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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. 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." In this capacity, Ohio Wesleyan has espoused internationalism and
community activism.
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.
In 2005, Ohio Wesleyan had the ninth highest percentage of international
students among liberal arts colleges for the twelfth straight year. U.S. News &
World Report ranked Ohio Wesleyan 95th among U.S. liberal arts colleges in its
2007 edition. Notable alumni include former U.S. Vice President Charles W.
Fairbanks and Nobel Laureate Frank Sherwood Rowland.
History
History of Ohio Wesleyan University
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. To
that end, they purchased the Mansion House Hotel, a former health resort with
its Sulfur Spring, using funds raised from local residents. 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. 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.
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." This liberal philosophy contributed to Wesleyan's vocal opposition to
slavery in the 1850s. 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.
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. During the mid-19th century,
Ohio Wesleyan focused on attracting students, adding fields of study, and
fundraising, by which it significantly increased its endowment. Sturges Hall was
constructed as the University's first library in 1855. In 1873, the school added
the Department of Natural History housed in Merrick Hall. The Ohio Wesleyan
Female College, established in 1853, merged with Wesleyan in 1877. Between 1876
and 1888, enrollment tripled and music education greatly increased, yet no major
buildings were built in this time.
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). 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.
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. 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. Two
professional schools for law and medicine were formed in 1896.
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. 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. Edwards Gymnasium was built in 1906. 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. In 1909, the school added
Sanborn Hall, housing the Music Department.
In the 1920s, academic requirements for the bachelor's degree were reduced, and
Latin and mathematics were no longer emphasized. 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. 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.
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.
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).
The administration adjusted the curriculum during the early 1930s to address
these problems. 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; formal ties to the Methodist church were
severed in the 1920s and led to debate among Board members in the 1930s,
eventually resulting in the university's current loose historical affiliation.
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.”
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. Thomson and Bashford Halls, originally men's dorms, were built
between 1951 and 1954. In the 1960s, faculty, staff and administrators fought
over administrative structure and control. 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.
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. Students also demanded participation in
departmental meetings and faculty committees, and the democratic process in the
governance of Wesleyan grew in this period. 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, leading to a rocky relationship between him and the student body.
Between 1979 and 1982, the campus newspaper The Transcript frequently criticized
Wenzlau's presidency, blaming it for "severely affecting the reputation of the
college". This exchange resulted in a Washington Post report on the school that
eventually precipitated the end of Wenzlau's presidency.
1984–today
The Conrades-Wetherell Science Center opened in 2004. 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. Warren engaged in forty-one interviews on the ABC
and NBC networks.
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. The Battling Bishops
won NCAA Division III national championships in men's basketball (1988) and
men's (1998) and women's (2001, 2002) soccer.
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. 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.
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, the Oberlin Group, 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. For 2011, Wesleyan accepted approximately 52% of its regular
decision applicants and had a yield rate of 26%. In 2005, the college accepted
40% of its international applicants. 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. Approximately 35% of accepted applicants were granted internal
scholarships. Wesleyan follows a need-blind admission policy; financial
circumstances are not considered when deciding whether to admit applicants. 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. The student body is about 10%
Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 9% Black. Fifty-nine percent of Wesleyan students claim
no religious affiliation. The student-faculty ratio is 12.5:1 and faculty
members teach all classes. Excluding independent studies and senior theses,
nearly 60% of Wesleyan's class sections have fewer than twenty students
enrolled. Wesleyan is generally known for a strong "left-leaning" student body
and an administration with a "permissive" attitude. In 2004, 70% of OWU students
favored the Democratic candidate, John Kerry.
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, 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.
Nearly 18% of students at Wesleyan receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go
to students whose family incomes are below $40,000. This measure indicates the
degree to which economically disadvantaged groups are represented at OWU. 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.
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. 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.
Curriculum, degrees and majors
Degree Programs at Ohio Wesleyan University
Freshmen are paired early in their first year with academic advisors who oversee
their students' academic progress. Upon completing 34 units of coursework,
students may earn diplomas in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or
Bachelor of Music. Wesleyan has research departments and teaching faculties in
most academic disciplines; as of 2005, OWU offered 39 majors. OWU departments
conduct all research and lectures internally.
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." Scientific courses were
added to Wesleyan's curriculum in 1849, and since then, scientific subjects have
become a foundation to the liberal arts curriculum. OWU also has a
highly-respected music department.
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. Today, Kwasuii College is one of the top
finishing schools for young women in Japan. 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.
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