OLD FRIENDS. A 1989 Field Studies By the Sea alumna who spent a week aboard the Harvey Gamage had another chance to enjoy the 95' schooner in New York this fall. going on among alumni guests, who are now pursuing a wide range of careers. "It was interesting to discover the underly- COA NEWS ing similarities in their chosen work -- all had a human services orientation," she noted. The Harvey Gamage, reminiscent of FALL 1989 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR, MAINE the traditional packet schooners of the 1800's, has served as a campus afloat for COA MAKES BIG tor. "We are grateful to the owner of the several COA courses. For the past two SPLASH IN N.Y.C schooner for his generosity in making it summers, high school science teachers avaliable to us." who participate in the summer Field Ten members of the College of the At- Although the main purpose of using Studies by the Sea program spent a week lantic faculty and staff brought a festive the Harvey Gamage was to attract aboard the Gamage, studying whales, mood to New York City aboard the 95' prospective students, COA also held a navigation and seamanship as they relate schooner Harvey Gamage, docked at series of receptions for high school to a math/science curriculum project Southstreet Seaport October 14-16. The guidance counselors and science developed by Bank Street College. In ad- College used the handsome two-masted teachers, COA alumni, foundation ex- dition the Gamage has been used for wooden sailing vessel as the setting to ecutives and other potential donors. Elderhostel courses, and for a field welcome over 100 guests from the New Approximately 50 prospective stu- studies course in the Caribbean by COA York City area who were interested in dents and their parents learned about students. learning about College of the Atlantic the College's interdisciplinary approach Already the coordinators of the and its programs in human ecology. to ecology and education. A video event are considering a similar event for "In attracting prospective students, presentation and brief talks by faculty prospective students next fall, with the we thought the next best thing to actual- and staff highlighted the College's cur- possibility of developing it as a cruise ly visiting the College's beautiful riculum based on human ecology, includ- that would proceed to some of the Long waterfront campus and meeting with ing programs in Maine Coastal Studies, Island coastal communities for further COA faculty and students firsthand, was Environmental Design, Environmental admission and development activities. to bring an overview of the college to Policy, and Teacher Education. By all accounts, COA's first experimen- them at an inspiring location," said Steve Alumni coordinator Rebecca Buyers- tal "floating campus" in the Big Apple Thomas, the College's Admission Direc- Basso was pleased to see the networking this fall was a great success. "Hopefully, continued on page 2 1 continued from page 1 students will be excited enough about their first exposure to COA aboard the Harvey Gamage to arrange a follow-up visit to the campus," said Ted Koffman, coordinator for the New York reception. "Perhaps next year we'll sail them up to Bar Harbor!" At the Alumni reception, Andy Bennett '82 and Michael Kaiser '83 listen to another alumnus talking about his work experiences in New York. Steve Katona, professor of Marine Biology, talks to prospective students and their parents at the New York reception on the Harvey Gamage. COA WINS MAJOR GRANT The award of a grant totalling up to segment of potential student candidates. $600,000 over three years has been Funds will be used to increase the size of Fielding Norton, Director of the Natural received by the College for the purposes the faculty, the number and variety of History Museum, matches wits with of strengthening and developing COA's course offerings, and to acquire alumni coordinator Becky Buyers-Basso programs and resources. Announced laboratory equipment. to assemble Whales on Wheels for inter- by Louis Rabineau, President, the grant, "The grant comes at a very important ested New Yorkers. funded under the Strengthening Pro- time for the College. It will enable COA gram, Title III of the Higher Education to accelerate the achievement of long- COA News is published three Act of 1965, is the second in three years range goals and enhance the College's in- times a year. It is circulated to to be received by the College from the creasing recognition as a dynamic and Alumni, Parents, Faculty, Staff, U.S. Department of Education. The strong institution," said Rabineau. Trustees, and other friends. College received its first Title III grant, According to Ted Koffman, COA Editor: Carolyn Dow which amounted to $591,000, over three Director of Government Relations, Layout: Elena Tuhy years, in 1986. Housing and Summer Programs, and Design Consultant: Majo Keleshian Funds from the new Title III grant Reporters: Keith Goodrich, Bruce coordinator of the grant application, Hazam, Ondine Owens, Elena will be used by COA during the next nationwide competition for Title III Tuhy, Mark Tully three years to develop and implement funds is keen. "Title III aims to improve Photographers: Jason Alderman, new academic programs and to the nation's system of higher education Rebecca Buyers-Basso, Carolyn strengthen residential life programming by funding the development of innova- Dow, Gary Freidmann, Elena Tuhy for undergraduates. tive projects which can be used as pro- printed on recycled paper Academic programs slated for gram models by other institutions," he development include: Marine and Coas- stated. "We are pleased that the U.S. ERRATA tal Studies; Environmental Design; and In the June issue of COA NEWS, "A Department of Education recognizes Whale of a Project," it was reported that Environmental Policy. These new that COA has the expertise and person- the whale skeleton assembled by Dawn programs will help considerably to satis- nel to create academic programs which Meisenheimer was 45' long. The correct fy the needs and aspirations of the will contribute to the future of higher length is 24'. COA NEWS apologizes