Tag: University Name Change

News Roundup

Western State Colorado University Accomplishes First Task in Changing its Name

Western State Colorado University has recently received preliminary approval from the Colorado House to change its name to Western Colorado University. The institution received the approval despite a 2012 promise when the school changed it from a college to a university, not to do so as long as Colorado Mesa University – formerly Mesa State […]

March 8, 2019

Recruitment & Retention

University of Southern Maine Unveils new Possible Recruitment Strategy, Changing its Name

Administrators at the University of Southern Maine (USM) are contemplating changing the school’s name in an effort to attract more out-of-state students. University president Dr. Glenn Cummings proposed the idea at a recent news conference referring to the decline in in-state student enrollment and that it has no choice but to focus their recruitment efforts on students outside […]

January 18, 2019