COPLAC Member Institutions

	COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424-0001 (843) 953-5670
P. George Benson, President Suzette Stille, Acting Dean of Admissions An historic campus with international and interdisciplinary programs, the College of Charleston is large enough to provide diversity and small enough to give each student personal attention. Founded in 1770, the nation's 13th oldest institution of higher education continues to give students a premier liberal arts education. The college offers more than 43 degree programs to 9,000 undergraduates and 15 graduate programs to 1,500 graduate students. As the College of Charleston moves into its fourth century, it is dedicated to internationalizing the curriculum and the campus.
COPLAC CONTACT: Michael Haskins, VP for Marketing and Communication, College of Charleston, (843) 953-6461, FAX (843) 953-5663, Haskinsm@cofc.edu

Thomas L. "Les" Purce, President
Steve Hunter, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
The Evergreen State College offers a team-taught interdisciplinary method of teaching and learning at all levels of instruction. The college's 4,000 students have considerable flexibility in shaping their education. Evergreen has been instrumental in establishing networks for education reform throughout Washington state, and its innovative, collaborative approach is now being widely adopted at traditional colleges and universities throughout the nation.
COPLAC CONTACT: Todd Sprague, Executive Director of Marketing, Communications and College Relations, Evergreen State College, (360) 867-6042, FAX (360) 867-6799, spraguet@evergreen.edu

Dr. Brad Bartel, President
Fort Lewis College is located in the historic city of Durango, Colorado, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Faculty often use the surrounding mountains and canyons as a setting for field schools and outdoor research projects, and the college enjoys close relationships with Mesa Verde National Park and the nearby Mountain Studies Institute. As Colorado's public liberal arts college, Fort Lewis offers 85 academic specialties. Five programs _ anthropology, biology, chemistry, teacher education, and southwest studies _ have received Colorado Programs of Excellence Awards, and the School of Business Administration is one of only four undergraduate-only, public liberal arts business schools to win AACSB International accreditation. Fort Lewis has a 100-year tradition of providing tuition-free education to Native American students, yet it maintains a cosmopolitan enrollment of about 4,000 students from across the country.

COPLAC CONTACT: Mitch Davis, News/Marketing Writer, Fort Lewis College, (970) 247-7401/ (970) 247-7484 (fax), davis_m@fortlewis.edu

Charles Welch, President
Chartered in 1890 as a private liberal arts college, Henderson State University is now Arkansas's public liberal arts university. True to its distinguished century-long tradition, Henderson is committed to the advancement of knowledge and to the personal, social, and intellectual growth of its students. The university offers exemplary undergraduate, graduate, and selected pre-professional programs in arts and sciences, business administration, and teacher education to a diverse student body. Henderson, dedicated to the idea that a liberal arts education is essential for all undergraduates, regardless of educational interest or specific majors, has developed a required comprehensive core of courses in the arts and sciences. The university strives to maintain a standard of excellence in all its academic programs. Students and alumni have achieved national and international recognition, including Rhodes, Fulbright, and Rotary Ambassadorial scholarships.

COPLAC CONTACT: Penny Murphy, Director of Public Relations, Henderson State University, (870) 230-5402/ (870) 230-5483 (fax), murphyp@hsu.edu

Dr. Helen Giles-Gee, President
Peggy Richmond, Director of Admissions
Founded in 1909, Keene State College is a coeducational, residential college which is part of the University System of New Hampshire. The traditional New England campus has an enrollment of 5,200 full-time and part-time students and offers 35 major programs of study, as well as independent study, cooperative education, and international exchange opportunities. Located under the gaze of Mount Monadnock and adjacent to Keene's historic downtown, Keene State serves as a cultural center for southwest New Hampshire.

COPLAC CONTACT: Susan Peery, Interim Director of College Relations, Keene State College, (603) 358-2363/ (603) 358-2131 (fax), speery@keene.edu

Mary Grant, President
Denise Richardello, Vice President of Enrollment and External Relations
Surrounded by Berkshire County's vibrant arts scene and natural beauty, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts offers students the experience of a small, private college at a public cost. MCLA fosters a tightly knit campus community and classroom environments that encourage engaging discussions, while combining rigorous academic training with broad opportunities for learning outside the classroom. College curriculum emphasizes the development of strong analytical and communication skills, which prepare students for the workforce. MCLA offers professional programs in computer science and information systems, business administration and education, as well as abundant research opportunities in programs such as biology, physics and psychology. Based in the fine and performing arts with complementing business and communications classes, our new Bachelor of Arts degree program in Arts Management is preparing students to undertake the work of arts administration. Through our Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP), MCLA students - as well as those from across the country - work at nearby cultural institutions such as North Adams' Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art - MASS MoCA. Our educational philosophy is that students learn best by actively participating in their own educational opportunities for independent study, service learning and study abroad. Established as a teachers' college as North Adams Normal School in 1894, MCLA continues a long history of preparing students for careers in education. Today, that preparation includes a variety of graduate curriculum, including our Master of Education degree program.

COPLAC CONTACT: Karen Gardner, Communications Specialist , Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, (413) 662-5203/ (413) 662-5580 (fax), Karen.Gardner@mcla.edu

Jesse W. Rogers, President
Barbara R. Merkle, Director of Admissions
Founded in 1922, Midwestern State University is one of four independent public universities in the state of Texas with its own Board of Regents. Located in Wichita Falls, halfway between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Oklahoma City, MSU enrolls a total of 6,300 students in 16 undergraduate programs with 43 different majors and 30 minors and 9 graduate programs with 24 different majors and 16 minors. MSU takes pride in the fact that it was the first public institution in Texas to establish a core curriculum. In addition, MSU offers integrated curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students and provides a superb liberal arts education at an affordable price. As an example of its commitment to affordability for all, MSU was recently designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as one of only four institutions in Texas permitted to offer a significantly reduced tuition rate to all residents of the United States. This rate approaches the in-state rate. The highly competitive cost, the individual attention and quality instruction students receive from a dedicated faculty, and the beautiful campus make MSU a special place to attend, regardless of whether one is from the State of Texas, the Southwest, the United States, or from around the globe.
COPLAC CONTACT: Janus Buss, Director of Public Information and Marketing, Midwestern State University, (940) 397-4353, janus.buss@mwsu.edu

Dr. Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., President
Dr. Samuel M. Savin, Provost
Dr. Wendy Bashant, Dean of Students
Ms. Kathleen Killion, Dean of Admissions
Founded in 1960 as a private, residential liberal arts college for academically talented students, New College of Florida today is the state's legislatively-designated "Honors College for the Liberal Arts and Sciences." All of the College's approximately 750 students are full time. The diverse student body heralds from 38 states and 27 different countries and is attracted by the college's educational principles, which assert student responsibility in the learning process and the centrality of joint student-faculty engagement in learning. New College's distinctive "academic contract" system, whereby a student and a faculty member develop individualized academic plans, puts these principles into practice. New College ranks among the top per capita producers of Fulbright Scholars and is one of the nation's leading colleges when it comes to placing students in top doctoral programs in law, medicine, science, the humanities and business. Graduation requirements include satisfactory completion of seven semester-long academic contracts, three independent study projects carried out during January Inter-terms, a senior thesis, and an oral baccalaureate examination.

COPLAC CONTACT: Jake Hartvigsen, Public Affairs Director, New College of Florida, (941) 487-4150, jhartvigsen@ncf.edu

Peter Philip Mercer, President
Ricardo Ortegón, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Ramapo's mission as the "college of choice for a global education" is guided by four strategic principles, including international and multicultural education, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning. These principles are supported by a commitment to liberal education and strong partnerships with schools, communities, universities, and businesses world-wide, which provide off-campus education at distant sites via telecommunications, cooperative education, internships, and study abroad. The college was founded in 1969 and rests at the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in northern New Jersey, only 25 miles from New York City. Ramapo enrolls approximately 5,600 students.

COPLAC CONTACT: Martha Ecker, Associate Provost for Curriculum and Global Affairs, Ramapo College of New Jersey, (201) 684-7532/(201) 684-7697 (fax), mecker@ramapo.edu.

Ruben Armiàana, President
Eduardo M. Ochoa, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Founded in 1960 as a teacher education center for the North Bay, Sonoma State University is now a liberal arts and sciences university dedicated to providing high-quality undergraduate education and selected professional graduate programs. The SSU educational experience fosters intellectual, cognitive, social and personal growth. The faculty and staff of Sonoma State provide close mentoring relationships and an education that fosters ethical exploration, civic engagement, social responsibility, and global awareness combined with a solid foundation in an academic discipline.

Sonoma State University also serves as an educational and cultural resource for its region by offering courses, lectures, workshops and programs that are open to the public and by entering into partnerships with local businesses, industries, and cultural and educational institutions to enhance the quality of life in the North Bay and beyond.

COPLAC CONTACT: Susan Kashack, Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing, Sonoma State University, (707) 664-2122/(707) 664-3106 (fax), susan.kashack@sonoma.edu

Dr. Mary Cullinan, President
Ed Battistella, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Craig Morris, Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance
Jonathan Eldridge, Vice President for Student Affairs

Situated in sunny Ashland, Southern Oregon University combines quality education with a spectacular location. Surrounded by rugged mountains, rivers and lakes, the beautiful 175-acre campus is home to 5,300 students from around the world. SOU, a four-year contemporary public university specializing in liberal arts, sciences, and select graduate and professional programs, offers 100 areas of study including 36 majors in the schools of arts and letters, sciences, social sciences, education, and business. Southern Oregon University is dedicated to individual attention offering small class sizes, a 19 to 1 student:professor ratio, and classes taught solely by faculty. SOU is recognized for quality and innovation in undergraduate teaching and learning, its growing multicultural and international engagements, and its regionally significant graduate programs in business, education, and human services. Designated as a Center of Excellence in the Fine and Performing Arts by the Oregon University System (OUS), SOU benefits from the rich culture of the surrounding community which hosts the world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a variety of music festivals, and an abundance of art galleries including the Schneider Museum of Art on campus.
COPLAC CONTACT: Ed Battistella, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Southern Oregon University, (541) 552-6114, battiste@sou.edu

Jane Margaret "Maggie" O’Brien, President
Wesley Jordon, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Founded in 1840, St. Mary’s College is the smallest of the state’s public institutions and has been designated the honors college of Maryland. It is situated on 275 acres along the shores of the St. Mary’s River, 68 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s offers a rigorous academic program with majors in 19 disciplines. A highly selective institution, the college enrolls 1,650 students and has a full-time faculty of 110. The college prides itself on a high level of faculty-student interaction, a scholars program, off-campus internships, study abroad programs, a student-designed major, and a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

COPLAC CONTACT: Salvatore M. Meringolo, Vice President for Development, St. Mary's College of Maryland, (240) 895-4282/(240) 895-4454 (fax), smmeringolo@smcm.edu

Christopher Dahl, President
Kris Shay, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management
Geneseo is a selective, primarily undergraduate institution of 5,197 students (5,063 full-time undergraduates). Thirty-eight buildings dot the 220-acre campus located in western New York. A distinctive college of the State University of New York, Geneseo was founded in 1871 as a normal, or teacher training, school. It now offers a broad range of liberal arts and sciences programs, teacher preparation, and other professional programs at the undergraduate level. Its graduate programs address career development needs and professional certification requirements. The mission of the college is to foster in its students the abilities and dispositions essential to responsible members of society.

COPLAC CONTACT: Anthony Hoppa, Assistant Vice President for Communications, SUNY College at Geneseo, (585) 245-5516/(585) 245-5526 (fax), thoppa@geneseo.edu

Barbara Dixon, President
Brad Chambers and Melody Chambers, Co-Directors of Admissions & Records
Truman State University, founded in 1867, is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university known for its award-winning assessment program. Truman uses assessment to measure the results of the teaching-learning process and to gather critical information on student growth and development to ensure that every graduate is prepared for future success. Truman's 6,300 students benefit from the 16:1 student/faculty ratio and the highest retention and graduation rates of any public university in Missouri.

COPLAC CONTACT: Heidi Crist Templeton, Director of Public Relations, Truman State University, (660) 785-4242, heidi@truman.edu

Roger Epp, Dean and Campus CEO
Tim Hanson, Assistant Dean, External Relations
The University of Alberta's Augustana Campus is COPLAC's first Canadian member. Founded in 1910 by Norwegian Lutheran pioneers, Augustana was incorporated into the province's public higher education system in 2004. Its picturesque campus, located in the small city of Camrose, is home to about 1000 undergraduate students in arts, sciences, music and management programs. As a distinctive, residence-based campus of one of Canada's leading universities, Augustana is committed to building on its reputation for rigorous, high-quality teaching in the tradition of the liberal arts and, in doing so, providing a memorable, life-changing academic experience for students. Its strengths include a cluster of innovative, interdisciplinary experiential learning opportunities in international and wilderness settings. Reflecting its Scandinavian heritage, its athletics program includes cross-country skiing and biathlon, and its athletes in those sports regularly form the core of Canada's World University Games team. In recent years, Augustana has taken seriously its mandate to serve its community. It has built active working relationships with civic government, health and cultural sectors, and has pursued new ways to serve the rural region in which it is located.
COPLAC CONTACT: Carol Loney, Office of the Dean, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, (780) 679-1130, carol.loney@ualberta.ca

Theodora J. Kalikow, President
William Geller, Director of Admissions
Established in 1864 as Maine's first public institution of higher education and located at the foothills of the mountains of western Maine, the University of Maine at Farmington is Maine's selective public liberal arts college, offering quality programs in teacher education, human services and arts and sciences. With enrollment limited to just 2,000 students, the UMaine Farmington is about the same size as many of New England's most selective private colleges and offers many of the same advantages, yet at an affordable price.

Over the years, the university has earned a national reputation for excellence and value. In fact, U.S. News & World Report recently rated the University of Maine at Farmington one of "America's Best Colleges" for the fifth consecutive year. UMaine Farmington is the only college of its kind in all of New England to receive that distinction. In addition, the university is rated one of the nation’s "100 Best Public University Values" by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. UMaine Farmington was named the top public university value in Maine, one of only six public colleges in New England to make Kiplinger’s "Top 100" list.

COPLAC CONTACT: Jennifer Eriksen, Director of Public Relations, University of Maine at Farmington, (207) 778-7081, jennifer.eriksen@maine.edu

Jacqueline Johnson, Chancellor
James Morales, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment
The University of Minnesota, Morris makes its home on a 120-year-old campus. The first buildings housed an American Indian boarding school. In 1909, the campus was transferred to the state with the stipulation that American Indian students "shall at all times be admitted to such school free of charge for tuition," a policy still proudly honored. In 1910, the University of Minnesota established the West Central School of Agriculture on the Morris campus, which educated area high school students. In 1960, the University of Minnesota, Morris opened its doors and began fulfilling its institutional vision to be an affordable, undergraduate, small, residential, public liberal arts campus.

Highly selective, UMM enrolls about 1,700 students and grants bachelor of arts degrees in 31 majors. Underrepresented groups compose 17 percent of the student body population. The "Morris experience" emphasizes faculty/student collaborative research, study abroad opportunities, and service learning projects. UMM receives national recognition for its academically gifted student body, its commitment to diversity, its emphasis on student leadership, and the exceptional student-centered learning environment created by dedicated faculty and staff. Identified as a national leader for its "green" initiatives-wind energy, biomass energy, and local, sustainable food projects-UMM's goal is carbon neutrality and energy self-sufficiency by the year 2010.

COPLAC CONTACT: Christine Mahoney, Director of Communications, University Relations, University of Minnesota, Morris, (320) 589-6396/(320) 589-6051 (fax), mahoneyc@morris.umn.edu

Dr. Philip C. Williams, President
Lynn Gurganus, Director of Admissions
Founded in 1896, the University of Montevallo is Alabama's only public liberal arts college. The university combines a strong emphasis on liberal studies and professional studies, thus preparing its 3,200 students not only for employment but also for personal growth and informed citizenship. The picturesque Montevallo Campus was designed by the Olmsted Brothers, who are famous for their landscaping of Central Park in New York City.

COPLAC CONTACT: Cynthia Shackelford, Director of Public Relations, University of Montevallo, (205) 665-6230, shackelc@montevallo.edu

Anne Ponder, Chancellor
The University of North Carolina Asheville is the designated public liberal arts university in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville focuses its mission on undergraduate education, offering many qualities associated with selective private liberal arts colleges -- challenging small classes, an award-winning faculty committed to teaching, and a campus culture that fosters close faculty-student interactions through original research opportunities in all disciplines. UNCA enrolls about 3,200 students pursuing degrees in 30 majors. The scenic 265-acre campus is located in Asheville, the business, cultural and popluation center of Western North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

UNC Asheville has a growing national reputation. The Fiske Guide to Colleges rates UNC Ashville a "Best Buy," the Princeton Review: The Best 331 Colleges places UNC Asheville in its select listings, and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine named UNCA to its list of 100 Best Buys among colleges and universities.

COPLAC CONTACT: Merianne Epstein, Director of Public Information, University of North Carolina Asheville, (828) 251-6526, mepstein@unca.edu

Dr. John Feaver, President
Dr. Sanders Huguenin, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Celebrating a century of service as Oklahoma's only public liberal arts college, the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - nationally ranked for quality and value - is a recognized leader and innovator in interdisciplinary studies. Like the best private liberal arts colleges, USAO offers small classes, award-winning faculty committed to teaching (91 percent have the terminal degree), and a campus culture that fosters close faculty-student interaction and undergraduate research opportunities. USAO dedicates itself to educating the whole student, encourages personal development through public service, and offers nationally ranked teams in five sports. The college was founded in 1908 as a women's institution, the first college created by Oklahoma's first legislature. USAO is one of only seven state institutions with similar missions ever created in the United States. Other than the University of Oklahoma, USAO has the oldest original mission of any state college or university in Oklahoma. Located in Chickasha, USAO is the only Oklahoma college to be named a National Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
COPLAC CONTACT: Dr. Sanders Huguenin, VP Academic Affairs, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma , (405) 574-1250, huguenin@usao.edu

David J. Prior, Chancellor
A public, four-year residential college located in the lush mountains of southwestern Virginia, The University of Virginia's College at Wise is recognized as one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the nation. The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise was founded in 1954 and currently enrolls 1,900 students. UVa-Wise is home to Virginia's only undergraduate degree program in software engineering. Enhanced by a robust student life program, UVa-Wise offers 27 majors, 27 minors, seven pre-professional programs and 23 teaching licensures. For three consecutive years, students at UVa-Wise have graduated with the lowest debt load of any liberal arts college in the nation, according to "U.S. News and World Report." In 2006, UVa-Wise was selected for inclusion in "Colleges of Distinction," which recognizes institutions for engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.
COPLAC CONTACT: Jane Meade-Dean, Senior Director of College Relations, University of Virginia's College at Wise , (276) 328-0130, ejm8e@uvawise.edu

Dr. Julius E. Erlenbach, Chancellor
Dr. Jane Birkholz, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment
University of Wisconsin-Superior is Wisconsin’s Public Liberal Arts College, with a history of educational innovation dating to its founding in 1893. Today, UW-Superior provides its 2,800 students with quality academic programs, small classes and a friendly, supportive atmosphere. A solid liberal arts program offers skills needed to perform on the job and in society. Quality professional training provides specific skills to succeed in teaching, business, science, art and a host of other careers. The institution offers more than 30 bachelor degree programs, eight graduate and post-graduate studies, and continuing education. Hallmarks of the university include professors who work closely with individual students, emphasis on hands-on experience, undergraduate research projects, and innovative educational programs such as the recent Transportation and Logistics Management major.

COPLAC CONTACT: Al Miller, Senior University Relations Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Superior, (715) 394-8260, amiller@uwsuper.edu