The original College seal, adopted when the institution was founded in 1885, was composed of a hand grasping a flaming torch and the motto "Sit Lux"—here is light. This was considered too conventional, and on February 25, 1908, the Board of Trustees adopted a new seal designed by Grace Lainhart, an art teacher and director of the School of Fine Arts at the College. Still used today, the logo shows the rising sun with the motto "Fiat Lux"—let there be light—which was believed best expressed the purpose of Rollins College.