Wesley College (Delaware)

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Wesley College
Motto	Delaware's Oldest Private College
Established	1873
Type	Private liberal arts college
President	William N. Johnston
Students	2,320
Location	Dover, DE, US
Campus	Small city 50 acres
Athletics	NCAA Division III Capital Athletic Conference
Colors	Blue and white
Mascot	Wolverines
Website	www.wesley.edu

Wesley College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts college located in Dover, the capital of Delaware.

History

Wesley College was founded in 1873 as a preparatory school called Wilmington Conference Academy. It became a 2-year college in 1918, and was renamed the Wesley Collegiate Institute. The College conferred its first 4-year degrees in 1978.

Academics

Many Wesley students pursue a liberal arts program of study. Majors offered in the liberal arts include American studies, English, history, international studies, liberal studies, mathematics, media arts, music, political science,and psychology. Majors offered in the professional studies include degrees in Nursing, Education, Physical Therapy, Accounting and Business Administration.

Location

Wesley College is located on a 50-acre (200,000 m²) campus in Dover, Delaware. The campus of Wesley College is situated in Dover's historic district, which is a residential community with historic homes, state buildings, the Governor's Mansion and downtown Loockerman Street with college bars and restaurants and the site of Dover 1st Friday Celebrations. Dover is home to many historic sites - the Delaware State Library, the Delaware State Museum, and the Delaware State Archives, which are located close to campus and are open to the public. Dover also is home to the Schwartz Center for the Arts [1] and the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art [2].

Statistics

Wesley had approx. 2,500 students as of 2009. Full-time students make up 85.7 percent of the student population, and non-traditional, adult students (aged 25 or over) comprise 14.3 percent. Wesley College has a second campus in New Castle, Delaware, designed to provide higher education for working adults.

Approx. 57 percent of the student body are female. For the freshman class entering in fall 2007, 67.5 percent of applicants were admitted and 27.2 percent of those actually enrolled.

Athletics

Wesley College competes in NCAA Division III athletics in the Capital Athletic Conference. Wesley's teams are known as the Wolverines. Among the varsity sports offered are baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, and women's volleyball.

Notable alumni

• William N. Andrews (1898), U.S. Representative (R-Maryland), 1919–1921
• Wayne Gilchrest (A.A. 1971), U.S. Representative (R-Maryland), 1991–2009
• Charles M. Oberly, III (A.A. 1966), Attorney General of Delaware, 1983–1995; U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, 2010–present
• Eunan O'Neill (1982), Journalist, Russia Today
• Colin RJ Bonini (1991), State Senator (R-Delaware), Current
• Rocky Myers (2005), Gagliardi Trophy (All-American football player, National Football Foundation Scholarship)
• Bryan Robinson, (All-American Football Player, Professional Football Player)
• Carolyn Bunny Welsh, elected sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania
• Daniel Clegg (2006-2007), Host and Head Bus Boy for Robin's Nest Restaurant, Mount Holly, NJ

Notes

Chris "The OZ" Osberg - Championship Golfer, Top 5 Natural Light consumer in the state of Delaware/Virginia

External links

• Official website