Walla Walla University

This article is about Walla Walla University, the Seventh-day Adventist University located outside Walla Walla, Washington. For the private, liberal arts college in Walla Walla, see Whitman College. For the community college, see Walla Walla Community College.
Walla Walla University
Established 1892
Type Private
Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist Church
Endowment $17.66 million[1]
President John K. McVay
Academic staff
 202
Students 1,940[2]
Undergraduates 1,710
Location College Place, Washington, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Forest Green and
Mountain Ash Orange
         
Athletics USCAA
NAIA (independent member)
Nickname Wolves
Affiliations NAICU
CCCU (affiliate)
Website www.wallawalla.edu

Walla Walla University is a University offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs located in College Place, Washington, just a few miles from Walla Walla. The current President is John McVay. It was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The University has an annual enrollment of around 1,500 students.[3] It is regionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is also denominationally accredited. Walla Walla offers 36 majors, seven master’s degrees, and an associate of science degree. The Edward F. Cross School of Engineering is an ABET accredited program that offers bachelor of science and engineering degrees. No published research is regularly done at the school.

Students are organized as the Associated Students of Walla Walla University or ASWWU. ASWWU operates the student newspaper The Collegian, the annual Mountain Ash (a collection of photography, student art, and mugs), an online radio station, and the student directory the Mask. Both the men's and the women's on-campus dormitories operate their own clubs. The women's club is named Aleph Gimel Ain (AGA); the men's club is named Omicron Pi Sigma (OPS). In athletics, Walla Walla U competes as a member of the NAIA Association of Independent Institutions (AII). Their team nickname is "The Wolves". WWU also has a club men's ice-hockey team, "The Pack," which competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

Athletics

Walla Walla teams, nicknamed athletically as the Wolves, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an Independent of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII). They are scheduled to join the Cascade Collegiate Conference at the start of the 2015-16 athletic calendar. The Wolves also compete in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) since the 2004-05 season; and formerly competed in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) from 1997-98 to 2007-08. Men's sports include basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, softball and volleyball.

Presidents

  • William Prescott (1892–1894)
  • Edward A. Sutherland (1894–1897)
  • Emmett J. Hibbard (1897–1898)
  • Walter R. Sutherland (1898–1900)
  • Edwin L. Stewart (1900–1902)
  • Charles C. Lewis (1902–1904)
  • Joseph L. Kay (1904–1905)
  • Marion E. Cady (1905–1911)
  • Ernest C. Kellogg (1911–1917)
  • Walter I. Smith (1917–1930)
  • John E. Weaver (1930–1933)
  • William M. Landeen (1933–1938)
  • George W. Bowers (1938–1955)
  • Percy W. Christian (1955–1964)
  • William H. Shephard (1964–1968)
  • Robert L. Reynolds (1968–1976)
  • N. Clifford Sorenson (1976–1985)
  • H. J. Bergman (1985–1990)
  • Niels-Erik Andreasen (1990–1994)
  • W. G. Nelson (1994–2001)
  • John C. Brunt (2001)
  • N. Clifford Sorenson (2001–2002)
  • Jon L. Dybdahl (2002–2006)
  • John K. McVay (2006-2012)
  • Steve Rose (2012)
  • John K. McVay (2013–present)

See also

KGTS

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Walla Walla University | Best College | US News". Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  2. ↑ "WWU: Key Facts". wallawalla.edu. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  3. ↑ "College Search - Walla Walla University - WWU". Collegesearch.collegeboard.com. Retrieved 2012-10-08.

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Coordinates: 46°02′48″N 118°23′26″W / 46.04667°N 118.39056°W