Luke Davis Presents at COPLAC in Mansfield

2017 Oct 23

A group of student researchers from Eastern Connecticut State University recently presented at the annual northeast conference for the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). From Oct. 13-14, Eastern was one of eight colleges to participate in the symposium, this year located at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania.

Among the students was Luke Davis '18 who presented an oral talk titled "Where Have All the Good Students Gone?" Davis resides in Milldale and majors in environmental earth science.

"A multivariable regression analysis was performed to examine both internal and external factors and determine what drives the low academic performance in Hartford Public Schools," wrote Davis in his project abstract. "Internal factors examined included ethnicity of students within each school, students who qualify as low income, and classes taught by qualified educators. External factors considered were ethnicity, need for financial assistance, educational attainment, and crime within the neighborhoods surrounding each public school in Hartford."

COPLAC is a consortium of 30 public liberal arts colleges and universities spanning 28 states and one Canadian province. Established in 1987, it serves to promote the value of a public liberal arts education.