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The UniversityIntroductionIntroductionOhio Wesleyan University is an independent, undergraduate liberal arts institution enrolling about1,850 students, almost equally men and women, from nearly all 50 states and more than 50countries. The multicultural enrollment total of approximately 20 percent includes both U.S.multicultural students and international students; the University is strongly committed to racial,ethnic, and cultural diversity. The 2010 freshman class presented an average SAT score range of1090-1310 (Critical Reading+Math), and 37 percent of the students ranked in the top 10 percentof their high school class.Outstanding teaching is a hallmark of the University, which is best-known for the quality andaccessibility of its faculty. Ohio Wesleyan has 137 full-time faculty positions, of which 39 percentare female. One hundred percent of full-time tenure-track faculty hold the Ph.D. or highest degreeattainable in their field.The University confers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Music; andoffers combined-degree (3-2) programs in engineering, interdisciplinary and applied science,medical technology, optometry and physical therapy. Degrees are offered through 24 academicdepartments and several interdisciplinary programs. Distinctive features of the academic programinclude the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public Affairs; the Woltemade Center forEconomics, Business and Entrepreneurship and its Economics Management Fellows Program; theSagan National Colloquium; a four-year Honors Program; The Summer Science Research Programand its associated Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium; and extensiveopportunities for independent research, internships, and off-campus study. Especially noteworthyis the University’s unique Theory-to-Practice grant program, which allows students and faculty tocompete for grants for extensive research projects, usually conducted outside the United States.These grants may be awarded to individual students or to small groups of students working withone or more faculty members. Other travel-learning opportunities are abundant.Ohio Wesleyan is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the NorthCentral Association of Colleges and Schools located at 230 North LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500,Chicago, Ill. 60604-1411 (Phone: 312-263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org). Thecollege is also approved by the American Association of University Women and is a member ofthe Association of American Colleges and the University Senate of the United Methodist Church.Appropriate departments are approved or accredited by the American Chemical Society Committeeon Professional Training, the National Association of Schools of Music, the Ohio Department ofEducation (for licensure of elementary and secondary school teachers), and the National Councilfor Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The University is a member of the Great LakesColleges Association, Inc., a non-profit corporation of 13 leading independent institutions inIndiana, Michigan, and Ohio.Founded by Methodists in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan maintains an active affiliation with The UnitedMethodist Church, but welcomes students of all religious faiths. The University Chaplain providessupport for all denominations and coordinates an active program of social action and communityservice. Known early in its history as the “West Point of Missions” because of the number ofgraduates who served abroad as missionaries, Ohio Wesleyan later was recognized for the numberof alumni who served as Peace Corps volunteers. Today, that same commitment to serving societymanifests itself in the activities of our students, an extraordinary percentage of whom participate involunteerism and philanthropic initiatives. In 2010, Ohio Wesleyan was one of only three collegesnationwide to receive the President’s Award for Excellence in General Community Service, the1