COA NEWS COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC WINTER/SPRING 2002 BAR HARBOR, MAINE COA Awarded $360,000 Grant From FIPSE College of the Atlantic has been awarded a grant in the amount of $360,000 from the Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE), a program of the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to develop a model for interdisciplinary experiential teaching that utilizes the watersheds in Hancock County and addresses the issues facing the gateway community of Acadia National Park - sprawl, pollution, over- crowding, degradation of water quality and wildlife preservation. The FIPSE grant was highly competitive; of 1,200 applications nationwide, only 110 awards were made. Awards are made only to projects that are judged to be capable of having a national impact on higher edu- cation. The grant will be paid over a period of three years to COA. Funds from the grant will be used to develop a college-community watershed curriculum for regional plan- ning, for faculty development and enrichment, and community education. This watershed-based approach to com- munity planning will involve building constituencies between COA and the Amy Scott '97, Downeast Acadia Watershed Initiative Coordinator, and Ken Cline, J.D., community, and community members Professor of Environmental Law and Policy will actually help design the courses so Academic Dean at COA. "Our work shed for several years through a coalition the results of the research will be useful originally focused in and around Acadia of local and lake watershed associations, to them. Some classes will move off cam- National Park. With the use of GIS Acadia National Park, Frenchman Bay pus, and students will work with the peo- (Geographic Information Systems) we Conservancy, the City of Ellsworth, ple in the community to help them plan have been able to map areas on MDI as Hancock County Planning Commission, for the long term in a sustainable way. well as off island and have moved into International Paper and Penobscot "Students will be working on real proj- the bays on either side of the island," he Hydro. ects - something real that can make a dif- continued. The use of GIS will provide a "Having students and communi- ference," said Ken Cline, Professor of visual tool to teach the community about ty members work together on regional Environmental Law. the watershed. Faculty and students will issues as part of academic course work "College of the Atlantic is a pio- be developing scenarios to play out policy will provide unique opportunities for stu- neer in interdisciplinary education. We issues by looking at the watershed and its dents, faculty and stakeholders to address have taken some of the most important policies. real world needs in this area," said Micki environmental problems and used them COA has been working with Sumpter, Executive Director of the in teaching," said Rich Borden, stakeholder groups in the gateway water- Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce. COA Community Starts the COA News The Newsletter of Academic Year with Chilly Swim College of the Atlantic Winter/Spring 2002 EDITOR Carroll Gordon Public Affairs Manager CONTRIBUTORS Becky Buyers-Basso '81 Dorothy Wills Knapp PRESIDENT Steven K. Katona CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES John N. Kelly COA News is published twice a year and is circulated to alumni, students, parents and friends of College of the Atlantic. Nearly 40 swimmers await the start of the traditional race on a sparkling September afternoon. What began as the initiation of a new pier 11 years ago has become a tradition at College of the Atlantic. The Bar Island swim, a chilly third of a mile from COA's pier to the island, was started by environmental law professor Ken Cline, who had lived in THE COLLEGE OF Bar Harbor for a year and had never been in the ocean. He gathered a small group of THE ATLANTIC students and off they went. The swim is traditionally held the first Friday after classes VISION STATEMENT begin and has grown to include other faculty and staff. First year students hear about The faculty, students, the event long before they come to the campus, many of them unaware of the temper- trustees, staff and alumni ature of the water. A fleet of small boats watches all swimmers in the event that any- of College of the Atlantic one needs assistance. envision a world where This year many swimmers adorned themselves with bright blue (non-toxic) people value creativity, waterproof paint, sporting slogans like "bar or bust" and blue faces. Who knows, maybe intellectual achievement, it helped them stay warm. and the diversity of nature Hot chocolate and a cheering crowd awaited the swimmers as they returned and human cultures. With to the pier. Senior Bori Kiss from Hungary was the first to reach Bar Island and declared the winner. respect and compassion individuals will construct meaningful lives for themselves, gain appreciation for the relationships among all forms of life, and safeguard the heritage of future generations. VISIT THE COA WEBSITE www.coa.edu Blue blue body paint, wool hats and wetsuits COA's version of Blue Man Group. were among the items worn by the swimmers. COA News 2 WINTER/SPRING 2002 Students Talk to ROTARY Deerfi MDI Rotary CHARLOTTE NORTH NORTH The January 9 meeting of the MDI Rotary welcomed three COA stu- dents who gave perspectives about their educations. The students were the guests of COA staff member and Rotarian Becky Buyers-Basso '81. Alana Beard '03, of Bar Harbor, spoke about her experiences biking on an Outdoor Orientation Program trip in Northern Maine. Alana is studying marine ecology and art at COA. Gideon Culman '02 came to COA from Cologne, Germany, to study literature, philosophy and psy- chology. He is particularly interested in the educational value of student participation in COA's governance. Dominic Muntanga '04, one of twenty international students studying at COA, talked about a project he recently completed in his Rotarian and COA Alumni Relations Manager Becky Buyers-Basso invited three COA students native Zimbawbwe. Dominic hopes to speak at the January 9 meeting of the MDI Rotary. (L to R) Dominic Muntanga, Becky Buyers- to establish a non-profit cultural Basso, Rotary President Joe Losquadro, COA President Steve Katona, Alana Beard and Gideon center in Zimbawbwe after gradua- Culman. tion. Thank you, Patagonia and Cadillac Mountain Sports! College of the Atlantic was presented with a donation of $3,000 from the Patagonia Store in Bar Harbor, representing a percentage of their net profits for last season. "We believe in donating to a non-prof- it on the island every year. The environmentally- focused mission of College of the Atlantic, Cadillac Mountain Sports and Patagonia make COA the logical choice for us," said Matthew Curtis, owner of the two stores. "COA is doing important work in the way they are educating their students about caring for their environment," continued Curtis. In addition to the Patagonia Store and Cadillac Mountain Sports, Curtis plans to open a North Face Store in Bar Harbor in May. Jonathan Ehrlich, Director of Finance and Administration, Matthew Curtis, owner of Patagonia Store and Cadillac Mountain Sports and Chris Torrey, Manager of the Patagonia Store. COA News 3 WINTER/SPRING 2002 COA's Museum Hosts MAM Conference in October The George B. Dorr Museum of lections and collaborative partner- tion of institutions on Mount Desert Natural History at College of the ships. The keynote speaker after Island and surrounding islands dedi- Atlantic, along with the Island Friday evening's dinner was Susan cated to preserving and promoting Association of Museums and Historic Vappi Viglione, Director of the the heritage of the islands. Members Societies, hosted "Building your Museum Group at Shawmut Design meet monthly to share ideas, plan Museum's Future, the 2001 Annual and Construction in Boston. workshops, design collaborative proj- Fall Conference of Maine Archives Maine Archives and ects and work together to achieve and Museums" on October 26 and Museums (MAM) is a state-wide common goals. 27. The two-day conference drew organization whose purpose is to The MAM annual confer- nearly 100 people representing muse- develop and foster a network of citi- ence offers an opportunity for muse- ums, historical societies, libraries zens and institutions in Maine who um professionals and volunteers from and archives from all over the state. identify, collect, interpret and/or through the state to get together and The conference included sessions provide access to materials relating share ideas, learn from each other, about museum safety and security, to history and culture. and improve their knowledge of pest control, building and renovat- The Island Association of museums, historical societies and ing museum space, grant manage- Museums and Historic Societies archives. ment, museum stores, archiving col- (IAMHS) is a non-profit organiza- Judy Rothrock, volunteer for the MDI Historical Society and Dorr Collaboration discussion by Chris Graves of School Union 98, Dianne Museum Director Steve Ressell at the registration table for the MAM Clendaniel, COA's Museum Program Director and Betts Swanton '88, Conference. Education Coordinator for the Abbe Museum. Runs Like a Top, Smells Like a French Fry Few people realize that when Rudolf television stations when he made a Diesel designed the diesel engine in visit to campus in early March to the 1890s, it ran on ground nut oil demonstrate his efficient, non-pol- rather than fossil fuel. Since then, luting car. "I get 35 miles to the gal- his original engine design has been lon and the emissions don't add to modified to run on fossil-based diesel the greenhouse effect because the oil fuel. comes from plants," said Noe-Hays. Diesel's concept intrigued "Anyone can make the conversion Abe Noe-Hays '00, who converted it's really very simple." his old VW Jetta to run on recycled Noe-Hays' car starts with COA alumni Abe Noe-Hays '00 demon- frying oil collected from two restau- diesel fuel, runs for a few minutes strates the cooking oil-burning conversion of rants in his hometown of Putney, until the vegetable oil reaches a his VW Jetta to local TV stations. Vermont. Abe not only drew a temperature of 80 degrees and he crowd but the attention of two local then switches the fuel source. COA News 4 WINTER/SPRING 2002 What Are Students Doing at COA? Sean Todd's class in Marine Mammal Biology perform a necropsy on a Students observe a necropsy on a young pilot whale, found in stranded seal that was found dead in Cutler. Jesse Mark '05, Jaime Duval Belfast in early winter. A reporter and cameraman from '00, Nina Therkildsen '05 and Kate Doan '03 work under Professor Todd's Channel 5 look on as Brenda Horton and Greg Early, a sci- tutelage. The students later determined that the seal had been shot and in the entist with the Marine Environmental Research Institute in Blue Hill move the animal onto the work surface. course of their dissection, retreived the bullet for forensic analysis. Keisha Luce developed a grant pro- Heritage Investment Program in posal for conserving the collections Concord, New Hampshire. Frost of COA's Museum of Natural History Place is the 1915 home of poet as part of an independent study. Her Robert Frost and has been operated proposal is being submitted to sever- as a museum and center for poetry al foundations. Keisha has already and the arts since 1976. met with funding success this term Keisha spent the winter of on her own. 2001 undertaking her internship at She developed a $25,400 the Franconia Area Heritage Trust proposal for historic preservation of and has assisted The Frost Center for The Frost Place in Franconia, New several years as a volunteer. Great Hampshire that was funded recently job, Keisha! by the Land and Community Keisha Luce '02 Sarah Anderson spent the winter of the lid of a 55-gallon drum) for 2002 in western Guatemala helping cooking and heating their homes. indigineous people build efficient Since there is no ventilation for the wood-burning cook stoves (estufas) smoke produced, the method causes through the Guatemla Stove Project. chronic respiratory illnesses and Sarah is working for a group of vol- blindness and heats homes ineffi- unteers called Masons on a Mission. ciently. They teach a new and safer method Recipient families help the of cooking and heating homes to volunteers build the new stoves, impoverished households in rural made of bricks and concrete. They Mayan villages. are vented to the outside and pro- The Mayans have tradition- vide greater heat efficiency and more ally used what is called a "3-stone cooking surface. Masons on a fire" (literally 3 stones placed in a Mission hope to complete more than triangle with a fire in the middle, 100 stoves this year. Sarah Anderson '03 topped with a piece of metal, often COA News 5 WINTER/SPRING 2002 Adventures in Antarctica This winter Bethany Holm, a third-year From: Bethany Holm, Explorer Ship, coves is heated by geothermal activity. student at College of the Atlantic, cabin #208 Basically the gravel is warm. And some interned on board the cruise ship Explorer Date: February 15, 2002 crazy person thought that it would be fun in Antarctica. She had some responsibili- I'm alive! I spent 36 hours straight in bed to go swimming in this cove because ties on board and many opportunities to after we set sail, minus an hour when I then you could say that you've been observe wildlife, including her beloved managed to make it to dinner last night. swimming in Antarctica. Swimming is an humpback whales. Bethany is the first Let's just say that the weather was a little overstatement. In reality you sit on said COA student to have this extraordinary rough. Not terrible, but definitely the hot gravel while semi-warm waves wash opportunity, made possible by the kind of seas where I wanted to be hori- over you and you dig your fingers and Abercrombie & Kent Global Foundation. zontal. The woman who cleans my cabin toes in to keep them warm, shivering the Last year Abercrombie & Kent, owners of has been really nice to me, and she whole time. In all honesty it was actually the Explorer, invited marine mammal brought ginger ale and a sandwich to me fun. To quote another passenger, getting researcher Sean Todd and Allied Whale yesterday. The seas are much calmer into the water was better than I thought Director Judy Allen on an Antarctic today, and I've been up and moving it would be and getting out was worse. cruise. COA and the cruise line enjoy around since 9 am. Stephanie gave her After that excitement we visited a chin- good relations; several COA alumni, presentation on marine mammals of the strap penguin colony, and I got some cool including Matt Drennan '86, Kim southern ocean this morning. (Stephanie pictures. Robertson '88, Megan McOsker '90, Zack is Stephanie Martin '93 who is currently Today was absolutely gorgeous. Klyver and Stephanie Martin '93, have employed by Abercrombie & Kent as a nat- A "top 20 worked for Abercrombie & Kent as natu- uralist and zodiac boat operator.) day," accord- ralists. Santiago and Ushuaia were ing to Steph. The following are excerpts from beautiful. Flying over the Andes was It was at least Bethany's personal log which she e-mailed pretty cool too. I've never seen moun- 35 degrees to family, friends, COA faculty and staff. tains like that before. I even got to see outside and Additional information for this article smoking volcanoes. In Ushuaia, we took the sky was came from Explorer's daily cruise log posted a tour in a national park and had a tradi- almost cloud- on the web at www.explorership.com. tional Argentinian lunch complete with less. We Edited by Becky Buyers-Basso '81 native dancing performances. You would cruised into have been proud of me, Dad: they roasted the Antarctic Hiking up to see the chin- whole lambs and I actually tried some. Sound and strap penguins. I felt a little out of place when I visited Devil's Island. There were ice- got to Santiago, met the group, and bergs of all sizes everywhere. I'm here to found I was the youngest by at least 30 inform you that they really are blue. As if years. However, everyone is really nice. I that weren't enough, we saw whales too. have since met a few more young passen- Sadly no humpbacks (one possible sight- gers. There's a couple from Chicago who ing but it was too far away), but there EXPLORER are in their twenties, and I had dinner was a minke and two orcas. The orcas in with them the first night. particular we followed for a while. One We should be reaching the shel- was a male with the tall, impressive dor- ter of the islands around the Antarctic sal fin. It was especially exciting for me- Peninsula by midnight tonight. -Bethany the first time I've ever seen orcas outside of an aquarium. I also saw a Weddell seal The Explorer Date: February 17, 2002 and a leopard seal. Leopard seals in par- Here I am in the land of ICE! It's amaz- ticular are wicked looking. Oh, and I for- Explorer was built in 1969 by pioneering ing. Yesterday we went to Deception got to mention the fur seals. They're tour operator Lars-Eric Lindblad, who saw Island. Deception is the sunken cauldron everywhere, and they're mean. They like the need for a new style of passenger ship, of a volcano which makes it a big C- to chase each other and people and show designed to meet the demands of rigorous shaped island. The whole beach is made off their teeth. Again, I'd never seen a seas and little-visited destinations. Her up of black pumice, which is sort of weird non-true seal outside of an aquarium, so size, range, shallow draft, ice-strengthened and made me feel like I was walking on it was cool. hull and Zodiac landing craft give her the moon. In the afternoon we did the This afternoon we went ashore maximum flexibility and access to remote swim. For those of you who haven't on Devil's Island, home to a beach full of locations other ships just can't reach. heard about this, the water in one of the mini icebergs and Adelie penguins. Lots Continued on Page 7 COA News 6 WINTER/SPRING 2002 Continued from Page 6 Yesterday, if possible, was even Date: February 27, 2002 of chicks with half of their fluffy feathers better. At least in terms of number of Hello Hello Hello! It's your friendly and half of their adult feathers. Quite individuals. Stephanie estimated any- neighborhood intrepid 21 YEAR OLD possibly one of the cutest things I've ever where from 20-50 individuals in Dallman antarctic traveler here. I had a lovely seen. Got to see feeding chases too, but Bay, where we were. We spent a long birthday yesterday on board the ship, the adults aren't actually feeding the time watching three individuals feed; we despite the whole Drake Passage thing. chicks anymore. Nobody seems to have think they were feeding anyway. There The staff gave me a book about the told the chicks that they're supposed to was much bubble-blowing but very little Explorer - hardcover with really pretty be feeding lunging. We also saw a mother-calf pair, photos - and they all signed inside the themselves and the little calf was all kinds of cute. front cover. now. In The weather was gorgeous - no wind and So, what has been happening light of perfectly calm waters. Steph and I got a other than that? We went back to that, there bunch of id photos and I can't wait to do Ushuaia and had the changeover day were also the matching. I took one of them between trips. I'm helping out and work- lots of dead through the little explorer catalog that ing more chicks on they have on board, and didn't find it. * onboard the the beach. Young fur seal. ship this time, It was sad to *The Antarctic Humpback Whale so I did exciting see, but all I could think about was that I Catalog is an international project investigat- things like sort was glad that we didn't have to cut one ing movements of humpback whales between luggage. We up for class, and that somebody at COA the Southern Ocean where they feed on krill went out to would probably love to have one in order and the lower latitude waters where they lunch in to stuff it. I repeat: I am NOT bringing breed and calve. The Catalogue presently Ushuaia and I One of many natural ice any dead penguins back in my suitcase, so contains more than 1,000 individual whales, did a little shop- sculptures. don't ask. On the way back from the identified by photographs of the ventral side ping and practiced my Spanish a bit. island, Stephanie drove us around to see of the fluke (tail) and/or of the dorsal fin and Two days in the Drake Passage some of the icebergs. Got some video of flank. Tracking the movements of individual are behind me again, and it wasn't that that. Must go stare at ice. Crazy tourists whales generates important information for bad. (The Drake Passage is a notoriously amazed by frozen water. Bye! researchers studying the population biology, rough sea crossing because three ocean cur- life-history and conservation of humpback rents converge there.) The ship was rolling Date: February 22, 2002 whales in the Southern Hemisphere. Since a lot, but it was sort of slow and steady I want to tell you about the amazing last 1985 the Catalogue has been curated by the and there was no pitching. Today was the two days we had with humpbacks. Steph College of the Atlantic marine mammal first landing of this trip. We landed at is calling this "the best marine mammal research group, Allied Whale. It is supported Lamaire Point and I climbed the glacier cruise that Explorer has ever had," so I'm by the International Whaling Commission, there again. This time even farther than pretty happy. Two days ago we had two the International Fund for Animal Welfare before. I was feeling the need to work off humpbacks playing under the bow of the and private donations. some birthday cake. This afternoon we ship for over an hour. I got to see them did a landing that we didn't do last trip, do all kinds of things that I've never We on Peterman Island. It was gorgeous. We actually seen in real life before. Things also had also did a zodiac cruise and had a really like slapping their pectoral fins on the minke good look at a crabeater seal underwater. surface, rolling over, and even swimming whales feed- The water was so amazingly clear that backwards. The water was so clear that I ing under you could see 30 feet down to the bot- had a bird's eye view of them while they the boat yes- tom. My new job on landings is helping were underwater. You could really see terday, passengers to walk over the slippery parts how they use their flukes and flippers to which was an An orca near the ship. or places with rough footing, SO I spent a maneuver. They even followed the boat unusual sight, and lot of time holding my hand out and say- as we reversed. At the same time we were saw some more orcas and a bunch of ing "hello, welcome ashore!", etc. watching these two individuals, two more seals, too, as we went through the I spent some more time in the Drake were breaching together off of the stern. I Lemaire Channel. Crabeaters, Weddells, Passage birdwatching this time, and saw got good shots of the dorsal fins (pretty fur seals, and the ever-demonic looking royal, wandering, and black browed alba- distinctive) for the animals on the bow, leopard seal. We have just reached Cape tross. and a good fluke for one of the two. The Horn, signaling the end of the Drake It's been a long day and the other never fluked while we were watch- Passage and I'm going to run up on deck. rumor is that we're getting up at 5 tomor- ing it. - Bethany row, so I'd better go to bed. - Bethany Continued on Page 8 COA News 7 WINTER/SPRING 2002 Continued from Page 7 felt like 3 by itself. The king penguins see wandering albatross on the nest. were so cool. All you have to do is sit on Prion Island was just plain magical. After the beach and you're immediately sur- assisting in the hauling of passengers up rounded. They peck at you, your boots, and down a muddy tussock grass filled and your life jacket. Within one hour of slope, I was able to just sit and watch the sitting on the beach I had my boots birds. Saw wandering albatross with 10ft pecked at by kings, snowy sheathbills, wing span. I was lucky enough to see and a giant petrel. The petrel was partic- them courting, which involves a dance ularly cool. It was so huge and heavy that with their wings outstretched and some as it ran over to me I could hear it's feet really weird sounding calls. I have video thumping along the ground. for proof. I also saw light mantled sooty That same afternoon, I experi- albatross doing their courting flight in A colony of king penguins. enced the famous katabatic winds. We which they are perfectly synchronized Date: March 7, 2002 had two rather thrilling zodiac rides and with each other. And we saw a light Here I am at sea again. This time going saw some macaroni penguins in the mid- mantled sooty chick, who was very funny from South Georgia to the Falklands. dle. The macaronis were particularly looking. All kinds of wonderful things have hap- stinky and dirty, but they have pretty red There were some pretty big pened since last I wrote. South Georgia eyes and yellow tufts swells last night, nothing bigger than was amazing, stupendous, awesome, fan- on their heads. what we've had before but different TAS-tic, totally cool, and every other The day after that, I because we're pitching instead of rolling adjective that one might want to stick in did the last four miles this time. Rolling is like being rocked to there. It all started with a 4:30am land- of Shackleton's hike sleep, pitching is like a 24-hour roller ing at a king penguin colony. across South Georgia coaster ride (you know that feeling when We were actually able to land at from Fortuna Bay to your stomach is free falling? it's that). Point Wild, Elephant Island, the spot Stromness whaling So, South Georgia behind us where Shackleton's men spent five station. It was a great and the Falklands on the way. We saw months living on penguins, seals, and Macaroni penguin hike through a low some more fin whales and hourglass dol- seaweed in an overturned lifeboat while mountain pass and through a river valley, phins today, and I had glimpses of two they awaited rescue. For those of you and the weather was gorgeous, something mystery whales. The first might have who don't know who Shackleton is (and else that's supposed to be very rare in been a Sei whale and the second some I know there are some of you) go get a South Georgia. After that we went to sort of beaked whale. book on famous Antarctic Grytviken, which was a major whaling explorers/heroes. Explorer had never station from the early 1900s to the 1960s, landed passengers at Point Wild before and is the place where Shackleton is because it's usually too rough for the zodi- buried (not as a result of the aforemen- acs, so it was very exciting. tioned hike). We toasted him at his And on the same calm seas grave, and then wandered around the note, we had an amazing crossing from edge of the town (it's all falling down and the Antarctic Peninsula to South you're not allowed to go through it). Georgia. We're talking sea state zero There was a recently restored church here. For those of you in Maine, started by a Norwegian whaler in some- Frenchman Bay is rougher on any given thing like 1913 (I took pictures for day than the Scotia Sea was when we Grandma Holm), and a little were there. It was great, and the staff museum/gift shop/post office. That assure us that it doesn't happen very evening the staff from the museum, two Bethany washing her boots prior to going often. There were lots of exciting sight- residents of the island, some builders, and ashore on a trek. ings along the way. Hourglass dolphins, the personnel from the recently returned After a few days in the fin whales, and a couple of humpbacks. British Antarctic Survey station were Falklands, I'll be (imagine this) home In fact, in one day, I saw fin whales invited onboard for a barbecue. It turned again! I would actually be quite happy if through my porthole and humpbacks into a big party with the crew band plus they would just leave me onboard. The from my seat in the dining room at din- one of the construction workers from ship is heading to the AMAZON right ner. Do you see now why I don't want to Grytviken playing and passengers after we disembark. However, I do miss leave? singing. It was lots of fun. all of you and more importantly there So, South Georgia. I think that Yesterday morning we went to are no humpbacks in the Amazon, SO I we only spent three days there, but they Salisbury Plain, the most famous place to guess I'll come home. were such loooong days that each one see king penguins, and to Prion Island to Bethany COA News 8 WINTER 2002 The Arts Scene at COA International Evening 2001 featured the many talents of COA's international students. Songs, dances, poetry readings, skits and comedy provided an entertaining evening. COA faculty member Bill Carpenter, Josie Siegler '99 and adjunct faculty member Kit Hathaway entertained an audience in the Blum Gallery on January 16 with readings from their work. Seigler read from her poetry, including "How we Became Blood," honorable mention win- ner of the 2001 Dana Awards and "Ripping the Cover Off Night," winner of the Pushcart Prize in 2000. Kit Hathaway read from his book Sightseers, and Bill Carpenter read from his newly published novel The Wooden Nickel. COMING TO THE BLUM GALLERY June 13-July 6 Folk Art and Fine Crafts: Gifted Eyes, Gifted Hands July 11-August 10 Beatrix Jones Farrand: The Reef Point Legacy August 15-September 14 "Papyrus," one of Papyrus Paintings of Ducktrap: A River of Vision Ancient Egypt by the children in the Cranberry Isles School was a part of New Beginnings", an exhibit featuring children's art from MDI schools in the Blum Gallery in January. The mixed media exhibit included selections from students in kindergarten through eighth grades from the Acadia School, Conners- Emerson, Mount Desert, Pemetic, and Tremont Schools. Composer Henry Mollicone and his pal, Peggy Sue, enjoy a day in the sunshine during his composer-in-residency at COA writing the song cycle for an opera based on the life of Rachel Carson. He also per- formed in "Love Songs for Maria," and evening of classical and original music composed by Mollicone and COA faculty member John Cooper. Mollicone com- posed a series of five love songs for his childhood friend, soprano Maria "Family Portrait," by Janet Wormser, was one Spacagna, based on the poetry of of the many pieces in the Union of Maine Christina Rosetti and Robert Barrett Visual Artists exhibit in the Blum Gallery in Browning. Mollicone and Cooper debuted February. Photography, printmaking, sculp- Cooper's "Sonata for Alto Saxophone and ture, painting, drawing and installation art Elfreide Abbe presented COA with one of her Piano." were among the media shown. creative marble sculptures last fall. COA News 9 WINTER/SPRING 2002 COA Welcomes New Director of Student Life, Andrew R.J. Campbell outdoor programs at Reed College. as a diversity facilitator and a facili- Born and educated in tator for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Scotland and holding an M.A. transsexual students and staff in his (Honors) in History of Art from the previous positions. University of St. Andrews, Campbell "COA is a small and inti- received an M.A. in American mate environment where people are Culture and Ph.D. in History of Art genuinely concerned about the from the University of Michigan. He impact they have on others. There is brings to campus wide and deep no discrepancy between the way stu- experience in residential living, out- dents are supposed to learn in the door programs, co-curricular pro- classroom and the way they are sup- grams, and academic support services posed to live in the community," gained at Michigan, at Reed, and at said Campbell. "I like the consisten- Albion College in Albion, Michigan. cy throughout." During his two and a half years at At COA, Campbell is Reed, Campbell was responsible for responsible for all aspects of student developing community life in three life, with the overall goals of buildings that housed almost 170 enhancing student development, students. Trained as a Wilderness building student character and lead- First Responder, he co-taught cours- ership, and improving students' sat- es in rockclimbing and outdoor lead- isfaction with their college experi- ership, and he developed, imple- ence. In addition to his formidable Andrew R. J. Campbell joined mented, and supervised a house set credentials, Campbell also brings to College of the Atlantic on January 1 aside to develop student leadership campus an international perspective, as our new director of student life in outdoor programs. Campbell also lively sense of humor, and perceptive and newest member of the senior provided logistical support, staff intelligence that have contributed to staff. Campbell comes to the college training, and program evaluation for his record adaptation to the COA from Portland, Oregon, where he study centers in math, science, and scene. Welcome aboard, Andrew! worked in both residential life and writing while at Reed. He has served Students Attend National Summit COA students Chrystal Schreck and Kyle Wolfson participated in the Sierra Student's Coalition 4th Annual National Summit to Protect the Wildlands of the United States in Washington, D.C., from March 1- 5. Schreck and Wolfson were joined by 150 other students from across the country to learn more about America's treasures in Alaska, Utah, the northern Rockies and our national forests and the activities that threaten the environmental integrity of the areas. They spent two days on Capitol Hill discussing the issues with their elected officials, hoping to gain congressional co-sponsorship for four bills that have been intro- (Left to right) Samantha Berst of Harrington, Maine, and Chrystal Schreck '02 with Maine duced into Congress. Senator Susan Collins. COA News 10 WINTER/SPRING 2002 Marine Mammal Meeting in Vancouver, B.C. COA alumni and associates from Allied Whale were among the 1,500 attendees of the 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Vancouver last November 28-December 3. The con- ference, sponsored by the Society for Marine Mammals, gives scientists an opportunity to present their research findings to peers and is the most important conference for those studying marine mammals. Topics included conservation and manage- ment, physiology, anatomy, ecology, population and distribution, medi- cine, and behavior. The five-day conference of paper and poster presentations was attended by members from all over the world. Those presenting posters A gathering of COA alumni, staff and friends; front row (left to right): Stephanie Martin '93, from the COA group included Judy Judy Allen, Paula Olson, Doug Kinzey, and Zack Clyver. Back row (back to right): Bev Agler Allen, Bob Bowman, Tim Cole, Dan '81, Steve Renner, Jess Damon '99, Courtney Vashro '99, Dan DenDanto '91, Peter Stevick DenDanto, Stephanie Martin, Paula Olson, Rosie Seton, Peter Stevick, '81, Tim Cole '88, Anne Zoidis, Bob Bowman, Rosie Seton and Lisa Baraff '84. Sean Todd, Courtney Vashro and Anne Zoidis. COA Team Attends NAAGE Conference Four representatives from COA pre- sented at the Fifth Annual North American Alliance for Green Education Conference last year at Sterling College in Craftsbury, Vermont. COA's presentation focused on "New Directions in Applied Human Ecology." "The COA team gave a uni- fied presentation on our work in watershed-based regional planning, STERLING non-profit management, ecological entrepreneurship and the Beech Hill COLLEG Farm. Similar project-based learning presentations were made by Green Mountain College, Antioch College ADMISSIONS and Warren Wilson College," said Academic Dean Richard Borden. In addition to sharing teach- ing and research ideas, there was considerable discussion on how NAAGE member colleges can col- laborate on joint research and stu- Academic Dean Richard Borden, Director of Geographic Information Services Lab Gordon Longsworth, former Acting Director of Student Services Ander Thebaud, Sterling College dent and faculty exchanges. President Jed Williamson and Environmental Law Professor Ken Cline. COA News 11 WINTER/SPRING 2002 COA's Graduates Gravitate to Graduate Schools Graduate school is the next step for nearly 50 percent of College of the Atlantic graduates. According to Alumni Office records, these COA graduates from the last seven years are currently enrolled in graduate programs. CLASS OF '95: Alison Belding, U of Southern Maine, Teacher Ed (MEd); Sarah Beukema, Antioch/New England, Waldorf Education (MEd); Scott Myers, U of Wisconsin, Entomology (PhD); Jesse Tucker, Rhode Island School of Design, Landscape Architecture (MAT); CLASS OF '96: Rebecca Aubrey, U of Connecticut, Political Science (PhD); Ann Clemens, Thomas Jefferson University, Family Medicine (MD); Sara Decker, U of New Hampshire, Outdoor Education "I hope students at COA realize the advantage they (MS); Kara Fanning, NYU, Teacher Certificate (MEd); James Kellam, Purdue have over students coming from more traditional U, Biological Sciences (PhD); Mariska Obedzinski, U of Massachusetts, universities. It takes some time for them to feel com- Fisheries (MS); Jason Rich, Pace U, Environmental Law (JD); Ryan Ruggiero, fortable talking in class, arguing with a professor, or U of Oregon, Landscape Architecture (MA); Douglas Sward, Medical College of questioning things. As this is encouraged at COA, I VA, Medicine (MD); CLASS OF '97: Sarah Gentry, Smith College (MSW); think COA alumni are many steps ahead of other Galen Guthrie, U of British Columbia, Community Health Nursing (BSN); new graduate students." Joanna Kappele, DePaul U, Education (MAT); Melita Peharda, U of Zagreb, Becky Aubrey '96 Marine Ecology (PhD); Celine Wishcamper, U of Montana, Pharmaceutical Science (PhD); Christopher Witt, LSU, Biology (PhD); CLASS OF '98: Lindsey PhD Candidate in Latin American Studies, U Conn Cotter, Audubon Expedition Institute, Education (MA); Katherine Hester, Bastyr U, Naturopathic Medicine (ND); Jasmine Tanguay, Clark U, Geography (PhD); Tracey Teuber, Emory U, Public Health (MSPH); Amanda Walker, U of Massachusetts, Landscape Architecture (MLA); Rebecca White, U of Pittsburgh, East European History (MA); CLASS OF '99: Alice Brennan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Environmental Management (MS), Hannah Fogg, Bastyr U, Naturopathic Medicine (ND); Adrian Frank, U of Idaho, Forestry (MS); Christine Goodman, Northeastern U, Biology (MS); Stephen Mather, U of Toledo, Geography and Planning (MS); Mindi Meltz, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Psychology (PhD); Edwin Munoz, Hunter College/CUNY, Geography/GIS (MA); Shannon Reich, CIIS, Women's Spirituality (MA); Joann Sigler, U of Maine, English/Creative Writing (MA); CLASS OF '00: Eileen Everett, NMSU, Fisheries and Wildlife (MS); Gordon Henriksen, U of Roskilde, Denmark, Environmental Biology (MS); Heather Lakey, COA, Human Ecology (MPhil); Anna Linquist, Parsons School of Design, Design in Technology (MA); Jennifer Prediger, CA School of Professional Psychology, Organizational Psychology (MA); Rolanda Seymour, New England School of Acupuncture, Acupuncture (LAC, MS); Beth Ann White, Antioch New England, Environmental Studies (MS); CLASS OF '01: Leah Stetson, COA, Human Ecology (MPhil). 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