Around campus:

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  Community-based research presented at science symposium

  College of the Atlantic students share posters and academic research at the annual Acadia Science Symposium, a forum hosted by the National Park Service and the Schoodic Institute to promote networking and learning among regional scientists, educators, students, and others working in a range of fields.

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  It’s time for the 24-Hour Challenge!

  College of the Atlantic’s 11th annual day of giving features a bonfire, social media livestreams, and campus visits from alumnx. All members of the community are invited to help COA raise $100,000 in order to unlock a $100,000 matching gift contributed by a group of COA alumnx, trustees, and friends.

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  Entrepreneurial effort focuses on ecological education

  Utilizing $20,000 in grants from Projects for Peace and Network for Global Civic Engagement, Clinton Global Initiative University member Mauro José Ramírez Azofeifa ’23 is bringing environmental education and sustainability practices to his hometown in Costa Rica.

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  Learning opportunities abound on restored craft

  Off-shore research, coastal island expeditions, and novel ways to extend College of the Atlantic classrooms onto the water are all part of the program for Rebecca, a 44-foot sailboat restored by scores of COA students.
  

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  College of the Atlantic ranks high for great professors, financial aid, environmental ethos

  COA is among the nation’s top 10 colleges and universities for great professors, strong financial aid, students who study the most, and, taking the #1 spot, schools where everyone cares about conservation, according to the Princeton Review’s Guide to the 388 Best Colleges.

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  Artist in residence deepens spirit in nature

  Performance, video, and installation artist Heather Lyon (’99) is spending a month working in and around the College of the Atlantic campus as the 2022 COA Kippy Stroud Artist in Residence.

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  COA adds wilderness outpost

  College of the Atlantic is adding a northern Maine wilderness center to its operations and in the process the life’s work of two alumnx is gaining permanence for future generations.

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  Summer Institute focuses on oceans

  The beauty, promise, and perils of our greatest commons are the focal points of the 2022 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute: Our One and Only Ocean, held in partnership with The National Geographic Society.

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  COA celebrates Class of ’22

  Hundreds of friends and family members fill the College of the Atlantic campus to commemorate the school’s 49th commencement ceremony.

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  Gnam is Goldwater scholar

  Ornithologist and conservationist Eleanor Gnam ’23 is the recipient of a prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

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  COA to celebrate 49th commencement

  Nearly 80 students, from 20 states and 14 nations, will be granted Bachelor of Arts degrees in human ecology, and two students will receive Master of Philosophy degrees in human ecology, during College of the Atlantic’s 49th commencement ceremony.

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  Arts and design teaching fellows announced

  Contemporary artists Desmond Beach and E. Saffronia Downing will bring unique curricular offerings and new energy to campus and the broader community.

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  COA represents at Northeast Natural History Conference

  College of the Atlantic students share original research and network with professionals at the largest annual natural history gathering in the northeast. 
  

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  Love of frogs leads to Watson Fellowship

  A passion for amphibians has landed Jasper White ’22 a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. White will travel the globe for a year to research a disease that’s driving many frog populations to extinction, while also working with community-led conservation organizations to understand and address our moral obligation to threatened species.

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  Students net $10,000 peace award

  Projects for Peace winners Taibatou Adamou ’22 and Aniruddha Jaydeokar ’23 will support a group of small business owners in Niamey with their collaborative project, Empower Women Entrepreneurs for Peace in Niger.

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  Work presented at Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

  Five College of the Atlantic students present posters featuring work from their independent studies in earth sciene at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference.

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  Honorary degree recipient announced

  Writer, poet, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs will receive an honorary Master of Philosophy degree in human ecology at College of the Atlantic’s 49th commencement ceremony.

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  New residence hall slated for campus

  With plans to build a highly sustainable, 46-student residence hall nearly complete, College of the Atlantic looks forward to expanding on-campus housing options.

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  Jennifer Boylan named COA commencement speaker

  Author, professor, and nationally known human rights advocate Jennifer Finney Boylan will provide the keynote address at College of the Atlantic’s 49th commencement ceremony. All are welcome!

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  COA 24-Hour Challenge nets record haul

  College of the Atlantic raised nearly $200,000 during their yearly 24-Hour Challenge fundraiser Feb. 8, setting a new one-day fundraising record.