Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU) is a private university in Virginia Beach,Virginia. The university is nonsectarian but historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church. It enrolls 1,607 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs,355 students at LUJ/VWU Global (Japan),and 1,403 in VWU Online. Virginia Wesleyan transitioned from a college to a university in 2017.
Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P) is a private,sectarian,and non-profit higher education institution run by the United Methodist Church (UMC) in Cabanatuan,Nueva Ecija,Philippines. It was founded in 1946 as the Philippine Wesleyan College. It is named after John Wesley,the founder of Methodism. The university offers preschool,grade school,high school undergraduate,and graduate programs. It also initiated the Support for the Handicapped and their Rehabilitation through Education (SHARE) Program,the first school in Central Luzon to integrate hearing-impaired students into mainstream classes.
West Liberty University (WLU) is a public university in West Liberty,West Virginia. It is West Virginia's oldest college or university. It offers more than 70 undergraduate majors plus graduate programs,including a master's degree in education,a physician assistant studies program,and an online MBA. WLU's athletic teams,known as the Hilltoppers,are charter members of the NCAA Division II Mountain East Conference with nearly 400 student-athletes participating in 16 intercollegiate sports,including football,basketball,wrestling,track,acrobatics &tumbling and baseball.
A provost is a senior academic administrator. At many institutions of higher education,they are the chief academic officer,a role that may be combined with being deputy to the chief executive officer. They may also be the chief executive officer of a university,of a branch campus of a university,or of a college within a university.
Academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics,although some personnel may have joint responsibilities. Some type of separate administrative structure exists at almost all academic institutions. Fewer institutions are governed by employees who are also involved in academic or scholarly work. Many senior administrators are academics who have advanced degrees and no longer teach or conduct research.
West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private college in Buckhannon,West Virginia. It has an enrollment of about 1,400 students from 35 U.S. states and 26 countries. The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is currently affiliated with the United Methodist Church. West Virginia Wesleyan College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Dean is a title employed in academic administrations such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit,over a specific area of concern,or both. In the United States and Canada,deans are usually university professors who serve as the heads of a university's constituent colleges and schools. Deans are common in private preparatory schools,and occasionally found in middle schools and high schools as well.
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university,usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.
The University of The Bahamas (UB) is the national public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with campuses throughout the archipelago. The main campus is located in the capital city of Nassau,on the island of New Providence.
Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) is a graduate-level theological institution located near Metro Manila in the Philippines. APNTS is a seminary in the Wesleyan theological tradition and affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene through its Division of World Mission. Its mission is to prepare "men and women for Christ-like leadership and excellence in ministries." Its institutional vision is:"Bridging cultures for Christ,APNTS equips each new generation of leaders to disseminate the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Asia,the Pacific,and the world.
Activism has played an important role in the history of Ohio Wesleyan University;The founders of Ohio Wesleyan University expressed a hope that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." OWU has espoused activism in its academic philosophy. Alumni of the school have prominently engaged in controversial issues of their times on three central issues—the scope of justice;distributive justice based on race,gender,and income;and institutions related to preserving social structures.
A comprehensive regional university today,the University of North Alabama traces its beginnings to the first half of the 19th century,when the Methodist Episcopal Church sought to bring learning and culture to an obscure mountain in Alabama.
The University of Jambi is a public university located in Jambi City,Jambi,Indonesia. The university was registered by Minister of PTIP decree Number 25 of 1963,as The State University of Jambi.
Academic ranks in the United States are the titles,relative importance and power of professors,researchers,and administrative personnel held in academia.
Craig Francis Smith is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach for the Utah Utes men's team of the Pac-12 Conference. A member of Tim Miles' coaching tree,Smith served as an assistant for Miles at four schools –Mayville State,North Dakota State,Colorado State,and Nebraska. Smith was also the head coach at Mayville State from 2004 to 2007,at South Dakota from 2014 to 2018,and at Utah State from 2018 to 2021.
Ruth V. Watkins is an American scholar of child language and speech pathology. She was the 16th president of the University of Utah. She stepped down from the role on April 7,2021,to enter the private sector.
Joan Huber is an American sociologist and professor emeritus of sociology at Ohio State University. Huber served as the 79th president of the American Sociological Association in 1989. Huber taught at the University of Notre Dame from 1967 to 1971,eventually moving to Illinois,where she taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. While instructing numerous sociology courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign,Huber served as the director of Women's Studies Program for two years (1978–1980),and then became the head of the Department of Sociology in 1979 until 1983. In 1984,Huber left Illinois for an opportunity at the Ohio State University,where she became the dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences,coordinating dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences,and senior vice president for academic affairs and university provost. During her time,Huber was president of Sociologists for Women in Society from 1972–1974,the Midwest Sociological Society from 1979–1980,and the American Sociological Association from 1988–1989. Being highly recognized for her excellence,in 1985 Huber was given the Jessie Bernard Award by the American Sociological Association. Not only was Huber an instructor of sociology at multiple institutions or president of different organization,she also served different editorial review boards,research committees,and counseled and directed many institutions on their sociology departments.
Scott Douglas Miller is an American academic administrator who has served as the fourth president of Virginia Wesleyan University since 2015. He is also an author and career educator.
