sentences:  The school matriculated its first class of students in August 2005, with Edgar R. Gonzalez as president and founding dean, and graduated its first class in May 2008.In March 2009, in order to facilitate its application for accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the school changed its name from the University of Appalachia, College of Pharmacy to the Appalachian College of Pharmacy.This change was made because the previous name did not "accurately represent the singular stand-alone nature of the College’s operations."