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{{Infobox University
|name = Ohio Wesleyan University
|image = [[Image:Wesleyansealnew.png|150px|Shield of Ohio Wesleyan University]]
|motto = ''In lumine tuo videbimus lumen'' ([[Latin]])
|mottoeng = In Your Light We Shall See the Light
|established = September, 1842
|type = [[Private school|Private]] coeducational [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]]
|endowment = [[United States dollar|$]]190 million (FY 2007)<ref name="PresSearch">[http://www.owu.edu/presidentialSearch/pdfs/20070913-presidentialSearchProfile.pdf Presidential Search Profile. (PDF)]''Ohio Wesleyan University.'' 10 September 2007.</ref>
|president = [[David O. Robbins]] (Interim)
|undergrad = 1,850
|postgrad = 0
|staff = 200
|city = [[Delaware, Ohio|Delaware]]
|state = [[Ohio|OH]]
|country = [[United States|USA]]
|campus = [[suburban area|Suburban]], 200 acres (0.8 km²)
|free_label = Athletics
|free = 21 varsity teams
|colors= Red and Black<ref>Ohio Wesleyan University [http://bishops.owu.edu/info.html Quick Facts]. 2005. Retrieved on [[2007-01-08]].</ref>
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|nickname = The Battling Bishops
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'''Ohio Wesleyan University''' (also known as '''Wesleyan''' or '''OWU''') is a [[private university|private]] [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Delaware, Ohio|Delaware]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. It was founded in 1842 by [[Methodist]] leaders and [[Ohio Valley|Central Ohio]] residents as a [[nonsectarian]] institution, and is a member of the [[Five Colleges of Ohio|Ohio Five]] — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges.<ref name="wesleyanohiofive">{{cite web | url = http://www.ohio5.org/aboutus.htm | title = About US | publisher = The Five Colleges of Ohio | accessdate = 2006-10-13}}</ref> Ohio Wesleyan has always admitted students irrespective of religion or race and maintained that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most [[Classical liberalism|liberal]] principles."<ref name="Peabody">Alexander, William M. "Ohio Wesleyan University". ''Peabody Journal of Education'', Vol. 38, No. 4 (Jan., 1961), pp. 200–203.</ref><ref name="liberal">{{cite web|url = http://go.owu.edu/~catalog/cat-a04.pdf| title = The University: Statement of Aims - Intellectual Freedom and Responsibility | format = PDF |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2004-09-01}}</ref> In this capacity, Ohio Wesleyan has espoused internationalism and community [[Student activism|activism]].<ref>Tull, p.40, pp.127–132.</ref>
The 200 acre (81 [[hectare|ha]]) site is 20 miles (32 km) north of [[Columbus, Ohio]]. It includes the main [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings|academic and residential campus]], the [[Perkins Observatory]], and the [[Kraus Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University|Kraus Wilderness Preserve]].<ref name="centerofohio">{{cite web | url = http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=OH|title = Science in Your Backyard: Ohio|publisher = U.S. Department of the Interior|accessdate = 2006-10-14}}</ref>
In 2005, Ohio Wesleyan had the ninth highest percentage of [[international student]]s among liberal arts colleges for the twelfth straight year.<ref>U.S. News & World Report (2005), p. 4.</ref> ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Ohio Wesleyan 95th among U.S. liberal arts colleges in its 2007 edition.<ref name="usnews07">{{cite web | url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1libartco_brief.php | title = America's Best Colleges 2007 - Top Liberal Arts Colleges (95) | publisher = USNews.com|accessdate = 2006-08-26}}</ref> Notable alumni include former [[Vice President of the United States|U.S. Vice President]] [[Charles W. Fairbanks]] and [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Laureate]] [[Frank Sherwood Rowland]].<ref name="rowland">{{cite web | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1995/rowland-autobio.html | title = F. Sherwood Rowland | publisher = The Nobel Foundation | accessdate = 2006-10-14}}</ref>
==History==
{{main|History of Ohio Wesleyan University}}
===Founding===
[[Image:SulfurSpringAdjusted2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|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.<ref>Williams, p. 15.</ref> To that end, they purchased the [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings#Elliott Hall|Mansion House Hotel]], a former health resort with its Sulfur Spring, using funds raised from local residents.<ref name="elliott">{{cite web | url = http://catalog.owu.edu/cat-a09.pdf| title = The University: Policy on Voluntary Sexual Relationships between Faculty/Staff and Students - Traditions (PDF) | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-09-01}}</ref><ref name="order">{{cite web | url = http://news.owu.edu/2003/elliott2.html| title = Elliott Hall Dedication | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2003-05-15}}</ref> Poe and Elliott wrote a charter emphasizing "the [[democracy|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]].<ref>Hubbart, p. 14.</ref> 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.<ref>White, p. 229.</ref><ref name="liberal">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~catalog/cat-a04.pdf| title = Ohio Wesleyan University Catalogue | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2004-09-01}}</ref><ref name="amongfirst">{{cite web | author= Labaree, David F. | url = http://www.stanford.edu/~dlabaree/U.S.%20Universities%20Sorted%20by%20Founding%20Date%20ver%202.doc| title = U.S. Colleges and Universities | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-10-19}}</ref>
Ohio Wesleyan's first president, [[Edward Thomson]], stated in his [[Inauguration|inaugural address]] on [[August 5]], [[1846]] that the school was "a product of the [[classical liberalism|liberality]] of the local people."<ref>Hubbart, p. 22.</ref> This liberal philosophy contributed to Wesleyan's vocal opposition to [[slavery]] in the 1850s.<ref name="1850issues">{{cite web | url = http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=231791077249253| title = Roots of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia | publisher = University of North Carolina Press | accessdate = 2005-10-15}}</ref><ref name="thompson">{{cite web | url = http://members.aol.com/revepete/HolinessCh3.html | title = The Methodist Movement Comes to America and Impacts Slavery | publisher = Reve' M. Pete | accessdate = 2003-01-01}}</ref><ref>Hubbart, pp. 38.</ref> 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.<ref>Hubbart, p. 38.</ref>
===Curriculum growth and fundraising===
[[Image:ElliottHallOWU.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Elliott Hall, the first college building on campus, was renovated in 2000 and is [[Ohio]]'s oldest [[collegiate]] [[Greek Revival]] building.<ref>[http://www.owu.edu/news/2000/corns.html Renovated MUB Debuts as R.W. Corns Building]. Ohio Wesleyan University, [[2000-08-03]]. Retrieved on [[2007-01-08]].</ref>]]
During the mid-19th century, Ohio Wesleyan focused on attracting students, adding fields of study, and fundraising, by which it significantly increased its endowment.<ref>Hubbart, p. 45.</ref> [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings#Sturges Hall|Sturges Hall]] was constructed as the University's first library in 1855.<ref name="sturges">{{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/sturges.html|title = Sturges Hall |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-03-04}}</ref> In 1873, the school added the Department of Natural History housed in [[History of Ohio Wesleyan University#Campus expansion|Merrick Hall]].<ref name="merrick">{{cite web | url = http://botany.owu.edu/depthist.html|title = Departmental History |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-03-04}}</ref> The [[Ohio Wesleyan Female College]], established in 1853, merged with Wesleyan in 1877.<ref>Taylor, p.53.</ref><ref name="merged">{{cite web | url = http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=787|title = Ohio Wesleyan University|publisher = Ohio Historical Society|accessdate = 2006-10-19}}</ref> Between 1876 and 1888, enrollment tripled and [[music education]] greatly increased, yet no major buildings were built in this time.<ref>Hubbart, p. 68.</ref><ref>Hubbart, pp. 72–80.</ref>
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).<ref>Kukula, R. & K. Trubner (1923). ''Minerva: Jahrbuch der Gelehrten Welt''. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter and Company</ref> 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. [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings#University Hall|University Hall]], [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings#Slocum Hall|Slocum Library]], extensions to the [[Ohio Wesleyan Female College|Monnett campus]], and athletic facilities were all constructed during that period.<ref>Hubbart, pp. 87–88.</ref>
[[Image:GrayChapelAdjusted.jpg|right|thumb|250px|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]], [[Public speaking|speech]], [[history]], [[French language|French]], [[English studies|English]], and [[economics]].<ref>Hubbart, p. 90.</ref> 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.<ref name="nsfphdrate"> {{cite web | url = http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06319/pdf/tabb1.pdf | title = Top 50 U.S. baccalaureate institutions of Ph.D.s: 1920–24 and 1995–99 (PDF)|publisher = National Science Foundation|accessdate = 2006-12-24}}</ref> 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.<ref>Hubbart, p. 110.</ref> 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.<ref>Hubbart, p. 112.</ref> [[Edwards Gymnasium]] was built in 1906.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bishops.owu.edu/hist1.html| title = The History of OWU Athletics |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-03-04}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://staging.pbk.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Chapter_Chronology&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=1624 | title = The Phi Beta Kappa Society: Chapter Chronology N-Z |publisher = The Phi Beta Kappa Society|accessdate = 2007-03-04}}</ref> In 1909, the school added [[History of Ohio Wesleyan University#Campus expansion|Sanborn Hall]], housing the Music Department.<ref name="sanborn">{{cite web | url = http://catalog.owu.edu/cat-i04.pdf|title = Facilities |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-03-04}}</ref>
In the 1920s, academic requirements for the bachelor's degree were reduced, and Latin and mathematics were no longer emphasized.<ref>Hubbart, p. 142.</ref> During the presidency of [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University presidents|John W. Hoffman]] (1916–1928), the Academy and School of Business were closed; the Academy had started in 1842 as a [[University-preparatory school|preparatory school]], and throughout its seventy-five years frequently outnumbered the college in enrollment.<ref>Hubbart, p. 127.</ref> 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.<ref>Hubbart, p. 141.</ref>
===Years of change, 1930–1984===
[[Image:StuyFront.png|250px|left|thumb|Stuyvesant Hall, built in 1930, is the oldest residence in use on West Campus.]]
During [[the Great Depression]], both enrollment and [[alumni]] donations shrank.<ref>Hubbart, pp.140–160.</ref> While the [[Faculty (university)|faculty]] size remained stable, lack of tuition and alumni revenues precipitated financial problems which threatened the college's survival in the administrations of [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University presidents|Edmund P. Soper]] (1928–1938) and [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University presidents|Herbert John Burgstahler]] (1938–1949).<ref>Tull, p.180.</ref>
The administration adjusted the curriculum during the early 1930s to address these problems.<ref>Hubbart, pp. 160–164.</ref> 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;<ref>Burtchaell, pp. 174–175;</ref> formal ties to the Methodist church were severed in the 1920s<ref>Burtchaell, p.304–319.</ref> and led to debate among Board members in the 1930s, eventually resulting in the university's current active but loose historical affiliation with the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>Burtchaell, p.323.</ref> 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."<ref>Burtchaell, p. 326.</ref> 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."<ref>Burtchaell, p. 326.</ref>
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.<ref>Tull, p.182.</ref> Thomson and Bashford Halls, originally men's dorms, were built between 1951 and 1954.<ref>Tull, p.182.</ref> In the 1960s, faculty, staff and administrators fought over administrative structure and control.<ref>Tull, pp.182–183.</ref> 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.<ref>Tull, p.183</ref>
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.<ref>Murchland, p.34</ref><ref>Murchland, p.74.</ref> Students also demanded participation in departmental meetings and faculty committees, and the democratic process in the governance of Wesleyan grew in this period.<ref>Murchland, p.35</ref> 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,<ref>Murchland, p.38–39</ref> leading to a rocky relationship between him and the student body.<ref>Murchland, p.39</ref> Between 1979 and 1982, the campus newspaper ''[[The Transcript]]'' frequently criticized Wenzlau's presidency, blaming it for "severely affecting the reputation of the college".<ref>Murchland, p.41</ref> This exchange resulted in a ''[[Washington Post]]'' report on the school that eventually precipitated the end of Wenzlau's presidency.<ref name="OWUandWP"> Peterson, Bill. "Enrollments Lower, Costs Higher". ''The Washington Post'', [[December 19]], [[1982]], First Section, A5.</ref>
===1984–today===
[[Image:ScienceCenterArch2.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Conrades-Wetherell Science Center opened in 2004.<ref>[http://admission.owu.edu/scicent.html Conrades◊Wetherell Science Center]. Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved on [[2007-01-08]]</ref>]]
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.<ref>Murchland, p.44–45</ref> Warren engaged in forty-one interviews on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[NBC]] networks.<ref>Murchland, p.45</ref>
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.<ref>[http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED258532&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&objectId=0900000b801160bc Educating America's Scientists: The Role of the Research Colleges]. Education Resources Information Center. Retrieved on [[2007-03-01]].</ref> The [[Wesleyan Battling Bishops|Battling Bishops]] won [[NCAA]] Division III national championships in men's [[basketball]] (1988) and men's (1998) and women's (2001, 2002) [[soccer]].<ref>[http://bishops.owu.edu/history.html The History of OWU Athletics]. Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved on [[2006-12-03]].</ref>
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 Services portion of the combined Libraries and Information Services department, and the Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship. The [[Conrades-Wetherell Science Center]] opened in 2004 to provide {{convert|52000|sqft|m2}} of additional space for the science departments.<ref name="ScienceCenterDetails">[http://www.turnerconstruction.com/columbus/content.asp?d=1083&p=1064 Conrades-Wetherell Science Center at Ohio Wesleyan University]. Turner Construction. Retrieved on [[2006-12-03]].</ref> 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.<ref>[http://mrrickey.owu.edu/project.html Project Background, Remembering Mr. Rickey Campaign.] Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved on [[2006-10-09]].</ref>
==Academics==
===Profile===
Ohio Wesleyan University is accredited by [[The Higher Learning Commission]], and is a member of the [[Great Lakes Colleges Association]],<ref name="accr">{{cite web | url = http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ | title = Directory of HLC Affiliated Institutions | publisher = Higher Learning Commission| accessdate = 2006-01-02}}</ref><ref name="wesleyanglca">{{cite web | url =http://www.glca.org/Member%20Colleges | title = Great Lakes Colleges Association Member Colleges | publisher = The Great Lakes Colleges Association | accessdate = 2006-10-13}}</ref> the [[Oberlin Group]],<ref name="wesleyanoberlin">{{cite web | url = http://www.oberlingroup.org/about/members.php | title = Member Institutions|publisher = The Oberlin Group|accessdate = 2006-10-13}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="wesleyanohiofive">{{cite web | url = http://www.ohio5.org/aboutus.htm | title = About US | publisher = The Five Colleges of Ohio | accessdate = 2006-10-13}}</ref>
For 2011, Wesleyan accepted approximately 52% of its [[rolling admission|regular decision]] applicants, 33% of its transfer applicants, and had a [[College admissions in the United States#Yield|yield rate]] of 26%.<ref name="regadmit2010">{{cite web | url = http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2009&profileId=1| title = Ohio Wesleyan University | publisher = College Board | accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref><ref name="owutransfer">{{cite web | url = http://members.ucan-network.org/owu| title = About Ohio Wesleyan University | publisher = UCAN | accessdate = 2007-11-07}}</ref><ref name="admitfrompresad">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/presidentialSearch/pdfs/20070913-presidentialSearchProfile.pdf| title = Presidential Search Profile | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref> In 2006, the college accepted 36% of its international applicants.<ref name="intladm">{{cite web | url = http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/InstVC.asp?inunid=7951&sponsor=13 | title = Ohio Wesleyan University - Studying Abroad in the US | publisher = Petersons | accessdate = 2008-07-01}}</ref> The middle 50% range of matriculating students for the class of 2010 was 1125–1320 for the [[SAT]] (old scale) and 24–28 for the [[ACT (examination)|ACT]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.xap.com/gotocollege/campustour/undergraduate/4145/Ohio_Wesleyan_University/Ohio_Wesleyan_University2.html | title = Ohio Wesleyan University | publisher = Xap Corporation | accessdate = 2008-07-02}}</ref> Approximately 35% of accepted applicants were granted internal [[scholarship]]s.<ref name="percentmerid">{{cite news | last = Finder | first = Alan | url = http://www.uh.edu/ednews/2006/nytimes/20060102ivyleague.html | title = Aid Lets Smaller Colleges Ask, Why Pay for Ivy League Retail? | publisher = [[New York Times]] |date= [[2006-01-02]] |accessdate = 2006-10-13}}</ref> Wesleyan follows a [[need-blind admission]] policy; financial circumstances are not considered when deciding whether to admit applicants.<ref name="owuneedblind">{{cite web | url = http://www.bestschoolsusa.com/cgi-bin/getsurvey.cgi?Ohio%20Wesleyan%20University%20(OH) | title = College Freshmen Admission Policy Survey | publisher = BestSchoolsUSA | accessdate = 2006-10-13}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bodystats">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/presidentialSearch/ourStudents.html | title = Our Students | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-10-01}}</ref> The student body is about 10% [[Asian people|Asian]], 6% [[Hispanic]], and 9% [[Black]]. Fifty-nine percent of Wesleyan students claim no religious affiliation.<ref name="secular">{{cite web | url = http://college.enotes.com/american-colleges/ohio-wesleyan-university/student-life|title = Student Life| publisher = eNotes| accessdate = 2006-10-08}}</ref> The student-faculty ratio is 12.5:1 and faculty members teach all classes.<ref name="facultyterminal">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/about.html | title = About OWU | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}</ref> Excluding independent studies and [[senior thesis|senior theses]], nearly 60% of Wesleyan's class sections have fewer than twenty students enrolled.<ref name="usnews07">{{cite web | url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1libartco_brief.php | title = America's Best Colleges 2007 - Top Liberal Arts Colleges (95)|publisher = USNews.com|accessdate = 2006-08-26}}</ref> Wesleyan is generally known for a strong [[Social liberalism|"left-leaning"]] student body and an administration with a "permissive" attitude. In 2007, 60% of OWU students favored the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>Calhoon, Elisabeth. [http://web.archive.org/web/20041208185217/http://transcript.owu.edu/111004/inside3.html "National youth vote lower than expected'.] ''The Transcript'' (November 10, 2004). Retrieved on [[2006-08-10]]; and {{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/news/2007/20071213-mock08Survey.html | title = Ohio Wesleyan University Students Favor Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Survey Shows| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2008-01-03}}; and {{cite web | url = http://www.dalisproject.org/pages/delaware_prec.htm | title = City & Township of Delaware Detail: Precincts 2-E and 2-F are OWU students| publisher = Delaware County, Ohio | accessdate = 2006-10-30}}; and {{cite web | url = http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/delaware.htm | title = Another Stolen Election | publisher = Richard Hayes Phillips | accessdate = 2006-10-30}}</ref>
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 rights|gay-friendly]] colleges,<ref>Windmeyer, p.5–100.</ref><ref name="selfdescr">{{cite web | url = http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/studentsSay.asp?listing=1023105&category=2<ID=1 | title = What Ohio Wesleyan Students Say About... | publisher = Princeton Review | accessdate = 2007-01-10}}</ref> and the university enacts policies to meet the six criteria developed by the Campus-Pride organization for recruiting and supporting students from a [[LGBT|lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender]] population.<ref name="wcsa">{{cite web | url = http://www.campuspride.net/| title = Campus PrideNet | publisher = Campus PrideNet | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/affirm.html | title = Affirmative Action| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~catalog/pdf/owu_cat0506.pdf | title = Statement of Non-Discrimination (PDF) | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/weekly.html | title = Weekly, Monthly, and Annual Events | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}<br/>* {{cite web |last=Johnson | first = Ramone | url = http://gaylife.about.com/od/headlinesnewsstories/a/gay_university.htm | title = Gay-Friendly Universities| publisher = about.com| accessdate = 2005-04-15}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://glbtrc.owu.edu/index.html | title = Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Resource Center | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = https://stap.owu.edu/viewposition.php?id=92 | title = Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center Position | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://women.owu.edu/major.htm | title = Women's and Gender Studies | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-10-19}}</ref> Nearly 18% of students at Wesleyan receive [[United States federal law|Federal]] [[Pell Grants]], which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.<ref name="pellgrantsOWU">{{cite web | url = http://economicdiversity.org/profiles.php?unitid=204909 | title = Institutional Profiles: Ohio Wesleyan University | publisher = Peterson’s Undergraduate Financial Aid and Undergraduate Databases | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}</ref> This measure indicates the degree to which economically disadvantaged groups are represented at OWU.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://economicdiversity.org/overview.php | title = Overview | publisher = Peterson’s Undergraduate Financial Aid and Undergraduate Databases | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_6019.shtml | title = Where Do Pell Grant Dollars Go? | publisher = Diverse Education | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://www.hamilton.edu/news/more_news/display.cfm?id=7033| title = Study Affirms HC's Commitment to Socioeconomic Diversity | publisher = Hamilton College | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}<br/>* {{cite web | url = http://www.questbridge.org/cmp/partner_schools/oberlin/diversity.html| title = Socio-economic Make-up of Students: Oberlin College | publisher = Oberlin College|accessdate = 2006-12-02}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="pellgrantsoverall">{{cite web |last = Gerbrick | first = Guy|url = http://www.hmc.edu/admin/deanstu/strategicplan2006/pellgrants.pdf| title = National Liberal Arts Colleges (PDF)|publisher = Harvey Mudd College |date= [[2002-10-21]] | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}</ref>
The [[faculty (university)|faculty]] consists of 142 [[tenure]]d members. As of 2007, all the university's tenured or tenure-track faculty members hold a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] or other [[terminal degree]].<ref name="facultyterminal">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/about.html | title = About OWU | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-02-20}}</ref> 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.<ref name="aaupreport">{{cite web | url = http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/63396944-44BE-4ABA-9815-5792D93856F1/0/AAUPGenderEquityIndicators2006.pdf | title = AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators 2006 (PDF) | publisher = American Association of University Professors | accessdate = 2006-12-24}}</ref>
===Curriculum, degrees and majors===
{{main|Degree Programs at Ohio Wesleyan University}}
Freshmen are paired early in their first year with academic advisors who oversee their students' academic progress.<ref name="wesleyanadvising">{{cite web | url = http://campus.owu.edu/handbook.html | title = Student Handbook | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-01-14}}</ref> Upon completing 34 units of coursework, students may earn diplomas in [[Bachelor of Arts]], [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]], or [[Bachelor of Music]].<ref name="34units">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~catalog/cat-d02.pdf|title = Degree and Special Programs: Requirements for All Degrees (PDF)|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-09-01}}</ref> Wesleyan has research departments and teaching faculties in most academic disciplines; as of 2005, OWU offered [[Degree Programs at Ohio Wesleyan University|39 majors]].<ref name="numbermajors">{{cite web | url = http://catalog.owu.edu/cat-e01.html | title = Majors and Courses of Instruction | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-02}}</ref> 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."<ref>Hubbart, p. 88.</ref> Scientific courses were added to Wesleyan's curriculum in 1849, and since then, [[science|scientific]] subjects have become a foundation to the liberal arts curriculum.<ref>Tull, p.48.</ref> OWU also has a highly-respected [[music]] department.<ref name="selfdescr2">{{cite web | url = http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/studentsSay.asp?listing=1023105&category=5<ID=1 | title = What Ohio Wesleyan Students Say About... | publisher = Princeton Review | accessdate = 2007-01-10}}</ref>
===Emphasis on internationalism===
[[Image:UniversityHallFlags.jpg|right|thumb|250px|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 College|Kwassui Women's College]] in [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], [[Japan]], when predominant Japanese culture considered women's education unimportant.<ref>{{cite book | last = Windolf | first = Paul | coauthors = Francisco Ramirze | year = 1989 | title = Expansion and Structural Change: Higher Education in Germany, the United States, and Japan, 1870–1990 | publisher = Contemporary Sociology | location= | id =Vol. 27, No. 2}}</ref> Today, Kwasuii College is one of the top finishing schools for young women in Japan.<ref name="kwassuijp">{{cite web | url = http://www.kwassui.ac.jp/ | title = Kwassui Institute|publisher = Kwassui Institute|accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref> In 1899, William Ehnis (from the class of 1898) traveled to [[Africa]] and opened a school in [[Mutare]], [[Zimbabwe]], that eventually became the [[University of Africa|Africa University]].<ref name="africauniv">{{cite web | url = http://www.africau.edu/ | title = Africa University | publisher = Africa University | accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref>
[[Image:Plaza-mayor-salamanco.jpg|left|thumb|250px|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.<ref name="departmentofeducation">{{cite web | url = http://www.edupass.org/finaid/undergraduate.phtml | title = Schools with Financial Aid for International Undergraduate Students | publisher = Mark Kantrowitz | accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref><ref name="departmentofeducation2">{{cite web | url = http://www.edupass.org/admissions/schoolsearch.phtml | title = Choosing a School | publisher = Mark Kantrowitz | accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref><ref name="iied">{{cite web | url = http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=49938 | title = International Students: Leading Institutions by Institutional Type | publisher = Institute of International Education | accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref><ref name="mostinternationalstudents">{{cite web | url = http://www.pmc.edu/about/ranking/2005/international.html | title = Most International Students | publisher = U.S.News & World Report| accessdate = 2006-10-29}}</ref> The percentage of international students grew in the early and mid-1990s.<ref name="chronicleOWUIntl">Desruisseaux, Paul. Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/10/99, Vol. 46 Issue 16, pA57, 5p, Ohio Wesleyan University. ''Foreign Students Continue to Flock to the U.S.'' 1999.</ref><ref name="chronicleOWUIntl2"> McMurtrie, Beth. "Foreign Students at U.S. Institutions, 1999–2000". ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', 11/17/2000, Vol. 47 Issue 12, pA76, 1p, Ohio Wesleyan University.</ref> 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.<ref name="oacac">{{cite web | url = http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntlFinAid.xls | title = American Institutions with financial aid for international undergraduates (xls) | publisher = Overseas Association for College Admissions Counseling | accessdate = 2006-08-10}}</ref> [[South East Asia]]n students have significantly contributed to this growth.<ref name="southeastasia">{{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/international7.html|title = Countries Currently Represented|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref> 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.<ref name="intflags">{{cite web | url = http://transcript.owu.edu/033105/topstory1.html | title = Inauguration festival Saturday | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-10-18}}</ref>
High participation in formal exchange programs constitutes a third target of the school's international focus.<ref>Tull, p. 140.</ref> 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.<ref name="waseda">{{cite web | url = http://www.waseda.jp/intl-ac/bulletin/c14.html | title = Agreements with Overseas Institutions | publisher = Waseda University | accessdate = 2006-10-18}}</ref> The Salamanca program, founded by Conrad Kent in 1988,<ref name="salamanca">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~jjarriba/Salamanca/programhistory.htm|title = Ohio Wesleyan University: The Salamanca Program|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-10-18}}</ref> 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.<ref name="salamanca">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~jjarriba/Salamanca/programhistory.htm | title = Ohio Wesleyan University: The Salamanca Program | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-10-18}}</ref>
==Campus==
{{main|List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings}}
{{seealso|Richard Ross Museum of Art|Ohio Wesleyan University Library|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.
===Other facilities and off-campus programs===
{{main|Perkins Observatory|Ohio Wesleyan Arts Castle|The Strand Theatre|New York Arts House}}
OWU operates several facilities outside campus: The Philadelphia Business Center, Wesleyan in Washington, The New York Arts Program for the performing, visual and media arts (a GLCA arts program), [[Perkins Observatory]], [[The Strand Theatre]], and the [[Kraus Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University|Kraus Wilderness Preserve]].
Perkins Observatory is situated in Delaware on land separate to the main campus.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.perkins-observatory.org/programs.html#directions | title = How to find us | publisher = Perkins Observatory | accessdate = 2006-11-30}}</ref> The observatory is named after [[Hiram Perkins]], a former professor of mathematics and astronomy at the college.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.perkins-observatory.org/history.html#hiram | title = Hiram Perkins|publisher = Perkins Observatory|accessdate = 2006-11-30}}</ref> When the observatory was built in 1931, it housed the third-largest [[telescope]] in the world, which has since been moved to [[Arizona]].<ref name=PerkinsHistory>{{cite web | url = http://www.perkins-observatory.org/history.html#69 | title = History of Perkins Observatory | publisher = Perkins Observatory|accessdate = 2006-11-30}}</ref> The Perkins dome now houses a {{convert|32|in|mm|sing=on}} telescope, which is the second-largest in Ohio.
The university also maintains offices for [[study abroad]], US domestic study, and [[internship]] programs. Such programs include: Wesleyan in Washington, which allows students to study for a semester in [[Washington, D.C.]], in research and [[internship]] positions.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/49.php | title = Learning in Washington | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-10-14}}</ref> The Philadelphia Center offers students hundreds of internship and field placement opportunities off-campus and the chance to live independently.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/52.php | title = Philadelphia Center Gives Students Taste of Life in the Big City | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-30}}</ref> and the New York Arts Program, which allows students of the arts to gain a semester of hands on experience in the arts in [[New York City]].<ref name=NYArtsProgram>{{cite web | url = http://www.newyorkartsprogram.org | title = Wesleyan Arts Program | publisher = New York Arts Program |accessdate = 2007-11-21}}</ref>
===Community relations===
{{seealso|Delaware, Ohio}}
[[Image:ArtsCastleOhio.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Arts Castle in Delaware, Ohio.]]
OWU has strong community ties with the City of Delaware.<ref name="towngown">{{cite web | last = Donnelly | first = Sara | url = http://www.portlandphoenix.com/archive/features/02/04/19/feat_bates.html | title = Can Bates and L/A excel together? | publisher = The Portland Phoenix |date= April 18–25, 2002 | accessdate = 2006-11-29}}</ref> 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.<ref name="experientiallearning">{{cite web | url = http://magazine.owu.edu/2005_spring_pdfs/feat_linden.pdf | title = Learning at Linden (PDF) | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref> More than 150 Wesleyan students from this program tutor and mentor underprivileged pupils from Columbus.<ref name="columbusinitiative">{{cite web | url = http://magazine.owu.edu/feat_linden.html | title = Learning at Linden | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref>
The Wesleyan Ambassadors Program (ISAP) promotes cultural diversity and ethnic awareness within the local community,<ref name="isap">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/56.php | title = New International Student Ambassador Program at OWU | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref> and exposes international students to [[Culture of the United States|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.<ref name="isap">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/56.php | title = New International Student Ambassador Program at OWU | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref>
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.<ref name="progressservice">{{cite web | url = http://service.owu.edu/organizations.html | title = Student Service Clubs, Organizations and Small Living Units | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref>
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.<ref name="artscastle">{{cite web | url = http://www.artscastle.org/house.html | title = History of The Arts Castle | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University, The Arts Castle | accessdate = 2006-11-25}}</ref> In 2004, the OWU received a donation to rehabilitate the historic [[The Strand Theatre|Strand Theatre]] in downtown Delaware.<ref name="strandpurchase">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/news/2002/strand.html | title = Gift Support Enables OWU to Purchase Strand Theatre | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref>
The university and the City of Delaware sponsor several events in town throughout the year: the Delaware Arts Festival, the [[Little Brown Jug (horse racing)|Little Brown Jug]], the Delaware County Fair, and the Castle Arts Affair.<ref name="delawareevents">{{cite web | url = http://www.visitdelohio.com/big_events.php | title = Big Events | publisher = Delaware County Convention & Visitors Bureau | accessdate = 2006-12-15}}</ref> The Delaware Arts Festival is an annual event held the weekend after [[Mother's Day]] on the streets of Historic Downtown Delaware.<ref name="artsfestival">{{cite web | url = http://www.delawareartsfestival.org | title = About the Delaware Arts Festival Association, Inc. | publisher = Delaware Arts Festival | accessdate = 2006-12-20}}</ref> The festival hosts over 170 booths featuring works of local, regional, and other artists. OWU professors chair the committees that select winners.<ref name="artsfestival2">{{cite web | url = http://www.delawareartsfestival.org/Scholarship%20Application.htm | title = Delaware Arts Festival|publisher = The Delaware Arts Festival|accessdate = 2006-12-20}}</ref> The Little Brown Jug, a [[harness racing|harness race]], is run during the Delaware County Fair in September.<ref name="brownjug">{{cite web | url = http://www.littlebrownjug.com/about/historyofjug.htm | title = History of the Jug | publisher = The Delaware County Agricultural Society | accessdate = 2006-12-20}}</ref> The OWU president and the college mascot traditionally award the trophy for the first division of the first heat of the race.<ref name="owubrownjug">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/ourtown/213.php | title = Battling Bishop Mascot to Present Trophy at Jug Races | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-20}}</ref>
==Student life==
===Organizations and activities===
{{seealso|WSLN}}
[[Image:HamWill OhioWesleyan.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Hamilton Williams Campus Center is the campus hub for student activities.]]
Ohio Wesleyan University has 95 student clubs and organizations.<ref name="campuslife">{{cite web | url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drextras_3109_brief.php| title = Ohio Wesleyan University: Extracurriculars | publisher = U.S. News | accessdate = 2005-11-29}}</ref> The university offers three [[chapels]] as well as several [[Christian]] and other religious groups for its students.<ref name="OWU Chaplain-Religious Life">{{cite web|url = http://go.owu.edu/~chaplain/rel_life.html| title = Chaplain Faith Programs |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-01-04}}</ref><ref name="OWU -Religious Groups">{{cite web|url = http://admission.owu.edu/relgroups.html| title = Religious Groups|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-01-04}}</ref> Its social organizations cover a wide range of interests, including [[chess]], [[ultimate (sport)|ultimate]], [[finance]], and medieval sword fighting.<ref name="specialclubs">{{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/clubs.html | title = Special-Interest Clubs | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-29}}</ref> 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.<ref name="owtsid">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/ourtown/66.php| title = The OWtsiders-Mixing Music and Fun|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2005-11-29}}</ref> Another entertainment-related club is "The Babbling Bishops", an [[improvisational comedy]] troupe.<ref name="babbling">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~bablweb/| title = Ohio Wesleyan's Premier Improv Comedy Troupe! | publisher = The Babbling Bishops | accessdate = 2005-10-15}}</ref> 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 [[improvisational comedy|improv]] comedy troupe, rehearsing in [[List of Ohio Wesleyan University buildings|Stuyvesant Hall]] and performing with other college improv [[troupe]]s since 1996.<ref name="babbling">{{cite web | url = http://babbling.owu.edu/history.html| title = Our Story |publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-12-26}}</ref>
Socially-conscious students can join organizations such as the [[activism|activist]] group "ProgressOWU"<ref name="progressclubs">{{cite web | url = http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/activists/221.html| title = Global Exchange|publisher = Global Exchange|accessdate = 2006-11-29}}</ref> or participate in [[student government]] groups, such as the Campus Programming Board and the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs.<ref name="elliott"/> The "PRIDE" organization offers support to OWU's [[LGBT]] students.<ref name="lgbtOWU">{{cite web | url = http://glbtrc.owu.edu/| title = Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center | publisher = GLBTRC | accessdate = 2006-11-29}}</ref>
Fewer than a third of Wesleyan's students are involved in [[Fraternities and sororities|Greek life]],<ref name="greekpercent">{{cite web | url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drlife_3109_brief.php| title = Campus Life | publisher = U.S.News & World Report | accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref> but that percentage has fluctuated significantly throughout the university's history.<ref name="greekhistory">{{cite web | url = http://greek.owu.edu/history.html| title = History of Greek Life|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref> All twelve fraternities and seven sororities on campus are currently involved in many [[philanthropy|philanthropic]] and community programs.<ref name="greeklife">{{cite web | url = http://greek.owu.edu/ | title = Greek Life | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref>
OWU's oldest student organizations are its literary clubs, including a number of student journals, magazines, and newspapers. The school's student-run weekly newspaper, ''[[The Transcript]]'', is the oldest continuously-published, independent, college newspaper in the United States.<ref name="transcriptchronology">{{cite web | url = http://transcript.owu.edu/info.html| title = General Info | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-11-29}}</ref> ''The OWL'', an annual literary publication, features students' work and is one of the nation's oldest college [[literary magazine]]s.<ref name="owlchronology">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/ourtown/32.php| title = The OWL: Not Just for English Majors | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-11-29}}</ref> Other student publications include ''The Civic Arts Review'', the electronic ''Connect2OWU'' bulletin, and ''@Wesleyan'', a quarterly online magazine.<ref name="publications">{{cite web | url = http://news.owu.edu/publications.html| title = Administrative Publications|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2007-01-06}}</ref> Radio station [[WSLN]] broadcasts from Slocum Hall and is run by students supervised by the journalism department.<ref name="wslninfo">{{cite web | url = http://wsln.owu.edu/| title = WSLN 98.7 FM | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2005-11-29}}</ref>
The university also has a student government, the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs (WCSA).
===Activism===
{{main|Activism at Ohio Wesleyan University}}
[[Image:ProtestOWU.jpg|thumb|200px|right|OWU students make a social and artistic statement on the steps of the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center.]]
[[Student activism|Activism]] as represented in OWU's founding vision has had a significant role in Wesleyan's history.<ref>Hubbart, p.10.</ref><ref name>Tull, p.132.</ref>
The first president, [[Edward Thomson]], staunchly supported the [[Abolitionism|abolition of slavery]] and [[classical liberalism|liberalism]].<ref>Tull, p. 132.</ref> Other individuals associated with the university have fought racism. [[Branch Rickey]], an alumnus, broke the [[Racial segregation|racial barrier]] in baseball.<ref name="racialbarrier">{{cite web | url = http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/special/barriers/rickey.html | title = 'Higher Calling': Rickey's moral conviction to social progress was mightier than dollar | publisher = ''Houston Chronicle'' (no date given) | accessdate = 2006-12-07}}</ref> Mary King, a civil rights activist,<ref name="marykingactivist">{{cite web | url = http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-19/king1.html | title = Interview with Mary King (12/6/97)|publisher = George Washington University|accessdate = 2006-12-07}}</ref> worked alongside [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]] in the U.S. [[civil rights movement]] while she was a staff member of OWU's [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]] (SNCC).<ref>Anderson, p. 57.</ref><ref name="maryking">{{cite web | url = http://news.owu.edu/2004/mlk.html| title = Mary King | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-07}}</ref> In the 1980s, Wesleyan's administration, moved by student activism, pledged and eventually fully divested holdings connected to South Africa.<ref>Vellela, p. 20–21.</ref><ref>Tull, p. 142–143.</ref>As of September 2007, Ohio Wesleyan joined a small group of liberal colleges that actively opposed the methodology and usefulness of [[US News and World Report]] college rankings, despite the fact that the magazine ranked Wesleyan among the top national liberal arts colleges.<ref name="oppose">{{cite web | url = http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YTBmYzA2OTcyYjc0MzBiNDhkMzVmNzc5ZDc5YmQ0YmE=| title = They Protest Too Much | publisher = National Review Online | accessdate = 2007-09-15}}</ref> Wesleyan's concern intensified with disclosures about institutions flagrantly manipulating data in order to move up in the rankings in U.S. News and other popular college guides.
OWU has partisan political groups ranging from liberal to conservative, such the College Republicans and the College Democrats, and several activism awareness groups such as ProgressOWU, Black Men of the Future, Student Union on Black Awareness, PRIDE, ECHO, Amnesty International, and Rafiki Wa Afrika. Due to the school's proximity to Columbus, the Ohio state capital, many politically-inclined students serve internships for state representatives.<ref name="offcampusowu">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/admission/opportunities.html| title = Apprenticeships and Internships | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2003-12-07}}</ref><ref name="offcampusowu2">{{cite web | url = http://wcebe.owu.edu/files/students.html| title = Internships | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2003-12-07}}</ref> In the 2000s, students have been active on the [[Iraq war]], [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]], [[globalization]], and women's [[reproductive rights]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.unitedforpeace.org/groups.php?state=OH|title = Local Groups|publisher = United for Peace and Justice|accessdate = 2006-08-10}}<br/>* Wood, Allison. [http://transcript.owu.edu/033105/topstory2.html "Protest pleads for tolerance, diversity".] ''The Transcript'' (March 31, 2005). Retrieved on [[2006-10-15]].<br/>* Blair, Kevin.[http://transcript.owu.edu/021903/opinion1.html "My first protest: This is what democracy looks like".] ''The Transcript'' (February 19, 2003). Retrieved on [[2003-02-13]].<br/>* Ehrlich, p. 268.</ref>
===Traditions===
{{seealso|Ohio Wesleyan Sweetly and strong}}
[[Image:RedBlackCap.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Freshmen were required to wear a red and black cap in public in the 1920s.]]
Many Ohio Wesleyan traditions originate from Wesleyan's early years. Monnett Weekend, beginning in 1896, welcomes female alumni, parents, and friends of Wesleyan. Events include a "People's Parade" with clowns, banners and marching, faculty lectures, Maypole dancing, Choral Arts Society, and an all-campus carnival.<ref>Murchland, p.79.</ref><ref>Hubbart, p. 121.</ref> It started as a girls' athletic fête held at the Monnett Athletic Club for Mothers Day. All events were held at the [[Ohio Wesleyan Female College|Monnett Campus]], where female students danced around the [[Maypole]], while men were barred. The men, in turn, developed their own tradition: they arrived at Monnett Campus early in the morning, and concealed themselves in trees to watch the festivities, discreetly.<ref>Tull, p.102.</ref>
In 1884, Ohio Wesleyan held its first ''Mock Convention'', which has recurred in every [[presidential election]] year since 1920.<ref name="mockconvention">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/%7Emock2004/cygnus/rules.htm| title = Mock Convention
| publisher = Miller, Candi | accessdate = 2006-12-05}}</ref> Its purpose is to inform participants, students, faculty staff, and Ohio residents about the [[presidential nominating convention]],<ref name="mockconvention2">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/%7Emock2004/cygnus/news.htm | title = 2004 Mock Convention Platform
| publisher = Miller, Candi | accessdate = 2006-12-05}}</ref> presidential [[United States presidential election#Ballot candidates|candidates]], and key issues in the upcoming [[United States presidential election|election]].<ref name="mockconvention3">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/%7Emock2004/cygnus/board.htm | title = A Tradition Since 1917
| publisher = Miller, Candi | accessdate = 2006-12-05}}</ref>
Beginning in the 1920s, all freshmen were required to wear "dinks", red caps with black brims and a black W on the front.<ref>Tull, p.98–99.</ref> Disobedient students who refused to wear the "dink" were tossed into the ''Sulphur Spring'' (see later reference). This tradition ended in the 1950s. The freshman class of 1957 wore dinks for half the first semester. <!-- which year, specifically? -->.<ref>Murchland, p.64.</ref>
Ohio Wesleyan's [[Homecoming]] takes place in early October,<ref name="homecomingOWU">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/ourtown/230.php| title = Homecoming Aims for Increased Student Involvement
| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref> while the Wesleyan [[American football|football]] team plays one of its traditional rivals. New events, such as a bonfire and a five kilometer run, have been added from as recently as 2004.<ref name="homecoming">{{cite web | url = http://transcript.owu.edu/101906/topstory1.html| title = Homecoming: New twist on old tradition
| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref>
The ''President's Ball'', a recent gala organized by the college president, takes place on the first Saturday of December.<ref name="presidentsball">{{cite web | url = http://welcome.owu.edu/questions9.html| title = Ohio Wesleyan Campus Traditions | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref> Other traditions include ''OWU vs. Denison'', which stages a "fierce" athletic rivalry between Wesleyan and [[Denison University]];<ref name="archrival">{{cite web | url = http://bishops.owu.edu/mlax.html| title = Men's Lacrosse
| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref> the '' Sagan Colloquium'', spanning the fall semester, which consists of speeches focusing on an issue of concern<!-- and that is...? --> to the [[liberal arts]];<ref name="sagan">{{cite web|url = http://www.collegetoolkit.com/Colleges/Profile/204909.aspx| title = What Makes Us Unique|publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref> and ''Orchesis'', an annual celebration of modern dance and the arts, which occurs at the end of the academic year. "Fresh-X" is an optional program for newly admitted students that occurs just before orientation in which students may choose between hiking, backpacking and other outdoor activities to make friends with their new classmates.<ref name="fresh-x">{{cite web | url = http://fresh-x.owu.edu/| title = Welcome to "Fresh X"| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref>
There are two major musical events, ''Unity through Music'' and ''Springfest''. ''Unity through Music'' occurs once a year in the fall semester, and covers various musical styles in a [[carnival]] atmosphere, during the day; while, during the evening, a huge dance is held in the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center.<ref name="unitythroughmusic">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/newsandviews/158.php | title = CPB Presents Unity Through Music
| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-01-05}}</ref> Springfest, the second musical event, proceeds in mid-April and in recent years has featured well-known music groups such as [[Counting Crows]], [[The Roots]], [[Guster]], [[Ben Folds]], and most recently, [[Gym Class Heroes]]. It is organized by the Campus Programming Board.<ref name="springfesttradition">{{cite web | url = http://go.owu.edu/~owunews/021005/topstory1.html| title = Springfest funding in limbo | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref>
A rock next to Hayes Hall has been part of the residential campus for the last 50 years, and students continually repaint it with [[graffiti]] and [[slogans]].<ref name="springfesttradition">{{cite web | url = http://owjl.owu.edu/description.php| title = Description| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-12}}</ref>
===Housing===
[[Image:PeaceandJusticeWinter.jpg|thumb|right|The House of Peace and Justice, a Small Living Unit on West Campus.]]
The university can house up to 1,600 students on campus.<ref name="housingcapacity">{{cite web | url = http://reslife.owu.edu/housing.htm | title = Housing Options | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref> First-year students are required to live on campus during their first two semesters. A lottery system matches second to fourth-year students with dormitories and another lottery system determines how many students are allowed to live in off-campus housing. Housing options include dormitories, small living units, fraternities, and cooperative housing.<ref name="generalhousing">{{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/reslife.html | title = Residential Life | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-01-05}}</ref>
Thompson, Bashford, Stuyvesant, and Smith Halls are large mid-rise dormitories on campus. Welch Hall is designated as a "quiet" dorm for honors students.<ref name="welch">{{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/welch.html | title = Welch Hall | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-01-01}}</ref> Hayes Hall is an all-female dorm.<ref name="hayes">{{cite web | url = http://admission.owu.edu/hayes2.html | title = Hayes Hall | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-01-01}}</ref>
[[Image:N24101750 30197695 4010.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Students converse on the back porch of The House of Peace and Justice, a Small Living Unit on West Campus.]]
Approximately 200 non-freshmen students live in Small Living Units (SLUs), which are [[cooperative|co-ops]] united voluntarily to meet shared economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations in democratically controlled houses. The houses allow students to live cooperatively with one another by sharing regularly scheduled house chores, participating in the decision process, and, in some, sharing the cooking duties. Each unit houses a group of 15 students, and is organized to promote a common theme, usually indicated by the co-op's name. As of the 2006–2007 academic year, the SLUs consist of The [[Peace]] and [[Justice]] House, The [[Internationalism (politics)|International]] House, The House of [[Black (people)|Black]] Culture, The Creative [[Arts]] House, The [[Women]]'s House, The Modern Foreign [[Languages]] House, The House of Thought, and The [[Ecology|Tree]] House. The University owns these houses; the co-ops, therefore, must follow the University's living policies. The co-ops do, however, elect their own officers and do not have [[resident assistant|Resident Advisers]] or faculty in residence like other on-campus residence halls. They have a House Moderator who undergoes the same training as a Resident Advisor. At the end of each academic year, every existing and potential co-op must submit a house proposal describing its plans for theme promotion for the next academic year. The University Housing office places co-ops in houses every year on a competitive basis.<ref name="SLUprocess">{{cite web | url = http://connect2.owu.edu/ourtown/95.php | title = SLUSH is Here: Apply to your Favorite SLU | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2007-01-05}}</ref>
Off-campus housing is available only to junior and senior students; 17% of students live off-campus.<ref name="housingcapacity">{{cite web | url = http://reslife.owu.edu/housing.htm | title = Housing Options | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-01}}</ref><ref name="percentoffcampusliving">{{cite web | url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drlife_3109_brief.php | title = Campus Housing | publisher = U.S.News & World Report | accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref> Most students assert Wesleyan's policy of off-campus housing as one of the "worst things" about Ohio Wesleyan because of the resulting shortage of the number of lottery tickets allowing people to live off due to the off-campus lottery cap.<ref name="surveyoffcampusliving">{{cite web | url = http://www.collegeprowler.com/guide.asp/1427402604/index.html | title = Students tell it like it is | publisher = College Prowler Guide Book | accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref>
==Athletics==
{{main|Wesleyan Battling Bishops}}
{{seealso|Wesleyan-Denison LAX rivalry}}
[[Image:Selby3.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Selby Field]], home to football, lacrosse, and field hockey.]]
Ohio Wesleyan participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA's]] Division III as a member of the [[North Coast Athletic Conference]] (NCAC). Known as the ''Battling Bishops'', Wesleyan competes in 21 sports.<ref name="sportsnum">{{cite web | url = http://bishops.owu.edu/rosters.html | title = Team Rosters
| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-04}}</ref> The official school colors are red and black.<ref name="colors">{{cite web | url = http://bishops.owu.edu/info.html| title = Quick Facts
| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-10-17}}</ref>
Formal athletics at the college date to 1875, when the first football teams were organized to play against other institutions. In the late 1880s, Ohio Wesleyan had perhaps the strongest amateur baseball team in the state of Ohio behind the pitching of [[Phil Saylor|Phil "Lefty" Saylor]]. The school joined the [[Ohio Athletic Conference]] along with [[Oberlin College]], [[Kenyon College]], [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]], and [[Case Western Reserve University|Case Western]] in 1902. In 1983, Wesleyan joined with nine other colleges in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania to create the North Coast Athletic Conference.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northcoast.org/ncacintropage.html|title = About NCAC|publisher = NCAC|accessdate = 2006-10-31}}</ref> The NCAC seeks to bring together a group of liberal arts institutions that value the primacy of the academic mission over the athletic one.<ref>Massa, Robert J. [http://www.collegenews.org/x2680.xml "College Athletics: The Tail Wagging the Dog?"] ''College News'' (June 24, 2003). Retrieved on [[2006-06-21]].</ref>
The men's lacrosse, golf and soccer teams are the most historically successful of the varsity teams, and lacrosse is the university's most intently-followed sport.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bishops.owu.edu/history.html | title = Ohio Wesleyan All-Americans | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://alumni.owu.edu/lax.html | title = Ohio Wesleyan LAX Alumni | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-10-31}}</ref> For seven of the last twelve years, Wesleyan has won the NCAC conference All-Sports Trophy for excellence in both women's and men's sports.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northcoast.org/all-sports/allsports.html | title = NCAC All-Sports Competition|publisher = NCAC|accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref> In the [[NACDA Director's Cup|Sears Director's Cup]] standings, OWU is among the top 25 overall collegiate athletics programs in the country.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nescac.com/Releases/Williams_SearsCup03.htm | title = Williams Wins Fifth NACDA Directors Cups in a Row | publisher = NESCAC | accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref> Because of the North Coast Athletic Association athletic agreement, the university is not permitted to offer academic scholarships for athletic recruiting.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bay-village-ohio.com/ncac/content.html | title = Broadening the Playing Field for Collegiate Athletics | publisher = The Bay Village Community Advocate| accessdate = 2006-06-21}}</ref>
Ohio Wesleyan has won several NCAA Division III titles in different sports, including men's basketball ([[NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship|1988]]), men's soccer ([[NCAA Men's Soccer Championship|1998]]), and women's soccer ([[NCAA Women's Soccer Championship|2001]] and [[NCAA Women's Soccer Championship|2002]]). The [[soccer]] team has won the NCAC championship three times, last in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://bishops.owu.edu/history.html| title = The History of OWU Athletics| publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University|accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref> The men's [[baseball]] team has been NCAA champion eight times. The men's [[golf]] team has been NCAA champion eleven times. The women's [[softball]] team has won the championship twice, and the women's soccer team has been an NCAC champion eight times. In total, Ohio Wesleyan's varsity athletic teams have been NCAC champions 100 times, leading the teams of [[Denison]] and [[Kenyon]].<ref name='den2'>{{cite web | url = http://www.northcoast.org/champions.html| title = Championship Totals | publisher = NCAC | accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref>
The nickname ''The Battling Bishops'' dates to 1925. This is also the name of the Wesleyan's mascot, ''The Battling Bishop''. Due to its [[irony|ironic]] name, the Wesleyan mascot has been listed as one of the weirdest college mascots.<ref>{{cite news | first = C.K. | last = Binswanger | title = Let's Go, Slugs!
| publisher = Newsweek | page = 8 |date= September 8, 1997}}</ref> Due to its red robe, ''The Battling Bishop'' looks actually like a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]].<ref name='cardinal'>{{cite web | url = http://owuannualfund.blogspot.com/| title = A Smiling What...!?! | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref> Prior to 1925, Wesleyan's teams were previously referred to as "The Red and Black" and "The Methodists". Many schools, including several other Methodist ones, also claimed crimson and black as their colors, so the university decided to change the name.<ref name='redandblack'>{{cite web | url = http://bishops.owu.edu/hist2.html| title = 1925 | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref> In 2005, attention was directed to the religious insensitivity of the historically-based name.<ref name='battlingbishopsappropriate'>{{cite web | url = http://www.tommcmahon.net/2005/08/ncaa.html| title = Here's A Little Help For The NCAA | publisher = tommcmahon.net | accessdate = 2006-12-22}}</ref>
[[Image:OWUDenison2.jpg|250px|left|thumb|The men's lacrosse team at Selby Field.]]
Ohio Wesleyan maintains athletic [[sports rivalry|rivalries]] with other NCAC institutions. The men's lacrosse team has a historic rivalry with [[Denison University]], the soccer team with [[Kenyon College]], and the [[field hockey]] team with [[Oberlin College]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.northcoast.org/champions.html | title = NCAC Champions | publisher = NCAC | accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref> Both Denison and Wesleyan issued alerts to their fans specifically for the OWU-Denison lacrosse game about unsportsmanlike behavior and profanity.<ref name='den2'>{{cite web | url = http://www.denison.edu/athletics/db/site/newsreleases/ml/20060323_1840.html| title = Denison Tops OWU in Overtime | publisher = Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation | accessdate = 2006-03-23}}</ref>
In addition to the school's varsity athletics, club sports teams, including [[chess]], [[hockey]], [[cricket]], [[rugby football|rugby]], [[ski]], and [[scuba]], have been organized as student organizations under the auspices of the Office of Student Activities. Ohio Wesleyan's intramural program includes 16 sports. Sports such as [[skiing]], [[squash (sport)|squash]] and [[Water polo#Game variations|water polo]] have been offered, as well as a sports trivia competition.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/colleges/view_ohio_wesleyan_university_7951| title = Ohio Wesleyan University| publisher = FastWeb College Guide|accessdate = 2006-11-04}}</ref>
==People==
===Administration===
{{main|List of Ohio Wesleyan University presidents}}
{{seealso|Mark Huddleston}}
Under the charter granted by the State of Ohio, the Board of Trustees possesses the legal authority to operate the college. The charter and bylaws stipulate a board of 34 trustees, of whom one is the president. In general, it is the board that elects the president. Since Wesleyan's beginnings, sixteen people have held the title of [[president]], and a few have served as interim president. Former presidents include lawyers, literary scholars, politicians, executives, and clergymen.<ref>Tull, pp.26–29.</ref>
After several disagreements between Huddleston and the Wesleyan administration,<ref name=disagreem>[http://alumni.owu.edu/facultyforum/071004_RustyMcClure.html Faculty and Staff Forum]. ''Faculty and Staff Forum'' (October 20, 2007). Retrieved on [[2006-06-02]]</ref> Huddleston accepted a position as president of the [[University of New Hampshire]] and left Wesleyan on [[June 30]], [[2007]], giving him the second shortest presidential reign in Wesleyan's history, behind David Lockmiller, 1959–1961. On 29 May 2007, the appointment of current university provost Dr. David O. Robbins as interim president was unanimously endorsed by OWU's Board of Trustees.<ref name=Robbins>[http://news.owu.edu/2007/20070529-robbins.html David O. Robbins Named Interim President of Ohio Wesleyan University]. ''Recent News Releases'' (May 29, 2007). Retrieved on [[2006-06-02]].</ref> Dr. Robbins' term as Interim President began on 1 July 2007.<ref name=Robbins>[http://news.owu.edu/2007/20070529-robbins.html David O. Robbins Named Interim President of Ohio Wesleyan University]. ''Recent News Releases'' (May 29, 2007). Retrieved on [[2006-06-02]].</ref>
On 17 December, 2007, Dr. Rockwell "Rock" Jones was elected to serve as the 16th president of Ohio Wesleyan University<ref name=Jones>[http://www.owu.edu/presidentialSearch/ Ohio Wesleyan University Names Rock Jones, Ph.D., as 16th President=. ''Presidential Search'' (December 17, 2007). Retrieved on [[2007-12-19]].</ref> Dr. Jones will begin his term as president in July of 2008<ref name=Jones>[http://www.owu.edu/presidentialSearch/ Ohio Wesleyan University Names Rock Jones, Ph.D., as 16th President=. ''Presidential Search'' (December 17, 2007). Retrieved on [[2007-12-19]].</ref>
===Alumni===
{{main|List of Ohio Wesleyan University people}}
Ohio Wesleyan alumni are active in several annual events, organizations, and initiatives. The events and associations with significant alumni involvement are Homecoming, 'W' Association, and A/PART (the alumni admission team). For the 2005–2006 fiscal year, Ohio Wesleyan's alumni giving rate was 35%.<ref name="alumnigiving">{{cite web | url = http://www.owu.edu/about.html#alumni | title = Alumni | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref> A number of the school's alumni have made notable contributions in the fields of government, law, academia, business, arts, journalism, and athletics, among others.
In academia, [[Frank Sherwood Rowland]] (class of 1948) won the 1995 [[Nobel Prize]] for [[chemistry]] for his research on the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer. [[Ezra Vogel]] (1950) is a prominent author on [[Foreign relations between China and Japan|China-Japan issues]] and was the director of [[Harvard University|Harvard's]] Fairbank Center for East Asian Research from 1995 to 1999.<ref name="harvardvogel">{{cite web | url = http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/people/faculty/e_vogel.html | title = Ezra F. Vogel | publisher = Harvard University | accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref> [[William Hsiao]] (1963) is an economist in the field of international health at [[Harvard University|Harvard]],<ref name="harvardhsiao">{{cite web | url = http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/faculty/WilliamHsiao.html|title = William Hsiao|publisher = Harvard University|accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref> and the designer of a landmark study to examine the United States' system of reimbursing physicians for medical services. [[Dennis R. Appleyard]] (1961) is the author of an [[international economics]] textbook.<ref name="appleyard">{{cite web | url = http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072877375/information_center_view0/ | title = International Economics | publisher = McGraw-Hill Higher Education | accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref>
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Image:Charles Fairbanks photo portrait seated.jpg|<center> [[Charles Fairbanks]] </center>
Image:Sherwood.JPG|<center>[[Frank Sherwood Rowland]] </center>
Image:Nina_Van_Horn.jpg <center> [[Wendie Malick]] </center>
Image:Kheli.jpg|<center>[[Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli]] </center>
Image:Rickey.jpg|<center>[[Branch Rickey]] </center>
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In politics, [[Charles Fairbanks]] (1872) was the 26th [[Vice-President of the United States]].<ref name="wesleyanfairbanks">{{cite web | url = http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/charles_fairbanks.pdf | title = Vice Presidents of the United States (PDF) | publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office | accessdate = 2006-12-05}}</ref> [[Jo Ann Emerson]] (1972) serves as a [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]] from [[Missouri]],<ref name="wesleyanemerson">{{cite web|url = http://www.house.gov/emerson/about/| title = U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson|publisher = U.S. House of Representatives|accessdate = 2006-12-05}}</ref> and was one of 50 Republicans to vote in favor of overturning President Bush's ban on federal funding for [[stem cell]] research in 2005. [[Arthur Flemming]] (1927) was a Secretary of [[Department of Health, Education, and Welfare|Health, Education and Welfare]], was known for his commitment to [[civil rights]],<ref name="wesleyanflemming">[http://jcgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,864320,00.html "A Pro for HEW".] ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'', (May 19, 1958). Retrieved on [[2006-12-22]].</ref> and was the recipient of two Presidential Medals of Freedom. [[Lucy Webb Hayes]] (1853), wife of U.S. President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], was the first woman to be called [[First Lady]], and the first "First Lady" to hold a college degree.<ref name="lucywebb">{{cite web | url = http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/haye-luc.htm | title = Lucy Ware Webb Hayes | publisher = Women in History | accessdate = 2006-12-03}}</ref>
Notable journalists and media personalities include [[Frank Stanton]] (1930), a president of [[CBS]] known for supporting broadcast journalism before Congress; [[Byron Pitts]] (1982), a national correspondent for [[CBS News]];<ref name= "pitts">{{cite web| url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/09/broadcasts/main524933.shtml|title = Byron Pitts|publisher = CBS News|accessdate = 2006-12-12}}</ref> [[Wendie Malick]] (1972), an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated actress known for her role on the NBC sitcom ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'';<ref name="wesleyanmalick">Lewisohn, Mark. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/j/justshootme_999060905.shtml "Just Shoot Me".] ''British Broadcasting Service'', (no date given). Retrieved on [[2006-12-03]].</ref> [[Melvin Van Peebles]] (1953), an actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, and composer; [[Patricia Wettig]] (1974), the actress who plays vice president Caroline Richards on ''[[Prison Break]]''; and [[Clark Gregg]] (1984), the actor playing Richard in ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' with [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]].<ref name= "clarkgregg">{{cite web| url = http://www.cbs.com/primetime/old_christine/bios/clark_gregg_bio.shtml | title = The New Adventures of Old Christine | publisher = CBS |accessdate = 2007-01-06}}</ref>
Numerous Ohio Wesleyan alumni have been associated with [[social justice]]. [[Branch Rickey]] (1904) was a baseball manager and executive known for signing [[Jackie Robinson]] as the first African-American in [[Major League Baseball]].<ref name="branchrickey">{{cite web | url = http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/Rickey_Branch.htm | title = Branch Rickey | publisher = National Baseball Hall of Fame | accessdate = 2006-10-15}}</ref> Another graduate, Mary King (1962), worked alongside the Reverend Dr. [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] in the U.S. [[civil rights movement]] when she was a young student, and was a member of the staff of the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]] (SNCC).<ref name="maryking">{{cite web | url = http://news.owu.edu/2004/mlk.html| title = Mary King | publisher = Ohio Wesleyan University | accessdate = 2006-12-07}}</ref> Rev. [[Norman Vincent Peale]] (1920) was the author of ''The Power of Positive Thinking'' and the winner of a [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] for his theological contributions.<ref name="presidentialmedal">{{cite web | url = http://www.nndb.com/honors/482/000045347/ | title = Presidential Medal of Freedom|publisher = NNDB|accessdate = 2007-01-02}}</ref> Others found fame in other forms: [[Mildred Gillars|Mildred Elizabeth Sisk]] (aka Axis Sally) was the first American woman to be tried and sentenced for [[treason]], convicted of [[broadcasting]] for [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]]. In 1917, she majored in dramatic arts, but did not graduate due to her failure to meet all university requirements. After serving a 12-year sentence, Sisk returned to OWU, where she received a bachelor's degree in speech in 1973.<ref name="axissally">{{cite web | url = http://www.historynet.com/culture/womens_history/3032576.html?page=1&c=y | title = Mildred Elizabeth Sisk: American-Born Axis Sally | publisher = Weider History Group | accessdate = 2007-01-02}}</ref>
===Faculty===
[[Benjamin T. Spencer]], author of ''The Quest for Nationality: An American Literary Campaign ''.
==Footnotes==
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==References==
* Adams, I. & S. Ostrander (2002). ''Ohio: A Bicentennial Portrait''. San Francisco, CA: Browntrout Publishers. ISBN 0-7631-5590-X
* Burtchaell, James (1998). ''The Dying of the Light''. Cambridge, UK: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8028-3828-6
* College Prowler (2006). ''Ohio Wesleyan University: Off the Record''. Pittsburgh, PA: College Prowler. ISBN 1-4274-0260-4
* Ehrlich, Thomas (1988). ''Civic Responsibility and Higher Education. Washington, DC: American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education''. ISBN 1-57356-289-0
* Hubbart, Henry (1944). ''Ohio Wesleyan's First Hundred Years''. Delaware, OH: Ohio Wesleyan University. {{OCLC|785302}}
* Murchland, Bernard (1991). ''The History of Ohio Wesleyan University from 1942 to 1992''. Delaware, OH: Ohio Wesleyan University. ISBN 0-9630-9091-7
* Taylor, James M. (1991). ''Before Vassar Opened: A Contribution to the History of the Higher Education of Women in America''. Boston, MA: Ayer Co Pub ISBN 0-8369-6786-0
* Tull, Barbara Mitchell (1991). ''150 Years of Excellence: A Pictorial View of Ohio Wesleyan University''. Delaware, OH: Ohio Wesleyan University ISBN 0-9630909-0-9
* U. S. News & World Report (2005). ''U.S. News Ultimate College Guide''. New York: Sourcebooks ISBN 1-4022-0292-X
* Vellela, Tony (1988). ''New Voices: Student Political Activism in the '80s and '90s''. Cambridge, MA: South End Press. ISBN 0-89608-341-1
* White, E.E. (1876). ''A History of Education in the State of Ohio''. Columbus, OH: Authority of the General Assembly. ISBN 1-4255-5021-5
* Williams, W.G. (1894). ''Fifty Years of History of the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1844–1894''. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Print. and Pub. Co {{OCLC|2672685}}
* Windmeyer, S.(2006). ''The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students''. Boston, MA: Alyson Publications, Inc. ISBN 1-55583-857-X
==Further reading==
*[[Loren Pope|Pope, Loren]]. ''[[Colleges That Change Lives]] '', Penguin Group, 2000, ISBN 0-14-029616-6
*Easterbrook, Gregg. (2004). ''Who Needs Harvard?'', The Atlantic Monthly, October 2004. <!-- This needs ISBN -->
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