Lenoir-Rhyne trades 'College' for 'University'

"College to change name to Lenoir-Rhyne University" (LRC News & Events, March 15, 2008):

The Commission for Lenoir-Rhyne, created in November to study possible expansion of the 117-year-old college, has presented a resolution asking the Board of Trustees to expand the mission of the institution to serve a broader constituency. To better represent the future programming initiatives of Lenoir-Rhyne the Commission has recommended that the name of the institution be changed to Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Very impressive for an institution that was only recently moving to cut its required liberal arts core to an 8-hour course and whose recent multi-million dollar donations are virtually all going towards athletic programs.

Of related interest:

• "L-R University to change 'Departments' to 'Colleges'" (Lenoir-Rhyne Onion, March 20, 2008).