Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1902-1983)

[In 1902 college trustees renamed Sheldon Jackson College to Westminster College, retaining its Presbyterian roots and tracing its Utah lineage back through the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, originally founded in 1875. From 1902 to 1910, the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute was considered the preparatory division of Westminster College. This de facto relationship was codified in 1910 when the Collegiate Institute became first the official preparatory and later high school division of the college; a relationship that continued until 1945. Moving to its present location in 1911, Westminster College became the first accredited two-year junior college in the intermountain area and by 1949 became a four-year liberal arts institution offering baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences. In 1974 the college formally unaffiliated itself from the Presbyterian Church. In 1983, the college closed down under the name of Westminster College and immediately reopened under the name of Westminster College of Salt Lake City.]

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.)

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.104 (Ultimately the name Sheldon Jackson College did not survive, as on February 6, 1902, trustees approved the new name Westminster College, retaining its Presbyterian roots.) p. 120 (Effective September 1, 1910, the Women's Board transferred ownership of the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute to Westminster College. Although officially the preparatory and later the high school department of Westminster College, the Collegiate Institute retained its distinctive name, continued an annual course catalog, and maintained separate athletic teams and school publications.) p. 173 (Trustees in 1944 approved a plan to close down the high school department over a two year period. Commencement exercises in 1945 marked the end of an era that reached back to the founding of Salt Lake Collegiate Institute.) 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.)

[In 1902 college trustees renamed Sheldon Jackson College to Westminster College, retaining its Presbyterian roots and tracing its Utah lineage back through the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, originally founded in 1875. From 1902 to 1910, the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute was considered the preparatory division of Westminster College. This de facto relationship was codified in 1910 when the Collegiate Institute became first the official preparatory and later high school division of the college; a relationship that continued until 1945. Moving to its present location in 1911, Westminster College became the first accredited two-year junior college in the intermountain area and by 1949 became a four-year liberal arts institution offering baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences. In 1974 the college formally unaffiliated itself from the Presbyterian Church. In 1983, the college closed down under the name of Westminster College and immediately reopened under the name of Westminster College of Salt Lake City.]