COA COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC A College of Human Ecology on the Maine Coast 1994-1995 Viewbook and Application COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Founded Cost 1994-1995 1969 Tuition $14,271 Room $ 2,530 Type Board $ 1,450 Coeducational, 4-year independent college Books $ 450 with graduate programs Personal Expenses $ 400 $19,101 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, 1993-94-$11,200 300 miles north of Boston Most Financial Aid is need-based Campus Admission 26-shorefront acres overlooking Frenchman Very 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 230: 63% women, 37% men 34 states and 10 foreign countries represented 32% of students live in campus housing During 1993-1994, College of the Atlantic students hailed from the following states and countries: Maine 46 Maryland 9 Michigan 3 Georgia 1 New York 37 Virginia 5 Wisconsin 3 Kansas 1 Pennsylvania 28 California 4 Alabama 2 Missouri 1 Massachusetts 21 Illinois 4 Delaware 2 North Carolina 1 Connecticut 13 Minnesota 4 Texas 2 North Dakota 1 New Hampshire 12 Ohio 4 Arizona 1 Oregon 1 New Jersey 10 Washington 4 Colorado 1 Rhode Island 1 Vermont 10 District of Florida 1 South Carolina 1 Columbia 3 West Virginia 1 Tennessee 1 Canada 4 Japan 4 Germany 2 England 1 Croatia 1 Czech Finland 1 Poland 1 Republic 1 Spain 1 Sri Lanka 1 C ollege of the Atlantic was created twenty-five years ago at a time when it was becoming evident that conventional education was an inadequate prepara- tion for citizenship in our increasingly complex and techni- cal society. The growing interdependence of environmen- tal and social issues and the limitations of academic special- ization 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. N 4 FACULTY AT COA 10 ACADEMICLIFE AT COA 22 STUDENT LIFEATCOA 26 FACILITIES AT COA 30 ADMISSIONAND INANCIALAID AT COA College of the Atlantic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Faculty COA has a teaching faculty of over 20. All full-time faculty have Ph.D. degrees or the appropriate terminal degree in their field, earned at the nation's most respected universities. Their fields of interest include art, land-use planning, architecture, life sciences, literature, public policy, marine biology, psychology, and education. Courses offered by regular visiting faculty provide an important supplement to the curriculum. FACULTY Academic Administration Katona, Steven President B.A. Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D. Biology, Harvard University, 1971. Borden, Richard Academic Dean B.A. University of Texas, 1968; Ph.D. Psychology, Kent State University, 1972. Course Areas: environmental psychology, personality and social development, contemporary psychology, and philosophy of human ecology Coté, Melville Administrative Dean B.A., M.A.T. Wesleyan University, 1958, 1962; Ed.D., Harvard University, 1971. Maltz, Alesia Associate Dean for Advanced Studies Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Steve Katona (right) was named the B.A. Hampshire College, 1978; M.A. 1993. College's fourth president in 1993. University of Illinois, 1980; Ph.D. Science Course Areas: art, architectural history, He had previously served as provost, and Society, University of Illinois, 1989. and Maine coast history and architecture trustee and faculty member since Course Areas: history of science, medicine and culture, environmental history, and Carpenter, William 1972. He founded Allied Whale, history of landscape B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962; Ph.D. COA's pioneering whale research English, University of Minnesota, 1967. group in 1976. Faculty Course Areas: literature, creative writing, comparative mythology, and Maine coast Anderson, John history and architecture B.A. University of California, Berkeley, Cass, Donald 1979; M.A. Ecology and Systematic Biology, San Francisco State University, B.A. Carleton College, 1973; Ph.D. 1982; Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Univer- Chemistry, University of California, sity of Rhode Island, 1987. Berkeley, 1977. Course Areas: zoology, behavioral ecology, Course Areas: chemistry, physics, and mathematics anatomy, and physiology Cline, Kenneth Barkey, Douglas W. B.A. Bethel College, 1983; M.A. Sculp- B.A. Hiram College, 1980; J.D. Case ture, University of Iowa, 1987; M.F.A. Western Reserve University, 1983. Photography, University of Iowa, 1988. Course Areas: public policy and environmental law Course Areas: computer imaging, graphic design, and photography Cooper, John B.A. Trenton State, 1975; M.A. Trenton Beal, Elmer State, 1981. B.A. Bowdoin College, 1965; M.A. Course Areas: music fundamentals, Anthropology, University of Texas, 1977. Course Areas: ethnology, anthropological aesthetics of musics, and improvisation theory, and traditional music Dickinson, Martha Brown, Moira B.S. University of Kentucky, 1961; M.S. B.S. McGill University, 1983; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1963; Ph.D. Marine Biology, University of Guelph, University of Colorado, 1969. 1994. Course Areas: mathematics and physics Course Areas: marine mammals, mamma- Dworak, Marcia lian genetics, field research techniques B.A. California State University, Fuller- ton, 1972; M.S. California State Univer- Carpenter, JoAnne B.A. University of Massachusetts, 1962; sity, Fullerton, 1973; M.A. Sangamon M.A. Art and Architectural History, State University, 1979. Course Areas: children's literature and University of Minnesota, 1970; M.F.A. research techniques FACULTY / 5