College of the Atlantic Catalog 1985-1986 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT'S WELCOME 2 Laboratories and Studios 41 MESSAGE FROM RENÉ DUBOS 4 Library 41 Natural History Museum 42 INTRODUCTION 5 Writing Clinic 42 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 6 SHARED RESOURCES 42 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE Acadia National Park 42 DEGREE 6 Chewonki Foundation 42 GOALS FOR COMPETENCE 7 Jackson Laboratory 42 PRACTICAL LEARNING Mount Desert Island Biological REQUIREMENTS 8 Laboratory 43 Internships 8 Mount Desert Island Group Studies 10 Schools 43 Final Projects 12 University of Maine at Orono 43 ACADEMIC OPTIONS 13 STUDENTS 44 Independent Studies 13 STUDENT LIFE 48 Tutorials 14 CAMPUS LIFE 48 Residencies 14 Practica Governance 48 14 Health 48 EVALUATIONS AND STANDARDS 15 16 Housing 48 ADVISING Publications 49 ACADEMIC ORIENTATION 17 OUTDOOR ORIENTATION 17 Speakers 49 RECREATION AND FACULTY 18 ENTERTAINMENT 50 ADJUNCT FACULTY 28 Athletics 50 FACULTY ASSOCIATES 29 Exhibits 50 VISITING FACULTY 30 Films 50 RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 31 Music, Dance, and Theatre 51 CURRICULUM 32 Outdoor Recreation 51 RESOURCE AREAS 32 Additional Area Resources 51 Arts and Design 32 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 51 Environmental Science 32 ADMISSION AND Human Studies 33 FINANCIAL AID 52 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 33 ADMISSION 52 Focus in Evolutionary Studies 34 Application Deadlines 52 Focus in Environmental Design 35 Transfer Students 53 Focus in Marine Studies 36 Tuition Deposit 53 Focus in Public Policy and Visiting Students 53 Social Change 37 How to Get Here 54 Focus in Writing 38 Advanced Placement 54 Focus in Education 39 Deferred Admission 54 SUPPORTING THE Early Admission 54 ACADEMIC PROGRAM 40 International Students 54 CAMPUS RESOURCES 40 ACCREDITATION 55 Boats 40 COA ACADEMIC CALENDAR Computers 40 1985-86 55 Gardens 41 FINANCIAL AID 55 Continued on inside back cover. 1 PRESIDENT'S WELCOME College of the Atlantic takes pride in the impressive group of individuals who make up its community. Our faculty come from the first rank of American universities and colleges. Their wholehearted commitment to teaching and advising is one of COA's greatest strengths. Our students-men and women from all parts of the United States and several foreign countries-are distinguished by a high degree of in- itiative, idealism, and independence. The reason for this is clear: COA offers students the maximal opportunity to grow, while challenging them to think critically and to act responsibly. Our graduates-resourceful, practical, and versatile-are successful and fulfilled in many fields of endeavor. Please consider this our invitation to visit the campus, attend classes, and meet informally with students and faculty. A first-hand exposure to COA will convey the excitement of the work we are doing and the opportunities we offer. On behalf of College of the Atlantic, I invite you to become acquainted with us through this catalog and, if possible, Louis Rabineau through a visit to the campus. President COA offers a rich academic program which provides students with the theory and practice that are needed to become active and effective citizens in a com- plex society. As you will learn, our interdis- ciplinary program in the liberal arts is built around the theme of human ecol- ogy, the study of relationships of people and their natural and human-made en- vironments. Our small size affords students the opportunity for individual attention, while our location on Mount Desert Island provides a magnificent natural setting. 2 Colisms of THORN LIBRARY IDS cun Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 LN 3 A MESSAGE FROM RENE DUBOS We face the question of how we can use science and technology to create something that is compatible not only with ecological constraints but also with human needs and aspirations. Oddly enough, our society does not know how to educate for that. We have been immensely successful in develop- ing experts of means-people who do things. But we have failed fundamental- ly in developing experts of aims-that is, people who think creatively. My suspicion is that this cannot be done unless we introduce into our educa- tional system a formula by which students learn to deal with problem solving; for as soon as one deals with problem solving, or with anything con- cerning human life, the solution is never only a technical one. Rather, the solution will demand that one have a sense of history, that one consider socioeconomic forces, and that one reflect the dreams of people. I have a strong feeling that this is human ecology-and to me, this is what College of the Atlantic is all about. Author and scientist Rene Dubos (1901-1982) was a College of the Atlan- tic trustee for many years. A pioneer in the development of antibiotics, he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his book So Human an Animal. 4