As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.
Deified is a verb. The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being. Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time.
Though also sometimes labeled a deist, Washington doesn't fit the definition of a deist as a person who sees God as similar to a clockmaker, a being who created the world and set life into motion, watching over events on earth without interfering. Washington believed in a God who responded to prayer and human need.