Edison State Univ vs. Thomas Edison

[cookderosa]

Hi all,

I would like to share a thought I've had, to see what you all think. I was thinking that it might good for us to drop the "Thomas" in Thomas Edison when referring to the university. This way, we would be saying Edison State, or Edison State University. I think it would place the emphasis on the State part of the name. It doesn't matter to those of us here, because we already know it is a state university. But others don't. 

Do you think that when you use "Thomas Edison State University," with people, that the "State" part is clear enough to them? I just wonder if the name of "Thomas Edison" is what they remember, rather than "Edison State." 

I always use Edison State University on my resume, employment documents, etc. I want it to be super clear that this is a state school. I don't want people's minds getting stuck on the "Thomas Edison" part.

Does any of this make sense??? Of course, I'm not talking about pushing to change the actual name. Just to change the name that we use when talking about the university with others. What do you all think? Have you ever wondered about this?

TESU (and previously TESC) is wayyyyy shorter than typing out any of the options you're suggesting.
Also, why would your resume not list the school's name properly? We had a discussion here not too long ago that talked about Edison State appearing on LinkedIn and we were trying to assess if the person's claim was a fraud. Seriously, I can't think of a single reason for an honest person to modify a college's name in any way.