Since 1998, the Appalachian Laboratory (AL) has led a project entitled Research Opportunities and Collaboration in the Appalachians (ROCA) in partnership with the Appalachian College Association (ACA). This project has been supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The goals of the project are to: all. We would welcome add

1. Provide opportunities for ACA faculty and students to learn new research skills and become involved in collaborative research with AL.

2. Enhance the research and educational programs of AL by providing new research opportunities for AL faculty and students in collaboration with ACA faculty.

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Appalachian Laboratory

The Appalachian Laboratory is located on the Appalachian Plateau, in western Maryland and is part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

Appalachian College Association Schools

Ferrum College

Ferrum College is located east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Virginia.

University of the South (Sewanee)

The University is located atop the Cumberland Plateau, between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

West Virginia Wesleyan College

West Virginia Wesleyan College is located in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, in Buckhannon WV.

Lindsey Wilson College

Lindsey Wilson is located in Columbia, Kentucky, about 20 miles from Lake Cumberland in South-central Kentucky.