With the recent additions of schools from South Carolina and Georgia, Commissioner Rob Miller announced today that the Florida Sun Conference will be changing its name to The Sun Conference effective immediately.

"It is an exciting time for the conference," Miller said. "The new name, The Sun Conference, reflects that. We were able to keep our history in our name but also set the conference in a great position as we look to the future. As we continue to grow and establish The Sun Conference, moments like this are vital to our success."

Membership in The Sun Conference currently stands at nine schools as far north as Beaufort, S.C. and as far south as Miami, Fla. Member schools include: Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, Fla.), Embry-Riddle University (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Florida Memorial University (Opa Locka, Fla.), Northwood University (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, Ga.), St. Thomas University (Miami, Fla.), University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Warner Southern College (Lake Wales, Fla.) and Webber International University (Babson Park, Fla.).

The Sun Conference's new logo is simple in design. The colors, red, orange and yellow, represent the different hues of the sun, while the sunburst above the "S" in the word Sun is symbolic of a conference on the rise.