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Otterbein College
Established: 1847
Type: Private College
Religious affiliation: United Methodist
Endowment: $70,025,283 USD
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Undergraduates: 2,700 (Fall, 2006)
Postgraduates: 400 (Fall, 2006)
Location: Westerville, Ohio, United States
Campus: 114 acres (0. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Geography Westerville is located at (40123496 -82921432According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12 Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 46 km²) [1]
Mascot: Cardinal
Website: www.otterbein.edu

Otterbein College is a private, four-year liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of Higher education in the United States. Geography Westerville is located at (40123496 -82921432According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12 The college was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ that later merged with the Methodist Church in forming the United Methodist Church, with which Otterbein continues to be associated. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington Indiana. The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,000, which includes both traditional undergraduate students and adult students enrolled in graduate programs or post-degree studies. The college is named for United Brethren founder Rev. Philip William Otterbein. Philip William Otterbein (1726 - 1813 was a US ( German -born clergyman

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Academics

Otterbein, being a liberal arts college, prides itself on its integrative studies program. It is a requirement for all four years, and demands students take a variety of classes that stray far from their selected major, as the college believes that the fields of study are related to each other, and believes that it helps students "become a whole person and to participate in the magic of the human experience in all of its dimensions. "[2] The program has been honored by the Ohio Board of Regents. The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating board for higher education in Ohio. It has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1913.

Students can earn a B.A., B.S., B.F.A., B.Mus., B. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S In the USA the Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard Undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the Bachelor of Music ( BM, BMus or MusB) is an Academic degree awarded by a College, University, or conservatory M. E. , B.S.E., B.S.N., MAE, MBA, or MSN degree and can choose from 49 majors. Bachelor of Engineering (commonly abbreviated as BE or BEng) is an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded to a student after three to five The Bachelor of Science in Nursing ( BSN) is a four year Academic degree in the science and principles of Nursing, granted by a Tertiary education The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines A Master of Science in Nursing ( MSN) is an advanced-level Quaternary education degree for Registered Nurses It is required Their 19 departments include:

In addition, Otterbein also offers 37 minors, and has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1.

Otterbein has achieved recognition through U.S. News & World Report's Guide to America's Best Colleges. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D In 2004, they were ranked number 8 in the category of the Midwest Comprehensive Colleges, number 5 in 2005, number 6 in 2006, but in the latest edition, 2007, they are ranked 7th. The average student GPA at Otterbein is 3. 4 , with an average SAT score of 1036 and ACT score of 23. [3]

Theatre Program

Otterbein is one of the only colleges in the nation to offer a professional theatre training program with a liberal arts education. Professional training is offered in the areas of Acting, Costume and Scenic Design/Technology, and Musical Theatre with B. F. A. Degrees offered in all three programs and a dance concentration in the latter. The department also offers a BA degree in Theatre which allows students to tailor the major to suit interests in directing, writing, and stage management among others. In 2005 Princeton Review ranked Otterbein as the number three Musical Theatre/Acting school in the country, behind only CCM and CMU. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company

Tuition

Otterbein has only one tuition rate, and offers no discount for students who are in-state residents. The term college tuition refers to fees which students have to pay to Colleges in the United States. For the 2006-2007 school year, tuition was set at $23,871, with room and board at $3,174 and $3,615, respectively.

Otterbein also distributes more than $17 million in financial aid annually, in the form of grants, student loans, scholarships, and their work-study program. Student financial aid refers to funding intended to help students pay education expenses including Tuition and fees Room and board, books and supplies etc

Campus

The Otterbein campus is located in Westerville, Ohio, a residential suburb northeast of Ohio's capital, Columbus. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. It sits between Alum Creek on the west and Ohio State Route 3 (State St. Alum Creek is a tributary of Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River. State Route 3 is a major north-south highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. ) on the east.

Otterbein features a very categorized campus: the college's fraternity and sorority houses greet visitors from the south, with academic buildings inward. Home Street, which runs through the center of campus, is the address of most of the college's homes and student residence halls, as well as the campus center. The north end of the campus is home to most underclassman housing, the health and physical education department, athletic facilities, as well as the Clements Recreation Center.

Overall, the campus occupies 150 acres (0. 61 km²).

Athletics

The Otterbein Cardinals compete in NCAA Division III, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Member teams The league currently has 10 full members Former Members Sports sponsored Member teams compete in Baseball, Basketball They sponsor eight men's and eight women's varsity sports, including:

Arguably, Otterbein has found most success in men's basketball. In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a College, University, High Producing nine Division III All-Americans, they've been led for 33 seasons by head coach Dick Reynolds, who is also the school's athletic director. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Athletic director (commonly "athletics director" is a position at many American Colleges and universities, as well as in larger High schools His overall record stands at 583-316, and his teams have made 13 trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament, reaching the Final Four in 1981 and 1991 and winning the national championship in 2002. The NCAA holds an annual tournament to determine the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.

The men's soccer team has also found its way into the national spotlight, finishing as runner-ups in the 2002 Division III Soccer Championship. The NCAA began conducting a men's soccer national championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament

The school's primary athletic rival is Capital University of Bexley, Ohio. Capital University is a private liberal arts University of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Bexley Ohio, founded in 1830 Bexley is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Incorporated as a village in 1908 Bexley is an old tree-lined suburb of Ohio's capital

WOBN

WOBN 101. 5 FM, is Otterbein's student-run radio station, playing active and alternative rock. Active rock is a Radio format used by many commercial Radio stations across Canada and the United States. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of

Notable alumni and faculty

Alumni

Faculty

Don Eskew, Business Professor, beloved by his students

References

  1. ^ USNews.com America's Best Colleges 2007. Michael Andrew Cassara (born April 14 1981 in Cleveland Heights Ohio) is an American Casting director, director and producer of Mandy Bruno (born September 20, 1981 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Emmy -nominated actress. Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television Abhijat Joshi is an Indian Screenwriter particularly known for his work with Vinod Chopra Productions. Lage Raho Munna Bhai ( Hindi:, ləgeː ɾəhoː mʊnːaːbɦaːɪ Carry on Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian musical Comedy Accessed 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
  2. ^ Otterbein College Integrative Studies. Accessed 2006-12-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
  3. ^ Princeton Review: Otterbein College. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company Accessed 2006-12-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire

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