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On October 8, 2006, the University innaugerated its 8th President: Dr. Henry Smith. Former President Dr. James Barnes now serves as University Chancellor. |
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This university is not for everyone. Their policies include, no rated R movies, 3 mandatory chapels per week, very limited visitation rights for opposing gendered dorms, as well as no dancing allowed. Drinking and smoking are strictly prohibited, and violators are generally suspended. |
This university is not for everyone. Their policies include, no rated R movies, 3 mandatory chapels per week, very limited visitation rights for opposing gendered dorms, as well as no dancing allowed. Drinking and smoking are strictly prohibited, and violators are generally suspended. If you have problems with these policies, then you may want to re-think your faith, or ask yourself why you have interest in a Wesleyan-affiliated school in the first place rather than complain about it on Wikipedia. |
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Revision as of 17:27, 3 February 2007
Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is a private Christian liberal arts college in Marion, Indiana that is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.
It is known for its mission to develop people who can integrate their faith with leadership skills in their vocational pursuits. The university has three colleges: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Adult & Professional Studies, and College of Graduate Studies. The University's distance programs encompass worldwide online and facility-based degree plans in 48 cities within Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Distance learners exceeded 8,000 students in 2005, an increase of 20% since 2004.
The Marion campus is also growing. The University recently completed an addition to the Student Center including expanded dining facilities, office space, and a student business incubator. IWU is currently in the process of building an indoor track facility, a new communications building, and a women's residence hall.
Among the many popular speakers who have been hosted at Indiana Wesleyan University, Oliver North, Kirk Cameron, and The Newsboys have been featured to provide entertainment to the student population.
IWU has created a "Society of World Changers" into which it inducts people who are notable for demonstrating their Christian faith through the quality of their work in a secular world. Currenty inductees as members of the Society are the late TV producer and sports executive Bob Briner (2003, posthumous), best selling author Frank Peretti (2004), and Focus on the Family founder and chairman Dr. James Dobson (2005).
On October 8, 2006, the University innaugerated its 8th President: Dr. Henry Smith. Former President Dr. James Barnes now serves as University Chancellor.
This university is not for everyone. Their policies include, no rated R movies, 3 mandatory chapels per week, very limited visitation rights for opposing gendered dorms, as well as no dancing allowed. Drinking and smoking are strictly prohibited, and violators are generally suspended. If you have problems with these policies, then you may want to re-think your faith, or ask yourself why you have interest in a Wesleyan-affiliated school in the first place rather than complain about it on Wikipedia.
References
About Indiana Wesleyan University ; Society of World Changers
External links
- Official website
- Official athletics website
- Campus map
- Website of the Wesleyan Church
- indwes.com - Unofficial Student Forums
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