high school students. Student life Victory University offered activities and entertainment for students at the Bryce Student Center. Seminars and conferences on career planning, maintaining a successful family life, and Christian missions were part of the college's annual program. Victory University leased a dormatory for up to 120 students at the Flats at Cotton Council, located four miles away from the main campus at 1918 North Parkway in Midtown Memphis. The upper three levels of the dormitory were reserved for athletes. Athletics At the time of the school's closure, Victory (VU) athletic teams were called the Eagles. The university was a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level, which they also competed as a member until after the 2004–05 school year; as well as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), primarily competing as an independent; both from 2010–11 to 2013–14. The Eagles previously competed in the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TranSouth or TSAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 2005–06 to 2008–09. Victory competed in ten intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports included baseball, basketball, bowling cross country and track & field; while women's sports included bowling, cross country, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports included spirit squad. Nickname Prior to 1985, VU varsity teams were known as the Saints, from 1985 to 1989 as the Crusaders, from 1989 through 1996, as the Cougars, in 1996, as the Cardinals, in 2005 as the Comets, and in 2011 as the Eagles. History Before the 2009–10 school year began, Crichton left the NAIA. Intercollegiate athletic programs were suspended in the spring of 2009 because of the institution's financial troubles, but were re-instated, beginning with men's and women's basketball in April 2010. The Eagles returned back to intercollegiate athletic competition by re-joining back to the NCCAA as well as joining the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), effective in the 2010–11 school year. In 2012 Victory University offered men and women's bowling, men and women's track and field, men and women's cross country, and women's volleyball. Notable alumnus Michael Pearl, Author of To Train Up a Child References External links Official website Official athletics website Defunct private universities and colleges in Tennessee Educational institutions established in 1941 Educational institutions disestablished in 2014 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association