Emergency Info

• Daytime: 207-801-5691
• At night: 207-288-2944 x5800

• COA Emergency Line: 207-288-9001
• Night Watch: 207-288-2944 x5800

• Student Life Emergency Phone: 207-266-5890
• RA cell phone: 207-266-3421

• COA Emergency Line: 207-288-9001
• Student Life Emergency Phone: 207-266-5890
• Title IX Coordinator, Puranjot Kaur: 207-288-5015, ext. 5614 (for sexual assault/misconduct issues)

The COA Public Safety Department is a small, effective, student service oriented department.  The goal of the Public Safety Department is to ensure that those who use the college facilities feel safe in doing so. 

The night watchmen are available to assist students seven nights a week for everything from room lockouts to escorting students from the library to a residence hall across campus. The department organizes a night shuttle that runs from 7:30–11:30 p.m. each evening, transporting students between campus and downtown Bar Harbor. 

Dan Daigle is COA’s Director of Public Safety. Dan can be reached via his office at ext. 5690, or cell phone, 207-266-6599. In the event of an emergency, please call the COA Emergency Line ext. 5910 if you are on campus, or 288-9001 if you are off-campus. 

• COA Emergency Plan
• Active Shooter Protocol (recommendations from Department of Homeland Security)

The basic emergency procedures outlined the COA Emergency Plan are to enhance the protection of lives and property through effective use of college and campus community resources. In the event of an active shooter on campus, please refer to the Active Shooter Protocol based on recommendations from the Department of Homeland Security. 

For more information on sexual assault and misconduct policies and procedures, please visit the Title IX section of this website.

It is rare for COA to be buried in snow, but it does happen. The Academic Dean is responsible for canceling classes or closing the school for various amounts of time. A campus email will be sent as early as possible to inform the community of closure or delays. Community members can listen to or watch the following stations: WLBZ (Ch 2- local, Ch 3-Time-Warner Cable), WABI (Ch 5-local, Ch 6-Time-Warner Cable) or FM Radio 94.5(WKSQ), 99.1(WLKE), 104.7(WBFB), 101.7(WFZX), 102.1(WGUY), or AM 910(WABI) on stormy days. Please be aware that town restrictions exist on overnight parking in Bar Harbor from November 1 through April 15.

During snow events a weather alert will be posted via email from the Office of Public Safety. With the occurrence of such an event, a campus-wide overnight parking lot ban will be in effect as follows:

• Overnight parking is allowed only on the west side (Route 3) of the south end of campus, and either the garden lot or the north lot on the north end of campus. Overnight is defined as the hours between 12:01 a.m. and 7 a.m.
• Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus will be towed at the owner’s expense.
• After an announcement that the parking ban has been lifted, all vehicles must be moved to a clean parking lot as soon as possible. Cars not moved within 24 hours will be towed to a clean lot at the owner’s expense.

Hazing encompasses a wide range of practices and can take many forms. It often involves physical risk or emotional distress through humiliating, intimidating, or demeaning treatment of individuals who are joining or continuing membership in a group, team, or organization. The impact of hazing can be severe, long-lasting, and even fatal. Prohibited by both COA policy and Maine state law, hazing can occur in any type of group, team, or organization.

Reporting

If you have experienced hazing, witnessed hazing, or suspect that someone you know has been hazed, you are encouraged to report your concerns to COA. Reports may be made anonymously by:

• Submitting an online report
-OR-
• Contacting a college staff member:
  • Josh Luce, Dean of Student Life, 207-801-5670
  • Puranjot Kaur, Title IX Coordinator, 207-801-5614
  • Maya Caines, Director of Residence Life & the Student Experience, 207-801-5676

COA’s ability to investigate reports and respond effectively depends on the accuracy and detail of the information provided. You are encouraged to share as much specific information as possible.

If hazing has affected your physical or emotional well-being, support and resources are available through multiple college offices, including COA’s counseling services.

Hazing violations: Transparency report

Click here to view COA’s Bi-Annual Hazing Transparency Report

This report is updated at the end of each fall term and at the end of each spring term. Cases occurring over the summer will be included in the fall term update.