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Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges.
The Ohio Wesleyan Female College was established in 1853. In 1857, the female college moved to Monnett Hall, named for school benefactress Mary Monnett Bain. In 1877, the female college merged with the university, which became coeducational. Monnett Hall remained the center for women's housing on campus well into the 20th century.
Ohio Wesleyan Female College had three presidents before merging with Ohio Wesleyan University. Oran Faville, 1853–1855. Nathaniel Clark Burt, 1868–1870. William Richardson, 1873–1877.
David Abram (1980) – philosopher, cultural ecologist. Kenneth R. Andrews (M.A. 1932) – academic credited with foundational role (at Harvard Business School) in introducing, popularizing concept of business strategy. Elliot Aronson (M.A. 1956) – among 100 most eminent psychologist of 20th century.
Lucy Webb Hayes, Class of 1850 – wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, U.S. President, 1877–1881. Myron T. Herrick – 42nd governor of Ohio [22] John W. Hoyt – third Governor of Wyoming Territory [23] John W. McCormick – U.S. Representative from Ohio [24] Masa Nakayama, Class of 1916 – first female cabinet minister in Japan.
Ohio Wesleyan University owns the Perkins Observatory, which is located south of the city of Delaware. The observatory housed the 69-inch Perkins Telescope , which in 1931—the year of its completion—was the third-largest telescope in the world only after the 100-inch at Mt. Wilson, California , and the 72-inch at Victoria, B.C. , Canada.
Niles is currently the vice president for enrollment and communications at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. She will begin July 1 and will succeed Jann Weitzel, who had announced in ...
Activism has played an important role in the history of Ohio Wesleyan University; [1] [2] The founders of Ohio Wesleyan University expressed a hope that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." [3] [4] OWU has espoused activism in its academic philosophy. [5] Alumni of the school have prominently engaged in ...