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The history of Ohio Wesleyan University began with discussions of a college in Ohio in 1821 when the Ohio Methodist Conference in connection with the Kentucky Conference had established Augusta, the first Methodist institution of higher learning in the United States.
Ohio Wesleyan University (abbrevriated OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States.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.
History of Ohio Wesleyan University; L. ... Media in category "Ohio Wesleyan University" The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
The service of Ohio Wesleyan's presidents to the college spans nearly 170 years now. About a quarter of them, in the beginning of the college's history, were appointed by the Methodist church.
Elliott Hall holds a significant place in Ohio Wesleyan's history. Delaware was laid out in 1808 and became a popular health resort. Established in 1842, the university was built around the town's Mansion House (now Elliott Hall). Elliott was built in 1833 in the Greek revival style and is the original building on campus.
At Ohio Wesleyan University, history seems to happen on the stage at University Hall's Gray Chapel. The chapel has been graced by change-makers like Congressman John Lewis, Olympian Wilma Rudolph ...
Ohio Wesleyan Female College was a women's college, operating for two-and-a-half decades, until it merged into Ohio Wesleyan University in 1877. After starting as a Delaware, Ohio, academy for women in 1850, equivalent to a high school, it expanded its program in 1853 to begin service as a college. [1]
The Ohio Wesleyan teams adopted their official nickname in 1925. During the same year, Ohio Wesleyan's official mascot became a grumpy-looking bishop dressed in a red robe. Ohio Wesleyan's colors, crimson red and black, date back to 1875, the year when the university organized its first official football game.