COA COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC A College of Human Ecology on the Maine Coast 1993-1994 Viewbook and Application COLLEGEOFTHEATLANTIC Founded Cost 1993-1994 1969 Tuition $13,287 Room $ 2,460 Type Board $ 1,400 Coeducational, 4-year independent college Books $ 450 with graduate programs Personal Expenses $ 400 $17,997 Location Bar Harbor, Maine Financial Aid Located on Mount Desert Island 60% of student body receive some Population-4,500 sort of Financial Aid 45 miles southeast of Bangor Average award, 1992-93-$10,061 300 miles north of Boston All Financial Aid is need-based Campus Admission 26-shorefront acres overlooking Frenchman Competitive Bay, adjacent to Acadia National Park Interview strongly recommended Campus visit and student-guided tours School Year Calendar available throughout the year Three 10-week terms Transportation Degrees Offered Air-regularly scheduled flights to B.A. Human Ecology Bar Harbor and Bangor M. Phil. Human Ecology Bus-service to Ellsworth and Bangor Student Body 250: 62% women, 38% men 29 states and 11 foreign countries represented 32% of students live on campus C ollege of the Atlantic was created two decades ago at a time when it was becoming evident that conven- tional 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 specializa- tion demanded a wider vision. COA's founders created a pioneering institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of human ecology, a college in which students overcome narrow points of view and integrate 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 commit- ment to participatory governance and consensus building. It is exemplified by creative ways to run meetings, resolve disputes, utilize computer technologies, or work in part- nerships with outside communities. At COA, students work on real issues from the begin- ning rather than after they are "educated." Individualized courses of study are created by students as they work together with faculty to expand their academic 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. S 4 FACULTYAT COA 9 ACADEMICLIFE AT COA Resource Areas Environmental Science/12 Arts and Design/13 Human Studies/13 20 STUDENT LIFEATCOA 24 FACILITIES AT COA 30 ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AIDAT COA College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Craig Greene teaches a wide range of botany classes and, through a coopera- tive agreement with Acadia National F A C U L T Y Park, conducts plant surveys there. COA has a teaching faculty of over 20. All full-time faculty have Ph.D. degrees or the appropriate terminal degree in their field, many earned at the nation's most Academic Administration Faculty Katona, Steven Anderson, John respected universities. Their President B.A. University of California, Berkeley, B.A. Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D. 1979; M.A. Ecology and Systematic fields of interest include land- Biology, Harvard University, 1971. Biology, San Francisco State University, Borden, Richard 1982; Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Univer- Academic Dean sity of Rhode Island, 1987. use planning, architecture, B.A. University of Texas, 1968; Ph.D. Course Areas: zoology, behavioral ecology, life sciences, literature, public Psychology, Kent State University, 1972. anatomy, and physiology Course Areas: environmental psychology, Beal, Elmer personality and social development, B.A. Bowdoin College, 1965; M.A. policy, marine biology, psy- contemporary psychology, and philosophy Anthropology, University of Texas, 1977. of human ecology Course Areas: ethnology, anthropological chology, and education. Coté, Melville theory, and traditional music Administrative Dean Carpenter, JoAnne Courses offered by regular B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, 1958, B.A. University of Massachusetts, 1962; 1962; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1971. M.A. Art and Architectural History, visiting faculty provide an University of Minnesota, 1970; M.F.A. Maltz, Alesia Painting, University of Pennsylvania, 1993. Associate Dean for Advanced Studies Course Areas: art, architectural history, and important supplement to the B.A. Hampshire College, 1978; M.A. Maine coast history and architecture University of Illinois, 1980; Ph.D. Science and Society, University of Illinois, 1989. Carpenter, William curriculum. Course Areas: history of science, medicine B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962; Ph.D. and culture, environmental history, and English, University of Minnesota, 1967. Course Areas: literature, creative writing, history of landscape comparative mythology, and Maine coast history and architecture Cass, Donald B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1977. Course Areas: chemistry, physics, and mathematics 4 / COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Etta Mooser heads COA's innovative teacher education program. Cline, Kenneth B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case Western Reserve University, 1983. Course Areas: public policy and environmental law Cooper, John B.A. Trenton State, 1975; M.A. Trenton State, 1981. Course Areas: music fundamentals, aesthetics of musics, and improvisation Dickinson, Martha B.S. University of Kentucky, 1961; M.S. University of Wisconsin, 1963; Ph.D. University of Colorado, 1969. Course Areas: mathematics and physics Dworak, Marcia B.A. California State University, Fuller- ton, 1972; M.S. California State Univer- sity, Fullerton, 1973; M.A. Sangamon State University, 1979. Mancinelli, Isabel Petersen, Christopher Course Areas: children's literature and B.A. Catholic University of America, B.A. University of California, Santa research techniques 1975; M.A. Landscape Architecture, Barbara, 1976; Ph.D. Ecology and Harvard University, 1981. Evolutionary Biology, University of Greene, Craig Course Areas: community and regional Arizona, 1985. B.S. State University of New York at planning and landscape architecture Course Areas: ichthyology and marine Syracuse, 1971; M.S. Plant Taxonomy, ecology University of Alberta, 1974; Ph.D. McMullen, Ernest Biology, Harvard University, 1980. University of Maryland, Portland Ressel, Stephen Course Areas: botany, evolution, and plant Museum School, Portland State Univer- B.S. Millersville University, 1976; M.S. ecology