Indiana Wesleyan University

Indiana Wesleyan University (commonly referred to as IWU) is a private, evangelical Christian, advanced arts university headquartered in Marion, Indiana, that is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church denomination. IWU is the better affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the better clandestine university in Indiana

History

IWU's aboriginal campus was accepted aboriginal as Marion Accustomed Academy (1890–1912) and afresh reopened as Marion Accustomed Institute (1912–1918).

In 1918 the Marion Accustomed Institute relocated to Muncie, Indiana, and alloyed with the Indiana Accustomed Institute. Afterwards the abutment failed, the barrio and area were purchased for the Accompaniment of Indiana and formed the base for Indiana Accompaniment University-Eastern Division. Because the Indiana Appointment of The Wesleyan Methodist Church operated the Fairmount Bible Academy 10 afar (16 km) south of Marion, a accumulation of bounded citizens asked them to move to the abandoned acreage and accessible a accustomed academy in Marion. So from 1918–1919 the appointment aloft $100,000 to accord the school, confused the Fairmount Bible Academy to Marion, and added a new abecedary apprenticeship affairs to become Marion College. The absolute year of assimilation was 1919; however, the aboriginal classes were not offered until the abatement of 1920, which became the official year of inception.

From 1920 to 1988, Marion Academy operated as a developing advanced arts academy with growing programs, alms the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees back the aboriginal admission chic of 1921. A Master of Arts in Theology was amorphous in 1924 and offered continuously until 1950. Master's amount programs were accomplished afresh in 1979 in Ministerial Apprenticeship and Community Health Nursing. Master's amount programs were amorphous in Business in 1988, in Primary Care Nursing in 1994, and in Counseling in 1995.
A new administering was accomplished by the Board of Trustees with the admiral of Dr. James Barnes in 1987. The name of the academy was afflicted to Indiana Wesleyan University in 1988, absorption the access of the academy above the accompaniment - able-bodied above the boundaries of the city-limits of Marion, its affiliation with The Wesleyan Church and Christian academy education, and the development of accretion numbers of alum programs.

Having already accustomed a advanced arts college, in 1983, University administration absitively to activate alms courses and degrees to alive adults during black hours and Saturdays, basic what would eventually become the Academy of Developed and Able Studies (CAPS). This accommodation accepted to be actual acknowledged and massively afflicted IWU's future, eventually eliminating the school's ample debt and allotment the awakening and amplification of the Marion campus, transforming the academy into a above evangelical Christian university. To this day, the CAPS provides the majority of the allotment acclimated in campus advance and architecture projects, befitting apprentice charge at a almost low akin compared with added agnate colleges
Enrollment in the CAPS has developed essentially back 1985 if the aboriginal courses were offered. IWU has developed by added than 200 percent back 1990 to brainwash added than 15,000 students, over 12,000 of whom are demography courses online or at IWU's CAPS educational centers in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Site-based classes are captivated at 11 apprenticeship and appointment centers: Indianapolis (2), Fort Wayne, Shelbyville, Kokomo, and Columbus, Indiana; Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; and Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Dayton, Ohio. Classes are aswell captivated at added than 80 off-campus locations in Indiana.

On July 1, 2006, Dr. Henry Smith succeeded Dr. James Barnes as admiral of IWU. Dr. Barnes served as admiral from 1987–2006 and is accustomed with transforming IWU from a small, disturbing Christian academy into one of the better and a lot of acknowledged evangelical Christian universities in the world. Dr. Barnes served as the university's aboriginal Chancellor from 2006-2010. In 2010, the Apprentice Center was renamed the Barnes Apprentice Center, in his honor.
In 2008, the Board of Trustees accustomed a motion to activate the action of establishing Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University, an evangelical seminary affiliated with both the university and the Wesleyan Church. In 2009, the seminary was accustomed and accepted and opened for the abatement 2009 semester. It currently[when?] offers the Master of Divinity amount forth with added alum apostolic degrees and now has its own building, afterwards the university accustomed a abundant donation from the Green family, owners of the Hobby Lobby corporation. Wesley is the aboriginal clearly affiliated seminary in the history of the Wesleyan Church.
IWU is the better clandestine university in Indiana. A part of the 105 associates of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (the capital alignment of evangelical colleges in the U.S. and Canada), IWU is its better affiliate with added than 15,000 acceptance enrolled as of September 2008. The next better member, Azusa Pacific University, has about 8,000 students.
On June 30, 2013 Admiral Henry Smith appear his resignation. He was succeeded by Dr. David Wright, who was inaugurated on October 12, 2013

On October 4, 2013, the Board of Trustees voted to access Wesley Institute (now Excelsia College), in New South Wales, Australia to actualize the IWU's aboriginal all-embracing campus.

Academics
The university offers assorted advanced arts (including 87 undergraduate majors) and able educational programs arch to the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Divinity degrees, forth with a doctoral affairs in Organizational Leadership.

In 2000, the university organized its bookish anatomy into three colleges; the Academy of Arts and Sciences (traditional four-year advanced arts education), the Academy of Alum Studies (traditional semester-based alum degrees), and the Academy of Developed and Able Studies (non-traditional, accelerated programs for alive adults). In 2009, the university realigned its bookish anatomy into 5 Principal Bookish Units: the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Developed and Able Studies, the Alum School, the Academy of Nursing, and Wesley Seminary.
Honors
In 2007, the university was called "One of the Top Universities in the Midwest" by U.S. News and Apple Report, ranked 62nd a part of 138 schools. In the 2008 edition, IWU jumped up to 31st in the rankings and in the 2009 edition, the university confused up to 28th. In the 2010 edition, Indiana Wesleyan was confused to the new "Regional Universities" class and the university was ranked 33rd out of 172 universities in the Midwest region. In the 2011 edition, IWU confused up to 28th. Aswell in the 2011 edition, IWU was ranked 11th a part of Regional Universities in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" area of the report.

In 2013, the university afresh confused up in the U.S. News and Apple Address rankings. It now ranks 17th out of added than 150 universities in the Midwest.
The university has been called one of the "Top Ten Conservative Colleges" in the U.S. by the Young America's Foundation 5 years in a row.
The university has the better developed apprenticeship affairs in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. In 2008, the CCCU called IWU to authorize The Research Center in Developed Learning, a collective activity with the CCCU.
Enrollment

Indiana Wesleyan's absolute acceptance has developed essentially over the accomplished 20 years, from a apprentice absolute of 2,000 in 1987 to over 15,000 in 2008. This accelerated advance has fabricated IWU the better academy in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the better clandestine university in the accompaniment of Indiana, and the fastest-growing university in Indiana.

The citizenry of acceptable acceptance active in on-campus abode accessories has added from 442 acceptance in 1989 to about 2,600 in the abatement of 2008. Currently,[when?] there are added than 2,800 undergraduate acceptance and added than 800 alum acceptance enrolled at IWU's Marion campus.

Enrollment in the Academy of Developed and Able Studies programs has added added than 900 percent, from 1,250 acceptance in 1989 to added than 12,000 acceptance in the abatement of 2008.

Main campus
Indiana Wesleyan University is acclaimed for its award-winning 345-acre (140 ha)[8] capital campus in Marion, Indiana. During the accomplished two decades, about $250 actor has been spent on new architecture and renovation, and the campus is admired in balance of $360 million. Back 1990, over 50 architecture projects accept been completed, including 20 abode halls and 16 academic/administrative buildings, forth with 11 developed and able studies structures about the Midwest. A Fort Wayne-based architectural firm, Design Collaborative, advised the majority of the campus facilities.

As the university has connected to grow, new accessories accept been built. Chief a part of them has been a US$22 actor University Abbey (where appropriate abbey casework are captivated 3 canicule a week). The groundbreaking commemoration was captivated in April 2008, and the abbey was committed in January 2010. With 3,800 seats, the new abbey is one of the better theaters in the Midwest. As one of the better accessories of its affectionate in the nation, it was advised to allure above contest to Marion, such as agreeable artists, speakers, and conventions. A few months afterwards opening, the IWU Abbey was the website of a concert by the bandage Switchfoot