What Do You Do With a Degree In Human Ecology? COA Graduates - JOHN- 1976 GRADUATE John currently is Assistant Editor of the Harvard Business What Do You Do School Bulletin. As a student, he specialized in the field of communications. For his final project he assumed the With A Degree In responsibility for designing, writing, and overseeing the publication of the 1976-77 COA catalog. Following gradu- Human Ecology? ation, John wrote several articles for publication including a feature article for "Audubon Magazine". He assumed the position of regional correspondent for the Bangor Daily News before moving to his current position at Harvard. O ne of the most frequently asked ques- tions about College of the Atlantic concerns the future of its graduates - What LISA- 1981 GRADUATE Lisa is now Director of Volunteers and Special Events at do they do with a degree in Human Ecology? Laughing Brook Education Center and Wildlife Sanctu- The answer is as varied as the students who ary, an organization operated by Massachusetts Audubon attend COA. Some of our graduates go on to in Hampden, MA. The opportunity to acquire a strong science background, to participate in field research, and pursue advanced degrees in law, medicine to interpret natural history for the public during her intern- and business; others work as journalists, ship gave her the necessary skills for her current position. teachers, planners, carpenters and adminis- trators; and still others create their own businesses or are involved in scientific SCOTT- - 1977 GRADUATE research. Scott is currently research associate and coordinator of marine mammal field research for the New England T he curriculum at College of the Atlantic Aquarium in Boston. Annually, he moves his family and a is committed to the ideal of providing small research team to Lubec, Maine to study the North Atlantic right whale and harbor porpoise populations in students with both a broad academic back- the Bay of Fundy. Scott's involvement with cetaceans has ground and specific career skills. In addition been long and productive. For his internship, he studied humpback whales for the Fisheries Board of Canada. His to traditional subjects, our interdisciplinary final project was the publication of the first catalog of courses focus on problem solving techniques, humpback whales in the western North Atlantic identified and workshops provide opportunities for through photographs of their flukes. hands-on learning experiences. The com- pletion of an internship, a full-time work experience in the field of a student's career SUE- 1979 GRADUATE interest, is also a degree requirement. This, Sue focused her studies in small business management. For her internship she worked as a general administrative together with the senior project - a major assistant for Clivus Multrum, Inc. in Cambridge, MA. Upon piece of independent work - provides stu- graduating, she was hired as the marketing coordinator dents with a competitive edge in the post- for Bar Harbor Airlines. In 1980, she moved to Falmouth, ME where she is the Business Manager for Maine Audubon graduate job market. Naturalist Stores. The Future Is NOW Statistical Summary Percentages of graduates involved in the following careers: PRISCILLA- 1979 GRADUATE Priscilla is the owner and director of Holistic Health Educa- tion, an institute in Cambridge, MA which offers training Building and Design 19% sessions for nurses and other health professionals on preventive medicine. For her internship, Priscilla worked Administration/ as a nutrition counselor at the New England Health Small Business Management 13% Foundation in Cambridge, and following graduation, returned to the Foundation where she assumed a full-time Communications/Arts 13% position as counselor and education program coordinator. This work eventually led to establishing her own agency. Education/Research 26% This fall, Priscilla began a graduate program in public Agriculture 5% health at Boston University in addition to her work at Holistic Health Education. Health Care 8% Law/Public Policy & Planning 14% DAVE- 1979 GRADUATE Dave's internship was as an aide for Pine Tree Legal *** Assistance in Lewiston, ME. Following graduation he attended Franklin Pierce Law School in Ringe, NH and is currently employed in the Office of Consumer Advocate "I think COA's emphasis on applying class- of the Attorney General's Office in Harrisburg, PA. room knowledge to real world problems provides a more complete education than that found at most traditional schools." JONATHAN- 1978 GRADUATE Glen Berkowitz Even before graduation from COA, Jonathan began work- ing as business manager for the Mt. Desert Island Biologi- cal Laboratory, a year-round institute focusing on physio- logical research. This position was a direct result of his "At COA I was encouraged to pursue inter- focus on small business management and his internship as a community aide for the Mt. Desert Island League of ests and develop resources to fit my indivi- Towns. Following 5 years at the Lab, he accepted his dual needs." current position as business manager of The Bar Harbor Joannah Bernstein Times, a weekly newspaper. JOHN- 1977 GRADUATE John is currently the Managing Editor of the Public Informa- tion Department of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Although his COA academic concentration was in field biology, his interest in writing and communica- tions began to emerge after graduation. This interest led him in 1979 to the position of Assistant Manager of Public Affairs at the Jackson Laboratory, a genetic research institute in Bar Harbor, and from there to the University of College of the Atlantic Michigan where he received his Masters degree in Journalism. Bar Harbor, Maine Summary of Advanced Study of COA Graduates JULY 1983 The percentage of graduates who have earned advanced degrees or who are degree candidates in graduate programs is approximately 25%. Advanced degrees earned by our graduates include: Antioch College, M.A., Psychology Pace University, M.S., Nursing Appalachian State University, M.S., Educational Media University of Maine Law School, J.D. Boston University, M.T.S., School of Theology University of Michigan, M.A., Journalism Bridgewater State College, M.Ed., Science Education University of Michigan, M.S., School of Natural Claremont Graduate School, M.A.P.P., Public Policy Resources Episcopal Theological School, M.Div., University of Rhode Island, M.C.P., Community Planning (ordained June 1981) and Area Development Franklin Pierce Law School, J.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S., Botany Harvard University, M.Ed. Wesleyan University, M.A. Lesley College, M.A.T., Graduate School of Education Yale University, M. Div. Lesley College, M.A., Counselor Education Programs in which former COA students are graduate degree candidates include: U. of California, Berkeley, School of Architecture MIT School of Architecture U. of California, Berkeley, Business Administration North Carolina State University, School of Architecture Bangor Theological Seminary Pace University, School of Nursing Boston University, School of Social Work Rochester Institute of Technology, Graphic Design Bradford University (England), School of Peace Studies Somerville Hospital School of Nursing Case Western Reserve, Clinical Psychology Tufts University, School of Veterinary Medicine Claremont Graduate School, Public Policy and Tufts University, Urban Planning and Environmental Business Administration Policy Clemson University, School of Architecture University of Alberta, Dept. of Botany Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Land- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Computer scape Architecture Program Science Harvard University, College of Education University of Massachusetts, Boston, Marine Ecology Harvard University, JFK School of Government University of New Mexico, School of Architecture Harvard University, School of Public Health, Program University of Pittsburgh, Preparation for in Population Sciences medical school Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion University of Vermont, Biomedical Engineering Lesley College, M.A.T., Graduate School of Education University of Vermont, Natural Resources Management Lewis and Clark Law School Wesleyan University Loyola Law School Yale University, School of Forestry and Michigan State U. College of Osteopathic Medicine Environmental Studies