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Oklahoma Wesleyan University - Definition and Overview |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University (http://www.okwu.edu) is an evangelical Christian university of the Wesleyan Church located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
History
Oklahoma Wesleyan University was founded by the Wesleyan Church to provide higher education within a Christian environment for Wesleyan youth. Bartlesville Wesleyan College, its predecessor, was founded on the campus in Bartlesville, Oklahoma from a series of mergers of several schools. In August of 2001 Bartlesville Wesleyan College became Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Antecedent Schools
Timeline of OWU
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timeline of OWU
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| 1909 | Miltonvale Wesleyan College is founded in Miltonvale, Kansas. |
| 1910 | Colorado Springs Bible College is founded in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 1917 | Pilgrim Bible College is founded in Pasadena, California. |
| 1932 | Holiness Evangelistic Institute is founded in El Monte, California. |
| 1959 | Colorado Springs Bible College, Pilgrim Bible College and Holiness Evangelistic Institute merge to become Central Pilgrim College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. |
| 1968 | The Pilgrim Holiness Church and Wesleyan Methodist Church merge to become the Wesleyan Church. Central Pilgrim College becomes Bartlesville Wesleyan College. |
| 1972 | Miltonvale Wesleyan College and Bartlesville Wesleyan College merge and retain the Bartlesville Wesleyan College name. |
| 2001 | Bartlesville Wesleyan College becomes Oklahoma Wesleyan University. |
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