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A resolution recognizing Trevecca Nazarene University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
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WHEREAS, Trevecca Nazarene University was founded in 1901 by J.O. McClurkan as a literary and Bible training School; and
WHEREAS, in 1910, the school was renamed Trevecca College after Colege Trefeca in Wales. The name was taken from a Welsh word meaning a binding together in love; and
WHEREAS, in 1915, the school joined the Church of the Nazarene and thereafter became an official college of the Church of the Nazarene; and
WHEREAS, through hardship, Trevecca relocated several times before moving to its current location on Murfreesboro Pike in 1935; and
WHEREAS, the University integrated when it admitted its first African American student in 1968, this same year it began its athletics program; and
WHEREAS, the University began its athletics program in 1968 and now supports 17 intercollegiate varsity sports, the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans have won conference championships in baseball, softball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s golf. The University became a Division II member of National Collegiate Athletic Association in 2014; and
WHEREAS, today, Trevecca offers 15 associate’s degrees, 79 undergraduate majors, 33 master’s programs and six doctoral programs as well as other specialist and certificate programs; and
WHEREAS, Trevecca continues to center faith in its mission, as the University has grown in its offerings of nine campus ministries and 47 chapel opportunities for students each semester; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council honor Trevecca Nazarene University for 125 years of faithful teaching in Nashville and beyond.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Council hereby goes on record as recognizing Trevecca Nazarene University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
Section 2. That this Resolution shall take e...
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