announced that Villa Madonna College would be renamed "Thomas More College". The same year another Thomas More College opened – a woman's college of Jesuit Fordham University in New York which later merged with Fordham College as a co-educational college and dropped the Thomas More name. Although the college was opened in January 1968, dedication ceremonies were held on September 28 with President Lyndon B. Johnson in attendance. The college serves 2,000 full- and part-time students. Although primarily from Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, students from roughly 20 states and several countries attend Thomas More. Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education formally granted Thomas More university status in July 2018. On October 1, 2018, Thomas More College was officially renamed to Thomas More University and assumed university status, with full implementation of the name change taking place during the 2018–19 academic year. Thomas More also began transitioning to a new organizational structure of three colleges: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences College of Business College of Natural and Health Sciences Presidents Mary Domitilla Thuener (1921–1928) Michael Leick (1928–1943) Edmund Corby (1943–1944) Thomas A. McCarty (1945–1949) Joseph Z. Aud (1949–1951) John F. Murphy (1951–1971) Richard A. DeGraff (1971–1978) Robert J. Giroux (1978–1982) Thomas A. Coffey (1982–1985) Charles J. Bensman (1986–1992) William F. Cleves (1992–2001) E. Joseph Lee II (2001–2004) Margaret Stallmeyer (2005–2013) David A. Armstrong (2013–2018) Joseph L. Chillo (2019–present) Academics The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Buildings Administrative Building Houses the majority of administrative offices (except for athletics, campus ministry, and institutional advancement), faculty offices, some classrooms, the cafeteria, and the computer center. Academic Building Science Building Four-story building that holds offices and classrooms for the Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, and Education departments. Connor Convocation Center The gym, training rooms, and athletics offices are housed in the Connor Convocation Center. Saints Center Transitioning back to a student headquarters. Benedictine Library Beyond the library, this building houses the theatre and the Eva G. Farris Art Gallery. Performing Arts Lab Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel Academic Center Currently under construction. It will house classrooms, a 375-seat auditorium, a technology and prototype lab, the Dr. Anthony ’65 & Geraldine ’66 Zembrodt Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the Center for Faith, Mission, and Catholic Education, and the College of Business. Covington Hall Houses a number of offices including Athletics, Finance, IT Administration, Institutional Research, and