COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC NEWSLETTER "Service with a smile" is standard operating Double checking on 1 procedure (SOP) for COA's library staff. COA Berkowitz and Millard Dor Librarian Marcia Dworak assisted by Sandra remodeling project. Modeen, Library Clerk, cheerfully tackle a particularly difficult reference question. Photo by John Jacob LIBRARY 3-D Design Class under the existing gallery and student EXPANSION direction of faculy mem- lounge. This gave the library "What a difference!" ber/architect Roc Caivano. 900 square feet of additional "Why, you can actually The class studied all aspects space and cut down on study in here now!" These of the library's collection as construction costs, as are a few of the comments well as the social and study several of the walls were noted by the library staff habits of the library's already in place. After when fall term began and clientele. Critical needs approval by the (kBoard of students began using the which were defined were Trustees' Executive Com- newly renovated library. adequate office space, quiet mittee, Glen Berkowitz Facing a growing study space, and additional developed a set of working collection (150 feet per year) stack space for periodicals, drawings for the project, and no place to put it, books, and government and construction began in Marcia Dworak, COA documents. the summer. Led by Millard librarian, analyzed library Students Glen Berkowitz Dority, the College's Buil- services, student load, and and Francis Owen created a dings and Grounds Crew space needs. She then design whereby the library were able to perform a enlisted the help of the would expand into the then minor miracle, and the pro- st minute details, Glen "It' a great improvement!" says Marcia Dorr, COA coordinate the library's Library Assistant, who is responsible for processing new book orders and the growing inter-library loan Photo by John Jacob program. Photo by John Jacob WINTER SHORT ject was completed with themes: a cross-cultural every book in place by the TERM comparison, past and opening of school. This January, College of present, of various views of COA's Library contains the Atlantic will try the future; western visions over 14,000 volumes and something new. Instead of of the future, ranging from houses one of the fastest- offering several courses for science fiction to intentional growing environmental re- the four-week term, the communities; biological and source libraries on the East College will concentrate on technological considera- Coast. This expansion not one comprehensive course. tions; and the future of only allows for five years of Entitled "The Future: institutions, ranging from continued growth, but also Speculations and Criti- the individual and the family or the development of a cisms," the course will bring to nation states. The course music, drama, and poetry together COA faculty and is envisioned a chance to do ecord collection, the ex- students in a general some free thinking on a banded use of microfilm and consideration of the future. topic which not only affects microfiche stations, and Divided into four one-week everyone, but is also one ossible the use of a data segments, the course will where no one can be an ase terminal. investigate four major expert. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BEGINS NINTH ACADEMIC YEAR Climaxing a week long technical training, but we orientation for new want to make our lives students, College of the worthwhile. We train people Atlantic held Convocation to look at the world they Ceremonies on Tuesday see, and hope to foster an evening, September 9, 1980. appreciation of the world for Edward G. Kaelber, its own beauty whether President of College of the understandable or not." Atlantic, welcomed faculty, Drury went on to relate staff, and 170 new and biology to its practical returning students to the applications and discussed College's ninth academic Environmentalism as a year. social movement parallel In his remarks, Kaelber with unionism. "Both noted that it is exciting to movements increase the begin a new school year number of people in the 'in especially at College of the group'," he said, "and this is Atlantic because of its what COA is all about. In special nature, its study of broadening our sense of the interdependence of concern, we should have Almost ready for busi things, and because of its respect for outside ideas place on Beech Hill by (le special people. Kaelber then and take them seriously, Lousada. This cooperative introduced faculty member even those of our oppo- Desert Island School Supe in biology, William Drury, nents." the Convocation speaker, Susan Mehrtens, faculty as one of the special persons member in history, then GOOD NEWS at the College whose life and offered the benediction. She studies represent Human asked that the College, in its AND HONORS Ecology and whose anticipation of the months MARCIA DWORAK, philosophy of teaching is ahead, work toward a COA librarian, has been that there is no such thing as community endeavor for appointed to the Maine an unimportant question. the nurture and success of Library Commission by Drury's speech centered College of the Atlantic. Governor Joseph Brennan. around how he sees the Although founded in She will represent the in- College. He mentioned that 1969, the College opened its terest of academic libraries. right now he is suffering doors to students in the fall JOSEPH PEACOCK, "culture shock" in returning of 1971. At the first COA alumnus, received the to school from the Convocation, 32 students Mary Campbell Memorial summer's activities. He said and 6 faculty members set Fellowship from the that you have to have a out to address the issue of American Friends Service period of time to settle Human Ecology. In 1980, Committee for the second things, but at COA, we the COA community has time. He will use the award allow people to discover the grown to include over 200 to further his studies at Yale several aspects of their lives. students, faculty, and staff Divinity School. He said, "Education now is members, and has awarded BILL CARPENTER often technical training the Bachelor of Arts in received the 1980 Contem- which has replaced classical Human Ecology to 110 porary Poetry Award from training. At COA we need persons. the Associated Writing He comes to COA from Harvard University where he received his Ph.D. in June, 1980. PAULA F. JASPER is teaching a drama course. She comes to COA from the University of Maine at Far- mington where she is Director of Theatre. DONALD MEIKLE- JOHN, Professor Emeritus at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, N.Y., has returned to COA. This fall he is teaching "Public Policy/Philosophy/Consti- tutional Issues." GEORGE EMLEN is teaching a course in "Music in History" this term. Trained in Dalcrose, a a COA designed and built bus shelter is put into unique approach to music, to right) Millard Dority, Joe Nolan and Sebastian he is also directing the COA project involved the Jackson Laboratory, the Mount chorus. rintendent's Office as well as the College. SALLY LUTYENS, Photo by John Jacob former COA faculty member in music, recently Programs for his book, THE tional Regatta in August, moved to Boston, MA. She HOURS OF MORNING: losing by 3/10th second. plans to pursue her career in POEMS 1976-1979, to be Congratulations go to musical composition. published by the University JUDITH BLANK, COA JIM BISHOP is teaching of Virginia Press. Bill will faculty member in anthro- writing this term. A well- give a reading from it next pology. Her son, Joshua known Maine poet, he April at the AWP meeting at Blank-Alsop, was born taught at the Portland Seattle, WA. Bill's poetry October 6, 1980. School of Art and was a was also accepted for publi- COA hosted the fall poet-in-residence for the cation in THE GREY- meeting of the Higher Edu- Maine State Arts and LEDGE REVIEW, a new cation Council of the State Humanities Artists-in-Resi- literary magazine published of Maine. COA president dence program. in Greenville, R.I. EDWARD G. KAELBER is CARL KETCHUM, COA COA student RACHEL retiring as president of the faculty in mathematics, SNOW rows stroke for the organization and J. returned from a year's leave Pioneer Valley Rowing RUSSELL WIGGINS, which he spent analyzing Association (PVRA). Her former COA trustee, was hydrographic data from the boat won gold medals in the the featured speaker. Georges Bank area in the Lightweight Women's Eight NADINE GERDTS is the Gulf of Maine under a grant and Four events at the June, new Assistant Director of from the National Science 1980, National Women's Admissions. She was Foundation. Rowing Championships at formerly Co-Director of the MARIE DeMURO has Oak Ridge TN Combining Environmental COA's Outdoor Program enables new students to get to know the Maine wilderness while getting to know each other. It is not often that a new college student meets a moose before meeting a professor, but this can happen to a new student at COA. Photo by Marion Kane FALL interning as an assistant RACHEL SNOW is INTERNSHIPS audio engineer for the New investigating cumulus cells GEORGE BENINGTON Wilderness Foundation in and how age and other is a teaching assistant at the New York City. variables relate to the International Center of CATHERINE KIORPES frequency of occurring Photography in New York is working as an apprentice teratomas while working as City. boatbuilder helping to build a research assistant at The ANDREW BENNETT is a 48 foot bugeye, a Jackson Laboratory. working as design and traditional Chesapeake Bay RACHEL SYLVESTON building apprentice at wooden boat. is working for an architect in Arcosanti, a new age city in JEAN McHUGH is Geneva, Switzerland. Arizona designed and spending her internship as a KATIE VAN DINE is a constructed by Paolo Soleri. research assistant investi- research assistant for Great PAUL CADY is a gating the presence of radon Circle Productions, a small research assistant for the gas in island wells for the business that is publishing a Institute for Energy Analysis Department of Physics at marine resource map for the in Washington, D.C. the University of Maine at Gulf of Maine. PETER CARISI is Orono. with the U.S. Women's Studies at Brown Univer- assistant to the Registrar Double Champions she and sity, Providence, R.I. and the Director of a PVRA teammate made the CRAIG GREENE has U.S. First Four team which Internships and Placement. joined the COA Faculty. He finished second at the She was previously with will be teaching courses in Canadian National in Canadian Henley Interna- botany and forest ecology. Portland, ME. SOLAR LIVING color photos by Joseph river by land. After arriving AND Holmes, a Friends of the in New Orleans the second Earth photographer who time, she was able to travel RIVER TRAVEL taught one summer at the the last 100 miles to the Gulf Not only has Norah College. of Mexico as guest of the Davis's book, AT HOME IN Preparation for the book Pilot's Association on a Gulf THE SUN, received included traveling 1,100 freighter. excellent reviews from such miles by canoe from Lake Norah is excited about publications as the NEW Itasca, Minnesota--the the book as she feels the YORK TIMES and THE Mississippi's headwaters--to American impact on the SAN FRANCISCO RE- Hannibal, Missouri, Mississippi River is an VIEW OF BOOKS, it has switching to a small archetype in environmental sold so well that it has now motorboat which took her history. "As a major gone into a second printing. to Greenville, Mississippi, geographical feature," she Her publisher, Garden Way and then by towboat to New says, "the river has shaped Publishing, located in Orleans, Louisiana. She our character just as we Charlotte, VT, reports that then returned to the river's have shaped the river. And most of the first printing headwaters and with her what we do to it today will 22,000 copies, sold in the husband, Dick Davis, determine what we are first twelve months, making traveled the length of the tomorrow." it a highly successful publication. The book informatively discusses the technical aspects as well as the joys and problems of solar living. It also introduces the reader to the people who live in solar houses in a chatty and friendly manner. Norah is now hard at work on her second book, tentatively titled, FOR- GOTTEN RIVER: THE MISSISSIPPI, to be published by Sierra Club Books in 1982. The book is a socio-ecological history of the Mississippi River, with a COA summer course/river Typewriter keys replace canoe paddles as Norah expedition as the unifying Davis, COA writing instructor, recalls her Mississippi thread. Its format will River adventure. consist of text by Norah and Photo by John Jacob