Trevecca has moved well along in its transition to university status. The liberal arts would remain a key undergraduate component. The institution offers a number of strong graduate degrees. The name university may serve as a way of promoting the image of the institution . This could be important for fund-raising, recruitment, and prestige.
University can improve the internal self image as an achieving, comprehensive institution.
There may be some feelings among some faculty, students, and alumni that a change to university status is cosmetic, not substantive, and thus there is the potential of some loss of respect. Aspirations of additional departments to become divisions may lead to additional costs. Some may misread the name change as a signal to alter the major focus of the institution away from traditional undergraduate programs. The label may be misunderstood as a signal to move into research and writing in lieu of teaching load . Trevecca must remain as an institution which emphasizes teaching and the growth and development of the person.