“We have doctoral programs, 25 master’s programs, and “college” generally represents just undergraduate education,” Grigsby says. 

In a letter from Noe Ortega, Acting Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it was stated that Moravian College is now approved to “operate as a university.”

The college announced Friday that the Pennsylvania Department of Education has approved Moravian’s request to become a university, sealing the deal on a process that began last fall.

The college welcomed back nearly 250 graduates from the class of 2020 so they could finally experience the walk across the stage, a right of passage for students like Maci Kendrick.

The two Bethlehem Area School District students — Valenzuela from Freedom High School, Ponce from Liberty High School — were awarded the BASD Superintendent’s Scholarship, which covers four years of tuition at Moravian.

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The discussions are nonbinding. They are focused on providing “an ecumenical theological education on multiple campuses,” according to information about the talks posted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. The talks include a commitment to retain the Lancaster Theological Seminary name.

Once the exploration process is completed, a report regarding a new relationship between Moravian College, Moravian Theological Seminary and Lancaster Theological Seminary will be presented to the respective Boards of Trustees and the Moravian Church for final approval.

The program name change was announced to current Moravian Graduate Business students enrolled in the program and is reflected on the updated webpage, moravian.edu/msda.

Adding the role of Career Development Strategist is one of the first initiatives undertaken to support ELEVATE, the undergraduate experience recently launched for new, incoming undergraduate students, beginning with the class of 2025.