Otterbein College

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name = Otterbein College
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established = 1847
type = Private College
affiliation = United Methodist
endowment= $70,025,283 USD
president = C. Brent DeVore
city = Westerville
state = Ohio
country = United States
campus = convert|114|acre|km2 [ [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drlife_3110_brief.php USNews.com America's Best Colleges 2007] . Accessed 2007-03-09.]
undergrad = 2,700 (Fall, 2006)
postgrad = 400 (Fall, 2006)
faculty =
mascot = Cardinal
website = [http://www.otterbein.edu/ www.otterbein.edu]
address = One Otterbein College
Westerville, OH 43081

Otterbein College is a private, four-year liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio. The college was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. As a result of a division and two mergers involving the Church, the College has since 1968 been associated with the United Methodist Church. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,000, which includes both traditional undergraduate students and adult students enrolled in graduate programs or post-degree studies. The college is named for United Brethren founder Rev. Philip William Otterbein.

Academics

Otterbein, being a liberal arts college, prides itself on its integrative studies program. It is a requirement for all four years, and demands students take a variety of classes that stray far from their selected major, as the college believes that the fields of study are related to each other, and believes that it helps students "become a whole person and to participate in the magic of the human experience in all of its dimensions." [ [http://www.otterbein.edu/dept/INST/ Otterbein College Integrative Studies] . Accessed 2006-12-02.] The program has been honored by the Ohio Board of Regents.Fact|date=February 2007 It has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1913 Fact|date=February 2007.

Students can earn a B.A., B.S., B.F.A., B.Mus., B.M.E., B.S.E., B.S.N., MAE, MBA, or MSN degree and can choose from 49 Fact|date=February 2007 majors. Their 19 departments include:

* Business, Accounting, and Economics
* Art
* Exercise and Sport Science
* Chemistry and Biochemistry
* Communication
* Mathematics, Computer Science, and Actuarial Science
* English
* Life and Earth Science
* Equine Science
* Foreign Languages
* History and Political Science
* Music
* Religion and Philosophy
* Psychology
* Sociology
* Theatre and Dance
* Nursing
* Education
* Physics and Astronomy

In addition, Otterbein also offers 37 Fact|date=February 2007 minors, and has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1 Fact|date=February 2007.

Otterbein has achieved recognition through "U.S. News & World Report"'s Guide to America's Best Colleges. In 2004, they were ranked number 8 in the category of the Midwest Comprehensive Colleges Fact|date=February 2007, number 5 in 2005, number 6 in 2006, but in the latest edition, 2007, they are ranked 7th.Fact|date=February 2007 The average student GPA at Otterbein is 3.4 , with an average SAT score of 1036 and ACT score of 23. [Princeton Review: [http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1022685&LTID=1 Otterbein College] . Accessed 2006-12-02.]

Theatre Program

Otterbein is one of the only colleges in the nation to offer a professional theatre training program with a liberal arts education. Professional training is offered in the areas of Acting, Costume and Scenic Design/Technology, and Musical Theatre with B.F.A. Degrees offered in all three programs and a dance concentration in the latter. The department also offers a BA degree in Theatre which allows students to tailor the major to suit interests in directing, writing, and stage management among others. In 2005 Princeton Review ranked Otterbein as the number three Musical Theatre/Acting school in the country, behind only CCM and CMU.

Tuition

Otterbein has only one tuition rate, and offers no discount for students who are in-state residents. For the 2006-2007 school year, tuition was set at $23,871, with room and board at $3,174 and $3,615, respectively.

Otterbein also distributes more than $17 million in financial aid annually, in the form of grants, student loans, scholarships, and their work-study program.

Campus

The Otterbein campus is located in Westerville, Ohio, a residential suburb northeast of Ohio's capital, Columbus. It sits between Alum Creek on the west and Ohio State Route 3 (State St.) on the east.

Otterbein features a very categorized campus Fact|date=February 2007:with academic buildings inward. Home Street, which runs through the center of campus, is the address of most of the college's homes and student residence halls Fact|date=February 2007, as well as the campus center. The north end of the campus is home to most underclassman housing, the health and physical education department, athletic facilities, as well as the Clements Recreation Center.

Overall, the campus occupies convert|150|acre|km2 Fact|date=February 2007.

Athletics

The Otterbein Cardinals compete in NCAA Division III, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference. They sponsor eight men's and eight women's varsity sports, including:

* Baseball (Men)
* Basketball (Men/Women)
* Cheerleading (Coed)
* Cross Country (Men/Women)
* Football (Men)
* Golf (Men/Women)
* Soccer (Men/Women)
* Softball (Women)
* Tennis (Men/Women)
* Track and Field (Men/Women)
* Volleyball (Women)

Arguably, Otterbein has found most success in men's basketball. Producing nine Division III All-Americans, they've been led for 33 seasons by head coach Dick Reynolds, who is also the school's athletic director. His overall record stands at 583-316 Fact|date=February 2007, and his teams have made 13 trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament, reaching the Final Four in 1981 and 1991 and winning the national championship in 2002.

The men's soccer team has also found its way into the national spotlight, finishing as runner-ups in the 2002 Division III Soccer Championship.

The school's primary athletic rival is Capital University of Bexley, Ohio.

WOBN

WOBN 101.5 FM, is Otterbein's student-run radio station, playing active and alternative rock.

Notable alumni and faculty

Alumni

*Benjamin Russell Hanby, 1858, Composer "Darling Nelly Gray", "Up On The Houstop", "Who Is He In Yonder Stall?".
*Harold Anderson, 1924, Men's basketball coach at Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo.
*Carroll Widdoes, 1926, Head football coach at Ohio State University and Ohio University.
*Gordon Jump, 1955, Actor "WKRP in Cincinnati"
*David Graf, 1972, Actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films
*Leif Pettersen, 1973, slotback who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
*Dee Hoty, 1974, Tony-nominated Broadway actress
*Cabot Rea, 1978, television news anchorman, currently serving as the evening and night co-anchorman for WCMH in Columbus, Ohio.
*Scott Kull, 1990, Associate A.D. for External Operations, Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas)
*Matt D'Orazio, 1999, Arena Football League quarterback, 2-time ArenaBowl MVP, ArenaBowl XX, 2006; ArenaBowl XXII, 2008.
*Michael Cassara, 2003, Casting Director and Producer
*Mandy Bruno, 2004, Emmy-nominated actress, plays Marina Cooper on "Guiding Light"
*Josephine Roberts, 2005, Broadway actress recently featured in "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas"
*Daniel Everidge, 2006, Broadway actor, credits include Roger in the recent revival of "Grease!"
*Sam Jaeger, 1999, American actor most known for his role on television show "Eli Stone"

Faculty

*Abhijat Joshi - Professor of English and screenwriter for "The Munna Bhai series", particularly "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" [http://www.otterbein.edu/english/faculty.htm]

References

External links

* [http://www.otterbein.edu/ Official website]
* [http://www.otterbein.edu/athletics/default.htm Athletics site]
* [http://www.tallgeorge.com/otterbein59.php Photos from the 1959 Spring Graduation]