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**Event items are marked with a double asterisk. JUNE 2008 COPLAC MEETING RECAP
COPLAC presidents, provosts, CFO's , students, and sustainability experts gathered at Southern Oregon University for COPLAC's annual meeting, this year focused on sustainability on our campuses. The program highlighted five campuses and their best practices (University of Minnesota, Morris; Keene State; The Evergreen State College; Eastern Connecticut; and Southern Oregon). The extent of the involvement of entire campuses in sustainability efforts, including extensive student engagement (as reported by students attending the meeting), proved to be the hallmark of how COPLAC campuses are approaching the sustainability effort. **JANUARY 2009 AAC&U DATES
The AAC&U meeting for 2009 will take place in Seattle, Washington, from January 21-24. The winter COPLAC meeting is held concurrently; the COPLAC Board meeting is generally the Thursday evening of the conference, January 22, from 7-9 p.m. INSIDE HIGHER ED & COPLAC ON LIBERAL ARTS VS. PROFESSIONAL ED. AT 2008 AAC&U The January 25, 2008 issue of Inside Higher Ed describes a session at this year's AAC&U meeting exploring the conflicts that arise "when the liberal arts meet professional education on campuses." Click here for a text version of the article should the link above expire. Both links open in new windows. MARY GRANT ELECTED 2007-09 COPLAC PRESIDENT
Congratulations to Mary Grant, President of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who was elected President of COPLAC at the biannual meeting held June 2007 at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. President Grant was elected to a two-year term.
COPLAC CONTINUES STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN FRANCE FOR 2007
COPLAC has sponsored the renewal of the College of Charleston's study abroad program in the mountain village of Annot, France, located in Hautes Provence des Alpes, an hour and forty-five minute train ride inland from Nice, the largest city on the French Riviera. The College of Charleston is the lead COPLAC institution running the Annot program, which includes faculty from Georgia College & State University; the University of Minnesota, Morris; and Henderson State University. The inaugural semester of the new Annot Program is currently underway (Spring 07). Annot courses will be offered in both fall & spring semesters in future. Click here to see the Fall 2007 course descriptions in a new window.
COPLAC SPONSORS FALL 2006 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN FRANCE
The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges is one of the sponsors of a 10-week study abroad program in Annot, France beginning in September of 2006. Faculty from several COPLAC institutions will participate; Dr. Jeffrey Foster from the College of Charleston will lead the program. Coursework will include offerings in French, political science, literature, and more. Total cost per student for room and board plus program fee is expected to be less than $5,000. For more information, please contact Sam Hines (hiness@cofc.edu) at the College of Charleston or Beth Rushing (beth.rushing@gcsu.edu) at Georgia College.
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