Editing Trinity Western University (section)

==History==
Trinity Western University traces its history back to 1957, when a committee was established by the [[Evangelical Free Church of America]] to study and consider the feasibility of a liberal arts college on North America's [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific Coast]]. The committee decided on a location between [[Vancouver]] and [[Seattle]] in rural British Columbia, in what is now the [[Township of Langley]].
Trinity Junior College began as a two-year college in 1962, and its name was changed to Trinity Western College 10 years later, following a significant period of growth in enrolment and program options. After 20 years as a transfer college, Trinity Western began awarding [[Bachelor's degree|baccalaureate]] degrees in 1980. 
In 1985 the British Columbia Provincial Government legislated the institution to its current position as a privately funded Christian university and it became known as Trinity Western University.<ref name=history0708>{{cite web|url=https://www.twu.ca/academics/calendar/ac0708-what-twu-is-all-about.pdf|title=What Trinity Western University is All About|access-date=February 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305001125/http://www.twu.ca/academics/calendar/ac0708-what-twu-is-all-about.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the fourth-oldest university in the province of British Columbia after [[UBC|the University of British Columbia]], the [[University of Victoria]], and [[Emily Carr University of Art and Design]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Wiki|url=https://www2.viu.ca/homeroom/content/timeline/1950s/1960.htm|title=British Columbia History of Higher Education Timeline|publisher=Vancouver Island University |year=1997|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref>

===Insignia and symbols===

Trinity Western's motto is ''Turris Fortis Deus Noster.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |author=Gail Kudelik; Jennifer Werden |title=Trinity Western University |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/trinity-western-university |access-date=August 26, 2019 |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>'' The Latin motto is translated as "A Mighty Fortress is Our God". The inspiration for the motto came from a famous hymn of the same name written by [[Martin Luther]].

The university's [[coat of arms]] was granted by the Royal College of Arms, and was presented to then-university president R. Neil Snider in 1986 by the Lieutenant Governor of B.C. on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flags, Flowers, and Fur Traders &#124; Issue No. 22 - Trinity Western Magazine |url=https://www.twu.ca/sites/magazine/no-22/back-40/default.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610184211/http://www.twu.ca/sites/magazine/no-22/back-40/default.html |archive-date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=September 11, 2012 |publisher=Twu.ca}}</ref>

A torch symbol is also used prevalently at the university, as the coat of arms is reserved to authenticate the highest official University academic and legal documents.

[[Spartiate|Spartans]] is the nickname of the varsity teams that compete for Trinity Western University. The name, which comes from the Ancient Greek civilization of Sparta, originated when the university's first intercollegiate team the men's basketball team, began competing in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spartan Logo Reborn &#124; Issue No. 15 - Trinity Western Magazine |url=https://www.twu.ca/sites/magazine/no-15/athletics/default.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918064611/http://www.twu.ca/sites/magazine/no-15/athletics/default.html |archive-date=September 18, 2011 |access-date=September 11, 2012 |publisher=Twu.ca}}</ref>