2025-02-19T08:41:26-08:00 2024-06-30 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2023-07-01 411921743 Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges COUN 8282587879 220 Campus Drive CPO 1100 Asheville NC 28804 Cole Woodcox Executive Director 8282587879 2025-02-18 true true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2025-02-19 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Cole Woodcox 220 Campus Drive CPO 1100 Asheville NC 28804 360337 false X coplac.org X 1994 NC COPLAC advances the aims of its member institutions and drives awareness of the value of high-quality, public liberal arts education in a student-centered, residential environment. 30 30 0 28 0 0 100 320508 354140 123 6097 0 320631 360337 3000 3800 0 254615 280541 0 0 67898 83339 325513 367680 -4882 -7343 324260 332206 47482 55493 276778 276713 The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges advances the aims of its member institutions and drives awareness of the value of high-quality, public liberal arts education in a student-centered, residential environment. It collaborates with major national higher education organizations like the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the Council of Undergraduate Research. false false 281718 0 354140 Three times a year, COPLAC hosts regional conferences highlighting undergraduate student research, scholarly, and creative work. Six member campuses sent students, faculty, and staff to the October 2023 Northeast Regional Conference. Four member campuses sent students, faculty, and staff to the November 2023 Midwest/West Regional Conference. Four member campuses sent students, faculty, and staff to the April 2024 Southeast Regional Conference. To help member institutions share resources, polices, models, protocols, messaging, ideas, and approaches to common issues, COPLAC hosted regular meetings for communities of practice. During these peer-to-peer conversations, representatives from member institutions discussed strategies for how their campuses addressed numerous higher education issues. Communities of practice that met included deans of arts and science, chief academic officers, marketing and communication offices; study abroad/away lifelong learning centers; and centers for teaching and learning. In July 2023 and in June 2024, COPLAC hosted three events for faculty and administrators. The first offered professional development specific to leadership at a public liberal arts college for department chairs from our member institutions. The second focused on faculty in world languages studies at public liberal arts universities. The third highlighted moving from ideas about generative AI; advocacy; branding; and student recruitment into action at COPLAC campuses. 281718 true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 30 30 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false NC MN X X Claire Bailey 8282305249 220 Campus Drive Millar Facilities Asheville NC 28804 Dr Cole Woodcox Executive Director 40.00 X 0 136106 40148 Dr Tuajuanda Jordan President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Melinda Treadwell Executive Committee At Large Member 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr James Birge Executive Committee At Large Member 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Jeffrey McClurkin Executive Committee At Large Member 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Janet Ericksen Executive Committee at Large Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Amir Mohammadi Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Sue Thomas Past - President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Elsa Nunez Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr John Carmichael Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Nora Miller Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Diana Rogers-Adkinson Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Cathy Cox Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Tierra Freeman Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Denise Battles Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Nolan Atkins Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Cindy Jebb Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Mike Wanous Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Karen Moranski Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Demetres Tryphonopoulos Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Janet Gooch Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Daniel Heimmermann Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr John Stewart Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr John Feaver Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Katherine Yardley Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Donna Price Henry Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Renee Wachter Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Scott Jones Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jesse Peters Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mario Martinex Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Stacia Haynie Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 136106 40148 1 false true false 100 100 Member Dues 541900 300000 0 0 Conferences 541900 54140 0 0 354140 438 0 438 5659 5659 5659 0 0 5659 360337 354140 0 6097 3800 3800 185966 145054 40912 0 58417 46676 11741 0 12447 9708 2739 0 9326 7274 2052 0 14385 11221 3164 0 10633 0 10633 0 380 0 380 0 22722 22278 444 0 5311 3522 1789 0 12478 2944 9534 0 30394 29241 1153 0 1421 0 1421 0 367680 281718 85962 0 29042 43205 176313 176355 2595 0 23711 3273 92599 109373 324260 332206 40882 44193 6600 11300 47482 55493 X 276778 276713 276778 276713 324260 332206 -7343 7278 X true X false true false X 0 0 0 3405 1600 0 100 5105 271612 271583 300305 320508 354140 1518148 0 0 35500 35500 35500 70000 70000 246500 307112 310488 337405 390508 424240 1769753 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1769753 33 18 18 123 438 630 33 18 18 123 438 630 0 0 0 1770383 0.99960 0.99980 0.00040 0.00020 X 92599 5548 13107 1501 380 109373 123000 30000 -89 60000 312 92599 63351 59649 0 0 0 0 123000 60000 3351 63351 60000 60000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 false false X Pt X, Line 2 The organization is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however, income from certain activities not related to the organizations tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had no income from unrelated business activities in the 2023-24 fiscal year and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Pt V, Line 4 In 2020, The Board of Directors began funding a permanent endowment. false false false false false false false false false Dr Cole Woodcox 136106 0 0 0 0 0 32814 0 7334 0 176254 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 8b The organization does not have any committees which have the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Pt VI, Line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant. All executive committee members receive an email with a copy of the IRS Form 990 for their review. Approval of the Form 990 is made by the President and Treasurer of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director of COPLAC. Pt VI, Line 12c At the Boards annual meeting held in January, in conjunction with the AAC&U conference, each President is asked to consider at the beginning of the meeting any conflict of interest they may have and to sign COPLACs conflict of interest policy. The forms are kept on file in the COPLAC office. At the beginning of each business meeting (held in January and June) a question is asked as to whether anyone has any conflicts of interest to disclose. Pt VI, Line 15a After the hire of the first Executive Director of COPLAC, with advice from an executive search firm working with the COPLAC search committee, they arrived at the compensation calculated at the start of June 2009 and have remained with this process. The ED is an employee of UNCA and his salary adjustments will be determined based on UNCAs salary adjustment schedule. Pt VI, Line 18 Forms 990 are available on the websites of many charity watch organizations and on the IRS website. They are also available opon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Upon written request, the organization will provide copies of governing documents to the public. UNC Asheville One University Heights Asheville NC 28804 566002370 Higher Education NC Govt None false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false UNC-Asheville o,p Cash UNC-Asheville n FMV