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Former names | Georgia Female College (1836–1843) Wesleyan Female College (1843–1917) |
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Motto | Scientia et pietas (Latin); "Knowledge and loyalty" |
Motto in English | Knowledge and devotion |
Type | Private women's college |
Established | Chartered 1836 opened 1839 |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church |
Endowment | $69,000,000 |
President | Meaghan Blight |
Academic staff | 52 |
Undergraduates | 750 (women only) |
Postgraduates | 35 (coed) |
Location | , , United States 32°52′29″N83°42′45″W / 32.8745862°N 83.7124689°W |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Deep Purple and Lavender |
Nickname | Wolves (formerly Pioneers) |
Website | wesleyancollege |
Wesleyan College Historic District | |
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Location | 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, Georgia |
Area | 200 acres (80.9 ha) |
Built | 1928 |
Architect | Walker & Weeks; et al. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04000242 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 2004 |
Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college in Macon, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1836, Wesleyan was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. It opened in 1839, two years after the opening of Mount Holyoke College. [2]
The school was chartered on December 23, 1836, as the Georgia Female College, and it opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed as Wesleyan Female College in 1843, when its affiliation changed from the Methodist-Episcopal Church to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The college shortened its name in 1917 to the present Wesleyan College.
Wesleyan has the world's oldest alumnae association, begun in 1859.[ citation needed ] Wesleyan College is the birthplace of the first sororities in the United States: the Adelphean Society in 1851, now known as Alpha Delta Pi, and the Philomathean Society. [3] The two sororities together are referred to as the "Macon Magnolias". In 1914, the school disbanded sororities on its campus.
Wesleyan College has an undergraduate student population of around 700. It has a student-faculty ratio of 20:1 and an average class size of 21 students. In any given year, students from more than 20 states and over 20 countries around the world attend the school. Wesleyan offers 25 majors, 35 minors, and eight pre-professional programs. Students can earn a bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, or bachelor of science in nursing degree. Wesleyan is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Wesleyan College has a 200-acre (800,000 m2) campus dotted with revivalist Georgian style brick buildings and features a 6.3-acre (25,000 m2) lake, Foster Lake.
Non-residential buildings on the (main) upper campus include:
Non-residential buildings on the lower campus include:
There are four major student boards: CRU (Council on Religious Unity), CJA (Council on Judicial Affairs), CAB (Campus Activities Board), SRC (Student Recreation Council), which are represented as a part of SGA (Student Government Association). Wesleyan boasts the Nu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, the professional business fraternity. It also has over 25 special interest clubs, academic honor societies including the Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Beta Beta and Omicron Delta Epsilon; musical groups, art clubs, service organizations, religious groups, and departmental leadership groups. Sororities have been prohibited since 1917. [5] Residence halls on campus include:
There are several popular events of the International Cherry Blossom Festival every springtime, such as the grand finale fireworks display. Porter Auditorium was once the home of the Macon Symphony Orchestra, and it still hosts many musical and theatrical events and competitions.
Wesleyan athletic teams are the Wolves. (formerly known as "Pioneers" until after the 2012–13 school year). The college is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It competes in the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS), formed in July 2022 by an amicable split of Wesleyan's former home of the USA South Athletic Conference. The Wolves had been USA South members since 2016–17, and before that competed in the defunct Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC) from 2003–04 to 2015–16.
Wesleyan competes in intercollegiate varsity sports, including basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, equestrian, soccer, softball, track, and volleyball. Wesleyan's equestrian team competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association and the Intercollegiate Dressage Association.
In addition to Porter Gym on the main campus, other athletic facilities on the campus include:
The school color is deep purple (PMS 268). [6]
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