Ohio Wesleyan University
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan is an independent undergraduate liberal arts university affiliated with The United Methodist Church. Ohio Wesleyan confers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Music degrees. The University also offers combined-degree (3-2) programs in engineering, optometry, and physical therapy. Degree programs are offered through 22 academic departments and several interdisciplinary programs. Distinctive features of the academic program include the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public Affairs, the Woltemade Center for Economics, Business, and Entreprenuership, the Sagan National Colloquium, the Honors Program, and opportunities for independent research, internships, and off-campus study.
Ohio Wesleyan employs 138 full-time faculty, of whom 38 percent are female and 7 percent are minority. Nearly 100 percent of the tenure-track faculty hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree attainable in their field. The student faculty ratio is about 11:1. Ohio Wesleyan currently enrolls about 1850 students, divided nearly evenly between men and women, from 45 states and 57 countries. About 58 percent of the students are from the Midwest; another 22 percent are from the East Coast. Multicultural enrollment is 20 percent.
Diversity, creativity, leadership, and service are emphasized throughout the co-curriculum. Students are active in nearly 100 clubs and organizations, as well as departmental student boards, academic honoraries, music and theatre productions, fraternities and sororities, and an extensive intramural sports program. More than 85 percent of the students are involved in community service projects.
The 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's and women's basketball tournaments are set to tip-off this evening with eight quarterfinal games. Follow all the action by visiting each gender's tournament website.
Wittenberg (14-2, 20-5) wrapped up its 11th outright North Coast championship with wins over DePauw, 56-55, and Hiram, 72-50. Wooster has compiled 14 overall titles to lead the league, sharing the championship with Wittenberg in the 1991-92 season and with Allegheny in ‘88-89. Between the Tigers and the Fighting Scots, one of the two teams has had at least a share of every NCAC Championship dating back to the 1988-89 season. Allegheny and Ohio Wesleyan each boast four crowns. The Gators shared the championship with the Tigers in 1993, Wooster in 1989 and Ohio Wesleyan in 1988 and ‘86. The Battling Bishops also won outright titles in 1987 and ‘85. 
The Denison men and women successfully won their fourth consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference swimming & diving championships at the 28th annual event, hosted by Hiram at the C.T. Branin Natatorium, Feb. 15-18.
