West Virginia Wesleyan College was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The school opened in 1890, in a new three-story brick building where the current Lynch-Raine Administration Building now stands. Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University School of Theology alumnus Bennett W. Hutchinson was the college's first president.
Following ten years focusing on college preparatory work, college-level instruction was first offered in 1900 culminating in the first baccalaureate degrees in 1905. For one year the institution was named Wesleyan University of West Virginia but it was quickly changed to West Virginia Wesleyan College in honor of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Pre-college instruction continued until 1923 when it was discontinued because the high schools in the state had grown enough to adequately perform that task.
Recent yearsEdit
Pamela Jubin Balch, a 1971 graduate of Wesleyan, became the college's 18th president in July 2006. Dr. Balch is the first woman to serve as president in the college's history. At the outset of her tenure as President, Balch reinstated the college's briefly-discontinued nursing program as well as its 3-2 engineering program. The college has since expanded its academic programs, adding graduate degrees in athletic training, business administration, English Writing, and nursing.
AcademicsEdit
The college offers over 50 undergraduate majors and 33 minors. Wesleyan also has 3-2 engineering partnerships with Marshall University and West Virginia University. Undergraduate degrees are awarded in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Music Education. Graduate degrees awarded include the Master of Science in Athletic Training, Master of Business Administration, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and Master of Science in Nursing.
Approximately 80% of West Virginia Wesleyan's faculty have earned doctorates or comparable terminal degrees within their field. The student-faculty ratio is 14 to 1, with an average class size of 19.
CampusEdit
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College welcome sign on the corner of College Avenue and Meade StreetStatue of John Wesley in front of Wesley Chapel at WV Wesleyan College
The campus boasts 23 major buildings of Georgian architecture. The grounds are situated in a park-like setting of more than 100 acres.
Student lifeEdit
Wesleyan has retained its residential character; about 90% of the students live on campus.
There are 21 NCAA Division II sports teams, and 70 clubs and organizations.
The college's athletics teams are the Bobcats, which compete in the NCAA Division IIMountain East Conference, of which it was a founding member in 2013. The Bobcats were former members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC), having been recognized as having the top athletic program in the WVIAC.[citation needed]by winning, over 151 conference championships and earning a conference dominance of 18 Commissioner's Cups during the past 20 years[when?] and eight Presidents' Cups in 14 years. Each year, Wesleyan's 21 NCAA II teams successfully[clarification needed] compete at the regional and national levels.
The Greek system was initiated on campus in 1925, and many fraternities and sororities have been founded since.
Some Wesleyan students participate in community service through the Center for Community Engagement and Leadership Development (CCE).[1][2] Students in the CCE also organized the first collegiate Jump Rope for Heart events in the United States.[3]
The college currently boasts 21 sports, competing in NCAA Division II. The college offers varsity men's sports in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. The college offers varsity women's sports in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and volleyball. The 21st varsity sport, women's lacrosse, formally began competition in the fall of 2010.
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(August 2023)
^ (Press release). West Virginia Wesleyan College. March 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.
^ (Press release). West Virginia Wesleyan College. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014.
^ (Press release). West Virginia Wesleyan College. April 22, 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.
^"Weddings". West Virginia Wesleyan College. Retrieved January 27, 2017. The chapel seats 1800 people and has a complete sound system, grand piano and the largest pipe organ in West Virginia.
^"125 Things We Love About Wesleyan" (PDF). Sundial. No. Summer/Fall 2015. West Virginia Wesleyan College. p. 18. 67. Wesley Chapel and Martin Religious Center: Wesley Chapel, which is a designated United Methodist historical site, is truly one of the iconic landmarks of Wesleyan's campus. From its 204-foot tall steeple, to its 1,800-person sanctuary, to the classrooms, meeting rooms, and offices in Martin Religious Center, Wesley Chapel stands as the literal, as well as the spiritual, religious and intellectual heart of West Virginia Wesleyan College, just as it was intended to be when it was constructed in 1966.
^"West Virginia Legislature". www.wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
Haught, Thomas W., West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1940, Buckhannon, WV: West Virginia Wesleyan College Press, 1940.
McCuskey, Roy, All Things Work Together for Good to them that Love God, Buckhannon, WV: West Virginia Wesleyan College Press, ca. 1950.
Miller, Brett T., Our Home Among the Hills: West Virginia Wesleyan's First 125 Years, Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company Publishers, 2014.
Plummer, Kenneth M., A History of West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1890-1965, Buckhannon, WV: West Virginia Wesleyan College Press, 1965.
External linksEdit
Official website
October 21, 2023
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West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private college in Buckhannon West Virginia It has an enrollment of about 1 400 students from 35 U S states and 26 countries The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is currently affiliated with the United Methodist Church West Virginia Wesleyan College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeLatin Wesleyanum Collegium Virginiae OccidentalisFormer nameWesleyan University of West Virginia 1905 1906 TypePrivate collegeEstablished1890 133 years ago 1890 AccreditationHLCReligious affiliationUnited Methodist ChurchAcademic affiliationsCICNAICUIAMSCUEndowment 42 4 millionPresidentJames Moore interim Academic staff137Students1 452Undergraduates1 360Postgraduates92LocationBuckhannon West Virginia United States38 59 19 N 80 13 18 W 38 98861 N 80 22167 W 38 98861 80 22167CampusRuralColorsOrange and Black NicknameBobcats and Lady BobcatsSporting affiliationsNCAA Division II MECMascotBobcatWebsitewvwc edu Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Recent years 2 Academics 3 Campus 4 Student life 5 Wesleyan traditions 5 1 Athletics 5 2 Wesley Chapel 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Main Hall 1908Early history Edit West Virginia Wesleyan College was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church The school opened in 1890 in a new three story brick building where the current Lynch Raine Administration Building now stands Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University School of Theology alumnus Bennett W Hutchinson was the college s first president Following ten years focusing on college preparatory work college level instruction was first offered in 1900 culminating in the first baccalaureate degrees in 1905 For one year the institution was named Wesleyan University of West Virginia but it was quickly changed to West Virginia Wesleyan College in honor of John Wesley the founder of Methodism Pre college instruction continued until 1923 when it was discontinued because the high schools in the state had grown enough to adequately perform that task Recent years Edit Pamela Jubin Balch a 1971 graduate of Wesleyan became the college s 18th president in July 2006 Dr Balch is the first woman to serve as president in the college s history At the outset of her tenure as President Balch reinstated the college s briefly discontinued nursing program as well as its 3 2 engineering program The college has since expanded its academic programs adding graduate degrees in athletic training business administration English Writing and nursing Academics EditThe college offers over 50 undergraduate majors and 33 minors Wesleyan also has 3 2 engineering partnerships with Marshall University and West Virginia University Undergraduate degrees are awarded in Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Music Education Graduate degrees awarded include the Master of Science in Athletic Training Master of Business Administration Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Master of Science in Nursing Approximately 80 of West Virginia Wesleyan s faculty have earned doctorates or comparable terminal degrees within their field The student faculty ratio is 14 to 1 with an average class size of 19 Campus Edit nbsp West Virginia Wesleyan College nbsp West Virginia Wesleyan College welcome sign on the corner of College Avenue and Meade Street nbsp Statue of John Wesley in front of Wesley Chapel at WV Wesleyan CollegeThe campus boasts 23 major buildings of Georgian architecture The grounds are situated in a park like setting of more than 100 acres Student life EditWesleyan has retained its residential character about 90 of the students live on campus There are 21 NCAA Division II sports teams and 70 clubs and organizations The college s athletics teams are the Bobcats which compete in the NCAA Division II Mountain East Conference of which it was a founding member in 2013 The Bobcats were former members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference WVIAC having been recognized as having the top athletic program in the WVIAC citation needed by winning over 151 conference championships and earning a conference dominance of 18 Commissioner s Cups during the past 20 years when and eight Presidents Cups in 14 years Each year Wesleyan s 21 NCAA II teams successfully clarification needed compete at the regional and national levels The Greek system was initiated on campus in 1925 and many fraternities and sororities have been founded since Some Wesleyan students participate in community service through the Center for Community Engagement and Leadership Development CCE 1 2 Students in the CCE also organized the first collegiate Jump Rope for Heart events in the United States 3 Wesleyan traditions EditAthletics Edit Main article West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats The college currently boasts 21 sports competing in NCAA Division II The college offers varsity men s sports in baseball basketball cross country football golf soccer swimming tennis indoor track and field and outdoor track and field The college offers varsity women s sports in basketball cross country golf lacrosse soccer softball swimming tennis indoor track and field outdoor track and field and volleyball The 21st varsity sport women s lacrosse formally began competition in the fall of 2010 Wesley Chapel Edit With the ability to seat 1 800 people 4 5 Wesley Chapel annually hosts the West Virginia United Methodist Annual Conference each June Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations August 2023 Maggie Anderson born 1948 poet Ken Ash 1901 1979 baseball player Chalmers Ault 1900 1979 football player William E Baker 1873 1954 judge Pamela Balch president of West Virginia Wesleyan College Len Barnum 1912 1998 football player Cliff Battles 1910 1981 football player Thomas Bickerton born 1958 bishop Sheriff Blake 1899 1982 baseball player Shannon Breen born 1989 football player Jim Brogan born 1958 basketball player Lewis C Cantley born 1949 cell biologist Ted Cassidy 1932 1979 actor Robin Davis born 1956 jurist Ray Dorr 1941 2001 football player William Flanagan 1901 1975 football player Matt Foreman activist Denise Giardina born 1951 novelist L J Hanifan 1879 1932 economist John Kellison 1886 1971 football player Jason Koon born 1985 poker player Oscar Lambert 1890 1970 athlete Jean Lee Latham 1902 1995 writer Blanche Lazzell 1878 1956 painter Bil Lepp TV host Carl Martin politician member of the West Virginia House of Delegates 6 John F McCuskey born 1947 justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Irene McKinney 1939 2012 poet Jim Miller 1908 1965 football player Scott Douglas Miller President of Virginia Wesleyan University Greasy Neale 1891 1973 football player Daniel Pitt O Brien 1900 1957 politician Roy Earl Parrish 1888 1918 politician 7 Okey L Patteson 1898 1989 politician Anthony Peters born 1983 soccer player Nelson Peterson 1913 1990 football player Edward G Rohrbough 1874 1956 politician Harry Shriver 1896 1970 baseball player Stephen Skinner politician Margaret Smith born 1952 politician David E Stuart anthropologist Chalmers Tschappat 1896 1958 football player Peter D Weaver born 1945 bishop Lillian Mayfield Wright 1894 1986 poetReferences Edit WV Campus Compact Awards Engagement Honors to West Virginia Wesleyan Press release West Virginia Wesleyan College March 28 2013 Archived from the original on May 12 2014 West Virginia Wesleyan College Earns Place on National Honor Roll for Community Service Press release West Virginia Wesleyan College March 8 2013 Archived from the original on October 20 2014 Second Annual Jump Rope for Heart a Success Press release West Virginia Wesleyan College April 22 2013 Archived from the original on May 12 2014 Weddings West Virginia Wesleyan College Retrieved January 27 2017 The chapel seats 1800 people and has a complete sound system grand piano and the largest pipe organ in West Virginia 125 Things We Love About Wesleyan PDF Sundial No Summer Fall 2015 West Virginia Wesleyan College p 18 67 Wesley Chapel and Martin Religious Center Wesley Chapel which is a designated United Methodist historical site is truly one of the iconic landmarks of Wesleyan s campus From its 204 foot tall steeple to its 1 800 person sanctuary to the classrooms meeting rooms and offices in Martin Religious Center Wesley Chapel stands as the literal as well as the spiritual religious and intellectual heart of West Virginia Wesleyan College just as it was intended to be when it was constructed in 1966 West Virginia Legislature www wvlegislature gov Retrieved 2023 08 22 West Virginia Veterans Memorial Roy Earl Parrish West Virginia Archives and History Retrieved 2023 07 20 Further reading EditHaught Thomas W West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890 1940 Buckhannon WV West Virginia Wesleyan College Press 1940 McCuskey Roy All Things Work Together for Good to them that Love God Buckhannon WV West Virginia Wesleyan College Press ca 1950 Miller Brett T Our Home Among the Hills West Virginia Wesleyan s First 125 Years Virginia Beach VA The Donning Company Publishers 2014 Plummer Kenneth M A History of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890 1965 Buckhannon WV West Virginia Wesleyan College Press 1965 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Virginia Wesleyan College amp oldid 1174997741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
