the relationship of economics and ecology in Maine's future and seek consensus on ecologi- cally sound, economically acceptable as well as politically expedient ways of achieving the goals of all constituencies. 28 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Students develop interpretive skills by explaining museum exhibits to over 20 thousand visitors each year. ADMISSIONANDOFIN AN CIAL AID The Admission Application has received all of the following: 1) a Admission to the College is a personal completed application form and $35 and highly individualized process. If fee, 2) an application essay as well as you need help, you may reach us by answers to all short questions, 3) at phone five days a week during normal least two recommendations (see business hours at (800) 528-0025, or application for details), 4) transcripts write to us: of all academic work, and 5) a personal The Admission Office, College of the interview-although not required we Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1105 strongly recommend one for all candidates. While standardized test Personalism characterizes the way we scores (SAT or ACT) are optional, review applications. In arriving at a they are particularly helpful in decision, the admission committee assessing the academic ability of G looks for evidence of the following: students from schools which do not aining admission to academic preparation and give grades or have nontraditional achievement programs. COA is a process of intellectual curiosity and an enthusiasm for learning Recommended Deadlines careful selection-both on desire to be part of a small college and Admission Notification with a human ecology focus Under no circumstances will an a tendency to seek out intellectual application be turned down simply the student's part and on and personal challenges. because it arrives after a recommended An application for admission is ready deadline. However, you are encour- the part of the College. for a decision when the admission office aged to apply by March 1 if you wish COA is not for everyone, and for this reason we urge applicants to learn as much as they can about the College before applying. We're looking for imaginative, idealistic, intellectually curious, genuinely concerned young people-people who want their lives to make a difference in the world. 30 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC to be considered for Fall admission. Advanced Placement College Charges 1992-93 This is especially true if you are College credit may be given for The charges for tuition, room rent, and applying for financial aid. You should superior performance in the CEEB fees for the college year 1992-93 are as apply by November 15 and February 15 advanced placement examinations or follows: for Winter and Spring term admission, the College Level Examination Tuition $12,300 respectively. Program. Scores should be sent directly Room Rent $ 2,385 COA uses a rolling admission from the testing source. COA credit Board $ 1,000 process. A decision is usually made normally will be granted for scores of Student Activity $ 105 within one month of receiving a '3' or higher. Books and Supplies $ 420 completed application. Admitted Miscellaneous Personal $ 650 students wishing to accept an offer of Deferred Admission Health Fee $ 30 admission and reserve a place for The College will grant deferred TOTAL $16,890 themselves in the class should pay a admission to candidates who are $200 nonrefundable tuition deposit by accepted and pay a tuition deposit; Financial Aid May 1. Those admitted after May 1 or matriculation will be postponed for up Although COA recognizes that a for Winter or Spring terms are to a full academic year, subject to the student and the student's family bear required to pay a deposit within 30 days review of any college study completed the primary responsibility for funding a if they wish to accept an offer of during that time. student's education, need-based admission. financial aid is awarded as determined by the College Scholarship Service's Transfer or Visiting Students (CSS) need analysis. CSS provides the College of the Atlantic welcomes results of the need analysis to COA. A applications from transfer students. student's financial need is then deter- About 20 percent of all new students mined by subtracting the total student annually are transfer or visiting and/or parental financial contribution students. from the annual cost of attending COA. A student can transfer a maximum of Approximately 60 percent of the 18 credits to COA (the equivalent of 60 College's students receive financial aid, semester hours or 90 quarter hours). and a typical aid package might contain Although an evaluation of credit is not a combination of a COA grant, Stafford final until after enrollment, students Student Loan, and a work-study award. may receive preliminary evaluations by The Financial Aid Form (FAF) must contacting the registrar. be filled out by students and parents Students who wish to spend one or and can usually be obtained in Decem- more terms at COA and transfer ber from secondary school guidance college credit to another institution offices or college financial aid offices. should apply as Visiting Students. Applicants for financial aid should submit completed forms by February 15 International Students to CSS. COA welcomes applications from Complete information concerning highly qualified international students. the college's financial aid program is Application deadlines for international contained in a financial aid brochure students are the same as those for available from the COA admission or freshmen and transfer students. financial aid offices. Application requirements are identical, except that international students are Admission and also required to submit scores from the Financial Aid Staff Test of English as a Foreign Language Director: (TOEFL) and a Declaration of Steve Thomas Finances Form. Associate Director: Adult Students David Mahoney Older students of nontraditional Assistant Director: college age wishing to take courses or Andrea Thébaud pursue a degree are invited to inquire and become better acquainted with the Admission Assistant: College. Adult students are encouraged Donna L. McFarland to contact the admission office early in Financial Aid Assistant: the admission process to arrange a Cathy Kimball personal interview. 31 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Board of Trustees of Rabineau, Dr. Louis, ex-officio Business Office College of the Atlantic Southwest Harbor, Maine Liane Peach, Manager 1992-1993 President Sylvia Clark, Assistant Manager Biderman, Mr. John Ramsdell, Ms. Cathy L. Tricia Pinkham, Bookkeeper Duxbury, Massachusetts Bangor, Maine Blair, Sr., Mr. Edward McC. Vice Chair Building and Grounds Chicago, Illinois Reeves, Mr. John Millard Dority, Director Chairman Bar Harbor, Maine J. Clark Stivers, Assistant Director Blum, Mr. Robert E. Rothschild, Mrs. Maurine Leslie Clark Salisbury, Connecticut New York, New York Robert Nolan Life Trustee Russell, Dr. Elizabeth Russell Holway Brewer, Mr. Leslie C. Mount Desert, Maine Sean Murphy Bar Harbor, Maine Schmidt-Nielsen, Dr. Bodil Gregg Smith Treasurer Salisbury Cove, Maine Camp, Mrs. Frederic E. Sellers, Dr. Peter H. Library East Bluehill, Maine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marcia Dworak, Library Director Dreier, Mr. John C. Sharpe, Henry Patricia Cantwell Keene, Librarian Cambridge, Massachusetts North Kingstown, Rhode Island Marcia Dorr, Assistant to the Director Life Trustee Shorey, Jr., Mr. Clyde E. Sandra Modeen, Library Clerk Eliot, Dr. Samuel A. Washington, DC Danville, California Silk, Dr. Leonard Natural History Museum Eno, Mrs. Amos New York, New York Skip Buyers-Basso, Curator Princeton, New Jersey Stockwell, Mr. John Dianne Clendaniel, Museum Evans, Dr. Stanley J. Boxford, Massachusetts Program Director Portland, Maine Straus, Mr. Donald B. Fuster, Mrs. Maria New York, New York Student Affairs Boston, Massachusetts Suminsby, Mr. Robert E. Steve Thomas, Director of Admission Annual Trustee Northeast Harbor, Maine and Student Services Fuster, Dr. Valentin Thompson, Mrs. P.A. David Mahoney, Associate Director of Boston, Massachusetts Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Admission and Financial Aid Annual Trustee Thorndike, Mrs. R. Amory Andrea Thébaud, Assistant Director of Geyelin, Mr. Philip Bar Harbor, Maine Admission Washington, DC Life Trustee Donna L. McFarland, Admission Ginn, Mr. William Tyson, Mr. Charles Assistant Brunswick, Maine Ambler, Pennsylvania Cathy Kimball, Financial Aid Assistant Gower, Rev. James Life Trustee Theodore Koffman, Director of Bucksport, Maine Wishcamper, Ms. Carol Government Relations, Life Trustee Freeport, Maine Housing, and Summer Programs Hinckley, Ms. Bettina Jean Boddy, Assistant to Housing and Southwest Harbor, Maine Administrative Staff Summer Programs Kaiser, Mr. Michael Louis Rabineau, President Martha Greenley, Assistant Director of New York, New York Dallas Darland, Vice President for Student Services Kauffmann, Mr. John M. Development and External Affairs Sally Crock, Registrar Mount Desert, Maine Melville P. Coté, Administrative Dean Lori Alley, Assistant to Registrar Secretary Richard Borden, Academic Dean Jill Barlow-Kelley, Internship and Kelly, Mr. John N. Judith Allen, Director of Career Services Officer Yarmouth, Maine Computer Services Pamela Parvin, Director of Food Vice Chair Cynthia Borden-Chisholm, Alumni and Services Lyman, Mrs. Susan Storey Special Events Coordinator Marla Dority, Food Services Assistant Charleston, South Carolina Catherine Kiorpes-Elk, Education McCoy, Jr., Mrs. Charles B. Assistant In its employment and admissions practices Steamboat Springs, Colorado Rebecca Keefe, Executive Secretary College of the Atlantic is in conformity with Meade, Jr., Dr. Edward J. Laura Parlee, Executive Secretary all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. It does not discriminate on the Montclair, New Jersey Lori Wheelock, Receptionist basis of age, race, color, sex, marital status, Morfit, Mr. J. Mason Debra Lucey, Faculty Secretary religion, creed, ancestry, national or ethnic Topsham, Maine origin, or physical handicap. However, the Newlin, Mr. William V.P. College is a dynamic community and must Washington, DC reserve the right to make changes in course offerings, degree requirements, regulations, Owen, Ambassador Henry procedures, and charges. Washington, DC 32 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC 1992-1993 CALENDAR Sunday, August 30, 1992 Outdoor Orientation Program participants arrive on campus for trip departures Saturday, September 5, 1992 Outdoor Orientation Program trips return Sunday, September 6, 1992 Other new students arrive; welcome picnic (COA community) Monday and Tuesday September 7-8, 1992 New student orientation Wednesday, September 9, 1992 Convocation, Registration, Advising Activities Thursday, September 10, 1992 First full day of classes, Fall Term Friday, November 20, 1992 Fall Term classes end Sunday, January 3, 1993 Students arrive for Winter Term; Orientation for newly entering students Monday, January 4, 1993 First day of classes, Winter Term Friday, March 12, 1993 Winter Term classes end Sunday, March 28, 1993 Orientation for newly entering students Monday, March 29, 1993 First day of classes, Spring Term Friday, June 4, 1993 Spring Term classes end Saturday, June 5, 1993 Commencement Credits Editors: Anne Kozak and Steve Thomas Cover photography: Randy Ury Additional photographs: Dean Abrahamson, Tim Case, Jim Daniels, Diana Doherty, Marvin Lewiton, John McKeith, Randy Ury Design: Michael Mahan Graphics, Bath, ME Printing: J.S. McCarthy Company * This publication is printed on recycled paper. CANADA MAINE Bangor 3 Bar Harbor Augusta To Visit College COA of the Atlantic VT Driving from Boston, take Interstate 95 Brunswick north to Interstate 395 in Bangor, Portland Route 1A from Bangor to Ellsworth, NH and Route 3 east from Ellsworth to Bar Harbor. Keep left after crossing the ATLANTIC OCEAN bridge onto Mount Desert Island. This drive usually takes from five to six hours. College of the Atlantic is on the Boston MASS ocean side of Route 3, about 19 miles from the Ellsworth shopping district and one-quarter mile beyond the Canadian National Marine Ferry CONN RI Terminal. Turn left at the COA entrance and park in the provided NY areas. The admission office is located in Bangor The Turrets, a large castle-like 95 building close to the water. (1) Regularly scheduled flights are New York available to Bar Harbor Airport. Delta, Northwest, and United provide regular Ellsworth service to Bangor, Maine. COA Acadia National Park College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Non Profit Org. Telephone (207) 288-5015 U.S. POSTAGE PAID 800-528-0025 Bar Harbor, Me. 04609 Fax (207) 288-2328 Permit #47