Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Wesleyan University is a private university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university is nonsectarian but historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church. It enrolls approximately 1,600 students annually in undergraduate, graduate, and online programs.
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Virginia Wesleyan University is a private university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university is nonsectarian but historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church. It enrolls approximately 1,600 students annually in undergraduate, graduate, and online programs. Virginia Wesleyan’s campus is the South Hampton Roads home for the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. According to the university profile, students represent 34 states and 10 countries, with 43 percent from underrepresented populations. The Batten Honors College was founded in 2017 with a mission to inspire, engage, and prepare academically talented students to become leaders, environmental stewards, and impactful citizens in the global community. The WestminsterWesleyan Lifelong Learning Institute was launched in 2017. The Greer Environmental Center received the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s National Conservationist of the Year Award in 2018.
The 18-acre Wilson Arboretum was established in 1995 in memory of William M. Wilson, dean of the University from 1971 to 1994. Since 1997, retiring faculty members have chosen a tree to be planted within the arboreum to honor their service to the institution. The University was ranked in 2018 and 2019 by U.S. News & World Report among the top 25 institutions in Campus Ethnic Diversity for National Liberal Arts Colleges. The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is also provided at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk; Busch Gardens Williamsburg; and the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Construction began on a fifth village, Oxford Village, in 2019 with an expected completion in late 2020.
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