TESC Seeking University Status in NJ

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Am not sure whether TESU will be the new name when university status is conferred. Is there any rule about name change? In my home country, it is often difficult for an institution of higher learning to change name. It takes ages (if at all ) for name change approval to be granted. Maybe Edison State University(ESU) or The University of the State of New Jersey (not to be confused with Rutgers- The State University of New Jersey), University of Trenton (UoT)? What name would you like TESC to change to upon university status approval?

Personally, I don't think it a good idea to change a school name drastically; too much of its existing identity could/would be lost.

The new name is mentioned in the Trentonian article -
“We would have to demonstrate in the petition that we satisfy the criteria for using the name,” Pruitt said. “The secretary will evaluate the petition and then will make a decision. We expect that this time next year we will be Thomas Edison State University instead of Thomas Edison State College.” - Dr Pruitt

The only problem I can recall is is when the proposed name is too similar to an existing school. As was the case in the legal discussions between TESC and the school in Florida (Edison State College) now Florida Southwestern State College. See the article for background. Name change considered for Edison State | Fort Myers Newspaper | News, Business, Real Estate and Arts in Fort Myers FL | Florida