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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 725-3100; FAX: (207)725-3101
Bowdoin College, established in 1794, is a private liberal arts institution. The 2 libraries contain 857,290 volumes, 340,825 microform items, and 13,278 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribe to 2272 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interli-brary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, radio station, museum of art, arctic museum, language media center, women’s resource center, electronic classroom, coastal studies center, and the John Brown Russwurm African American Center. The 110-acre campus is in a small town 25 miles northeast of Portland. Including residence halls, there are 82 buildings.
Student Life: 86% of undergraduates are from out of state, mostly the, Northeast. Others are from 47 states, 25 foreign countries, and Canada. 51% are from public schools. 78% are white. The average age of freshmen is 18; all undergraduates, 20. 7% do not continue beyond their first year; 90% remain to graduate.
Housing: 1269 students can be accommodated in college housing, which includes single-sex and coed dormitories, on-campus apartments, and off-campus apartments. In addition, there are special interest houses. All first-year students participate in the new College House System; their residence hall is associated with 1 of 5 campus houses. All upper-class students are also eligible to participate. On-campus housing is guaranteed for the freshman year only and is available on a lottery system for upperclassmen. 77% of students live on campus; of those, 99% remain on campus on weekends. All students may keep cars.
Activities: There are 6 national fraternities. There are no sororities. Fraternities will be phased out as of May 2000. There are 68 groups on campus, including a cappelia singing, art, choir, chorale, chorus, computers, dance, debate, drama, ethnic, film, gay, honors, improvisational comedy, international, jazz band, literary magazine, musical theater, newspaper, orchestra, photography, political, professional, radio and TV, religious, social, social service, student government, and yearbook. Popular campus events include Sara and James Bowdoin Day, Ivies Weekend, and a pop concert series.
Sports: There are 13 intercollegiate sports for men and 14 for women, and 12 coed intramural sports. Facilities include an arena, a field house, a swimming pool, 2 gyms, indoor and outdoor track facilities, tennis and squash courts, and cross-country ski trails. There are also weight and aerobics rooms and 35 acres of playing fields for baseball, softball, lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer. The fitness center includes Cybex er-gonometric equipment and various fitness machines.
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Main College of Art
Portland. ME M101
(207) 775-5052 (800) 639-4808; FAX; (207) 772-5069
Maine College of Art, established in 1882, is a private, independent fine arts college. In addition to regional accreditation, MECA has baccalaureate program accreditation with NASAD. The library contains 18,900 volumes and 110 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 114 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include an art gallery. The campus is in an urban area 100 miles north of Boston in downtown Portland- Including residence halls, there are 6 buildings.
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Augusta, Ml 04430
(207) 621-3447 (800) 696-6000; FAX: (207) 621-3116
The University of Maine at Augusta, founded in 1965, is primarily a commuter community college in the University of Maine system. There are 6 undergraduate schools. In addition to regional accreditation, UMA has baccalaureate program accreditation with ADA and NLN. The library contains 44,000 volumes, 4200 microform items, and 5500 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 560 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME 04743-1292
(207) 854-7800 0) (888) TRY-UWFK; FAX: (207) 854-7556
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Machias, ME 04654
(207)255-1318 (800) (888) CO-TO-UIWM; FAX; (207) 255-1363
The University of Maine at Machias, founded in 1909, is a publicly funded liberal arts institution in the University of Maine system. In addition to regional accreditation, UMM has baccalaureate program accreditation with NRPA. University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque isle, ME 04769
(207) 768-9532; FAX (207) 768-9608
The University of Maine at Presque Isle, founded in 1903, is a public 2-campus institution within the University of Maine system. Interactive television connects the 2 campuses. There are 2 undergraduate schools and 1 graduate school. In addition to regional accreditation, UM-Presque Isle has baccalaureate program accreditation with NRPA. The library contains 160,003 volumes, 306,003 microform items, and 6020 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 662 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interiibrary
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