College of the Atlantic MARCH 15, 1973 NEWSLETTER Carl B. Ketchum has accepted an appointment at College of the Atlantic, and will move to Mount Desert Island with his family this summer. A graduate of Bates College, where he majored in mathematics and physics, Dr. Ketchum earned an M.S. (Oceanography) from New York University and a Ph.D. (Ocean- ography) from M.I.T. Since 1968 he has been an assistant professor in the Department of Meteorology, State University of New York at Albany. At SUNY he had taught such courses as Introductory Oceanography, Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Meteorology, and Fluid Dynamics. At College of the Atlantic he will be responsible for developing and leading courses in several related areas, including basic numerical concepts and operations, applied mathematics, physical concepts and processes, and oceanography. Dr. Ketchum's appointment brings to five the number of full-time faculty members at the college. Two additional appointments will be made before April, in the area of botany/biochemistry and philosophy. Degree-granting authority was conferred upon the college on March 6, 1973, when Governor Kenneth Curtis signed into law a bill which had been enacted by the state legislature earlier in the month. Part of the bill reads: "College of the Atlantic, located in Bar Harbor, shall have the power to confer the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology as is usually conferred by like institutions of higher learning. Last December the regional accrediting agency (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) voted to approve the college's application for affilia- tion with NEASC in the category of correspondent, with such approval to take effect when the college received degree granting authority from the state legislature. Correspondent status is awarded to new institutions which meet the basic eligibility requirements for accreditation but which have not been in operation long enough to be accredited. The proposed Strawberry Hill campus has been the subject of intensive discussion and investigation for the past several months. Edward Larabee Barnes, architect for the campus master plan, presented his initial ideas and sketches to the college in February. The Building Committee, the Straw- berry Hill Workshop, and the college community collaborated to revise the original master plan specifications, and to organize comments and criticism of the initial plans. On March 6 President Edward Kaelber and Melville Cote, Secretary to the Building Committee, travelled to New York City to view the first revisions and models based on the college comments. They were accompanied by two students: Josie Todrank, and William Ginn, who was instrumental in assem- bling and clarifying the college's reactions to the first phase of the plan. Professor Rene Dubos, a college trustee, met with the group and commented favorably on the energy-saving aspects of the plan and on the sociological aspects of the proposed mini-community. Particular attention was given to problems of conserving heat, to the development of wind-powered sources of electricity, and to the compactness and unity of the design. In late March Mr. Barnes will bring a model and plans to the college for further review and commentary. This will be the last opportunity for major revision until the master plan is presented to the college in late April.