1998-1999 OA College of the Atlantic A Liberal Arts College of Human Ecology on the Maine Coast College of the Atlantic FOUNDED 1969 TYPE Coeducational, 4-year independent college with graduate programs LOCATION Bar Harbor, Maine Located on Mount Desert Island Population - 4,500 45 miles southeast of Bangor 300 miles north of Boston CAMPUS 26-shorefront acres overlooking Frenchman Bay, adjacent to Acadia National Park SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR Three 10-week terms DEGREES OFFERED B.A. Human Ecology M.Phil. Human Ecology STUDENT BODY 265: 64 % women; 36 % men 40 states and 11 foreign countries 42% live in campus housing BILLED EXPENSES 1998-1999 Tuition & Fees $ 18,285 Room $ 3,105 Board $ 2,010 Total $ 23,400 FINANCIAL AID 63% of student body receive some sort of Financial Aid average award, 1997-1998 $14,725 ADMISSION Very competitive Interview very strongly recommended Campus visit and student-guided tours available throughout the year TRANSPORTATION Air-regularly - scheduled flights to Bar Harbor and Bangor Bus - service to Ellsworth and Bangor "When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something." WILLIAM H. DRURY, JR. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC FACULTY MEMBER 1976-1992 College of the Atlantic was created twenty-nine years ago at a time when it was becoming evident that conventional education was an inadequate preparation for citizenship in our increasingly complex and technical society. The growing interdependence of environmental and social issues and the limitations of academic specialization demanded a wider vision. COA's founders cre- College of ated a pioneering institution the Atlantic dedicated to the interdiscipli- nary study of human ecology, a college in which students overcome narrow points of view and inte- grate knowledge across traditional academic lines. At COA, boundaries among disciplines are minimized. Scientific analysis joins with humanistic and aesthetic understanding. Insights from specialized knowledge are combined for a fuller understanding of complicated issues. Responsible citizenship requires collaborative attitudes and skills. This is the main rationale for COA's commitment to participatory gover- nance and consensus building. It is exemplified by creative ways to run meetings, resolve disputes, utilize computer technologies, or work in partnerships with outside communities. At COA, students work on real issues from the beginning rather than after they are "educated." Individualized courses of study are cre- ated by students as they work together with faculty to expand their aca- demic horizons and develop their sense of responsibility. The outcome is an education which builds competence and confidence for life-long learning and prepares effective citizens and leaders for the future. dentalis 4 Faculty 10 Academic Life 24 Student Life H 28 Facilities 32 Admission and Financial Aid College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Faculty SHELLFISH CO. SHELLFISH STORADO Academic CARPENTER, WILLIAM KOZAK, ANNE Administration B.A. Salve Regina College, 1959; M.A. 5 B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962: Ph.D. English, University of English, St. Louis University, 1962. Minnesota, 1967. Course Areas: writing and literature KATONA, STEVEN Course Areas: literature, creative President B.A. Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D. writing. comparative mythology, and Maine coast history and KRALOVEC, ETTA Biology, Harvard University, 1971. architecture B.A. Lewis and Clark College, 1970; Ed.M. Columbia University, 1984: BORDEN, RICHARD CASS, DONALD Ed.D. Philosophy, Teachers College, Academic Dean B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. Columbia University, 1987. B.A. University of Texas, 1968; Chemistry, University of California, Course Area: contemporary Ph.D. Psychology, Kent State Berkeley, 1977. education University, 1972. Course Areas: chemistry, physics, Course Areas: environmental and mathematics psychology, personality and social development. contemporary CLINE, KENNETH psychology, and philosophy of human B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case ecology Western Reserve University, 1983. Course Areas: public policy and envi- COTÉ, MELVILLE ronmental law Administrative Dean B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, COOPER, JOHN 1958, 1962: Ed.D. Harvard B.A. Trenton State. 1975; M.A. Music, University, 1971. Trenton State, 1981. Course Areas: music fundamentals, aesthetics of music and Faculty improvisation ANDERSON, JOHN Cox, J. GRAY B.A. University of California, B.A. Wesleyan University, 1974: Berkeley, 1979; M.A. Ecology and Ph.D. Philosophy, Vanderbilt Systematic Biology, San Francisco University, 1981. State University, 1982: Ph.D. Course Areas: social theory, Biological Sciences, University of political economics and history Rhode Island, 1987. Course Areas: zoology, behavioral DWORAK, MARCIA ecology, anatomy, and physiology B.A. California State University. Fullerton. 1972: M.S. California State BARKEY, DOUGLAS W. University, Fullerton, 1973; M.A. B.A. Bethel College, 1983; M.A. Sangamon State University, 1979. Sculpture, University of Iowa, 1987; Course Areas: children's literature and LERNER, SUSAN M.F.A. Photography, University of research techniques B.A. University of Cincinnati, 1969: Iowa, 1988. California Institute of Arts, 1971. Course Areas: computer imaging, FELDMAN, DAVID Course Areas: literature and women's graphic design, and photography B.A. Carleton College, 1991; Ph.D. studies Physics, University of California, BEAL, ELMER Davis, 1998. MANCINELLI, ISABEL B.A. Bowdoin College. 1965: M.A. Course Areas: mathematics and B.A. Catholic University of America. Anthropology, University of Texas, physics 1975; M.A. Landscape Architecture, 1977. Harvard University, 1981. Course Areas: ethnology, anthropolog- GREENE, CRAIG Course Areas: community and ical theory, and traditional music Dean of Advanced Studies regional planning and landscape archi- B.S. State University of New York at tecture CARPENTER, JOANNE Syracuse, 1971; M.S. Plant Taxonomy, B.A. University of Massachusetts, University of Alberta, 1974; Ph.D. McMULLEN, ERNEST 1962; M.A. Art and Architectural Biology, Harvard University, 1980. University of Maryland, Portland History, University of Minnesota, Course Areas: biology, evolution, plant Museum School, Portland State 1970; M.F.A. Painting, University of ecology and systematics University. 1965-1970. Pennsylvania, 1993. Course Areas: art Course Areas: art. architectural HESS, HELEN history, and Maine coast history B.S. University of California Los and architecture Angeles, 1985: Ph.D. Zoology, University of Washington. 1991. Course Areas: invertebrate zoology and biomechanics