Talk:Colonial Athletic Association

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Contents 1 School type/religious affiliation 2 Logos 3 National Map of CAA 4 March 2008 redo? 5 Stop adding "University" to VA Commonwealth

[edit] School type/religious affiliation

The religious affiliation or designation as "non-sectarian" is not so clear cut. For example, Duke University describes its ties with Methodism as "formal, on-going, and symbolic" [1] while Wake Forest University maintains "a dedication to the values rooted in its Baptist heritage" [2]. Both schools can be considered "non-sectarian" in that they are no longer under the direct auspices of their founding religious organizations. Likewise, Boston College maintains its Jesuit identity in spite of the fact that it severed its formal ties with the Jesuit Order (and thereby the Catholic Church) in the 1960s when it was independently incorporated under a lay board of trustees. Unlike the Catholic University of America, which is under the direct auspices of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, or the University of Notre Dame, which is governed by "fellows" who must be priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross, The Trustees of Boston College (BC's governing body) operate independent of any religious jurisdiction. This arrangement is probably similar to that at Duke or Wake Forest, except that the BC trustees have voluntarily chosen to elect members of the founding religious organization to the presidency (though they are not required to do so). In fact, similar arrangements exist at other Jesuit colleges and universities, where both women and non-clerics have been elected to presidency (most recently at Georgetown University). All of this is to say that I think the nature of a school's religious affiliation is beyond the scope of this article, and that "public" or "private" suffice in the context of the members table. --24.63.125.78 10:33, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

24.63.125.78 has coppied and pasted this on almost every college conference discussion board. Please refer to Talk:Atlantic Coast Conference so we can keep all the discussion in one place. Thanks. -- Masonpatriot

Thanks to whomever has contributed to this entry! It contained all the information I was looking for and more. A great job. -- Sometimes 16:41, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Logos

There is a discussion to clarify our policy/guideline on the use of sports team logos. Please see Wikipedia_talk:Logos#Clarification_on_use_of_sports_team_logos if you wish to participate in the discussion. Johntex\^talk 16:39, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] National Map of CAA

The map highlighting where different schools are located contains an error - NJ should not be highlighted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.46.49.99 (talk) 02:14, 16 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] March 2008 redo?

Is there a re-do underway? Seems like it's halfway done as of now. --AndrewHowse (talk) 16:47, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Stop adding "University" to VA Commonwealth

Some idiot keeps typing in "university" next to Virginia Commonwealth. All of these schools are universities, it goes without saying. Why would you add university to VA Commonwealth and not the others? It looks unparallel and stupid. I'm the one who created the championship games table and I do not want "university" written on there. Whoever it is, KNOCK IT OFF! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deconomou (talk • contribs) 16:07, 1 June 2008 (UTC)