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Author: Mark Sidelnick, UNC Asheville Professor of Education

From Professor of Education Mark Sidelnick: COPLAC Summer Faculty Institute

July 18, 2017 by Mark Sidelnick, UNC Asheville Professor of Education

“Logic will get you from A to B.  Imagination will take you everywhere.” –Albert Einstein While it may seem a straight line from freshmen courses to the completion of one’s senior year and [Read more...]

Posted in: Current Events

2017 Annual Meeting: Making the Case for Liberal Learning in and Beyond the Classroom

May 21, 2017 by COPLAC
Mansfield University

Today more than ever, it is vital for public liberal arts colleges to demonstrate the value added of the liberal arts experience  with meaningful data. That’s why the 2017 COPLAC Annual Meeting theme [Read more...]

Posted in: Current Events

2017 Southeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Conference

May 15, 2017 by Emma Anderson
Savannah Whitefield

The Southeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Conference was hosted by UVA-Wise April 21-22. Six COPLAC campuses were represented at the conference, five in person [Read more...]

Posted in: Liberal Learning

President Troy Paino and the COPLAC “Migrants”

April 21, 2017 by Bill Spellman
Troy Paino headshot

Dedicated to the principle of democratic access to a liberal arts college experience, COPLAC colleges and universities provide a student-centered undergraduate experience comparable in quality to [Read more...]

Posted in: COPLAC Leadership

2017 Charles Dunn Award Winner: Cynthia P. Tidwell

April 15, 2017 by COPLAC
Cindy Tidwell

Cynthia P. Tidwell of University of Montevallo is the recipient of the 2017 COPLAC Charles Dunn Award. This award recognizes a faculty member whose commitment to student success goes "above and [Read more...]

Posted in: Commitment To Place, Current Events, Liberal Learning

David J. Prior Award Winning Student Essay: Unlocked

April 9, 2017 by Maria Gershuni
Maria Gershuni

My passion lies partway in between the art of International Politics and the art of pretending.

Posted in: Liberal Learning

Cole Woodcox Named Director of COPLAC

March 27, 2017 by Amy Jessee

Cole Woodcox has been selected as the next director of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), a consortium of 30 North American universities with its headquarters at UNC Asheville.  He [Read more...]

Posted in: Current Events

Fall 2017 COPLAC Digital Courses: Conflict in America, Cultural Crossroads, and Intentional Communities

March 4, 2017 by COPLAC
Leah Tams and Jeff McClurken at COPLAC Digital Workshop

Contemporary America seems more divided than ever before—how do we move forward as a society plagued by these divisions?

Posted in: Liberal Learning

COPLAC Winter Meeting at AAC&U

February 7, 2017 by COPLAC
AAC&U Program

What makes a public liberal arts college truly distinct?

Posted in: COPLAC Leadership, Current Events

Susan Koch: Award Winners Cite Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education

January 9, 2017 by Susan Koch
Susan Koch headshot

When Illinois residents think about the Springfield campus of the University of Illinois, the University's longstanding reputation for preparing public servants for leadership

Posted in: COPLAC Leadership, Current Events

2016 Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Conference

November 9, 2016 by Emma Anderson
NE Regional UR Conference gifts

“A liberal arts education is not just about understanding the concepts, it’s a full circle approach – an understanding of application.

Posted in: Liberal Learning

COPLAC Shared Courses: A New Approach to the Liberal Arts Classroom

September 29, 2016 by COPLAC
COPLAC Digital Humanties

As the higher education landscape evolves, both students and faculty seek learning experiences that go beyond the traditional classroom.

Posted in: Liberal Learning

COPLAC Members Named “2016 Great Colleges to Work For” by the Chronicle

July 29, 2016 by Emma Anderson
Great Colleges Logo

Last week, two COPLAC campuses were recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education as 2016 “Great Colleges to Work For.”

Posted in: Current Events

COPLAC Annual Meeting 2016

July 25, 2016 by Emma Anderson
2016 COPLAC Annual Meeting in Utah

COPLAC’s 28th Annual Meeting was held June 28-30 on Experiential and Project-Based Learning.

Posted in: Current Events

Johnson State College Accepted as 30th COPLAC Member

July 1, 2016 by Emma Anderson
Johnson State College accepted into COPLAC

On June 29, Johnson State College was accepted as the 30th member

Posted in: Current Events

COPLAC Digital Inaugural Convening

June 16, 2016 by Emma Anderson
COPLAC Digital Inaugural Convening

“These days, students need some skills in digital technology, but we’re also combining the liberal arts way of teaching and thinking --

Posted in: Liberal Learning

2016 Southeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Conference

May 12, 2016 by COPLAC
Georgia College

“It’s okay to be motivated by your own field, but to get excited about others because of their passion is incredible,”

Posted in: Liberal Learning

Microplastic Debris Pollution in the Great Lakes and Oceans Research at UWS

May 5, 2016 by Dr. Lorena M. Rios Mendoza
UW-Superior Faculty

University of Wisconsin Superior associate professor's contributions to research on the affects of microplastic pollutants helped pass state legislation and a federal ban on the use of microbeads.

Posted in: Current Events

Liberal Arts Degrees and Lobster Tanks: A Lesson in Stopping to Smell the Fishy Roses

April 28, 2016 by Nathaniel Duggan
Nathaniel Duggan

Up until the summer of my sophomore year at college, the idea that there were people in the world who looked down on the liberal arts degree seemed outlandish to me,

Posted in: Liberal Learning

COPLAC Campuses Present at NCUR

April 11, 2016 by Emma Anderson
NCUR 2016 || Asheville, NC

Scholars from 900 colleges and universities across the country participated in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of North Carolina Asheville this past [Read more...]

Posted in: Current Events Tagged: COPLAC, Eastern Connecticut State University, Fort Lewis College, Georgia College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, NCUR, SUNY Geneseo, UNC Asheville, University of Illinois Springfield, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Wisconsin Superior
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