COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC NEWSLETTER "Service with a smile" is standard operating Double checking on la procedure (SOP) for COA's library staff. COA Berkowitz and Millard Dor Librarian Marcia Dworak assisted by Sandra remodeling project. Modeen, Library Clerk, cheerfully tackle a particularly difficult reference question. Photo by John Jacob LIBRARY 3-D Design Class under the existing gallery and student EXPANSION direction of faculy mem- lounge. This gave the library "What a difference!" ber/architect Roc Caivano. 900 square feet of additional "Why, you can actually The class studied all aspects space and cut down on study in here now!" These of the library's collection as construction costs, as are a few of the comments well as the social and study several of the walls were noted by the library staff habits of the library's already in place. After when fall term began and clientele. Critical needs approval by the (bBoard of students began using the which were defined were Trustees' Executive Com- newly renovated library. adequate office space, quiet mittee, Glen Berkowitz Facing a growing study space, and additional developed a set of working collection (150 feet per year) stack space for periodicals, drawings for the project, and no place to put it, books, and government and construction began in Marcia Dworak, COA documents. the summer. Led by Millard librarian, analyzed library Students Glen Berkowitz Dority, the College's Buil- services, student load, and and Francis Owen created a dings and Grounds Crew space needs. She then design whereby the library were able to perform a enlisted the help of the would expand into the then minor miracle, and the pro- st minute details, Glen "It' a great improvement!" says Marcia Dorr, COA y coordinate the library's Library Assistant, who is responsible for processing new book orders and the growing inter-library loan Photo by John Jacob program. Photo by John Jacob ject was completed with WINTER SHORT themes: a cross-cultural every book in place by the TERM comparison, past and opening of school. This January, College of present, of various views of COA's Library contains the Atlantic will try the future; western visions over 14,000 volumes and something new. Instead of of the future, ranging from houses one of the fastest- offering several courses for science fiction to intentional growing environmental re- the four-week term, the communities; biological and source libraries on the East College will concentrate on technological considera- Coast. This expansion not one comprehensive course. tions; and the future of only allows for five years of Entitled "The Future: institutions, ranging from continued growth, but also Speculations and Criti- the individual and the family or the development of a cisms," the course will bring to nation states. The course music, drama, and poetry together COA faculty and is envisioned a chance to do record collection, the ex- students in a general some free thinking on a banded use of microfilm and consideration of the future. topic which not only affects microfiche stations, and Divided into four one-week everyone, but is also one possible the use of a data segments, the course will where no one can be an base terminal. investigate four major expert. COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC BEGINS NINTH ACADEMIC YEAR Climaxing a week long technical training, but we orientation for new want to make our lives students, College of the worthwhile. We train people Atlantic held Convocation to look at the world they Ceremonies on Tuesday see, and hope to foster an evening, September 9, 1980. appreciation of the world for Edward G. Kaelber, its own beauty whether President of College of the understandable or not." Atlantic, welcomed faculty, Drury went on to relate staff, and 170 new and biology to its practical returning students to the applications and discussed College's ninth academic Environmentalism as a year. social movement parallel In his remarks, Kaelber with unionism. "Both noted that it is exciting to movements increase the begin a new school year number of people in the 'in especially at College of the group'," he said, "and this is Atlantic because of its what COA is all about. In special nature, its study of broadening our sense of the interdependence of concern, we should have Almost ready for bu things, and because of its respect for outside ideas place on Beech Hill by special people. Kaelber then and take them seriously, Lousada. This cooperati introduced faculty member even those of our oppo- Desert Island School Su in biology, William Drury, nents." the Convocation speaker, Susan Mehrtens, faculty as one of the special persons member in history, then GOOD NEWS at the College whose life and offered the benediction. She studies represent Human asked that the College, in its AND HONORS Ecology and whose anticipation of the months MARCIA DWORAK philosophy of teaching is ahead, work toward a COA librarian, has beer that there is no such thing as community endeavor for appointed to the Maine an unimportant question. the nurture and success of Library Commission by Drury's speech centered College of the Atlantic. Governor Joseph Brennan around how he sees the Although founded in She will represent the in College. He mentioned that 1969, the College opened its terest of academic libraries right now he is suffering doors to students in the fall JOSEPH PEACOCK "culture shock" in returning of 1971. At the first COA alumnus, received the to school from the Convocation, 32 students Mary Campbell Memoria summer's activities. He said and 6 faculty members set Fellowship from the that you have to have a out to address the issue of American Friends Service period of time to settle Human Ecology. In 1980, Committee for the second things, but at COA, we the COA community has time. He will use the award allow people to discover the grown to include over 200 to further his studies at Yale several aspects of their lives. students, faculty, and staff Divinity School. He said, "Education now is members, and has awarded BILL CARPENTER often technical training the Bachelor of Arts in received the 1980 Contem which has replaced classical Human Ecology to 110 porary Poetry Award from training. At COA we need persons. the Associated Writing