Wilmington College (Ohio)

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Wilmington College
Established 1870
Type Private
Religious affiliation Quaker
President Dan DiBiasio
Dean Sigrid Solomon
Students 1200
Undergraduates 1150
Postgraduates 50
Location Wilmington, Ohio, United States
Campus Rural
Colors Green and White
Sports NCAA Division III Conference: OAC (Ohio Athletic Conference)
Nickname Quakers
Affiliations NCAHLC
Website www.wilmington.edu

Wilmington College is a private career-oriented liberal arts institution established by Quakers in 1870 in Wilmington, Ohio, United States.[1] The college is accredited by the North Central Association, Higher Learning Commission (in Chicago).[2]

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[edit] About Wilmington College

Wilmington College offers undergraduate major programs in a number of career areas including education, business, communications, agriculture, equine studies, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and athletic training as well as in such areas as history, literature, Spanish language, art, psychology, religion, social work, and many more. The college also offers a master's degree program in education, with specialties in special education and reading and undergraduate courses at several sites in Cincinnati. The college welcomes transfer students and has a significant number of commuting students. More than half of the students participate in intercollegiate athletics.[1] Wilmington College students enjoy robust on-site and online library resources. The college's Watson Library[3] is a member of the OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Libraries)[4] consortium and the OhioLINK[5] consortium that provides an integrated catalog, e-resources, and more than 100 research databases.

[edit] Peace Resource Center

The Wilmington College Peace Resource Center, established in 1975, plays a major role in furthering the peacemaking and reconciliation elements in the mission statement of the college, in large part through providing peace education materials, both locally and throughout the country. The PRC is known, in particular, for its Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial Collection, which the college believes is "the world's largest collection (outside of Japan) of reference materials related to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."[6] The Peace Resource Center is also known for its ProjectTRUST camp (leadership and anti-bullying focus) for middleschoolers and Positive Discipline training for educators. The Center has been active in the Wilmington Community in establishing peer mediation in the local schools. In August 2010, the Peace Resource Center of Wilmington College hosted the National Peace Academy's 2010 Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive program on the theme of "Capacitating Community Peacebuilding" .[7]

[edit] Agricultural program

The only private institution of higher learning in Ohio to offer a degree in Agriculture, Wilmington College boasts more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of farmland dedicated to research, applied education and financial support to the college. The Wilmington College agricultural student body, through the leadership of collegiate 4H and the Wilmington College Aggies club, has sponsored livestock judging contests for 50 years.

[edit] Greek life

Wilmington College is affiliated with many national and local Greek fraternities and sororities.[8]

[edit] National Organizations

[edit] Regional Organizations

[edit] Local Organizations

  • Delta Omega Theta
  • Sigma Zeta
  • Tau Kappa Beta
  • Gamma Phi Gamma
  • Alpha Phi Kappa
  • Psi Beta Omega
  • Phi Alpha Psi Sweethearts

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Wilmington College (Ohio). (2006). Official website URL: http://www.wilmington.edu/ Accessed 12 December 2006.
  2. ^ *North Central Association, Higher Learning Commission. (2006). Official member institutions verification URL: http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192 Accessed 12 December 2006.
  3. ^ Wilmington College Watson Library (Ohio. (2006). Official website URL: http://www2.wilmington.edu/academics/watson-library.cfm Accessed 12 December 2006.
  4. ^ OPAL Library Catalog. (2006). URL: http://cat.opal-libraries.org Accessed 12 December 2006.
  5. ^ OhioLINK (academic library consortium (Ohio). (2006). Official website URL: http://www.ohiolink.edu Accessed 12 December 2006.
  6. ^ Wilmington College: Peace Resource Center
  7. ^ [1], National Peace Academy Website page on 2010 Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive program
  8. ^ [2]

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