Ohio Wesleyan is a liberal arts college with a population of approximately 1,900 students. The university defines itself as a
"community of teachers and students devoted to the free pursuit of truth," and states a goal of developing in its students
"qualities of intellect and character that will be useful no matter what they choose to do in later life and liberate them from a
narrow perspective of gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation in every discipline".Wesleyan's campus is located in the center of Delaware, Ohio and is bisected by Sandusky Street, the main north/south street
through the heart of the city. This results in an informal division of the campus into east and west sectors.University Hall (Grey Chapel) (see image above), a multi-use building, is one of the most notable landmark buildings on
campus.The Leon A. Beeghly Library houses a central collection of more than 480,000 items, including rare books, manuscripts, art, microfilm, and federal government publications. Its Audio Visual Center includes a learning laboratory,
multimedia classrooms, and individual viewing/listening rooms. In addition to the main library, three branch libraries are
located in Sanborn Hall, Stewart Hall, and Bigelow-Rice Hall serve the music and science departments.Ohio Wesleyan University owns The Perkins
Observatory, which is located south of the city of Delaware. At the time of its completion in 1931, the Perkins Telescope was the third largest in the world only
after the 100 inch at Mt. Wilson, California, and the 72 inch at Victoria, B.C., Canada. The grounds near Perkins also housed Ohio State's radio telescope, known locally as
The Big Ear; the Big Ear was disassembled in 1998.Austin Hall, Edwards Gymnasium/Pfieffer Natatorium, Elliott Hall, Merrick Hall, Perkins Astronomical Observatory, Sanborn
Hall, Slocum Hall, Sturges Library, Stuyvesant Hall and University Hall-Gray's Chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic
Places(NRHP). Selby Field is also listed on the NRHP. Monnett Hall (NRHP #75001374) was also listed on the National Register,
however the listing failed to save the building from demolition.The school mascot is the Battling Bishop.