Georgia Regents University in Augusta is getting a new name. The University System Board of Regents voted Tuesday to change the name of the school to Augusta University.

"While this change will necessitate adjustments across our university and health system community — a community that has faced a number of significant transitions in recent years — it is also recognition of the critical partnership that exists between our institution and our local community," university president Brooks Kiel said in a statement.

Georgia Regents was created by the 2012 merger of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University. Alumni and local residents protested; they wanted Augusta to be part of the school's name. Regent University in Virginia filed a lawsuit, which was settled out of court.

The change to Augusta University is effective immediately, but it will take time (and a lot of money) to swap out everything from business cards to building signs. "The university spent $3.8 million to replace all of the previous signs from the schools that created the consolidated university, Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University, as well as the signage for the university’s health system", reports The Augusta Chronicle.

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