TIFFIN – Heidelberg College’s Board of Trustees has voted to return the name of the institution to Heidelberg University. The change will become fully effective at the beginning of the 2009-10 school year.

“As Heidelberg continues to move forward with expansion of programs and facilities, the name change will more accurately reflect its vision and mission, and allow Heidelberg to become stronger, not different,” said board chair and ‘67 alumna Sondra G. Libman.

“This decision was made with thoughtful deliberation over the course of many months. The transition to Heidelberg University indicates a change in our name, but our mission will remain the same,” Libman said.

“We are taking a step forward. We are not sacrificing our traditional liberal arts heritage, which is at the core of our identity. We will remain a tight-knit community of learners that promotes and nurtures intellectual, personal and professional development,” she said.

Heidelberg College was founded in 1850 by the German Reformed Church. In 1889, the institution became Heidelberg University, a name which remained until it was renamed Heidelberg College in 1926.

For more information, visit www.heidelberg.edu.

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