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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019
College to become Elmhurst University in 2020
Building on nearly 150 years of preparing students for successful careers and lives, Elmhurst College will change its name to Elmhurst University, effective June 30, 2020. “At this pivotal time in our history, less than two years away from our 150th anniversary in 2021, the decision to change our name to Elmhurst University marks the exciting start of the next chapter of our story,” said Elmhurst College President Troy D. VanAken. “While this is certainly a new and significant development, it
is the result of an ongoing, collaborative process. It reflects discussions that have been taking place for some time regarding how we should celebrate who we are, what we have become, and what we need to be in order to best serve our students for generations to come.”
will change, Elmhurst’s identity, core values, and emphasis on liberal arts education and real-world, professional preparation, will remain the same. The university name more accurately reflects Elmhurst’s current educational profile as a comprehensive higher education institution offering Board of Trustees undergraduate and graduate proapproves new name grams in the liberal arts and applied The Elmhurst College Board of sciences, while anticipating opporTrustees approved the new name on tunities for new programs and partJune 15. Although the official name nerships. The change comes at a time
when the College has seen record enrollments and fundraising in the past couple of years. The name change also honors the 1925 vision of H. Richard Niebuhr, Elmhurst College’s sixth president, of an “ever-widening circle” of opportunity for the College to reach an ever-widening circle of diverse students with multiple interests and needs. “A change in name will not alter our commitment to outstanding teaching, personal education and the
fostering of an inclusive and supportive campus learning community that promotes social justice. These characteristics are central to how we promote academic excellence and achievement, and responsible citizenship,” said Ed Momkus, chair of the Board of Trustees and an alumnus from the Class of 1974. “As one of more than 36,000 proud alumni, I believe in and treasure my Elmhurst education and the underlying values
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DEE LONGFELLOW PHOTOS Elmhurst Independent
The altercation…
Pictured here at the Vintage Baseball Game held Sunday, June 23 on the Elmhurst College Mall, John “Quigs” Quigley of the Northside team tries to stop a potential fight from happening as an argument ensues on the field.
… followed by the apology
Because of the disruption on the field, Umpire/Barrister Dave Oberg forced “Quigs” Quigley to apologize here to Jim “Curly” Grabowski as his son Michael “Stretch” Grabowski looks on. More photos inside this issue.
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