became Judson University on August 28, 2007. Academics Judson University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has more than 60 undergraduate majors, minors and pre-professional programs and is currently the only evangelical Christian college or university to offer a fully accredited graduate program in architecture. Its Master of Architecture degree is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). In addition, Judson offers the Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, and Master of Leadership. Furthermore, Judson offers the Doctor of Education. The university was granted an exception to Title IX in 2017 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. Judson was ranked 95th out of 157 in the list of Midwest Regional colleges by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. It is ranked among the "Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth" in the US by Campus Pride. Accreditation It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. Arts The university offers programs and extra curricular activities in fine arts, including degrees in art and design, music, and concentrations in theater. The Draewell Gallery, housed in the Harm A. Weber Academic Center, hosts student work as well as exhibits from artists across the country and around the world. The School of Art, Design and Architecture features a Lecture and Exhibition Series each fall and spring semester. Invited artists tend to show three-to-five times a semester along with one-to-three student shows mainly for senior exhibition. The Judson University Theater Program, directed by faculty members Dr. Brenda Buckley-Hughes, Professor Kimberly Schmidt, and alumnus Dave Hunter, offers a musical, traditional play and a Nowhere Near Broadway production each fall and spring semester. In recent years, the theater program has produced Shakespeare performances and such plays as Steel Magnolias, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and coming October 2011, ''Children of Eden." Off-Stage Improv is a student-led, school-approved group that performs once a month. The Music Department at Judson University offers degrees in professional music performance, music education, music ministry, and most recently, music business and entrepreneurship. The university has a variety of performing musical groups including symphonic and orchestral bands, choral groups and ensembles. Athletics The Judson athletic teams are called the Eagles. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the NAIA Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) since the 1996–97 academic year.