COA News November 1986 College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine Vol. 9 No. 2 Leaders From Five Continents Meet At COA Over 150 scholars from approxi- mately 20 countries including Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, and Japan gathered at the College the weekend of October 17-19 for the second international conference of the Society for Human Ecology. Their purpose was to discuss how a human ecological perspective can be used to promote the improvement of human and environmental well-being throughout the world. Against a background of brilliant autumn foliage, the participants exchanged ideas and knowledge in an attempt to jointly gain a broader perspective towards addressing the complex problems of the world. "College of the Atlantic is gaining world recognition as a leader in Human Ecology, and therefore was a logical setting for this forum of international leaders of many disciplines," states Richard Borden, COA Professor and newly elected President of the Society Jamien Jacobs '86 (center) exhibits the certificate of recognition awarded to her for for Human Ecology. "We currently outstanding efforts in assisting with the coordination of the Human Ecology Conference. With Jamien is Wolfgang F.E. Preiser (left), past president of the Society for Human Ecology have the broadest interdisciplinary (SHE), and Richard J. Borden (right), new president of SHE. program in Human Ecology in the world - that makes us especially interesting as a model for programs elsewhere." The Conference was coordinated by COA Wins Major Federal Grant Borden and assistants, Jamien Jacobs (COA '86) and Carol Mead, a former The award of a $591,000 grant to the the confidence the COA Board of COA student. College for the purpose of Trustees and COA donors have shown Leading off the Conference as one of strengthening academic quality and in the college. In addition, it reflects the five keynote speakers, COA administrative capacity was announced positively on the accomplishments of Professor William Carpenter spoke in early October by President this 15-year-old institution's Rabineau. about Human Ecology as an "aesthetic distinguished faculty, students, alumni, science." Human Ecology, like art, Funded under the Strengthening and staff. The grant comes at a very strives for "a wholeness of vision," said Program, Title III of the Higher important time for COA. It will allow the Carpenter. "Human Ecology has gone Education Act of 1965, the grant is the College to accelerate the achievement a long way toward integrating the social largest ever received by the college, of long-range goals, and COA's and natural sciences into a working according to Rabineau. The funds will increasing emergence as a dynamic and arrangement. As the scope and be received by the college over a three- strong institution." aspirations of Human Ecology expand year period to develop and implement The Title III Program operates as a activities in three areas: institutional into the future, we must include art and part of the Division of Institutional aesthetics as full partners only then research, computer resources, and Development, Bureau of Higher and will it become a complete vision of who ecological education. Continuing Education, U.S. "We are proud and related," stated Department of Education. Continued on page 3 Rabineau. "The Title III grant validates 1 Three Students Receive Betterment Scholarships Three COA students have been selected as recipients of Betterment Fund scholarships. Both Missy York and Dawna Bemis are native residents of Maine who graduated from high school last Spring. Missy attended Lake Region High School near Bridgton, Maine, and Dawna finished her studies in Bangor, Maine. Robin Seel, the third scholarship recipient, has been a Maine Allen Photo resident for the past five years. She Dennis Bracale poses in front of the new Japanese garden which he assisted in designing as took two years off from school after part of his summer internship. graduating from George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Maine. During this time, she says, she discovered Internships COA, which appealed to her desire to attend a small personable college. A graduation requirement at COA, an Kim Robertson marine mammal internship is a work experience which Last winter, COA was awarded a researcher for Maine Whalewatch, Bar allows students to apply knowledge, Harbor, ME. $20,000 grant from The Betterment develop skills, and clarify career goals. Fund to assist in the college's ongoing Bruce Robinson - assistant to the Internships can take many challenging effort to recruit more Maine students. president of Shorebirds Systems in forms, as illustrated by this year's COA The grant is directed toward students Manset, ME. students and their projects. who resided in Maine prior to their Mara Silver and Kirsten Tripplett application at COA. Currently, 15% of Summer Interns 1986 horticultural assistants at Wild the students enrolled at the college are Dennis Bracale - working with COA Gardens of Acadia Maine residents. In the next five years, maintenance and grounds crew as Susan Stuart - research assistant at COA hopes to boost its enrollment of landscape designer at COA. Wolf Park in Battleground, IN. students from Maine to approximately Lynne Marie Brach - weaver's Betts Swanton museum assistant at 20%. assistant with Jayne Thomas of Blue Abbe Museum in Acadia National Park "COA, as an institution in Maine, Hill, ME. feels a keen moral and civic Mark Cosgrove - park aid with Acadia responsibility to help serve the students National Park, Bar Harbor, ME. in the state of Maine," says COA Fall Interns President Louis Rabineau. With the James Cox - transcriptionist for help of The Betterment Fund, COA Stewart Stern in Westport, CT. Bill Allen - research assistant for Cultural Survival, Inc., Cambridge, hopes to "help support undergraduate Jonathan Ellsworth assistant MA. studies for resident Maine students," director of the Blue Hill Society for adds Ted Koffman. Children Summer Adventure Program. Paul Boothby - intern at Norlands Living History Museum in Livermore The Betterment Fund is a private Kevin Geiger - organizational Falls, ME. trust created by the will of William development intern at Nicaragua Network in Washington, D.C. Ellen Lerner - assistant to the Bingham II who was, before his death in Environmental Education Director and 1955, a resident of Bethel, Maine. The Lauren Gilson - teacher/naturalist at to the Land Stewardship Director at philanthropies of The Betterment Fund the Science Center of New Hampshire Maine Audubon Society in Falmouth, have been directed primarily toward Julie Girton - coordinator of the ME. the development of Maine educational Elderhostel Program at COA and medical areas through the support Chris O'Connor - student teacher in of Maine educational organizations. David Heckscher - planning assistant Chemistry at Mt. Desert Island High Inquiries regarding Betterment Fund for Hancock County Planning School. Commission, Ellsworth, ME. scholarships should be submitted to Alexandra Stockwell - research Ted Koffman, Director of Financial Aid Susan Lentfer - laboratory assistant assistant for Hamilton Equine Services by April 1. for Darling Center in Walpole, ME. in Beverly, MA. Jean Pelletier - research assistant for Susan Stuart - volunteer at Kenai - Josh Winer the Maine Geological Survey Fjords National Park in Seward, AL. 2