Westminster College of Salt Lake City

[In 1902 college trustees renamed Sheldon Jackson College to Westminster College, retaining its Presbyterian roots and tracing its Utah lineage back through its preparatory division and later high school division, the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, originally founded in 1875. In 1983 the college was renamed to Westminster College of Salt Lake City. The name reverted back to Westminster College in 1998, when the "of Salt Lake City" was officially dropped from the name. Today Westminster College exists as a fully independent, privately funded, nondenominational, comprehensive liberal arts institution of higher learning with selected graduate programs, meeting the West's educational needs as it has since 1875.]

found: nuc88-93338: To you from me, 1985(hdg. on UU rept.: Westminster College (Salt Lake City); usage: Westminster College of Salt Lake City)

found: LC data base, 5/4/89(less than fully authenticated serial hdg.: Westminster College of Salt Lake City)

found: Summary of the major changes currently proposed to be made to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Westminster College, Aug. 18, 1998:(Articles of Incorporation were last amended in 1983; name of college was changed at that time from Westminster College to Westminster College of Salt Lake City)

found: Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorportaion of Westminster College of Salt Lake City, 1998:(The name of the corporation is Westminster College of Salt Lake City; the Articles of Incorporation are ammended as follows: The name of the Corporation shall be Westminster College)

found: Westminster College of Salt Lake City, 1998:p. 227 (On January 18, 1983 the reoganization of Westminster College was announced; the school known as Westminster College would close on June 30, 1983 and reopen under the name Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Employees could reapply for positions with the new institution.)

found: Westminster College via WWW, 29 November 2012:(Founded in 1875 as the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, a preparatory school, Westminster first offered college classes in 1897 as Sheldon Jackson College. Named in honor of its primary benefactor, Sheldon Jackson, the college operated for many years on the Collegiate Institute campus in downtown Salt lake City. Gradually the institute became identified as the college preparatory department, and high school classes continued to be an integral part of the curriculum until 1945. In 1902, college trustees adopted the new name, Westminster. Moving to its present location in 1911, Westminster became the first accredited two-year junior college in the intermountain area. In 1935 Westminster modified its curriculum to qualify as a four-year junior college and in 1949 became a four-year liberal arts institution offering baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences. Today Westminster exists as a fully independent, privately funded, nondenominational, comprehensive liberal arts institution of higher learning with selected graduate programs, meeting the West's educational needs as it has since 1875.)

[In 1902 college trustees renamed Sheldon Jackson College to Westminster College, retaining its Presbyterian roots and tracing its Utah lineage back through its preparatory division and later high school division, the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, originally founded in 1875. In 1983 the college was renamed to Westminster College of Salt Lake City. The name reverted back to Westminster College in 1998, when the "of Salt Lake City" was officially dropped from the name. Today Westminster College exists as a fully independent, privately funded, nondenominational, comprehensive liberal arts institution of higher learning with selected graduate programs, meeting the West's educational needs as it has since 1875.]