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Factbook2015 - 2016

Wilmington College

CONTENTSMission, Vision and Quaker Values

Tuition

Freshman Profile

Total Enrollment

International Students

Study Abroad

Student Organizations

Greek Organizations

Community Service

Athletics

On-Campus Student Employment

Graduation Rates

Employment for Graduates

Alumni Giving

Staff and Faculty

Library

Unique Attractions

Campus History

About the City of Wilmington and Campus Map

Special Acknowledgements

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MISSION

The purpose of Wilmington College is to educate, inspire, and prepare each student for a life of success and service to the community.

To fulfill that purpose, Wilmington College provides a high quality undergraduate and graduate education shaped by the traditions of the liberal arts, career preparation, and the distinctive values of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). By offering academic programs, practical experience, and co-curricular activities in a variety of settings to students from diverse backgrounds, the College leads students to gain an awareness of the world, to acquire knowledge of career and vocation, and to seek truth and social justice.In keeping with the rich heritage of the liberal arts, the College seeks to educate the whole person- intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual-in ways that foster critical thinking, reflection, the free exchange of ideas, open inquiry, tolerance, and a desire for lifelong learning. The liberal arts are integrated with career preparation to help students develop the knowledge and skills to succeed in a career or further education.

As an academic community, Wilmington College is rooted in historic Quaker values that include integrity, service, simplicity, equality, peace and social justice, and respect for all persons. These values motivate those who learn and work at Wilmington College to make positive contributions to their professions and their communities.

VISION STATEMENT

Wilmington College intends to make significant progress in the next decade towards the goal of being a premier regional institution that graduates liberally educated professionals. To move toward this vision, Wilmington will:

• Integrate career preparation with the traditions of the liberal arts;• Challenge students to bring the Quaker values of integrity, service, peace and social justice, and respect for all persons into their lives, communities and workplaces;• Promote every student’s participation in internship, community service, and international study programs;• Create an environment of civility, respect, and trust; and• Demonstrate a commitment to this vision by placing the needs of students at the center of all decision-making.

QUAKER VALUES

• Simplicity• Peace• Integrity• Community• Equality• Stewardship

Fun Fact: Introduced in 2013, our “HANDS-ON LEARNING.HANDS-ON LIVING” was introduced to place emphasis on our whole-body, mind, and spirit taught

in the classroom, as well as, interpersonal skills learned to enhance our experience in the outside world.

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Undergraduate Tuition Rates

YEAR UNDERGRADUATE TUITION

2016-2017 $24,300

2015-2016 $23,800Tuition Reset

2014-2015 $28,420

2013-2014 $27,890

2012-2013 $27,370

Tuition Reduction

Wilmington College reduced its tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year in order to make its distinct educational experience more affordable to a greater number of students. We believe this 16 percent reduction will help sustain the enrollment growth experienced this fall (2014) with our largest entering class of new students. The tuition reduction complemented a trio of value initiatives including new academic programs: Exercise Science and Equine Business Management, rebranding the college and the addition of two major facilities: Center for Sport Sciences (CSS) and the Center for the Sciences and Agriculture (CSA).

Why did the College lower tuition when the cost of higher education is skyrocketing nationwide?

We realize that ever-escalating increases in tuition are unsustainable for students and their families that support them. When prospective students compare Wilmington College’s value and net cost, we believe many will decide to attend. The financial impact of our tuition reduction should make attaining a degree in four years more affordable. Our goal is to make the cost of a quality, values-driven, hands-on education affordable for all our students.

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Fall 2015 Freshman ProfileAverage High School GPA = 3.2 out of 4.00Average Composite ACT = 21 (highest score possible 36)

Subtest ACT Average

English 20.6

Math 21.3

Reading 22.3 Science 22.2

Total Enrollment-Degree SeekingEnrollment by Status

Main Campus Enrollment

Full-TimeHeadcount

Part-TimeHeadcount Total

Fall ‘11 Fall ‘12 Fall ‘13 Fall ‘14 Fall ‘15

1,041 1,062 1,007 1,076 975

18 24 23 17 12

1,059 1,086 1,030 1,093 992


Cincinnati - Cincinnati State Campus Enrollment

Full-TimeHeadcount



23 24 30 19 39

82 97 60 36 30

105 121 90 55 69

Residential & Commuter Student Headcount

Residential

Commuter Total


729 717 681 758 708

330 369 349 335 279

1059 1086 1030 1093 987

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Nonresident

Hispanic/Latino

AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative

Asian

Black orAfricanAmerican

NativeHawaiian

White Two ormore races Unkown Total


15 11 11 9 4

8 6 1 21 7

10 7 3 7 7

3 5 4 2 1

151 84 68 101 101

0 0 0 0 1

797 825 859 908 845

37 33 48 39 32

92 122 36 23 31

991 1093 1030 1110 1029

Cincinnati - Blue Ash Campus Enrollment

Full-TimeHeadcount



14 9 22 15 15

120 83 50 37 36

134 92 72 52 51

Fall Enrollment by Major

Accounting

Agriculture

Art

AthleticTraining

Biology

BusinessAdmin

Chemistry

Comm Arts Criminal Justice

EconomicsSDM

Education

EducationStudies

English

Environ.Sustain.

EquineStudies

ExerciseScience

History

Mathematics

Peace &Confilct Studies


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182 211 245 283 268

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96 107 92 133 96

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Fall Enrollment by Major Continued

Pschology

PsychologyAB

PsychologyBS

Religion &Philosophy

Social Work

Social/PoliticalStudies

Spanish

SportManagement

SustainableAgricultureSDM

SustainableDevelopmentSDM

Theatre

Undecided


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Wilmington College also has an Honor’s Program, WISE (Wilmington Institute for Stewardship & Engagement) program, and the Peace Corps Prep program to enhance student engagement both in and out of the classroom.

Fun Fact: Wilmington College is 1 of 12 private colleges nationally offering an Agriculture Degree.


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International Students

Countries International Students have been from in the past five years at Wilmington College:

• Abania• Bermuda• Cameroon• Mexico• Norway• Sweden• United Kingdom (UK)

Majors chosen by international students in the past five years at Wilmington College:

• Accounting• Art• Athletic Training• Business Administration• Communication Arts• Criminal Justice• Psychology• Social and Political Studies• Sport Management

Fun Fact: Quaker colleges have traditionally emphasized international learning. For this reason, many classes have a global/international focus and international

students are welcomed and encouraged to apply.


Enrollment by Country

Fall 2011

Cameroon 2 Mexico 1 Norway 1 Sweden 9

Fall 2012

England 1 Mexico 1 Norway 1 Sweden 9

Fall 2013

Bermuda 1 England 1 Mexico 1 Norway 1 Sweden 8

Fall 2014

Mexico 1 Sweden 9

Fall 2015

Albania 1 England 1 Sweden 5 Fun Fact: Wilmington College

provides international student airport pickup from nearby airports,

free housing for early arrival/late departure, guaranteed four year student housing, immigration

paperwork assistance, as well as academic and career counseling.

Study Abroad by Credit Bearing Student Headcount

2011

Austria, Germany, and Switzerland 2 England 2 Italy and Spain 6 Italy, Switzerland, and Germany 14 Spain 12

2012

Argentina 1 British Isles 1 China 15 England 2 Great Britain and Ireland 14

2013

Amsterdam, Paris, and London 14 Bolivia and Peru 5 Ireland 5 Mexico 5 Philippines 2 Spain 1

2014

Costa Rica 19 Dominica 5 England 10 India 4 Ireland 5 Mexico 5 Kenya 4 2015

Australia 2 European Union 1 Greece 6 New Zealand 1


Student Organizations

• Active Minds• Activities Programming Board (APB) Aggies Collegiate 4-H• American Medical Students Association (AMSA)• Amnesty• Auto Club• Black Student Initiative (BSI)• Chi Alpha (XA) • Christian Fellowship• Collegiate 4-H• E.T.C - Educational Theater Company Equestrian Team Club• Faith in Action Film Club• Gay-Straight Alliance Greek Council • Horse Judging Team• International Club• National Agriculture Honor Society (Delta Tau Alpha) • Order of Omega (Honor Societies)• Resident Student Association (RSA) Service Leader Executive Board (SLEB)• Soil Judging• Sports Medicine Leadership Council (SMLC) • Student Alumni Association (SAA)• Student Government Association (SGA) Veterinarians of Tomorrow• Water Polo Club• Wellness & Health Promotions Committee• Wilmington College Horseman’s Association • Wilmington College Science Society

Publications Board:

• The Witness (Student Newspaper) • The Wilmingtonian (Yearbook)• The Woodhouse (Literary Magazine)

Greek Organizations

Fraternities

• Delta Theta Sigma• Iota Phi Theta • Lambda Chi Alpha• Tau Kappa Beta• Sigma Zeta

Sororities

• Alpha Phi Kappa• Delta Theta Sigma • Lil Sis Kappa Delta• Phi Alpha Psi Sweethearts • Psi Beta Omega• Delta Omega Theta • Sigma Gamma Rho (Inactive)

Fun Fact: The first fraternity and sorority on campus were Gamma Phi Gamma and Delta Omega Theta.

Community Service

Fun Fact: The College was named a member of the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This marks its eighth year of receiving

such a White House designation that dates back to the recognition program’s genesis when it was launched by the Bush Administration.

Active MindsAdopt a US SoldierAdopt-a-HighwayAggies & Collegiate 4-HAllensburg Church of ChristAmerican Cancer Society-Relay for LifeAmerican Foundation for Suicide PreventionAMSA 5kAnchor of Hope ChurchAngle TreeBelieve In OhioBethlehem Luther LeagueBible Missionary Baptist ChurchBig Brothers & Big SistersBlanchester Friends HousingBlanchester High SchoolBlue Star Mothers CH 3Boy Scouts of AmericaBuckeye Show CircuitCamp JoyCape May Retirement VillageCardboard City (municipal building)Cardboard Village (on-campus)Cargill Needy Families of Washington CHChildren in Need FundChildren ServicesChristique BoutiqueCincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati Nature CenterClark County Fair GroundsClinton - Massie Winter GuardClinton Country Homeless ShelterClinton County Animal ShelterClinton County Children's ServicesClinton County Dancing with the StarsClinton County FairgroundsClinton County Head StartClinton County Humane SocietyClinton County MRDD Special OlympicsClinton County Sheriff's OfficeClinton County Shooting StarsClinton County Visitors and Convention BureauClinton County Youth Council (CCYC)Clinton Massie CheerClothes for Columbia DriveCommunity Blood CenterCookies with SantaCosta Rica Wildlife Reservation &Community KidsDance Green

Days for GirlsDayton Juniors Volleyball ClubDayton Vet CenterDeaconess Long Term CareDelta Theta SigmaDenver ParkDenver Place ElementaryEast End ElementaryEDEN Police DepartmentEpilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati & ColumbusFarm to ForkFayette County Pork ProducersFayette Soil & Water Conservation District andNatural Resources Conservation ServiceFeeding AmericaFFAField of Hero’sFootball BoostersFriends Disaster ServiceGirl Scouts of Buckeye TrailsGirl Scouts of USAGoodies for GoblinsGoodwillGoshen Local SchoolsGrailville and Edible Ohio Valley MagazineGreene County CattlemanGrow Food Grow HopeHabitat for HumanityHarvest of GoldHighland County FairHillsboro First United Methodist ChurchHolmes ElementaryJump Start Read for the RecordJunior AchievementKaboomLake Harvesters 4-H ClubLeadership ClintonLittle Hearts Big SmilesLocks of LoveLogan County Jr. FairLytle Creek BoardNational Make A Difference DayMain Street WilmingtonMarch of DimesMental Health Association/CompeerMurphy TheaterNational Wildlife RefugeeNew Burlington ChurchNew Life ClinicNike CenterObra Moises Foundation

Ohio Best CommitteeOhio Children’s Trust FundOhio Department of TransportationOhio FFAOhio High School Ladies’ Lacrosse TeamsOhio Parents for Drug Free YouthOhio Pork CouncilOhio ReadsOktoberfestOld Fort High SchoolOperation Christmas ChildOttpigs Show CircuitPeace Resource CenterPhase 2 Thrift StorePleasant Plain Luck Clovers 4H ClubPleasant Plain Presbyterian ChurchPrevent Child Abuse AmericaPrimrose PreschoolPutman ElementaryQuaker KnollRandom Acts of Kindness FoundationRegional Planning CommissionRolling M Rodeo Co.Ronald McDonald HouseSalvation ArmySanta’s WorkshopSave Local WatersShamrockShelby Co. Goat CommitteeSouth Street Wine CellarSouth-Central Ohio League (SCOL)Southeast Neighborhood ParkSplash of Paint FarmStill Water StablesStreet Lights MinistryStuckey Farms ParkSugargrove CemeterySugartree MinistrySummit Station United Methodist ChurchThe Human Experience –EducationProgramToys for TotsTroop CenterUnited Rehabilitation Services Huber HeightsVA CenterWAHL RadioWashington ElementaryWashington Hill Climbers 4-H Club

2015-2016 Community Agencies Served


Wilmington College Athletics

DIVISION: NCAA Division III

CONFERENCE: Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)

NICKNAME: Fightin’ Quakers

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENT-ATHLETES (2014-2015): 380

NCAA Division III Financial Aid for Entering Student-Athletes

EnteringStudents

Overall

StudentAthletes

NonAthletes

2010-2011 % 2011-2012 % 2012-2013 % 2013-2014 % 2014-2015 %

361 370 382 358 454

143 172 171 119 20239.61% 46.49% 44.76% 33.24% 44.49%

218 198 211 239 25260.39% 53.51% 55.24% 66.76% 55.51%


Fall 2015-2016 Student-Athletes by Sport

Baseball 30Cheerleading 12Cross Country 18Football 80Men’s Basketball 15Men’s Lacrosse 25Men’s Soccer 26Men’s Swimming 20

Men’s Track & Field 25Softball 21Volleyball 16Women’s Basketball 16Women’s Lacrosse 17Women’s Soccer 26Women’s Swimming 21Women’s Track & Field 12

Fun Fact: In fall 2014-2015, 41% of our students played for one of our sports teams

On-Campus Student Employment2015-2016 Federal Work Study

371 students were awarded work-study.210 students (57%) utilized the program and earned income through the program.The maximum work-study amount awarded was $2,500.• 53 students (25%) earned $1500+• 51 students (24%) earned $1000-$1499• 37 students (18%) earned $500-$999• 25 students (12%) earned $250-$499 • 44 students (21%) earned less than $250

Most jobs pay the Ohio minimum wage ($8.10 hr).At minimum wage, our students worked: • 21,975.31 hrs. – academic year • 10,987.66 hrs. – per semester• 732.51 hrs. – per week

Work Grant ProgramThe Work Grant Program was instituted in the fall of 2013 to assist students with their tuition. In lieu of a paycheck, students receive a tuition waiver of $2,500/year ($1,250/semester) in exchange for six to eight hours of work per week on campus. Student placements currently exist in the following areas:

• Advancement/Alumni Offices• Athletics• Business Administration Department Office• Career Services• College Farm• Education Department/Project Trust Program• Grow Food, Grow Hope Program

• Humanities Area• Peace Heritage Center• Quaker Heritage Center• Social Sciences Area• Sport Information Office• Student Resource Center

Fun Fact: A total of 31 students participate in the program. Wilmington College strives to grow and continue to develop the Work Grant Program in the future.

Graduation Rates (2009 cohort)

4 Year 5 Year 6 Year Men 33% 42% 43%

Women 51% 59% 59% Overall 43% 51% 52%

Employment for Graduates (as of May 2015)

Plans Percentage of Respondents (n=116)

Full time employment 47%

Part time employment 8%

Graduate School 9%

Graduate School +Employment(full or part time) 9%

Working (related tofield of study) 31%

Employment for Graduates (as of May 2015)

Graduate AnnualCompensation

Percentage of Respondentsn=44

Percentage of those in this salary level reporting full time employment

Less than$20,000

$20,000 -$30,000

$30,000 - $40,000

More than$40,000

25%

32%

20%

27%

27%

50%

89%

8%


Location

Of the respondents who indicated where they will be working or attending graduate school, 7% of the employed respondents reported working in a state other than Ohio (FL, IL, KY, MN, WY), and 21% of the respondents attending graduate school reported leaving Ohio (GA,IN, KY, IA, FL, NE).

Education Earns You More

Education Level Average Lifetime Earnings

Professional Degree $4.2 Million

Doctorial Degree $3.5 Million

Masters Degree $2.8 Million

Bachelors Degree $1.8 Million

Some College $1.6 Million

High School $1.4 MillionNon-High

School Graduate $1 Million

The more education you get the more likely it is you will always have a job. According to one estimate, by the year 2028 there will be 19 million more jobs for

educated workers than there are qualified people to fill them.

List of Recent Employers as of May 2016 graduates:ADMADM Crop Risk ServicesAerotekAli Industries, Inc.AMVCAshcraft FarmsCooper FarmsEaton Farm Bureau Cooperative EnterpriseFirst State BankGemstone Feed & GrainHouse of Wu

Moore FarmsMosier Industrial ServicesNAU CountrySelf Employed/Miller FarmSolutions CCRCSugarbush KennelsTri-Ag ProductsTrupointe CooperativeUnion County Co-opUniversity Nebraska LincolnUS Army Corps of EngineersVersailles Feed Mill, Inc.

Graduate Schools AttendedChatham UniversityElon UniversityJames L. Winkle College of PharmacyJohn CarrolKent State University Michigan State UniversityRoss University School of Veterinary MedicineSt John’s UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityUniversity of Cincinnati

University of DaytonUniversity of Denver- Josef Korbel School of International StudiesUniversity of Louisville University of Nebraska LincolnUniversity of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity of TampaWright State UniversityXavier University


Alumni Giving

Alumni Giving

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

12.30% 11.80% 11.30% 10.20% 10.80%

Staff & Faculty Headcounts

Staff & Faculty Counts Full Time

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

114 115 115 113 110

64 64 68 70 65

42 44 44 42 36

6 6 8 12 14

16 14 16 16 16

64 64 68 70 65

Full TimeStaff

Full TimeFaculty

Tenured

TenureTrack

AnnualContract

Total

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

27 27 26 25 23

13 15 16 15 11

2 2 2 2 2

42 44 44 32 36

TENURED

Professor

AssociateProfessor

AssistantProfessor

Total

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

0 0 0 1 0

0 0 1 4 4

5 6 7 7 10

1 0 0 0 0

6 6 8 12 14

Tenure Track

Professor

AssociateProfessor

AssistantProfessor Instructor

Total

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Staff & Faculty Counts Full Time (Continued)

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

0 0 0 1 0

3 2 2 5 3

12 12 14 10 9

1 0 0 0 0

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Facilities &Attractions

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S. ARTHUR WATSON LIBRARY and MEDIA CENTER

ACADEMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT: Staff of six includes three professional librarians who provide individual and class-based consultations and presentations related to information literacy skill development and research/course projects.

Librarians support the research needs of faculty, students, administrators, and staff at all campus locations as well as external researchers with interests in Special Collections of local Quaker and College history. Managers in the areas of Media Services, Loan Services, and Technical Services supervise 35 student employees and provide support services to service users.

In FY 2013 Watson librarians provided 86 class presentations and logged 882 queries requiring research assistance. The Media Center completed 468 two-step media set-ups and 100 support transactions.

ROBUST COLLECTIONS: Watson Library is a member of the Ohio Private Academic Libraries and OhioLINK consortia, OHIONET, and OCLC for resource sharing and cost-efficient management. It also draws upon the collections of 25 SearchOHIO public library systems.

Local collection of 188,000 books, subscriptions, and media is augmented with consortium access and daily delivery from an aggregate state-wide collection of 70 million items at no additional charge to campus researchers. Watson Library provides access to a collection of more than 250,000 academic electronic books by login through its online catalog. Watson provides catalog access to the collections of the Peace Resource Center.

In FY2013 Watson users borrowed 2,884 items from local collections. They borrowed 2,581 items from consortium and Interlibrary Loan collections, with a cost-avoidance value exceeding $100,000. Watson loaned 2,346 items to other libraries.

Local and online subscription access to 12,500 journal, magazine, and newspaper titles are accessible through 140 online indexing/abstracting databases. Researchers also use the library’s integrated search function (Starting Line) and 50 course specific LibGuides.

In FY2014, Watson users downloaded 17,434 articles from the library’s online journal article collections, with an article purchase cost avoidance exceeding $350,000.

STUDY SPACES: S. Arthur Watson Library (1941) expanded in 1965 to accommodate 150 students on two service/study/stack levels in a variety of comfortable seating arrangements. WiFi access or Internet access connects patron devices to the library’s catalogs, access tools, and online content day and night.

COMPUTER LABS AND PRINTER: Two computer labs, for classes and personal use, provide 17 desktop computers with table space for four personal laptops/tablets.

MEDIA CENTER: Media Center provides technical support and training for the use of 29 media-equipped classrooms and conference spaces on the Main and Cincinnati campuses and audio-visual assistance, equipment, and workspace for faculty and student projects.

Hugh G. Heiland Theatre

The 7,000 square foot Hugh G. Heiland Theater features seating for 430, updated lighting and sound systems, a large lobby for receptions, and a Scene Shop for set construction. The Theatre is home to the Wilmington College Theatre Department and the other Fine Arts Departments. It is suitable for other events such as Artist Series events, concerts, symposiums, formal ceremonies, and speaking events.

David and June Harcum Art Gallery

The primary mission of the David and June Harcum Art Gallery is to educate. It seeks to encourage creativity and appreciation in the visual arts through exhibition, outreach and awareness.The gallery role is to foster a greater sense of student inspiration and introduce the public to traditional and contemporary art methods. The Harcum Gallery looks to encourage art excellence through programs, exhibitions and events. By creating an art experience, the gallery hopes to broaden the minds and add cultural enrichment to all who enter. There are four exhibits offered each school year, featuring nationally known artists. In addition, the gallery hosts student competitions, faculty shows and senior thesis exhibits.

Peace Resource Center

The Peace Resource Center (PRC) at Wilmington College creates a vital connection between the campus community and efforts toward non-violence, social justice, and global peace. The PRC was founded in 1975 by the Quaker peace activist Barbara Reynolds (1915-1990) who worked ceaselessly to create a world free of nuclear weaponry and war and to help atomic bombing survivors share their storiesof the tragedy of military conflict.

In the late 1950s, Barbara and her husband Earl became icons of the global peace and antinuclear movement after sailing their yacht the Phoenix into a US nuclear test site next to the Bikini Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Currently, the PRC develops events and programming that encourages dialogue on the Wilmington College campus about how to resolve conflict from the personal to the global level. The PRC assists faculty and students in creating student-led projects, internships, and local/global collaborations so that Wilmington College and its local region can become an even greater part of a global community of peace.

In addition, the PRC is the home of the unique archive, “The Barbara Reynolds Papers” and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial Collection. Scholars throughout the country have visited the PRC to utilize this vast collection of materials for their research on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Together with its non-violence, social justice, and global peace programming, as well as its priceless archive and collection of historical documents, the Peace Resource Center is a unique “Hands On” space that promotes and affirms peace as a core value of the Wilmington College mission.


Frank O. Hazard Arboretum

Hazard Arboretum is a 13.43 acre planting containing more than 230 species of woody plants, shrubs, and trees. It honors Dr. Frank O. Hazard, class of 1927, a biology professor at Wilmington College from 1928 to 1962. Adjacent to the arboretum is a 14-acre natural area.

Equine Center

The Wilmington College Equine Center consists of 28 stalls, a classroom, restrooms, break room, and a lab room. The facility also features an indoor arena, outdoor arena, and turnout paddocks. This center houses school and student owned horses throughout the school year and is completely run by WC students. During the year, riding classes and labs are held here with work in the classroom and in the barn. The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association riding team also practices for shows throughout the week. In addition, the WC equine center also hosts several events during the year such as the WC Faculty Horse Show, an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Western Horse Show, and the Little International Judging contest to name a few.

Campus Academic Farm

Wilmington College has long been an agricultural mainstay in the state of Ohio. Wilmington College is grateful to be able to benefit from their history of agricultural education and production. This has been made possible by the devotion of acres of farmland on the college’s vast academic farms to bulk vegetable production and other crops while educating students. All of the produce harvested from the college farms is donated to area food pantries and organizations that serve the hungry in Clinton County.

Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center

The Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center is a facility dedicated to celebrating the local, regional and national history of the Religious Society of Friends. The center features 1,261 square feet of display area, and a traditional Quaker meeting•house. The Quaker Heritage Center celebrates the history of the Religious Society of Friends who settled in southwest Ohio, as well as their contributions to Americaand its culture. Quakers have a long history of activism on issues such as peacemaking, civil rights, racism and social justice. Visiting exhibits and speakers are just part of the experience.

Westheimer Peace Symposium

The Westheimer Peace Symposium promotes the exploration of peace as a viable, realistic alternative in a complex, violence-prone world. Each year speakers challenge Wilmington College students and the community by addressing the topics of nonviolence, social justice, the environment, and the nature of war.The Symposium has hosted such nationally-known speakers as Arun Gandhi, Walter Wink, Elise Boulding, Stephen Collett, Chief Oren Lyons, Colman McCarthy, George McGovern, Elias Chacour, Le Ly Hayslip, Baldemar Valasquez, Julian Bond, Jan Schlictmann, Winona LaDuke, Robert Kaplan, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Sarah Chayes, Alicia Partnoy, and Richard Rodriguez.


Center for the Sciences and Agriculture

The Center for the Sciences and Agriculture will transform the teaching of math, science and agriculture at Wilmington College. The renovated and expanded building opened for classes Fall 2016. The renovation was a 13,500-square foot addition to its 34,000 square-foot present facility.

This creates the new Center for the Sciences and Agriculture, where teaching and learning will be taken to new levels with special emphasis placed upon opportunities for hands-on learning, including student research and other student/faculty interaction.

Center for Sport Sciences

The 41,000 square-foot facility is not only home to WC’s nationally prominent athletic training program and other sport sciences, but also accommodates training for essentially all of the College’s 21 sports teams, in addition to giving students additional options for recreational activities. Furthermore, the Center hosts a one-stop shop for the area’s sports medicine needs as world class orthopaedic, physical therapy, chiropractic and hospital imaging services are all under one roof and available to the campus and greater communities.

The 3,000-square-foot, athletic training facility features state- of-the-art classrooms and labs, and is located within easy access of WC’s contiguous sports venues. It offers such amenities as two in-ground hydrotherapy pools, electrical muscle stimulators, and cryo-compression and ultrasound units. The Center’s 17,400 square- foot sport training facility provides for an all-indoor area with an artificial turf surface. The complex’s west end opens to an outdoor, lighted training field with an artificial turf surface for multiple sports, recreational activities and intramurals.

Campus History

Today, the College has a main campus enrollment of nearly 1,100 students with degree completion programs geared toward working adults at satellite campuses in Blue Ash and at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It also offers a graduate studies program in education.

In recent years, the College’s soil judging team has placed nationally in the top 10, its Mock Trial team won a national championship and WC’s Athletic Training Quiz Bowl team has won multiple state and regional championships, and placed in the top 10 nationally. Also, its Odyssey of the Mind team won several world titles in the late 1990s.

Wilmington’s largest academic majors continue to be agriculture, teacher education, athletic training, business and sport management as WC alumni engage in careers in southwest Ohio and beyond. Also, WC has been included in the top tier of US News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” Midwest Region for more than the last 15 years.

WC hosts the acclaimed Westheimer Peace Symposium each year and the Issues & Artists Series brings to campus unique entertainers, provocative and informative speakers, and entities representing diverse American and international cultures.

Much has changed at Wilmington College since those students gained national fame for building a dormitory in 1948, let alone those four inaugural graduates that served as standard bearers in 1875. But a constant throughout the College’s 140-plus year history has been the transforming nature of the Wilmington College experience.

Wilmington College challenges students by providing an educational environment that fosters active learning, passionate engagement in service and leadership, and intentional encounters with the values of peace, social justice and global citizenship.

As a school founded by Quakers, WC embraces persons from all backgrounds, faiths and philosophies, and promotes campus-wide in its programs and activities the values of integrity, diversity, community, excellence, service and civic engagement, peace and social justice, and respect for all persons.

Students leave WC with the tools to succeed as they engage in careers or further their education in today’s rapidly changing world. They also bring with them a wealth of knowledge and the experience gained from the liberal arts. They represent the embodiment of well-rounded individuals able to think critically and appreciate the role the arts, sciences and humanities play in a fulfilling life.

They also realize that service to others is often an important road to self-realization. Indeed, since 1870, Wilmington College has provided a hallmark for HANDS-ON LEARNING. HANDS-ON LIVING.

Read more about Wilmington Colleges history at: www.wilmington.edu/about/history-and-tradition

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Firbank Fell

Campus Village

Kelly House

Boyd House

EcoHouses

College Farm & Equine Center

1 mile

Main Campus

Practice Field

Center for the Sciences & Agriculture

Robinson Communications

Center

Hermann Court

Center for Sport Sciences

DAYTON

CINCINNATI

COLUMBUS

TOLEDO

CLEVELAND

AKRON

Wilmington College would like to thank the Haas Family for making this project possible through their financial support. This project has been a great opportunity for our WC students to have “hands on” experience in: project management, data mining, data management, publication

layout and design and overall marketing concepts. This document once published will become a living document that the college will use to

introduce itself to perspective families and students; A wonderful example of collaboration between alumni, students, staff and faculty.


Office of Institutional EffectivenessLast updated Summer 2016

Katie Bontrager, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice PresidentAcademic Affairs and Institutional [email protected]

Documents

Wilmington College Factbook€¦ · 4 | Wilmington College Factbook 2015 - 2016 Wilmington College Factbook 2015 - 2016 | 5 Fall 2015 Freshman Profile Average High School GPA = 3.2