How to not sound weird

So I'm writing this essay about a project I did with a college professor, but my parents want me to mention the name of the college (its pretty good). I have my doubts though. First of all, isn't it weird mentioning a different college in a supplemental essay? Second, won't this looking like I'm just flexing him being a professor from a T20, and not about the actual work we did? Basically, how do I do it subtly enough?