September 1977 College of the Atlantic Nonprofit Organiz. U.S. Postage Paid Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Bar Harbor, Me. Permit #47 COA News million. To support the projected growth, the college seeks to raise an endowment of $4 million. And $750,000 will be required to renovate "The Turrets", which, when restored, would provide the additional classrooms, laboratory space, and student housing necessary for any enrollment growth (from the present 110). In regards to the academic program, the projections state, in part: "Within our four broad resource areas we have identified a few specific fields of inquiry, reflecting both our current strengths and our discussion of curriculum development. Environmental Science: ecology; marine studies; plants and soils. Design: architecture; aesthetics; drawing and drafting; alternative energy. Social and Cultural Studies: anthropology; Trustees examine site analysis maps prepared by COA economics; regional planning; law; politics. Values and students for Acadia National Park. Consciousness: philosophy; literature; history; religion. "In addition to these four, we would like to develop two Trustees Annual Meeting 'adjunct' resource areas, in Education and in Regional Studies." The report also explains the college's planned change to a The major topic of discussion at the July 11 annual meeting of new academic calendar: the Board of Trustees of College of the Atlantic was a "In September 1978 we will switch from our present calendar Five-Year Projection report given by Vice-President Samuel of three ten-week terms to a modified 4-1-4-1 calendar: a Eliot. The trustees also approved a $1 million budget for the 14-week fall term, 4-week intensive winter term, 14-week 1977-78 academic year, and elected four new members to the 23 spring term, and 4 or 6-week intensive field-oriented summer member board. term. The new calendar will increase flexibility for students The purpose of the Five-Year Projections, which were and faculty members in planning programs and courses, developed over the past year by task forces which included encourage interdisciplinary (and in-depth) study, cut down on students, faculty and trustees, is not to provide a firm blueprint duplication of administrative tasks, provide greater opportun- for 1982, but rather to clarify objectives and suggest guidelines ity for exchange and cooperation with other schools, and enable for growth and development during the next five years, Eliot the college to be open virtually year-round." said. The Board of Trustees, chaired by John C. Dreier, elected There was college-wide agreement that COA will grow four new members at the meeting. Two members are returning slowly, with 300 students as the upper limit of enrollment, with to the board for third terms: Dr. Elizabeth Russell, Senior Staff the possibility that this may level off at 250. The Scientist at Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor; and Mr. Leslie'C. student-faculty ratio is not expected to exceed 12:1. The college Brewer, Businessman, Bar Harbor. Joining the board for the plans to continue awarding financial aid to at least 30 percent of first time as trustees are Mr. Daniel H. Kane, Jr., Attorney, the enrollment, the report states. Faculty Member, College of the Atlantic; and Mr. Thomas J. The annual budget for an enrollment of 300 is projected at $2 Watson, III, Attorney, Boston. Summertime "Is the college open in the summer?" many people inquire. Definitely. This summer, 15 students lived on campus and some 40 students participated in one or more of the five summer courses; audiences of 50 to more than 150 persons attended the weekly Summer Forum at the college in July and August; COA's summer "Poet-in-Residence", Joel Oppenheimer, and guest poet, Siv Cedering Fox, presented an evening's poetry reading to a most appreciative audience; and, in July, the trustees of the college gathered for their annual meeting. The Bar Harbor Festival of Music took place at COA in August. Many prospective students and their parents came to visit and speak with admissions office personnel, and many summer visitors to Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island stopped to see the college's gallery exhibit or to inquire about the college's work, particularly COA's whale studies and work in alternative energy. Colorful balloons, a pony and cart, craft demonstrations, ice cream, tacos, games and music were enjoyed by a gathering of Benefit Concert more than 200 people at a Fair held at the college Sunday, Aug. 21 to benefit Cranberry School. COA students and faculty A benefit concert for "The Turrets" was hosted by COA have been involved with the alternative pre-school since it was Trustee Mrs. R. Amory Thorndike at her home in Bar Harbor first created in 1975. Sunday, Aug. 14. Pianist Thomas Brockman played pieces by Shumann, FIPSE Grant Shubert, Rachmaninoff and Debussy for an audience of about 80 persons. The Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education At intermission, architect and COA faculty member Roc (FIPSE) has recently awarded COA a $64,000 grant to expand Caivano briefly described to the audience the potential of "The the college's present offerings in environmental design and to Turrets" as a restored building, and invited members of the establish a model educational curriculum that deals with the audience to contact him for a tour of the building. problems of energy, economics, environment and aesthetics as "The Turrets", a shorefront home owned by the college and one undergraduate field of study. located adjacent to the present campus, can, after renovation, The study of environmental design at the college began with provide 4 additional classrooms, 14 offices, three laboratories, courses in shelter design and alternative building and heating an historically restored public meeting room, a 50-seat dining technology and has evolved to include study of architectural hall, and housing for 12 students, according to Caivano. history, site analysis and design, and solar energy.