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Ohio Wesleyan University ( OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges. [8] The 200-acre (81 ha) site is 27 miles (44 km) north of Columbus, Ohio.
2394498 [2] Website. www .delawareohio .net. Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. [4] It is located near the center of Ohio, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Columbus as part of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 41,302 at the 2020 census. [5]
Ohio Wesleyan University owns the Perkins Observatory, which is located south of the city of Delaware. The observatory housed the 69-inch Perkins Telescope , which in 1931—the year of its completion—was the third-largest telescope in the world only after the 100-inch at Mt. Wilson, California , and the 72-inch at Victoria, B.C. , Canada.
The Ohio Wesleyan Female College was established in 1853. In 1857, the female college moved to Monnett Hall, named for school benefactress Mary Monnett Bain. In 1877, the female college merged with the university, which became coeducational. Monnett Hall remained the center for women's housing on campus well into the 20th century.
Selby Field. / 40.29667°N 83.06361°W / 40.29667; -83.06361. Selby Field, usually referred to simply as Selby, is the football, field hockey, track & field and lacrosse field at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where the Battling Bishops play. Selby has a seating capacity of 9,100, with all seats falling between the 15-yard ...
Ohio Wesleyan University President Matt vandenBerg gives his inauguration address April 19, 2024, at Gray Chapel on the university's Delaware campus.
The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops are the sports and other competitive teams at Ohio Wesleyan University. The men's and women's Bishops teams are NCAA Division III teams that compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference and the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference. The university sponsors 25 varsity sports, as well as several intramural and club ...
The Ohio Athletic Conference was found in 1902 with six charter members— Case Tech, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio State, Ohio Wesleyan, and Western Reserve. By 1934, the conference reached an all-time high of twenty-four members, [1] seeing many schools come and go throughout the upcoming decades. By 2000, the conference solidified to its current ...