On everything from the school’s website to its bookstore items, Saint Augustine’s now reflects its status as a university. In a release, university officials say the transition from college to university will touch everything from the aesthetic to the academic.

Campus signage has been updated, major construction projects are in progress and the new branding package is complete. Cosmetic updates will continue throughout the academic year. University administrators have been hard at work preparing for not only the physical change, but also the shift in mentality that is required when any significant organizational change is implemented.  “It’s more than just a name change” became a mantra of faculty and staff and drilled home the declaration that Saint Augustine’s University will not be business as usual.

“The expectation is that students will return to campus and know that something is different,” states President Dianne Boardley Suber. “The change is not only aesthetic, but also in mindset. Moving to the next level will require commitment from students, faculty and staff and I am confident that we will rise to the challenge. We have the right people, in the right place and this is the right time.”