College of the Atlantic Association THOPIDIKE Harbor, Main 104009 Newsletter BRARY College of the Atlantic August 1983 Vol. 2, No. 1 WHAT IS COAA? We need dues so we can stop being a finan- cial burden on the college. COA has sub- explanation by Bruce Bender sidized all our mailing and printing costs so far. The time has come for us to pay The College of the Atlantic Association our own way. (COAA) is an organization of people inter- ested in COA. It includes former students, We also would like to improve the newslet- faculty, staff, parents, and anyone else ter. Spending a little more money would who asks to join. It is also the formal make this newsletter a lot nicer. And we alumni association of the college. It is would like to reimburse committee and incorporated, has a constitution and by- board members for some of their expenses. laws, and will soon be granted tax exempt The phone bills can really add up, and we status. do not want people to be discouraged from volunteering for money reasons. WHAT DOES COAA DO? WHAT WILL I GET FOR MY $5? COAA was started by former students for three primary purposes: There will be two categories of members: 1 - To allow us all to keep track of active and inactive. Those who pay dues each other will be active members and will receive 2 - To stay informed about goings-on all mailings of the Association, including at the college newsletters. Inactive members will 3 - To help support the college receive all fund-raising appeals and an invitation to the annual meeting, together This newsletter helps us to keep track and with an appeal to send in dues and "become stay informed. The Communications Commit- activated". If you do not pay dues, this tee is working hard to keep the newsletter is the last newsletter you will get! growing and maturing with the Association. We have other committees to support the We can activate/deactivate people only college: a committee to help recruit new once a year. Those who pay their dues by students and a committee to help with fund- October 1 will be active members for this raising. We are in the process of forming year. The Association year goes from a committee to organize fun. annual meeting to annual meeting - June 1983 to June 1984. A great deal of time and energy has been spent turning COAA from an idea into a Yes, I know it hardly seems worth writing functioning organization. Sometime this a check for $5. But please do it anyway. year we should have the routine operations You have to supply your own envelope and rolled into a semblance of order. Then we stamp, too. I mean, like, this is a grass will turn our attention to more interesting roots organization, you know? If enough things, like exploring issues, espousing of us pay our dues, next year we may be causes, sponsoring events, and whatever able to afford envelopes. else strikes our collective fancy. Make checks payable to COAA, and send them WHY DO WE NEED DUES? to Sally Morong, COAA Treasurer. ALL ADDRESSES ARE LISTED ON THE BACK PAGE. NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT September 12 at 5:00 P.M., at COA - V want it to be a very special celebration! I was delighted with the invitation to write a regular column for the COAA News- My best to each of you, letter, and had planned, as was suggested, to caption it "Notes from the President's Judith Swazey Desk." Maybe I will, for the next issue - but right now I literally do not have a desk! This week of August 15 is week 4 post the Kaelber Hall fire. The rubble REPORTS FROM COAA DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES will be gone by the end of the week, and the Carriage House wing is rapidly being cleaned and repaired by Millard and his FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS crew. Our library, headquartered now in the town's 'Industrial Arts' Building, has made remarkable strides in just 3 weeks, On June 5, 1983, COAA held its second with the two Marcias and Sandra leading annual meeting. A complete review of this wonderful legions of volunteer helpers. meeting appeared in the latest issue of Classroom and office space, and lab facil- the COA News and will not be repeated ities, have been arranged for the fall here. term. The losses from the fire were sub- stantial, both for the College and many At the annual meeting, a new Board of faculty, but the spirit of "ongoing" that Directors was elected. Board members for has motivated everyone these past few weeks 1983-84 include Megan Kraus, Sally Morong, is something we should all remember far Greg Stone, Cathy Ramsdell, and Bruce longer than the fire itself. The offers of Bender. This group, along with Joan Feely help, by phone and mail, from many of you from last year's board, met on July 25 and many others, have meant much, both li- 1983. At this meeting, Bruce was elected terally and symbolically - and on behalf of secretary, and Sally, treasurer. everyone at the College, please accept my thanks for your messages of encouragement Liaisons for all committees were decided and support. upon: Megan for fund-raising committee, Cathy for communication committee, and At the annual meeting held August 16, the Greg for the recruitment committee. The Board of Trustees officially launched a recruitment committee was not very active $5,000,000 "Phoenix Fund" capital campaign last year, and Greg hopes to reorganize to replace and expand facilities lost in and activate this group. the fire. Named after the legendary bird of Greek mythology that was consumed by Firm dates and locations were set for fu- fire and rose renewed from its own ashes, ture board meetings. People interested in the fund will be used to rebuild the li- attending can obtain this schedule from brary and its collection, kitchen, adminis- Bruce Bender. trative, classroom and academic computer facilities; upgrade the school's science Everyone present at the board meeting re- laboratories; and provide space for natural joiced at the realization by Scott Kraus history museum displays. This is a big that all of the Human Ecology Essays went task, but one I believe we can accomplish. up in smoke. Do you agree with this The next issue of the COAA Newsletter, and sentiment? If not, make a copy of your the COA News, will have more details of the essay and mail it to the library. They Phoenix Fund effort and (I apologize, but want to replace all essays as well as only a little, for reminding you), of our final projects. Annual Giving Drive. In the meantime, I hope to see many of you at Convocation - -2-