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Wilmington College is a private career-oriented liberal arts institution established by Quakers in 1870 in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. The college is accredited by the North Central Association, Higher Learning Commission (in Chicago).
Wilmington College is known for its Agriculture program (one of only two in Ohio), its Athletic Training program, and its Education program.
As of fall 2014, there were 1,093 students attending Wilmington's main campus, and 213 students at Wilmington's two Cincinnati branches at Blue Ash and Cincinnati State.

About Wilmington College

Wilmington College offers undergraduate major programs in a number of academic and career areas including art, English literature, biology, chemistry, history, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, Spanish language and literature, and religion, as well as in such areas as education, business, communications, agriculture, equine studies, athletic training, social work, and more. The college also offers a master's degree program in education, with specialties in special education and reading and undergraduate courses at several sites in Cincinnati. The college welcomes transfer students and has a significant number of commuting students. More than half of the students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Wilmington College students enjoy robust on-site and online library resources. The college's Watson Library is a member of the OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Libraries) consortium and the OhioLINK consortium that provides an integrated catalog, e-resources, and more than 100 research databases.

Presidents of Wilmington College

Main Campus

Academic Buildings

• Kelly Religious Center: Kelly Religious Center houses the Campus Friends Meeting, The Office of Campus Ministry, faculty offices, and the offices of the Wilmington Yearly Meeting.

• Kettering Hall (1960):Science building named for Ohio inventor Charles F. Kettering. Features a rooftop observatory dating back to 1882. Ongoing renovation and expansion of Kettering Hall is occurring and completion is expected in time for the Fall 2015 semester. It will be renamed the Center for Sciences and Agriculture.

• College Hall (1870): Houses classrooms, faculty offices, offices of Admission, Financial Aid, the President's Office, and Academic Affairs. Added to National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

• Oscar F. Boyd Cultural Arts Center (2005): Completed in 2005, features David and June Harcum Art Gallery, 440-seat Hugh Heiland Theatre, Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center, T. Canby Jones Meetinghouse, and two-story academic wing with classrooms.
• Robinson Communications Center (1974): Houses the Academic Resource Center, computer labs, Communication Arts Department, and student publication offices Renovated in 1991.

Peace Resource Center

The Wilmington College Peace Resource Center, established in 1975, plays a major role in furthering the peacemaking and reconciliation elements in the mission statement of the college, in large part through providing peace education materials, both locally and throughout the country. The PRC is known, in particular, for its Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial Collection founded on the archives of Barbara Leonard Reynolds, which the college believes is "the world's largest collection (outside of Japan) of reference materials related to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Reynolds' archives are also housed in part at the Earle and Akie Reynolds Archive at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Peace Resource Center is also known for its ProjectTRUST camp (leadership and anti-bullying focus) for middle schoolers and Positive Discipline training for educators. The Center has been active in the Wilmington Community in establishing peer mediation in the local schools. In August 2010, the Peace Resource Center of Wilmington College hosted the National Peace Academy's 2010 Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive program on the theme of "Capacitating Community Peacebuilding."

Agricultural program

The only private institution of higher learning in Ohio to offer a degree in Agriculture, Wilmington College operates more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) of farmland dedicated to research, applied education and financial support to the college. The Wilmington College agricultural student body, through the leadership of collegiate 4H and the Wilmington College Aggies club, has sponsored a livestock judging contests for over 50 years. Also the program has expanded to include the following programs Agricultural Business, Agronomy, Animal Science, and minor programs of sustainability and equine science.

Greek life

Wilmington College recognizes thirteen Greek Letter Organizations: three national fraternities, three local fraternities, two national sororities and three local sororities, and two auxiliaries. This group of thirteen Greek organizations constitutes the membership of the Greek Council. Additionally, Wilmington College boasts several honor societies, some international in scope.

Men's Organizations

• Delta Theta Sigma (???), national, with Agricultural affinity
• Iota Phi Theta (???), NPHC and NIC national fraternity
• Lambda Chi Alpha (??A), NIC national fraternity
• Phi Alpha Psi (?A?), local fraternity
• Sigma Zeta (?Z), local fraternity (not to be confused with the STEM honorary of the same name)
• Tau Kappa Beta (TKB), local fraternity

Women's Organizations

• Alpha Phi Kappa (A?K), local sorority
• Delta Omega Theta (???), local sorority
• Kappa Delta (K?), NPC national sorority
• Sigma Gamma Rho (???), NPHC national sorority
• Psi Beta Omega (?B?), local sorority

Auxiliary Organizations

• Delta Theta Sigma Lil Sis (???), operates as a sorority
• Phi Alpha Psi Sweethearts (?A?), operates as a sorority
• Iota SweetHeart Auxiliary Inc., NPHC national auxiliary

Honor Societies

• Omicron Delta Epsilon, international, for Economics
• Sigma Tau Delta, international, for English
• Sigma Delta Pi, Hispanic culture and Spanish language

Athletics

Wilmington College athletic teams are known as the "Quakers". They are also called the "Fighting Quakers", and women's teams are known as "Lady Quakers". The Quakers compete in the NCAA Division III as a member of the ten-team Ohio Athletic Conference.

Wilmington College offers 8 men's teams and 8 women's teams, including:

• Football
• Baseball
• Men's Basketball
• Women's Basketball
• Cross Country (men's and women's)
• Lacrosse (men's and women's)
• Men's Soccer
• Women's Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming (men's and women's)
• Track and Field (men's and women's)
• Volleyball (women's)

Before becoming a member of the NCAA, Wilmington's teams competed in the NAIA. Wilmington was previously a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference from 1998 to 1999, before joining the OAC in 2000. Wilmington's conference opponents include: Baldwin Wallace University, Capital University, Heidelberg University, John Carroll University, Marietta College, University of Mount Union, Muskingum University, Ohio Northern University, and Otterbein University.

Athletic Facilities

• Hermann Court
  • Hermann Court is the main athletics building at Wilmington College, and is the location of the athletic department's offices, athletic training department, weight room and locker rooms, and a swimming pool. Hermann Court is also home to Fred Raizk Arena, a 3,500 seat arena that is home to the College's basketball and volleyball teams.
• Townsend Field/Williams Stadium
  • Williams Stadium is home to WC's Football, Men's and Women's Soccer, and Men's and Women's Lacrosse teams. The field itself has been used for Wilmington athletics since the beginning of the 20th century.. The stadium seats were constructed in 1983, and Beckett Track and Field facility was dedicated in 1994. Townsend Field received an artificial playing surface and lights prior to the 2008 football season. Williams Stadium can seat approximately 3,500 fans, plus lawn seating.

• Center for Sport Sciences
  • The 41,000 square-foot facility touches upon academics, athletics, recreation and community outreach. It will be home to WC's nationally acclaimed athletic training program and feature classrooms, labs and training component for the care of student-athletes. Sport training facility will benefit all 21 intercollegiate sports and student recreation/intramurals. Indoor playing surface and lighted outdoor playing surface. One-stop shop for area's sports medicine needs with three corporate partners. Expected completion by Summer 2015

Head Coaches

• Baseball: Dan Cleaver
• Men's Basketball: KC Hunt
• Men's & Women's Cross Country: Ron Combs
• Football: Stacey Hairston
• Men's Lacrosse: Domenic Marzano
• Women's Lacrosse: Brett Yenger
• Men's Soccer: Bud Lewis
• Women's Soccer: Steve Spirk
• Softball: Beth Floyd
• Men's & Women's Swimming: Trip Breen
• Men's & Women's Track and Field: Ron Combs
• Volleyball: Beth Floyd

National Champions

• Christian Patterson: 2014 NCAA Division III outdoor high-jump champion
• Ashley Johnson: 2006 NCAA Division III polevault champion
• Doreen Nagawa: 2005 NCAA Division III triple-jump champion
• Emily Herring: 2004 NCAA Division III indoor high-jump champion
• Women's Basketball: 2004 NCAA Division III National Champions
• Jimmy Wallace: 2002 NCAA Division III 157-lb. wrestling champion
• Nyhla Rothwell: 1997 NCAA Division III indoor high-jump champion

National Tournament Appearances

• Men's Basketball: 2010, 2014
• Women's Basketball: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
• Men's Soccer: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2004
• Women's Soccer: 1985, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003
• Football: 1980, 1982, 1983

Notable alumni

The alumni association of National Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio (NNU) was merged with the Wilmington College Alumni association, subsequent to the merger of the two institutions upon NNU's closure in 1917.

• Willis Todhunter Ballard, Western novelist
• J. Brent Bill, American author
• Clement L. Brumbaugh (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Horatio C. Claypool (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Myers Y. Cooper (NNU), governor of Ohio
• Satch Davidson, Major League baseball umpire
• Francis B. De Witt (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• André De Shields, American actor
• Lucien J. Fenton (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• William T. Fitzgerald (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• John W. Harreld (NNU), a U.S. Representative and Senator from Oklahoma
• Cordell Hull (NNU), a U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Secretary of State under President Franklin D. Roosevelt; winner of the Nobel Prize in 1945 for his part in founding the United Nations
• Isaac C. Ketler (NNU), Presbyterian scholar, founder of Grove City College
• Andrew Armstrong Kincannon (NNU), Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
• Monroe Henry Kulp (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John J. Lentz (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• John A. McDowell (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (NNU), an autodidact US physicist and meteorologist
• Edward E. Moore (NNU), Indiana state senator and Los Angeles City Council member
• Joseph Haines Moore, American astronomer
• Stephen Morgan (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Will E. Neal (NNU), a U.S. Representative from West Virginia
• Miner G. Norton (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Stanley Plumly, a Guggenheim award and multiple Pushcart Prize-winning author, and Poet Laureate for the state of Maryland
• James D. Post (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Gary Sandy, star of the television series WKRP in Cincinnati
• Roy Joe Stuckey, past president of Jamestown College, North Dakota
• W. D. Twichell (NNU, Class of 1883, civil engineering), Texas surveyor
• George M. Wertz (NNU), a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

References

1. ^ Quaker Colleges, Universities and Study Centers
2. ^ College Selects Dr. James Reynolds as Its 18th President http://www2.wilmington.edu/news/College-Selects-Dr-James-Reynolds-as-Its-18th-President.cfm
3. ^ Sigrid Solomon Named New Dean of Students http://www2.wilmington.edu/about/news/4910/5556/no
4. ^ ^{a b} Wilmington College (Ohio). (2006). Official website URL: http://www.wilmington.edu/ Accessed 12 December 2006.
5. ^ *North Central Association, Higher Learning Commission. (2006). Official member institutions verification URL: http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192 Accessed 12 December 2006.
6. ^ Wilmington College Watson Library (Ohio. (2006). Official website URL: http://www2.wilmington.edu/academics/watson-library.cfm Accessed 12 December 2006.
7. ^ OPAL Library Catalog. (2006). URL: http://cat.opal-libraries.org Accessed 12 December 2006.
8. ^ OhioLINK (academic library consortium (Ohio). (2006). Official website URL: http://www.ohiolink.edu Accessed 12 December 2006.
9. ^ Wilmington College: Peace Resource Center
10. ^ [1], National Peace Academy Website page on 2010 Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive program
11. ^ Wilmington College:Greek Organization website, accessed 14 April 2014

External links

• Official website of Wilmington College
• Official athletics website of Wilmington College
• Wilmington College Peace Resource Center
• Wilmington College Hall
• Oscar F. Boyd Cultural Arts Center
• Kettering Science Building Renovation
• Greek Life at Wilmington
• Wilmington College chapter of the American Association of University Professors
• President John Edwin Jay, Narratives of My Years at Wilmington College, 1915-1927

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