INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY IS...

Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christian liberal arts, coeducational university related to The Wesleyan Church that began serving students in 1920. The original campus was well known in Indiana for teacher education when operated by Marion Normal College (1890-1912) and Marion Normal Institute (1912-1918). Beginning in 1906, The Wesleyan Methodist Church operated Fairmount Bible School at Fairmount, Indiana, and in 1920, this became the Religion Department of Marion College. The institution was known as Marion College from 1920-1988, when the name was changed to Indiana Wesleyan University.

In October, 2000, the Indiana Wesleyan University Board of Trustees approved a new academic governance structure, comprised of two major subdivisions. The first subdivision consists of the College of Arts and Sciences. The second subdivision consists of two colleges, the College of Graduate Studies and the College of Adult and Professional Studies. This bulletin combines the degree programs offered by the Colleges of Graduate Studies and Adult and Professional Studies.

For over 20 years, Indiana Wesleyan University has offered graduate studies programs on its Marion campus. The graduate studies in Nursing and the M.A. in Ministry programs have prepared hundreds of professionals to succeed in their chosen professions. Indiana Wesleyan University's M.A. in Counseling is one of the nation's few programs that prepares counselors who are able to integrate their Christian faith and values with integrity in their practice of counseling. The Indiana Wesleyan University College of Graduate Studies provides a home for innovative, relevant, and responsive programs in a more traditional graduate studies format.

Since 1985, Indiana Wesleyan University has committed itself to meeting the educational needs of the working adult professional. Indiana Wesleyan University conveniently offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through evening, Saturday, and online (via the Internet) classes. These courses are offered at six education and conference centers - in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, and Columbus, IN; Louisville, Kentucky; and Cleveland, Ohio - and at more than 80 off-campus locations. The dynamic LEAP program (Leadership Education for Adult Professionals) was founded in 1985 to meet the needs of adult students through learning opportunities which apply to the changing world of work. Since that time, programs in General Studies, Nursing, and Graduate Education have been added to the existing LEAP program to form the College of Adult and Professional Studies (APS). APS now includes more than 18,000 graduates and a current enrollment of more than 6,000 full-time students. Graduates of Indiana Wesleyan University adult programs are representative of learning partnerships with more than 500 Indiana employers, school districts, corporations, health-care agencies, and organizations.

In addition to its instructional programs, Indiana Wesleyan University offers off-campus support services for all of its extended class sites. Students may access special extended university library services by telephone, fax, or mail and will receive assistance with research or bibliographic questions. It is the goal of Indiana Wesleyan University not merely to provide classes but to provide an "extended university" designed to meet the needs of both students and employers.

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ACCREDITATION

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission* and a member of the North Central Association. IWU is also accredited by the State Department of Public Instruction of Indiana, National Association of Schools of Music, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, Indiana Board of Nursing Registration, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science, American Medical Association, the Council on Social Work Education, and CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs).

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STRATEGIC PROFILE

Core Values:

The primary value for Indiana Wesleyan University is Christlikeness. The challenge to follow Christ compels us to pursue a personal and professional life-style of:

• Commitment
• Learning
• Serving
• Stewardship

Mission:

Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community committed to changing the world by developing students in character, scholarship, and leadership.

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Vision for Indiana Wesleyan University:

Indiana Wesleyan University will prepare each student to become a world changer. We will accomplish this by drawing students into an integrated experience of intellectual challenge, spiritual growth, and leadership development. Thus we will:

• call students to Christian character;
• expect academic excellence;
• equip them for success in their vocations;
• mentor them in leadership;
• prepare them for service.

Over the next five to ten years, this vision will be operationalized through transformational strategies so that it becomes:

• a powerful message to our students;
• a way of building positive student self-image and Christian character;
• the basis for integrating faith with learning and living;
• an integrated theme in all our programs;
• the focal point for a student-centered campus experience which integrates spiritual, educational, and leadership development;
• the lens we use for faculty recruitment and development;
• a new way of thinking about who our distinguished alumni are; and
• a basis for rethinking how we relate to our alumni.

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WORLD CHANGING OUTCOMES

A "world changer" is a servant leader who exhibits:

1. Knowledge
   
   
   1. BASICS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH: A knowledge of the basic themes and truths of the Old and New Testaments and the basic beliefs of Christianity; an awareness of Bible-based morality and social responsibility; and a reasoned understanding of a Christian worldview and the meaning of salvation as expressed in evangelical Christianity.
   2. LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION: A solid grasp of the general studies that have been associated with a liberal arts education.
   3. COMPETENCY IN A DISCIPLINE: A competency in at least one major discipline of the university curriculum.
   4. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE: The integration of knowledge with one's faith and across academic disciplines.
   
   
   
2. Skills
   
   
   1. CREATIVITY: The ability to make connections between various bodies of information and to create new forms and structures.
   2. CRITICAL THINKING: The ability to process information both analytically and critically in order to determine the validity of competing truth claims, and to be an effective problem solver.
   3. COMMUNICATION: The ability to read critically, to write clearly, and to communicate effectively in various other forms.
   4. SELF-DISCIPLINE: The development of personal habits of self-discipline and control.
   5. LIFELONG LEARNING: The ability to discover and process information as a self-directed learner.
   6. LEADERSHIP: The ability to effect change within various group settings; to martial resources to accomplish one's vision.
   7. SERVANTHOOD: The ability to see and meet the needs of others.
   
   
   
3. Dispositions (Beliefs and Attitudes)
   
   
   1. COMMITMENT TO TRUTH: A commitment to the search for objective truth as revealed in the Bible and in God's created order.
   2. INCLUSION: The desire to dialogue across perspectives and cultures without surrendering a commitment to truth.
   3. HUMAN WORTH: A belief that God created all life and therefore all people have worth.
   4. STEWARDSHIP: A valuing of the created order as a trust from God and a commitment to the wise use of all the resources of life.
   5. LIFE CALLING: The cultivation of a sense of purpose and a passion to pursue God's call.
   6. SERVICE: A commitment to view one's career as a vocation (calling) rather than an obligation or an end in itself.
   7. AGENTS OF CHANGE: A commitment to become an agent of God's redemptive plan.
   8. SELFLESSNESS: The motivation to put others before self.

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