Embraces and exuberation prevailed at the close of COA's 16th com- mencement ceremony as students and faculty congratulate one another. From left; Russell Com- stock, Peter Corcoran, Michael Hall, Emily Gloger and Deb Mandsager. graduates, "The value of your human ecology education is that you have learned to deal with complexity, to ask COA NEWS questions, to make informed decisions, and to translate these decisions into thoughtful and ethical actions and responsible service." SUMMER 1988 COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR, MAINE Praising his classmates for their uni- que perspective, senior speaker Lars Henrikson said, "COA students are ex- also shone through as warm as the May traordinary. We have learned we can be sunshine was their commitment to different from the norm and we see the COA Graduation learning and self discovery which they value in this." expressed through a ceremony of their "Extraordinary" was the word echoed Celebrates own creation. by keynote speaker Thomas Crum to Close on the heals of the graduation describe the graduation ceremony and Self-Discovery procession, the COA Dancers, all in its graduates. Touched by the warmth white, arms undulating to simulate flight and creativity of the ceremony, Crum of the cranes, glided down the aisle in a scrapped his originally prepared remarks ceremonial Dance of the Peace Cranes. to respond spontaneously to what he Peace was the theme of College of the Following a poem written and read by was witnessing. "When you see life as Atlantic's 16th commencement on May Dennis Bracale, came a troupe of discovery, as these graduates do, you 28, a day of bright blue skies and statuesque figures draped in crimson have more self esteem and you are more brilliant sunshine. Hanging high above robes and white gauzy hoods in a per- willing to take risks. Then frustration the podium was a huge mobile con- formance piece "A Transformative Vi- becomes fascination and work becomes structed of 1,000 origami cranes created sion of Education," created by play," he said. by the senior class and members of the graduating seniors Laura Cohn and Author of The Magic of Conflict, community. "We use the cranes as a Gillian Fulford. Shedding their hoods Crum was invited to speak at COA's way to symbolize our wish for world and robes as a symbolic gesture of commencement after a group of COA peace," explained senior speaker Lauren enlightenment and freedom, the per- education students had read his book in Gilson. "Peace is the first premise of formers chanted, "We are wise and class. The co-founder of Windstar Foun- human ecology." beautiful people, learning with our dation with John Denver, Crum is also Although world peace was the wish lives." founder and president of AIKI WORKS, of the 34 graduates, the message that President Louis Rabineau told the INC., an educational corporation dedi- 1 - Continued on page 2. GRADUATION - Cont. from page 1. cated to enhancing performance in con- flict resolution, stress management and team-building. COA Announces New Summer Traditional at COA graduations is the presenting of an honorary degree, Lecture Series which was conferred this year upon long-time trustee, Dr. Thomas Hall. Eulogizing Hall for his contributions as teacher, author, scholar and dean, Dr. This summer COA will offer an expanded Wednesday evening lecture series, coor- Neva Goodwin, Vice Chairman of the dinated jointly by the Public Affairs Office and the Natural History Museum. COA Board of Trustees, emphasized Topics will range from local Maine natural history to politics and environmental Hall's crucial role as former Chairman issues. of the COA's Board of Trustees at the COA's role as a cultural and resource center on Mount Desert Island has been College at a very critical time in the growing steadily. The Summer Lecture Series 1988 is a way of providing College's history. stimulating and entertaining programs for both the residents and visitors of Also recognized were COA's first Mount Desert Island this summer. group of certified teachers under the All lectures will be held on Wednesday evenings, except for the lecture of revised standards designed for "In- Senator George Mitchell, which will be held on Sunday evening, August 14. novative and Experimental Programs." The program for the Summer Lecture Series 1988 is as follows: Commending the group of seven July 6 Tom Lawrence, "Reading the Landscape-Mt. Desert Island from students for fulfilling rigorous re- a Geologist's Viewpoint" quirements over and above the standard July 13 Dr. Leslie Watling, "What Is Mud? A Biological and Geological graduation requirements, Education Perspective" Coordinator Peter Corcoran emphasized July 20 Dr. John Anderson, "Endangered Species" that the human ecological perspective July 27 Mark McCullough, "Caribou-the Maine Reintroduction Project" provides a basis of excellent teacher *August 3 Dr. Peter Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens preparation. *August 10 Frances FitzGerald, Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist As a preface to the final awarding of *August 14 Senator George Mitchell, U.S. Senator from Maine and Deputy degrees, Dr. Louis Rabineau stated that (Sunday) President pro tempore of the Senate COA is the only college in the country August 17 Sam Chapman, "Bringing Back the Alewives-Natural Resource to offer one single Bachelor of Arts in Development" Human Ecology. Rabineau was joined August 24 Diane Kopec, "Native Americans and Archeology of Mount by Chairman of the Board of Trustees Desert Island" Edward McC. Blair, in the conferring of August 31 Don McCrimmon, "Ecology of Maine Wading Birds" degrees upon thirty-four extraordinary *These lectures are coordinated by the COA Public Affairs Office. Each lecture graduates whose studies had focused on is free and will be held under a tent on the North lawn at 8:30 p.m. the interconnections between human- The Natural History Museum lectures will be held in the College of the Atlan- kind and the environment. tic auditorium on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $2.00 for adults It seemed fitting that theses graduates and $1.00 for children. who had committed themselves to a credo of peace and harmony in the universe, should receive their degree on one of nature's most perfect days. COA NEWS is published three times a year. It is cir- culated to Alumni, Parents, Faculty, Trustees, and other Friends. Editor: Carolyn Dow Assistants: Jared Crawford, Keith Goodrich, Lisa Ham- mer, Tim Hartt, Becky Keefe, Jeanne Kimlicka, Rising higher and higher over campus, construction on COA's new Kaelber Julianna Lichatz, Greg Milne, Hall building complex continues. Due for completion in the fall of 1988, Lisa Norton the $3 million Kaelber Hall will house the COA Thorndike Library, dining hall and computer center. 2