Otterbein University
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Otterbein University is a private, four-year liberal arts college
in Westerville, Ohio
, United States
. The university was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ
. As a result of a division and two mergers involving the Church, the University has since 1968 been associated with the United Methodist Church
. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,000, which includes both traditional undergraduate students and adult students enrolled in graduate programs or post-degree studies. The university is named for United Brethren founder Rev. Philip William Otterbein
. In 2010, Otterbein College changed its name to Otterbein University to reflect the increasing array of graduate and undergraduate programs offered.
Students can earn a B.A.
, B.S.
, B.F.A.
, B.Mus.
, B.M.E., B.S.E., B.S.N.
, MAE, MBA
, or MSN
degree and can choose from 56 major and 41 minors. In addition, Otterbein has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1.
Otterbein will be converting to the semester calendar beginning in Fall 2011. Currently, the university runs on the quarter calendar.
rate, and offers no discount for students who are in-state residents. For the 2010-2011 school year, tuition was set at $28,413, with room and board at $3,996 and $3,891, respectively.
Otterbein also distributes more than $17 million in financial aid annually, in the form of grants, student loans, scholarships, and their work-study program.
. It sits between Alum Creek
on the west and Ohio State Route 3 (State St.) on the east.
Otterbein features a very categorized campus :with academic buildings inward. Home Street, which runs through the center of campus, is the address of most of the college's homes and student residence halls , as well as the campus center. The north end of the campus is home to most underclassman housing, the health and physical education department, athletic facilities, as well as the Clements Recreation Center.
Overall, the campus occupies 150 acre (0.607029 km²) .
. They sponsor eight men's and eight women's varsity sports, including:
Arguably, Otterbein has found most success in men's basketball. Producing nine Division III All-America
ns, they've been led for 33 seasons by head coach
Dick Reynolds, who is also the school's athletic director
. His overall record stands at 583-316 , and his teams have made 13 trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament
, reaching the Final Four in 1981 and 1991 and winning the national championship in 2002.
The men's soccer team has also found its way into the national spotlight, finishing as runner-ups in the 2002 Division III Soccer Championship
.
Most recently, the women's soccer team finished the 2010 season in the National Semi-Final when they lost 4-2 in a penalty shootout to eventual National Champion Hardin -Simmons (TX). The team finished their first undefeated season at 20-0-4 and ranked first nationally (of over 400 DIII teams) in Shutout Percentage, Goals Against Average and Save Percentage.
The men's lacrosse team was founded in 2009 and played its first game in March of 2010.
The school's primary athletic rival is Capital University
of Bexley, Ohio
.
Fraternities
Sororities
, which changed its frequency from 101.5FM to 97.5FM in October 2008, is Otterbein's student-run radio station, playing College Rock for Otterbein and surrounding Westerville. The station streams online at www.wobn.net. WOBN is the flagship of Otterbein Sports, covering many of the games for basketball, football, and baseball.
Liberal arts colleges in the United States
Liberal arts colleges in the United States are certain undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers a definition of the liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general...
in Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The university was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. It is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania, as well as close...
. As a result of a division and two mergers involving the Church, the University has since 1968 been associated with the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,000, which includes both traditional undergraduate students and adult students enrolled in graduate programs or post-degree studies. The university is named for United Brethren founder Rev. Philip William Otterbein
Philip William Otterbein
Philip William Otterbein was a U.S. clergyman. He was the founder of the United Brethren in Christ, a group that is a forerunner of today's United Methodist Church.-Biography:...
. In 2010, Otterbein College changed its name to Otterbein University to reflect the increasing array of graduate and undergraduate programs offered.
Academics
Otterbein, being a liberal arts college, prides itself on its integrative studies program. It is a requirement for all four years, and demands students take a variety of classes that stray far from their selected major, as the college believes that the fields of study are related to each other, and believes that it helps students "become a whole person and to participate in the magic of the human experience in all of its dimensions."Students can earn a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
, B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
, B.Mus.
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree; the majority of work consists of prescribed music courses and study in applied music, usually requiring a...
, B.M.E., B.S.E., B.S.N.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is an American four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school...
, MAE, MBA
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
, or MSN
Master of Science in Nursing
A Master of Science in Nursing is an advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses and is considered an entry-level degree for nurse educators and managers. The degree also may prepare a nurse to seek a career as a nurse administrator, health policy expert, or clinical nurse leader...
degree and can choose from 56 major and 41 minors. In addition, Otterbein has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1.
Otterbein will be converting to the semester calendar beginning in Fall 2011. Currently, the university runs on the quarter calendar.
Theatre program
Otterbein is one of the only colleges in the nation to offer a professional theatre training program with a liberal arts education. Professional training is offered in the areas of Acting, Costume and Scenic Design/Technology, and Musical Theatre with B.F.A. Degrees offered in all three programs and a dance concentration in the latter. The department also offers a BA degree in Theatre which allows students to tailor the major to suit interests in directing, writing, and stage management among others. In 2005 Princeton Review ranked Otterbein as the number three Musical Theatre/Acting school in the country, behind only the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and Carnegie Mellon.Tuition
Otterbein has only one tuitionCollege tuition
The term college tuition refers to fees that students have to pay to colleges in the United States. Pay increases in the U.S. have caused chronic controversy since shortly after World War II. Except for its military academies, the U.S. federal government does not directly support higher education...
rate, and offers no discount for students who are in-state residents. For the 2010-2011 school year, tuition was set at $28,413, with room and board at $3,996 and $3,891, respectively.
Otterbein also distributes more than $17 million in financial aid annually, in the form of grants, student loans, scholarships, and their work-study program.
Campus
The Otterbein campus is located in Westerville, Ohio, a residential suburb northeast of Ohio's capital, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. It sits between Alum Creek
Alum Creek
Alum Creek is long creek that runs north to south in central Ohio. The creek originates in Morrow County and then flows through Delaware County and finally into Franklin County, where it ends at Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River. In 1974, the Army Corps of Engineers completed...
on the west and Ohio State Route 3 (State St.) on the east.
Otterbein features a very categorized campus :with academic buildings inward. Home Street, which runs through the center of campus, is the address of most of the college's homes and student residence halls , as well as the campus center. The north end of the campus is home to most underclassman housing, the health and physical education department, athletic facilities, as well as the Clements Recreation Center.
Overall, the campus occupies 150 acre (0.607029 km²) .
Athletics
The Otterbein Cardinals compete in NCAA Division III, as a member of the Ohio Athletic ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
The Ohio Athletic Conference was formed in 1902 and is the third oldest athletic conference in the United States. It competes in the NCAA's Division III. Through the years, 31 schools have been members of the OAC. The enrollments of the current ten member institutions range from 1,100 to 4,500...
. They sponsor eight men's and eight women's varsity sports, including:
- Baseball (Men)
- Basketball (Men/Women)
- Cheerleading (Coed)
- Cross Country (Men/Women)
- Football (Men)
- Golf (Men/Women)
- Lacrosse (Men)(women's team to be added in Fall 2011)
- Soccer (Men/Women)
- Softball (Women)
- Tennis (Men/Women)
- Track and Field (Men/Women)
- Volleyball (Women)
Arguably, Otterbein has found most success in men's basketball. Producing nine Division III All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
ns, they've been led for 33 seasons by head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Dick Reynolds, who is also the school's athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
. His overall record stands at 583-316 , and his teams have made 13 trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
The NCAA holds an annual tournament to determine the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.Since 1996, the Division III men's basketball championship has been held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The event has been hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of...
, reaching the Final Four in 1981 and 1991 and winning the national championship in 2002.
The men's soccer team has also found its way into the national spotlight, finishing as runner-ups in the 2002 Division III Soccer Championship
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
.
Most recently, the women's soccer team finished the 2010 season in the National Semi-Final when they lost 4-2 in a penalty shootout to eventual National Champion Hardin -Simmons (TX). The team finished their first undefeated season at 20-0-4 and ranked first nationally (of over 400 DIII teams) in Shutout Percentage, Goals Against Average and Save Percentage.
The men's lacrosse team was founded in 2009 and played its first game in March of 2010.
The school's primary athletic rival is Capital University
Capital University
Capital University is a private liberal arts university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Bexley, Ohio, founded in 1830. In addition to its rigorous liberal arts program, the university also offers a reputable adult degree program in Columbus, Ohio. It is one of the oldest...
of Bexley, Ohio
Bexley, Ohio
Bexley is an affluent suburban city in Franklin County, Ohio. Founded as a village over a hundred years ago, the City of Bexley is an old, tree-lined suburb of Columbus, the state capital of Ohio, situated on the banks of Alum Creek next to Driving Park and Wolfe Park, just east of the Franklin...
.
Fraternity and sorority life
Otterbein has a rich history of social Greek organization dating back over 100 years. The Greek Community makes up about 20% of the student population and is unique in that 12 chapters on campus are local, meaning they only exist at Otterbein.Fraternities
- Alpha Sigma PhiAlpha Sigma PhiAlpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is a social fraternity with 71 active chapters and 9 colonies. Founded at Yale in 1845, it is the 10th oldest fraternity in the United States....
- Eta Phi Mu (Jonda)
- Lambda Gamma Epsilon (Kings)
- Pi Beta Sigma (Bulls)
- Pi Kappa Phi (Country Club) - Not associated with the national Pi Kappa PhiPi Kappa PhiPi Kappa Phi is an American social fraternity. It was founded by Andrew Alexander Kroeg, Jr., Lawrence Harry Mixson, and Simon Fogarty, Jr. on December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina...
- Sigma Delta Phi (Sphinx)
- Zeta Phi (Rats)
Sororities
- Epsilon Kappa Tau (Arbutus)
- Kappa Phi Omega (Scotties /Onyx)
- Sigma Alpha Tau (Owls)
- Tau Delta
- Tau Epsilon Mu (Talisman)
- Theta Nu
WOBN
WOBNWOBN
WOBN is an American college radio station owned and operated on 97.5 MHz FM by Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. The station's studio is located at 33 Collegeview Road and tower is located at Cowan Hall on the campus of Otterbein College....
, which changed its frequency from 101.5FM to 97.5FM in October 2008, is Otterbein's student-run radio station, playing College Rock for Otterbein and surrounding Westerville. The station streams online at www.wobn.net. WOBN is the flagship of Otterbein Sports, covering many of the games for basketball, football, and baseball.
Alumni
- Benjamin Russell HanbyBenjamin HanbyBenjamin Russell Hanby , also given as Benjamin Russel Hanby, was an American composer who wrote approximately 80 songs, the most famous of which are "Darling Nelly Gray", the Christmas song "Up on the House Top", and the hymn "Who Is He In Yonder Stall?".Hanby was born near Rushville, Ohio...
, 1858, Composer Darling Nelly GrayNellie Gray"Darling Nelly Gray" is a 19th c. popular song composed by Benjamin Hanby, and as such, is a pseudo-African-American folksong. Hanby composed the song while attending Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio in 1856, in response to the plight of a runaway slave named Joseph Selby or Shelby...
, Up On The Houstop, Who Is He In Yonder Stall?. - Harold AndersonHarold AndersonW. Harold Anderson was a college men's basketball coach at Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo. As a player, he played at Otterbein College, a small liberal arts college outside of Columbus, Ohio. As a coach, he was one of the first to win more than 500 games on the...
, 1924, Men's basketball coach at Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
and the University of ToledoUniversity of ToledoThe University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
. - Carroll WiddoesCarroll WiddoesCarroll C. Widdoes was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Ohio State University and Ohio University , compiling a career record of 58–38–5...
, 1926, Head football coach at Ohio State UniversityOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and Ohio UniversityOhio UniversityOhio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
. - Fred Martinelli, 1951, Hall of Fame Football coach at Ashland UniversityAshland UniversityAshland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
- Gordon JumpGordon JumpAlexander Gordon Jump was an American actor best known as the clueless radio station manager Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson in the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and the incompetent "Chief of Police Tinkler" in the sitcom Soap...
, 1955, Actor WKRP in CincinnatiWKRP in CincinnatiWKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta... - Butch HartmanButch Hartman (racer)Larry "Butch" Hartman was an American stock car racing national champion in the United States Automobile Club from Zanesville, Ohio. After winning the USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year award in 1966, the series' Most Improved Driver in 1967, and its Most Outstanding Driver the following year...
, attended circa 1960, USACUnited States Automobile ClubThe United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...
national stock car champion - David GrafDavid GrafPaul David Graf was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films...
, 1972, Actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films - Leif PettersenLeif PettersenLeif Pettersen was a former receiver who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
, 1973, slotback who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
for the Saskatchewan RoughridersSaskatchewan RoughridersThe Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
and the Hamilton Tiger-CatsHamilton Tiger-CatsThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
. - Dee HotyDee HotyDee Hoty is an American musical theatre actress. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in numerous high-profile Broadway productions and earned multiple Tony nominations for her performances.-Biography:...
, 1974, Tony-nominated Broadway actress - Cabot ReaCabot ReaCabot Rea is an American reporter and television news anchorman. He is currently the evening and night co-anchorman for WCMH, the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio....
, 1978, television news anchorman, currently serving as the evening and night co-anchorman for WCMH in Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. - Rachael HarrisRachael HarrisRachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.-Early life:Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School...
, 1989, Film and television actress and comedienne. - Matt D'OrazioMatt D'OrazioMatthew Louis D’Orazio is a professional American football quarterback Free Agent. He played college football at Otterbein College....
, 1999, Arena Football League quarterback, 2-time ArenaBowl MVP, ArenaBowl XXArenaBowl XXArenaBowl XX, held on Sunday, June 11, 2006, was played to determine the championship of the 2006 season of the Arena Football League. For the second consecutive year, the game was played at the neutral site of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It pitted the National Conference...
, 2006; ArenaBowl XXIIArenaBowl XXIIArenaBowl XXII was played on July 27, 2008 at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana . It was the 22nd and final championship game in the history of the original Arena Football League. This was the fourth neutral site ArenaBowl in AFL history and the second ArenaBowl in the state of Louisiana...
, 2008. - Sam JaegerSam JaegerSamuel Heath Jaeger is an American actor and screenwriter.Jaeger graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1995 and in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Otterbein College...
, 1999, American actor, best known for his role on the television show Eli StoneEli StoneEli Stone is an American TV series, and also the name of the title character.San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm... - Wolfgang Schmitt, 1966, Former CEO of Rubbermaid
- Joel Riley, 1986, Radio Talk Show Host, 610 WTVN-AM (Columbus, Ohio)
- Henry Clay FrickHenry Clay FrickHenry Clay Frick was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern...
, attended but did not graduate; business partner in Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
's Carnegie Steel CompanyCarnegie Steel CompanyCarnegie Steel Company was a steel producing company created by Andrew Carnegie to manage business at his steel mills in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in the late 19th century.-Creation:...
, later a major American art patron - Chris JansingChris JansingChristine 'Chris' Jansing is an American television news correspondent. She currently works for NBC News as host of Jansing and Company on MSNBC....
(born Christine Kapostasy), 1978, American television news correspondent. Currently working for NBC News as host of Jansing and Company on MSNBC. - Paul Keefer 1987, Trainer N.Y. Yankee organization(Single A)
Faculty
- Abhijat JoshiAbhijat JoshiAbhijat Joshi is an Indian academic and screenwriter particularly known for his work with Vinod Chopra Productions, as the screenwriter for Lage Raho Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots...
- Professor of English and screenwriter for The Munna Bhai series, particularly Lage Raho Munna BhaiLage Raho Munna BhaiLage Raho Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian musical comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the second film in the popular Munna Bhai series of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt stars in this film as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of...
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