SALISBUR Major Philosophy EDEN Collection Given to Thorndike Library "What use are books when we have 75 NORTHEAST channels on the television?" asked CREEK third-year student Vern Seguin at a reception honoring John and Elizabeth Nason for their gift of Mr. Nason's philosophy collection to Col- lege of the Atlantic's Thorndike Library. Seguin, who spoke on the meaning of the collection to the students, said that students come to COA looking for something more than the superfi- cial. "Human ecology has drawn us, from many different backgrounds and interests, to find answers. Not all the tools we need in seeking out these answers will be found in the chemistry lab or in biology fieldwork," said Seguin. "Dr. Nason, we appreciate the tools such as those you have given us to show us what we don't know." The August 13 reception was at- Faculty member Isabel Mancinelli and Master of Philosophy student Kurt Jacob- tended by COA trustees, students and sen (B.A. '90) discuss the FIPSE grant which was recently awarded to the college. staff and such distinguished educators as former President of Harvard Dr. Nathan Pusey and his wife, President Loring Hart of St. Joseph's College in Windham, Maine, and President COA NEWS George Spann of Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. Nason, past president of Swarth- more College and Carleton College, as- sembled a large library of philosophy FALL 1991 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR, MAINE books during his sixty years in the field of education. Nason is well-known in COA Awarded FIPSE Grant academic circles through his 1982 book The Nature of Trusteeship, which is considered a major treatise on the College of the Atlantic has been COA's proposal was one of more role of trustees of philanthropic foun- awarded a $133,800 grant from the than 2,000 received nationwide by the continued on page 15 U.S. Department of Education's Fund U.S. Department of Education and for the Improvement of Postsecondary one of only seventy proposals selected Education (FIPSE). The three-year for funding. Through letters of sup- Also In This Issue grant will support the development of port, COA's proposal was strongly en- a focused program in community plan- dorsed by officials from the four towns on Mount Desert Island and Acadia Report from ning and decision-making. This cur- The Champlain Society 2 riculum will be based on direct National Park. The officials com- experience with actual community is- mented on the value of their coopera- Mancinelli Named to Faculty 3 sues and will incorporate state-of-the- tive relationship with the college and Faculty Perspective art software computer tools. their anticipation that the association by Bill Drury 4 "This project is a unique oppor- will continue. The proposal was writ- ten by COA faculty members John New Trustees Join Board 4 tunity to coalesce a wide range of is- sues into a problem-focused Anderson, Richard Borden, Ken Cline Trustee Bayard Ewing program," commented Academic and Isabel Mancinelli, and adjunct Remembered 7 Dean Richard Borden. "We are espe- faculty members Donald Straus, past COA Community cially pleased with the community sup- president of the American Arbitration Members Profiled 10 port we have been given. I'm sure that Association and COA trustee, and is why the project was selected for Ronald Beard, extension educator at Newlin Gardens Dedicated 12 funding." the University of Maine and chair- continued on page 10 COA Contributes to Human Ecology Conference in Sweden For five days in June, more than 300 Straus. Coté mentioned that although COA's contingent contributed in human ecologists from colleges and some of the human ecologists in atten- part to the discussions on education. universities throughout the globe con- dance were already friends of COA, in- Coté chaired a session on New verged on Gothenburg, Sweden, to at- cluding Eduardo Gudynas of Uruguay Developments in Human Ecology tend the largest international and Tag Sundstrom of Sweden, he, Education at which he presented a conference of human ecologists ever Borden and Straus "each probably paper reviewing the development of held. Sponsored by the Royal Swedish met 50 human ecologists we hadn't COA's Master of Philosophy in Academy of Sciences, the "Interna- met before." Human Ecology degree program. And tional Conference on Human Ecol- The major focus of the conference at the session on New Strategies in logy" attracted participants from was to determine the factors human Education, Straus, a past president of thirty-eight countries. ecologists must deal with to positively the American Arbitration Association The global reach of the conference affect global change. Some of the is- and an adjunct faculty member at impressed College of the Atlantic's sues they discussed were: population COA, presented a paper on "Intui- three representatives - Academic and food resources, transportation, tion: A Human Tool for Generaliz- Dean Richard Borden, Administrative ecological economics, human health ing." The paper examined the Dean Mel Coté and Trustee Donald and education. potential of using intuition as a continued on page 10 Report from the Chairperson of The Champlain Society Dear Alice, Leaving in 1991 Events Presented by The Champlain Society: seaman at the mixed-up gradually chop, it was and o Distinguished lectures by John Marshall, Philip Geyelin cious take shape. and Zodiak a and COA faculty; us for was the more waters than o An ornithology walk with Dr. William Drury; and two people migrating warblers of species Tours to Petit Manan Research Station; pected bonus. behind of shear- down For the and on that lovage have The 4th Annual Candlelight Dinner; east-to-west strange was with an unex- and A tour of the Seal Harbor Gardens of Robert brought formation looking me! With Megan What broken & Ann Bass, Giovanni & Cornelia Bagarotti, and C. Deer- gone pleasure after you a ing & Nancy McCormick; with a it crossbow laden into have o A whale watch cruise; with until DNA another and harmless dart see time! away any Of and o The Lobster Quadrille; and volunteers whales: That recover but living seeing that disappointed must wait o Two cruises on the schooner Harvey Gamage. with in the dedicated, we endless happy didn't soon crew forget. of quarters So filled / hope picture The months of July and August were land-based watched won't over whale obser- see. busy with all of the special activities of- / have me, and the waited light for fered to members of The Champlain vatory in the that has many United States. mariners. the Rock seldom Society. It was fun to create unusual Many, and inspect events involving the college com- Last August, I munity that would reward present took several members and entice future donors. friends to visit The trips to Petit Manan are SO thrill- the college's George ing that we are beginning to know who research crew there. Of all of our regular enthusiasts will be. that visit, 82-year-old In addition, because three gardens George Clark wrote the letter shown this year are not open to the reprinted here. public, they brought more exclama- The Champlain Society was formed tions, and such comments as "how can in 1988 to recognize donors who con- contributed over $185,000 of the we top this?" tribute $1,000 or more annually to $264,843 raised from outside the Next year's events are now being ar- College of the Atlantic. The main college's board of trustees for the An- ranged: again, trips to Petit Manan; thrust of the society is to raise un- nual Fund. However, we need to en- new gardens will be shown; and one restricted Annual Fund gifts which are large our membership. Pass the word new trip is planned, consisting of a the backbone of the college's budget. to others and help us to secure the col- two boat excursion to Mount Desert In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, lege financially. Rock, for a first hand look at the only members of The Champlain Society Alice Eno 2