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19-400: MCLA is an abbreviation that may refer to: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Midnight Club: Los Angeles Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MCLA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

38-533: A rolling admissions plan. It requires graduation from an accredited secondary school or a GED. MCLA uses SAT or ACT composite scores for entrance consideration. MCLA accepts transfer students with grade-point average requirements or with an associate degree. MCLA is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . MCLA awards the Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science on

57-435: A different point of view. Rather than crossing oceans and continents, thinking globally begins for NSE students by crossing state, regional, provincial, and cultural borders to experience a change of people, place, and opportunity. Studying for a term or academic year at a member campus allows NSE students to take courses not available on their home campuses, expand their academic program options, acquire life skills, reside in

76-490: A different region, be exposed to diverse cultural settings, seek out graduate and professional schools, and explore career options. NSE students gain insight into the historical and cultural makeup of different regions, improve their communications skills with individuals from different backgrounds, and prepare themselves to live and work in a culturally diverse society. NSE features a tuition reciprocity system that allows students to attend their host institution by paying either

95-525: A major. At least 40 upper-division credits are required. At least 45 credits must be earned while the student is in residence at the college. Students must earn at least a 2.0 grade point average overall and a 2.0 in their major. MCLA offers internships for undergraduates through the Berkshire Hills Internship Program. It also offers undergraduates coursework in other countries through its travel abroad program. MCLA belongs to

114-472: A new Center for Science and Innovation at MCLA. It opened in 2013 as the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation. In 2014, Grant left the college and Cynthia F. Brown was appointed Interim President. Although Greg Summers was initially named the new president, he later withdrew his acceptance, citing family health concerns. On December 9, 2015, Jamie Birge was named as president. MCLA has

133-646: A new mascot, the Mountain Lion, was adopted while in April 2019, the Trailblazer community named the Mascot "Murdock" after a vote of the campus community, alumni, and community members. The most successful team in the college's history was the men's ice hockey team, which was cut in 2003. However, MCLA will have men's and women's hockey teams beginning to compete again in the 2023-24 academic year. MCLA

152-446: A weekly newspaper, and Spires , a literary magazine published each year. Radio Station WJJW broadcasts for 140 hours each week, and episodes of the student-run college TV news program, Beacon Web News, are produced once a week. MCLA also has one faculty publication: The Mind's Eye, and one alumni publication, Beacons & Seeds , which comes out twice a year. National Student Exchange The National Student Exchange ( NSE )

171-614: Is a member-based, not-for-profit consortium of accredited colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that provides study away opportunities among its member institutions. Established in 1968, NSE has provided exchange opportunities to more than 100,000 students. The concept of study abroad or study away, in practice, is any experience that takes students outside of their comfort zones and challenges them to experience life from

190-935: Is authorized by the state to grant the distinction "Commonwealth Scholar" to students who complete the honors program with a capstone thesis. MCLA has 13 varsity sports. The college's varsity teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division III level in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC). Active intercollegiate female teams are basketball , volleyball , tennis , cross country , soccer , softball , and lacrosse ; while active intercollegiate male teams are baseball , basketball, golf , cross country, tennis and soccer. The college also has NERFU club rugby which

209-556: Is governed by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. Beyond that, MCLA has extra-institutional representation of 11 voting members and the Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed by the governor which has 11 voting members. A student representative to the board of trustees is elected every spring by the student body to sit for one academic year. Administration positions include 12 men and 24 women. Academic affairs

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228-421: Is headed by the vice president for academic affairs. Business and finances is headed by the vice president for administration and finance. Student affairs is headed by the vice president of student affairs. The full-time instructional faculty has 52 men and 36 women. The academic governance body, All College Committee, meets an average of nine times each year. The school has two student publications: The Beacon ,

247-667: The Massachusetts Council for International Education (MaCIE), College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS), and the National Student Exchange (NSE). Through these associations and connections, students are sent on semester- or year-long programs to different colleges. The college Honors Program includes ten percent of the student body for whom it offers special interdisciplinary courses in such topics as "The Mathematics of Fairness," "Ethics and Animals" or "The Romantic Movement." The college

266-490: The Normal School enrolled 32 students (29 women, 3 men) and employed 4 teachers. In 1932, North Adams Normal School became "State Teachers College of North Adams", added an upper-division curriculum, and started awarding bachelor's degrees. In 1936, it instituted graduate program. In 1960, it changed its name to "North Adams State College" and, in 1997, to "Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts", reflecting its position as

285-492: The in-state/in-province tuition of their host institution or the normal tuition of their home campus. NSE is a program that responds to institutional objectives for globalization , cultural diversity , and other off-campus learning initiatives. NSE invites applications for membership from colleges and universities that are: baccalaureate-granting institutions located in the United States, and its territories; institutions regionally accredited (United States); committed to providing

304-524: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCLA&oldid=932989129 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts MCLA was founded in 1894 as "North Adams Normal School", and it offered first instruction at post-secondary level three years later. By 1897,

323-693: The public liberal arts college within the Massachusetts state university system. In 2004, President Mary Grant led in the creation of the Berkshire Compact for Higher Education and MCLA Gallery 51. MCLA also is the lead partner in the Berkshire STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Pipeline Network. In 2008, the Massachusetts Higher Education Bond Bill included $ 54.5 million for

342-451: The undergraduate level and also confers master's degrees in both education and business administration, as well as a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS). MCLA offers 19 major programs of study and 35 minors. On average, MCLA offers 300 academic courses each semester. Graduation from MCLA requires completing 120 credits of academic work. Of these, about 40 must in the college-wide core curriculum. Another 40 credits are required for

361-653: Was re-activated in 2011. From 1963, the college's athletic teams were known as the Mohawks, after the Mohawk Trail which runs along Massachusetts Route 2 . In response to concerns over using a Native American name (Francis Boots, cultural-preservation officer of the Mohawk tribe, has told college officials that his people were not honored by the name ), the mascot was changed to the Trailblazers in 2002. In 2013,

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