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  • College of the Atlantic opens 53rd academic year

    Be curious, cultivate humility, and engage in community were just some of the pieces of advice shared with the College of the Atlantic Class of 2028 and other students, staff, faculty, and trustees at the official opening of the school year. 

    • 1:00pm
      1:00 Courses

      • ES2014

        Trees and Shrubs of Mount Desert Island

      • HS2081

        Postcolonialism and Psychoanalysis

      • AD6030

        Samba Percussion Ensemble

      • ES2049

        Probability

      • HS1053

        Intimate Partner Violence: Dynamics and Community Response

      • HS2125

        Journeys: Writing for Voyagers, Trekkers, Wanderers

      • ES2010

        Ecology: Natural History

      • HS1121

        Finding Faith: Toward Meaning, Purpose, Justice & Belonging

      • ES3098

        Data Science II: Programming for Data Analysis

    • 2:35pm
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      • AD5033

        Making Art: Effort, Resilience, Persistence

      • HS2010

        Literature, Science, and Spirituality

      • ES2014

        Trees and Shrubs of Mount Desert Island

      • ES2010

        Ecology: Natural History

      • AD2029

        Contemporary Artist as Researcher and Activist

      • AD1026

        Introduction to Photography

      • AD1071

        Fundamentals of Painting

      • AD6030

        Samba Percussion Ensemble

    • 4:10pm
      4:10 Courses

      • AD1071

        Fundamentals of Painting

      • AD1026

        Introduction to Photography

      • AD1067

        Music Fundamentals: Intro to Reading/Hearing/Writing/Playing

      • ES3104

        Vertebrate Zoology

      • HS3129

        Electing a President

    • 6:30pm
      6:30 Courses
College Of The Atlantic

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College of the Atlantic

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