Let's congratulate the St. Peter's Peacocks as they spread their wings

Our good friends over off Kennedy Blvd. are no longer a college. As of later today St. Peter's becomes St. Peter's UNIVERSITY. They will join Seton Hall and Georgian Court (huh whaaaa?) as the only two Catholic universities in the Garden State. The Star-Ledger has more on ow this came about:

The leap from college to university comes after years of expansion at the 3,000-student school, which began adding graduate programs in the 1990s. Earlier this year, Rochelle Hendricks, the state’s higher education secretary, approved Saint Peter’s application for university status.

It has been a long road. The first discussions about becoming a university began fifteen long years ago and in earnest four years ago. Students? Oh they're fired up:

"University sounds a lot bigger than college," said Amanda Schaffer, 21, a senior graphic design major from Jersey City. "The first thing I plan to do is get a t-shirt that says ‘Saint Peter’s University.’"

Good on you St. Peter's!