Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University (also Wesleyan or OWU) is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Delaware, Ohio.

Wesleyan Academic Buildings

Bigelow-Rice Hall

Bigelow-Rice Hall was built in 1962. Now, it is part of the Conrades?Wetherell Science Center. It houses the Botany, Microbiology and Zoology Departments at Wesleyan. The building houses multiple labs and a scanning electron microscope. In addition, the building is connected to the University Greenhouse.

Related Topics:
1962 - Botany - Microbiology - Zoology - Greenhouse

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Edgar Hall

Edgar Hall is home of the Fine Arts Center. The building is located on North Sandusky Street and was a former textile mill. The building is also part of the National Register of Historic Places as it is part of the downtown Delaware historic district. In addition to the various studies, Edgar is a site for the University Werner Gallery. Apple Tree Arbor forms a park-like area stretching from Edgar Hall to the north-western edge of campus.

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Sturges Hall

Sturges Hall was constructed in 1855. The red-brick structure is one of Wesleyan's first campus buildings. It served as a university library until Slocum Hall replaced it. Sturges Hall is currently the home for the English and Humanities-Classics departments. The building also houses the University Honors Program. Sturges is on the National Register of Historical Places. The building is part of current University plans for creating a welcoming Plaza designed to connect several buildings.

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University Hall

University Hall is the home of many administrative offices, including the President's Office, Registrar's Office, and Business Affairs as well as the Modern Foreign Languages departments.

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The original Gray Chapel is located in The University Hall. It is the home of a $442,000 Johannes Klais Orgelbau Memorial Concert Organ with 82 ranks, 55 stops, and 4,522 pipes.

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Slocum Hall

Slocum Hall was built in 1898 and features a Romanesque arcade and enormous glass skylight. It was the University library until 1966 when Beeghly Library was built. Several administrative offices are located in the Hall: the Admissions Office, Financial Aid, Minority Student Affairs, and Foreign Student Services. Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies, Black World Studies, and Women's Studies departments are also located in Slocum Hall.

Related Topics:
1898 - Romanesque - 1966 - Renaissance - Black World

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Elliott Hall

Elliott Hall holds a significant historic place in Wesleyan University. Delaware was laid out in 1808 and became a popular health resort. Established in 1842, the University was built around the town's Mansion House (now Elliot Hall). Elliott was built in 1833 in the Greek revival style and is the original building on campus.

Related Topics:
1808 - 1842 - 1833 - Greek revival

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Currently, Elliott Hall houses Wesleyan's international studies, politics and government, history, sociology and anthropology departments. The fourth floor houses the Book Review section of The Historian, which is the official journal of Phi Alpha Theta, the international history honor society, and is one of the largest circulating English-language history periodicals. The building is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Conrades?Wetherell Science Center

The Conrades?Wetherell Science Center is the home of the Botany-Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry, Geology and Geography, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Physics and Astronomy departments. Originally, this was two separate buildings, Stewart Hall and Bigelow-Rice Hall. In 2004, a $35-million dollar project completely renovated Bigelow-Rice and added an extension to Stewart to create the new facility.

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Phillips Hall

Phillips Hall is the home of the Psychology, Philosophy, Education, Experimental Psychology, Religion and East Asian Studies Departments. It was built in 1957. In addition to classrooms and offices, Phillips Hall also has approximately 8,000 square feet (700 m²) designated for empirical research and clinical observation laboratories. The annual commencement ceremony has been held held on the terrace of Phillips since 1958.

Related Topics:
Psychology - Philosophy - Education - Experimental Psychology - East Asian - 1957 - 1958

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