SIOUX CITY, Iowa. (AP) - Morningside College in Sioux City will become Morningside University next year, officials at the school said Thursday.
Morningside President John Reynders announced the the name change at a news conference on the school’s campus, the Sioux City Journal reported. The decision to change the name was made by a unanimous vote of the Morningside College Board of Directors during an Oct.9 meeting.
“Morningside will remain Morningside. For those that don’t know us, though, the change to university has the potential to open new doors and new hearts within the global marketplace,” Reynders said.
The main difference between a college and university is that a university generally offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Reynders said Morningside has offered graduate degrees since the late 1960s and now serves more graduate students than undergraduates.
Morningside College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Churches established in 1894. It has an undergraduate enrollment of about 1,300 students.
The new name is slated to take effect June 1.
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