Wesley College, Delaware
Encyclopedia
Wesley College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts college
located in Dover
, the capital of Delaware
.
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.
, 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.
, 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.
. 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.
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
located in Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
, the capital of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
.
History
Wesley College was founded in 1873 as a preparatory schoolUniversity-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
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 studiesAmerican studies
American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. It traditionally incorporates the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also includes fields as diverse as law, art, the media, film, religious studies, urban...
, English, history, international studies, liberal studies, mathematics, media arts, music, political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
,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 acres (202,343 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 http://www.schwartzcenter.com and the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art http://www.biggsmuseum.org.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, DelawareNew Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...
, 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 ConferenceCapital Athletic Conference
The Capital Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware....
. 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. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
(RRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
), 1919–1921 - Wayne GilchrestWayne GilchrestWayne Thomas Gilchrest is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who represented . In 2008, the moderate Gilchrest was defeated in the Republican primary by State Senator Andy Harris....
(A.A. 1971), U.S. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
(RRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
), 1991–2009 - Charles M. Oberly, IIICharles M. Oberly, IIICharles Monroe Oberly, III is an attorney in Delaware. He currently serves as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware and served as Attorney General of Delaware from 1983 to 1995.-Early life and education:...
(A.A. 1966), Attorney General of DelawareDelaware Attorney GeneralThe Attorney General of Delaware is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of Delaware, and is the chief law officer and the head of the State Department of Justice.-Description of the office:...
, 1983–1995; U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, 2010–present - Eunan O'NeillEunan O'NeillEunan O'Neill is an Irish Television Presenter.-Early life:O'Neill graduated in Communication, Advertising and Marketing at the University of Ulster...
(1982), Journalist, Russia TodayRussia TodayRussia Today may refer to:* Russia Today, an English language 24-hour television news channel from Russia. It was launched in 2005 and is not related to an online news service of the similar name operated by EIN News... - Colin RJ Bonini (1991), State SenatorState SenatorA state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
(RRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
-DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
), Current - Rocky Myers (2005), Gagliardi TrophyGagliardi TrophyThe Gagliardi Trophy was first presented in 1993 to the Outstanding Division III college football player of the year by the Jostens Company and the J-Club of Saint John's University in Minnesota...
(All-American football player, National Football FoundationNational Football FoundationThe National Football Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1947 by General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army Black Knights football coach Earl "Red" Blaik and journalist Grantland Rice...
Scholarship) - Bryan Robinson, (All-American Football Player, Professional Football Player)