College of the Atlantic (COA)

(Bar Harbor, ME)

The College of the Atlantic is a private, liberal arts college located in Bar Harbor, Maine. Founded in 1969, the school's curriculum is based on the study of human ecology.COA is ideal for the student who asks the difficult questions, likes to learn from experience, and is willing to engage in programs of first-hand research. One COA alumna noted that "COA was more like a graduate school for undergraduates."The College of the Atlantic instills in its students the ability to question, and the desire to challenge the status quo. These sensibilities are what sets COA students apart from the pack. With approximately 364 students and passionate, engaging professors, the college is able to offer small, rigorous classes. COA functions as a tight-knit community that respects individualism and encourages its students to think outside the box.Find academic opportunities and scholarships from the College of the Atlantic on Zinch today.

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"If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature: and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature." - John Burroughs, by way of Lucy Atkins.

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No Exit will be performed Friday and Saturday, May 25-26 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 27 at 8 p.m. in Turrets. Because there is limited seating, reservations are necessary. Email Bo Dennis at bdennis@coa.edu.

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COA students conduct bird count for US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Why do we prefer the foods we do? And why do we so extremely dislike those we don’t? Find out today - May 22 at 4 p.m. The talk, “Nature-nurture interactions in the nose and how they affect food preferences” is by COA alumna Josephine Todrank Heth '76, and her husband, Giora Heth.

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Tomorrow night! Red Sky is hosting a benefit dinner for Share the Harvest - which supplies free, organic produce to local low income families! Please call Red Sky to make your reservations. More info, click link below.

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Two remarkable senior projects at COA's George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: A study of Museum Diorama Painting by Becca Berezuk and an interpretive display of weeds by Meg Trau. The shows are free and open to the public. Read more by clicking the link below.

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Today at the Blum! Alonso Diaz-Rickards displays his senior project. 4PM.

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Congratulations to Sarah Neilson '11 for getting into the Master's program in Agriculture with a focus on Systems and Sustainability at the University of Copenhagen. Sarah will be starting this Fall.

Sarah's recently co-authored a book chapter in a book on phytoremediation: http://www.springerlink.com/content/w700865ggp4g5677/?MUD=MP

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