Ohio Wesleyan University (also known as Wesleyan or OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges.^[5] Ohio Wesleyan has always admitted students irrespective of religion or race and maintained that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles."^[6][7] In this capacity, Ohio Wesleyan has espoused internationalism and community activism.^[8] For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Liberal arts colleges in the United States are primarily liberal arts colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... “USD” redirects here. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... The City of Delaware is located near the center of the state of Ohio, about 20 miles north of Columbus, Ohio. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... Liberal arts colleges in the United States are primarily liberal arts colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. ... The City of Delaware is located near the center of the state of Ohio, about 20 miles north of Columbus, Ohio. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Five Colleges of Ohio is an academic consortium of five selective private liberal arts colleges in the U.S. state of Ohio. ... Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism[1] and laissez-faire liberalism[2]) is a doctrine stressing the importance of human rationality, individual property rights, natural rights, the protection of civil liberties, constitutional limitations of government, free markets, and individual freedom from restraint as exemplified in the writings of Adam... Students occupying Sheffield town hall over the introduction of higher education fees Student activism is work done by students to effect political, environmental, economic, or social change. ...

The 200-acre (81 ha) site is 20 miles (32 km) north of Columbus, Ohio. It includes the main academic and residential campus, the Perkins Observatory, and the Kraus Wilderness Preserve.^[9] A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Kraus Wilderness Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University was founded in 1976 when the John Kraus provided the University with a 53-acre land for instruction in agriculture, horticulture, and related subjects. An endowed fellowship program promotes student research at the Kraus Preserve and has supported projects on soil microbiology...

In 2005, Ohio Wesleyan had the ninth highest percentage of international students among liberal arts colleges for the twelfth straight year.^[10] U.S. News & World Report ranked Ohio Wesleyan 95th among U.S. liberal arts colleges in its 2007 edition.^[11] Notable alumni include former U.S. Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and Nobel Laureate Frank Sherwood Rowland.^[12] International students are students, usually in early adulthood, who study in foreign schools. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... The Vice President of the United States (sometimes referred to as VPOTUS)[1] is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-sixth Vice President of the United States. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Frank Sherwood Rowland (born June 28, 1927) is a Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. ...

History

Main article: History of Ohio Wesleyan University

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Founding

The Sulphur Spring, renovated in 2005, was a major vacation spot for health seekers in the 1830s.

In 1841, Ohio residents Adam Poe and Charles Elliott decided to establish a university "of the highest order" in central Ohio.^[13] To that end, they purchased the Mansion House Hotel, a former health resort with its Sulfur Spring, using funds raised from local residents.^[14][15] Poe and Elliot wrote a charter emphasizing "the democratic spirit of teaching", which was approved by the Ohio State Legislature. Early in the following year they opened the college preparatory Academy and formed a Board of Trustees.^[16] Ohio Wesleyan University, named (like several other U.S. colleges and universities) after John Wesley, founder of Methodism, opened on November 13, 1844 as a Methodist-related but nonsectarian institution, with a College of Liberal Arts for male students.^[17][7][18] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 766 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)== Summary == Sulfur Spring at Ohio Wesleyan University File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 766 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)== Summary == Sulfur Spring at Ohio Wesleyan University File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... For other uses, see Democracy (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school, or prep school) is a private secondary school (or high school) designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Board of directors. ... For other persons named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For school of ancient Greek medicine... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Ohio Wesleyan's first president, Edward Thomson, stated in his inaugural address on August 5, 1846 that the school was "a product of the liberality of the local people."^[19] This liberal philosophy contributed to Wesleyan's vocal opposition to slavery in the 1850s.^[20][21][22] In the annual celebration for George Washington's birthday in 1862, second president Frederick Merrick endorsed Ohio Wesleyan's "ideals of democracy" during his oration.^[23] Edward Thomson was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (and therefore also of the United Methodist Church), elected in 1864. ... An inauguration is a ceremony of formal investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism[1] and laissez-faire liberalism[2]) is a doctrine stressing the importance of human rationality, individual property rights, natural rights, the protection of civil liberties, constitutional limitations of government, free markets, and individual freedom from restraint as exemplified in the writings of Adam... Slave redirects here. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ...

Curriculum growth and fundraising

Elliott Hall, the first college building on campus, was renovated in 2000 and is Ohio's oldest collegiate Greek Revival building.^[24]

During the mid-19th century, Ohio Wesleyan focused on attracting students, adding fields of study, and fundraising, by which it significantly increased its endowment.^[25] Sturges Hall was constructed as the University's first library in 1855.^[26] In 1873, the school added the Department of Natural History housed in Merrick Hall.^[27] The Ohio Wesleyan Female College, established in 1853, merged with Wesleyan in 1877.^[28][29] Between 1876 and 1888, enrollment tripled and music education greatly increased, yet no major buildings were built in this time.^[30][31] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. ... Personal residence of Catherine the Great Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. ... This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... Prospective view of the campus, looking south east in 1841. ... Introduction Ohio Wesleyan Female College was founded in 1853 in Delaware, Ohio. ... Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. ...

By the end of the 19th century, Ohio Wesleyan had added a School of Music (1877), School of Fine Arts (1877), School of Oratory (1894), and Business School (1895) to the original College of Liberal Arts (founded in 1844).^[32] To address the need for new departments and specialized instruction, the administration improved the facilities and courses to make them on par with OWU's new academic position. University Hall, Slocum Library, extensions to the Monnett campus, and athletic facilities were all constructed during that period.^[33] This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... Introduction Ohio Wesleyan Female College was founded in 1853 in Delaware, Ohio. ...

University Hall, built in 1893 on the academic quad, features Neoromanesque architecture.

Between 1891 and 1895, Wesleyan specialized the curriculum by establishing departments for physics, zoology, geology, speech, history, French, English, and economics.^[34] This specialization encouraged undergraduates to continue studies at graduate level, allowed professional preparation for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, and promoted exchange study in Europe.^[35] Two professional schools for law and medicine were formed in 1896. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Bexar County Courthouse, San Antonio, Texas. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Zoology (from Greek: ζῴον, zoion, animal; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A modern day speaker addressing an audience through microphones Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. ... History studies time in human terms. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ...

In 1905, the Board of Trustees decided to keep Ohio Wesleyan a college, despite the expansion of the curriculum and campus and the word "university" in the institution's name.^[36] The Bachelor of Science degree was abolished, which left only the Bachelor of Arts. Two students were selected as Rhodes Scholars in 1905 and 1909.^[37] Edwards Gymnasium was built in 1906.^[38] In 1907, the United Societies of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest undergraduate honor society in the United States, installed the "Eta of Ohio" ΦΒΚ chapter on campus.^[39] In 1909, the school added Sanborn Hall, housing the Music Department.^[40] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ... Edwards Hall is a 1,800-seat multi-purpose arena at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, located on Sandusky Street. ... The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... Prospective view of the campus, looking south east in 1841. ...

In the 1920s, academic requirements for the bachelor's degree were reduced, and Latin and mathematics were no longer emphasized.^[41] During the presidency of John W. Hoffman (1916–1928), the Academy and School of Business were closed; the Academy had started in 1842 as a preparatory school, and throughout its seventy-five years frequently outnumbered the college in enrollment.^[42] Also in the 1920s, the chapel service was dropped and sororities were formed. Wesleyan also increased the number of buildings on campus, including Selby Stadium, Austin Manor, and Perkins Observatory; another building, Stuyvesant Hall, was in planning; and Edgar Hall was opened.^[43] This article lists the current and past presidents of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... While the term fraternity can be used to describe any number of social organizations, including the Lions Club and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States and Canada but there are fraternities in the whole world (for... The Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. ...

Years of change, 1930–1984

Stuyvesant Hall, built in 1930, is the oldest residence in use on West Campus.

During the Great Depression, both enrollment and alumni donations shrank.^[44] While the faculty size remained stable, lack of tuition and alumni revenues precipitated financial problems which threatened the college's survival in the administrations of Edmund P. Soper (1928–1938) and Herbert John Burgstahler (1938–1949).^[45] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (453 × 604 pixel, file size: 403 KB, MIME type: image/png) Personal picture Ohio Wesleyan University Stuy Hall author: Johnathan Siegel Taken: June 2007 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (453 × 604 pixel, file size: 403 KB, MIME type: image/png) Personal picture Ohio Wesleyan University Stuy Hall author: Johnathan Siegel Taken: June 2007 I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy... The Great Depression was a global economic slump that began in 1929 and bottomed in 1933. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... This article lists the current and past presidents of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... This article lists the current and past presidents of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ...

The administration adjusted the curriculum during the early 1930s to address these problems.^[46] Greek and Latin declined, while business administration and economics thrived and the highest enrollments were in the social sciences, English, pre-medicine, and history. The registrar reported that, in these years, the number of students from New England states, urban Ohio areas, and from international locations increased. By the 1930s, the Methodist students were a minority among the student body;^[47] formal ties to the Methodist church were severed in the 1920s^[48] and led to debate among Board members in the 1930s, eventually resulting in the university's current loose historical affiliation.^[49] In a study into the relationship between American educational institutions and the Christian denominations they were historically affiliated with, James Tunstead Burtuchell writes that it was during this period that “in its personnel, its resources, and its students”, Wesleyan lost its “symbiotic intimacy with the United Methodist Church.”^[50] This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...

In 1946, Ohio Wesleyan introduced a new "Centennial Curriculum", which enacted seven distribution requirements across the sciences and humanities; the new requirement for a foreign language course was added to the existing humanities requirement.^[51] Thomson and Bashford Halls, originally men's dorms, were built between 1951 and 1954.^[52] In the 1960s, faculty, staff and administrators fought over administrative structure and control.^[53] They eventually settled on a new "statement of aims" that stressed values, rather than religious goal statements, and instituted a more internationalized curriculum, a new Women's Studies Program, and an International Business major; the faculty senate also introduced a new academic calendar with three 10.5-week terms.^[54]

Thomas Wenzlau's presidency (1968–1984) began with the challenge of campus unrest: Wesleyan students took over the ROTC building, demanded its shut-down, and eventually eliminated ROTC in 1970.^[55][56] Students also demanded participation in departmental meetings and faculty committees, and the democratic process in the governance of Wesleyan grew in this period.^[57] Wenzlau's presidency witnessed decline in students' test scores, an unusually high attrition rate, lack of adequate research to identify potential major donors and a growing "party school" image,^[58] leading to a rocky relationship between him and the student body.^[59] Between 1979 and 1982, the campus newspaper The Transcript frequently criticized Wenzlau's presidency, blaming it for "severely affecting the reputation of the college".^[60] This exchange resulted in a Washington Post report on the school that eventually precipitated the end of Wenzlau's presidency.^[61] The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a training program of the United States armed forces present on college campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: transwikied dicdef; one irrelevant backlink, the other should be removed: especially LISTING party schools is OR, violation of verifiability rules If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit... The Transcript, published at Ohio Wesleyan University, is the oldest independent college student newspaper in the United States. ... ...

1984–today

The Conrades-Wetherell Science Center opened in 2004.^[62]

The new president, David Warren, increased admission standards in 1985, engaged students in a "live-in" presidency, expanded media exposure and established a National Colloquium focused on the liberal arts.^[63] Warren engaged in forty-one interviews on the ABC and NBC networks.^[64] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 429 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 429 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... This article is about the television network. ...

More recently, Ohio Wesleyan has achieved several academic and athletic recognitions. A 1986 study, titled "Educating America's Scientists: The Role of the Research Colleges," identified Ohio Wesleyan as one of 48 highly selective "science-active" liberal arts institutions in the nation.^[65] The Battling Bishops won NCAA Division III national championships in men's basketball (1988) and men's (1998) and women's (2001, 2002) soccer.^[66] The Battling Bishops is the name of the sports teams, and other competitive teams, at Ohio Wesleyan University. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... This article is about the sport. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

Wesleyan continues to undertake construction projects. The new Hamilton Williams Campus Center opened in 1991. The Memorial Union Building was renovated in 2001 to accommodate the Economics Department, the Academic Resource Center, the Information Systems department, and the Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship. The Conrades-Wetherell Science Center opened in 2004 to provide 52,000 square feet of additional space for the science departments.^[67] As of 2007, the university is engaged in a fundraising campaign to improve athletics facilities by adding a new turf facility, a new field house and a pool, and a gateway connecting all sports facilities on campus.^[68] Science Center at Ohio Wesleyan University The Conrades-Wetherell Science Center, housed in two former buildings on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, is the result of a major renovation of the universitys science facilities. ...

Academics

Profile

See also: Ohio Wesleyan University PhD productivity

Ohio Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, and is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association,^[69][70] the Oberlin Group,^[71] and the Five Colleges of Ohio, a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges which also includes Kenyon College, Oberlin College, The College of Wooster, and Denison University.^[5] For 2011, Wesleyan accepted approximately 52% of its regular decision applicants and had a yield rate of 26%.^[72][73] In 2005, the college accepted 40% of its international applicants.^[74] The middle 50% range of matriculating students for the class of 2010 was 1080–1320 for the SAT (old scale) and 24–28 for the ACT.^[75] Approximately 35% of accepted applicants were granted internal scholarships.^[76] Wesleyan follows a need-blind admission policy; financial circumstances are not considered when deciding whether to admit applicants.^[77] As of 2007, OWU's 1,850 students come from 43 states and 45 countries; 50% are from Ohio, 12% are international, and 50% are female.^[78] The student body is about 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 9% Black. Fifty-nine percent of Wesleyan students claim no religious affiliation.^[79] The student-faculty ratio is 12.5:1 and faculty members teach all classes.^[80] Excluding independent studies and senior theses, nearly 60% of Wesleyan's class sections have fewer than twenty students enrolled.^[11] Wesleyan is generally known for a strong "left-leaning" student body and an administration with a "permissive" attitude.^[81] In 2004, 70% of OWU students favored the Democratic candidate, John Kerry.^[82] Ohio Wesleyan University emphasizes faculty teaching and independent undergraduate research in its curriculum. ... The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ... The Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc. ... The Oberlin Group is a group of selective liberal arts colleges formed in 1984. ... The Five Colleges of Ohio is an academic consortium of five selective private liberal arts colleges in the U.S. state of Ohio. ... Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. ... Oberlin College is a small liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college primarily known for its Independent Study program (see below). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Rolling admission is a policy used by many colleges in the United States to admit freshmen to undergraduate programs. ... College admissions in the United States play an important sociological role, determining (in part) the quality of education a person will receive as well as his or her career track. ... For other uses, see SAT (disambiguation). ... The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ... Need-blind admission is a U.S. term denoting a college admission policy in which the admitting institution claims not to consider an applicants financial situation when deciding admission. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Asian people[1] is a demonym for people from Asia. ... Hispanic flag, not widely used. ... This article is about the color. ... The Senior thesis is a research-based paper written at many universities and high schools. ... Social liberalism is either a synonym for new liberalism or a label used by progressive liberal parties in order to differentiate themselves from the more conservative liberal parties, especially when there are two or more liberal parties in a country. ... Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ...

Ohio Wesleyan admits students of all cultures, lifestyles, and socio-economic backgrounds. An index examining gay-friendly policies places OWU among the nation's gay-friendly colleges,^[83][84] and the university enacts policies to meet the six criteria developed by the Campus-Pride organization for recruiting and supporting students from a lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender population.^[85][86] Nearly 18% of students at Wesleyan receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.^[87] This measure indicates the degree to which economically disadvantaged groups are represented at OWU.^[88] As measured by percentage of Pell Grant recipients, economic diversity at OWU compares to that of Vassar College, Reed College, Colorado College and Hampshire College.^[89] The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States. ... The Pell Grant program is a type of post-secondary, educational federal grant program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. ... Vassar College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Founded as a womens college in 1861, it was the first member of the Seven Sisters to become coeducational. ... Reed College is a private, independent liberal arts college located in Portland, Oregon. ... The Colorado College is a private four-year, co-educational liberal arts college located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... Hampshire College is an experimenting private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. ...

The faculty consists of 142 tenured members. As of 2007, all the university's tenured or tenure-track faculty members hold a PhD or other terminal degree.^[80] The faculty is 37% female and 63% male, with 10% from underrepresented groups. Also as of 2007, women constitute 37% of the tenured professors and earn 93.8% of what male professors earn—numbers which suggest favorable gender circumstances.^[90] A faculty is a division within a university. ... Look up tenure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... A terminal degree is the generally accepted highest academic degree in a field of study. ...

Curriculum, degrees and majors

Main article: Degree Programs at Ohio Wesleyan University

Freshmen are paired early in their first year with academic advisors who oversee their students' academic progress.^[91] Upon completing 34 units of coursework, students may earn diplomas in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Bachelor of Music.^[92] Wesleyan has research departments and teaching faculties in most academic disciplines; as of 2005, OWU offered 39 majors.^[93] OWU departments conduct all research and lectures internally. The degrees available at Ohio Wesleyan University are the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The degrees available at Ohio Wesleyan University are the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the Bachelor of Music. ...

In its early days, OWU's curriculum began with classical studies, for the course catalogue maintained that "the classical course in Greek and Latin and pure mathematics bring correctness in mental processes that an applied art, or a living and slightly inflected language, do not permit."^[94] Scientific courses were added to Wesleyan's curriculum in 1849, and since then, scientific subjects have become a foundation to the liberal arts curriculum.^[95] OWU also has a highly-respected music department.^[96] Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...

Emphasis on internationalism

Flags in University Hall of students' countries represented at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Ohio Wesleyan has upheld academic internationalism since its early years; since the 19th century, the college has established links with several international schools. In 1879, OWU alumna Elizabeth Russell founded Kwassui Women's College in Nagasaki, Japan, when predominant Japanese culture considered women's education unimportant.^[97] Today, Kwasuii College is one of the top finishing schools for young women in Japan.^[98] In 1899, William Ehnis (from the class of 1898) traveled to Africa and opened a school in Mutare, Zimbabwe, that eventually became the Africa University.^[99] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 822 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) University Hall Flags Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 822 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) University Hall Flags Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation between nations for the benefit of all. ... Kwassui Womens College was founded in 1879 in Nagasaki, Japan by Elizabeth Russell. ... Nagasaki ) ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Nickname: Motto: Justice and Freedom Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1897 Government  - Mayor Misheck Kagurabadza Population (2002)  - City 189,000   estimated Time zone CET (UTC+1)  - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+1) Mutare (known as Umtali until 1982) is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of approximately 189,000. ... The University of Africa is a, private, Pan-African and United Methodist-Related institution. ...

Main Square of Salamanca. In March 1988, Conrad Kent established the popular Salamanca Spanish Program for Wesleyan students.

The school also manifests international interest in the percentage of international students it recruits and enrolls annually. Since 1983, Ohio Wesleyan has been listed in U.S. News & World Report among colleges that attract the highest percentage of international students.^{[100][101][102][103]} The percentage of international students grew in the early and mid-1990s.^[104][105] In a study adjusted for school size, Wesleyan came ninth among 118 American colleges and universities in total aid awards to international students and 69th in average award per international student among both large universities and small liberal arts colleges.^[106] South East Asian students have significantly contributed to this growth.^[107] The United Nations flag, along with the flags of more than sixty represented nations and the U.S. flag, flies in University Hall in honor of the ideal of peaceful international relations.^[108] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 418 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Plaza mayor de Salamanca, España. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 418 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Plaza mayor de Salamanca, España. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... A nation is an imagined community of people created by a national ideology, to which certain norms and behavior are usually attributed. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

High participation in formal exchange programs constitutes a third target of the school's international focus.^[109] Under a Great Lakes Colleges Association agreement, OWU established an exchange program with Waseda University in 1962 to provide approximately 30 American students with opportunities to study in Japan and 30 Japanese students to study at Wesleyan each year.^[110] The Salamanca program, founded by Conrad Kent in 1988,^[111] conducts the exchange of approximately one hundred students and faculty between OWU and the University of Salamanca in Spain. The academic collaboration frequently extends to joint participation in academic symposia: in 1993, members of the Salamanca faculty participated in a symposium on the Golden Age in Salamanca.^[111] The Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc. ... Waseda University ), often abbreviated to Sōdai ) is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. ... The University of Salamanca (Spanish: Universidad de Salamanca), located in the town of Salamanca, west of Madrid, is the second oldest university in Spain (the first one is the university of Palencia, now disappeared), and one of the oldest in Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Campus

Main article: List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings

See also: Richard Ross Museum of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University Library, and The Strand Theatre

The Ohio Wesleyan campus is located adjacent to downtown Delaware, and is bisected by Sandusky Street, the main north/south street through the heart of the city. The street informally divides the campus into an eastern sector composed mainly of academic buildings and a western sector composed mainly of residential and administrative buildings. Many facilities have been constructed in the last two years, with substantial benefit to science, art, and athletic programs on campus. This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Ross Art Museum The Richard M. Ross Museum of Art is located on Sandusky Street on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Ohio Wesleyan University Library is the library system of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ... Strand Theatre at Ohio Wesleyan University The Strand Theatre, housed on Winter Street near the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, is the main cinema in Delaware, Ohio. ...

Other facilities

Main articles: Perkins Observatory, Ohio Wesleyan Arts Castle, and The Strand Theatre

OWU operates several facilities outside campus: The Philadelphia Business Center, Wesleyan in Washington, The GLCA Arts Program in New York, Perkins Observatory, The Strand Theatre, and the Kraus Wilderness Preserve. The Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Arts Castle, housed on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, is one of several initiatives between the school and the city of Delaware, Ohio. ... Strand Theatre at Ohio Wesleyan University The Strand Theatre, housed on Winter Street near the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, is the main cinema in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Perkins Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. ... Strand Theatre at Ohio Wesleyan University The Strand Theatre, housed on Winter Street near the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, is the main cinema in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Kraus Wilderness Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University was founded in 1976 when the John Kraus provided the University with a 53-acre land for instruction in agriculture, horticulture, and related subjects. An endowed fellowship program promotes student research at the Kraus Preserve and has supported projects on soil microbiology...

Perkins Observatory is situated in Delaware on land separate to the main campus.^[112] The observatory is named after Hiram Perkins, a former professor of mathematics and astronomy at the college.^[113] When the observatory was built in 1931, it housed the third-largest telescope in the world, which has since been moved to Arizona.^[114] The Perkins dome now houses a 32-inch telescope, which is the second-largest in Ohio. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

The university also maintains offices for study abroad, US domestic study, and internship programs. One such program is Wesleyan in Washington, which allows students to study for a semester in Washington, D.C., in research and internship positions.^[115] The Philadelphia Center offers students hundreds of internship and field placement opportunities off-campus and the chance to live independently.^[116] Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a foreign country. ... For information about a medical intern, see the article on Medical residency. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... For information about a medical intern, see the article on Medical residency. ...

Community relations

See also: Delaware, Ohio

The Arts Castle in Delaware, Ohio.

OWU has strong community ties with the City of Delaware.^[117] Students participate in Delaware's community through a variety of educational, social, and cultural programs. The student-led Columbus Initiative, founded in 1989, is an experiential learning partnership between OWU and Columbus public schools.^[118] More than 150 Wesleyan students from this program tutor and mentor underprivileged pupils from Columbus.^[119] The City of Delaware is located near the center of the state of Ohio, about 20 miles north of Columbus, Ohio. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Experiential Learning occurs when individuals engage in some activity, reflect upon the activity critically, derive some useful insight from the analysis, and incorporate the result through a change in understanding and/or behaviour. ...

The Wesleyan Ambassadors Program (ISAP) promotes cultural diversity and ethnic awareness within the local community,^[120] and exposes international students to American culture through the community. The program's ambassadors visit local schools to give presentations and participate in events for local non-profit community organizations.^[120] American cultural icons, apple pie, baseball, and the American flag. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...

Campus organizations cooperate with local residents on issues of civic participation and activism. Progress OWU allows students from Wesleyan and local schools to express their voices on politics, public policy, and corporate and social issues, both on campus and in the local community.^[121] Civic can refer to multiple things: Civics, the science of comparative government Honda Civic, a small car produced by the Honda Motor Co. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... Corporate may refer to either A corporation, a type of legal entity, often formed to conduct business Corporate (film), a 2006 Bollywood film starring Bipasha Basu. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cultural programs also take part in community relations. In the 1960s, Wesleyan donated the Arts Castle, then part of the Fine Arts department, to the City of Delaware. It is now home to the Delaware County Cultural Arts Center. The Arts Castle hosts a variety of community programs in art, and offers classes ranging from ballet to fine arts.^[122] In 2004, the OWU received a donation to rehabilitate the historic Strand Theatre in downtown Delaware.^[123] Strand Theatre at Ohio Wesleyan University The Strand Theatre, housed on Winter Street near the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, is the main cinema in Delaware, Ohio. ...

The university and the City of Delaware sponsor several events in town throughout the year: the Delaware Arts Festival, the Little Brown Jug, the Delaware County Fair, and the Castle Arts Affair.^[124] The Delaware Arts Festival is an annual event held the weekend after Mother's Day on the streets of Historic Downtown Delaware.^[125] The festival hosts over 170 booths featuring works of local, regional, and other artists. OWU professors chair the committees that select winners.^[126] The Little Brown Jug, a harness race, is run during the Delaware County Fair in September.^[127] The OWU president and the college mascot traditionally award the trophy for the first division of the first heat of the race.^[128] The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. ... Mothers Day is a holiday honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. ... A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ...

Student life

Organizations and activities

See also: WSLN

The Hamilton Williams Campus Center is the campus hub for student activities.

Ohio Wesleyan University has 95 student clubs and organizations.^[129] Its social organizations cover a wide range of interests, including chess, ultimate frisbee, finance, and medieval sword fighting.^[130] There are two a cappella singing groups on campus, "The OWtsiders," a student-run group formed in 1999, and the all-female "Pitch Black" established in 2005.^[131] Another entertainment-related club is "The Babbling Bishops", an improvisational comedy troupe.^[132] The "Babbling Bishops" started in the fall of 1990 when a group of theatre concentration students formed a performance-oriented project for their theatre degrees. The project became an improv comedy troupe, rehearsing in Stuuvesant Hall and performing with other college improv troupes since 1996.^{[citation needed]} Image:Logo WSLN.png // The Station WSLN is an entirely student-run, format-free, non-commercial FM radio station broadcasting from Delaware, Ohio. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Chess (disambiguation). ... Ultimate Frisbee is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a Frisbee or similar flying disc most commonly weighing 175 g. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... This is a list of buildings owned by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. ...

Socially-conscious students can join organizations such as the activist group