Description: These are materials from the twenty-seventh commencement ceremony at College of the Atlantic, held on June 5, 1999. The first image is the front of the invitation to the garden tea party for graduating seniors, faculty, and advisors, held at Beatrix Farrand Gardens on May 28, 1999. It has a detailed illustration of a flowering branch of what may be a cherry tree, done in green ink on a white background. The second image is the front of the commencement program. It has a woodblock print, done in black ink on a gray background, of a plant with a sprout above the soil and a bulb below. Inside the bulb are the runes from the COA logo. The woodblock print was done by Heather Albert-Knopp, '99. [show more]
Description: This is the front and back of the program for the twenty-sixth commencement ceremony at College of the Atlantic, held on June 6, 1998. The front side has a charcoal sketch of part of the stone architecture at what looks like a back balcony of the Turrets building, done by Amanda Walker, '98. The back side of the program has a woodblock print of the COA logo, credited to Kate Francis, '98, Jessica Hayes, '98, Jennifer Robbins, '98, and Toby Stephenson, '98. [show more]
Description: This is the invitation to the twenty-fifth commencement celebration at College of the Atlantic, held on June 7, 1997. The invitation is printed on gray paper and has an illustration depicting the shrine built in 1959, by the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate, which used to be in what is currently the circle of cedars near the Center for Human Ecology. The sun and the text saying '1997' are in metallic silver. In 1997, the shrine was being repaired, renovated, and stabilized as part of a senior project. [show more]
Description: The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History Art: Blue Mussels, by Sarah Drummond At the Museum Wildlife Exhibits Detailed dioramas created by COA students depict the plant and animal life of coastal Maine. Hands-on Materials Children of all ages can touch, smell, listen and create while learning about our environment. Baleen, fur, wings and skulls are available to touch. Interpretive Programs Museum staff lead a variety of activities encouraging the entire family to participate in natural history learning. Summer Events Evening lectures, book signings and slide presentations on a wide variety of topics. Summer Field Studies Under the supervision of environmental educators, children investigate the ecology of Mount Desert Island's tidepools, forests, mountaintops and ponds. Group Tours Schools and community groups are welcome to arrange a variety of special programs through the museum. [show more]
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being driven on the Park Loop Road to the campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being moved into place on campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being moved into place on campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: Acadia National Park headquarters building being moved into place on campus where it would be renovated and renamed the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History.
Description: The Museum of Natural History An informational pamphlet describing the history and educational programming of the Dorr Museum of Natural History.