Well, it's official - Carroll College becomes Carroll University on July 1st, 2008.
I have mixed feelings about this.
I like it because it'll be easier for people to discern our school from the one in Montana or wherever it is.
But I dislike it for a multitude of reasons.
Theron just graduated from Carroll COLLEGE. Despite going to the same school, I will not graduate from Carroll College but Carroll university. Sure, he can get a diploma printed with "University" on it, but I doubt he'll want to. I would rather graduate with "College" on my diploma. I wonder if they'd do that for those of us who dislike the name change. I doubt it, but oh well.
On top of that, I own tons of Carroll College stuff - shorts, sweatshirts, lanyards, etc. I'm sure someday they'll become some sort of collector's item and it'll be nice to still wear them and remember the "good old days." But alas, I'd feel weird wearing all that to school now. So what, I'm gonna have to buy new copies of everything? Poo on that.
I just sent the following to Carroll via the feedback form. If anyone else has the same feeling about the school, please feel free to copy and paste, but alter to match your situation:
"I think that for those of us currently enrolled in the college, it'd be nice to have the option to choose whether our diploma will say college or university. Incoming freshman should be the last class for whom that'll be an option. Theron just graduated along with a whole mess of my friends, and I still have two years left. My grandpa graduated from Carroll College too. It saddens me to think that I won't be graduating with the same name on my diploma. So, in addition to allowing the alumni to get "university" printed on their diplomas, it'd be nice to let us have the option to choose. I know that I would be far less upset about the name change if that was the case."
I don't think that's too much to ask, right? They apparently read every comment sent, so please leave feedback.
If you have any questions about the name change, click here and go to the FAQs site.
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2 comments:
Just a heads up, your Diploma still should be Carroll College. However, after July 1st you should be able to request a new diploma with Carroll University. You did attend and graduate from Carroll College, always remember that.
Well, but see I graduate in 2 years,
it'll say University. :(
I hope they'll consider my idea though.
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