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By Any Other Name

Submitted by Rick on Tue, 08/16/2005 - 8:41am.

Saint Martin's ~~College~~ University is now the name of that little school established in 1895 by Benedictine monks near the Capitol shortly after statehood.

Why change the name? Clearly, prestige is the issue:

Trustees decided to adopt the "university" moniker to better reflect the school's breadth and to eliminate confusion with community colleges that are dropping the "community" from their names.

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"It feels good - it feels better than 'college,"' said student Alvena Willis, 21, Tacoma. "I am glad that it changed right before I graduated, because it's going to look more impressive on my resume."

How long before we have The Evergreen State University?

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Submitted by chad360 on Thu, 06/15/2006 - 7:01am.

TESC doesn't have the academic weight to merit/rank as a U. of Anything...a really pathetic institution...could've been so great--

And St. Martin's does?

Submitted by Rick on Thu, 06/15/2006 - 7:05am.

Besides, Evergreen is a great school -- unique in the country for its pedagogical creativeness.

There's a difference between

Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 06/15/2006 - 7:02am.

There's a difference between a university and a college.

I'm sure St. Martin's went with the name change to reflect this.

EDIT: I guess I should explain the difference in case someone is not aware.

A university is a collection of colleges. For instance, at my university, there is a College of Arts & Sciences, business school, law school, medical school, and nursing school (ranging from undergraduate to doctoral programs).

A college is only one part of a university. If you don't have all the components to make a university, you're only a college.

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