Western Oregon University
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Western Oregon University, located in Monmouth, Oregon, USA, was established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as "Monmouth University", a private college, and later merged with another private institution to become "Christian College." It became a state college called "Oregon State Normal School" in 1882. Subsequent names include "Oregon Normal School", "Oregon College of Education", and "Western Oregon State College."
It is currently known as "Western Oregon University," and incorporates both the College of Education and the College of Liberial Arts and Sciences. Enrollment is approximately 5,000 students.
Western Oregon University offers associate's degrees (AA), bachelor's degrees (BA, BS, BM, and BFA) through its two colleges: the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; additionally, master's degrees are available in Education (MAT and MSEd); Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling (MS) and Music (MM). WOU's sports teams are called the Wolves and compete in the NCAA's Great Northwest Athletic Conference at the Division II level.
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[edit] Education
Western Oregon University possesses the top College of Education in the state of Oregon, which provides many of the teachers to the state. Contained in the College of Education is the American Sign Language program. Many deaf/hard of hearing students attend Western due to the high amount of students who can sign. It is not uncommon for one to be walking down the street and see people signing.
[edit] Creative Arts Division
The Creative Arts Division comprises departments in Art, Music and Theatre/Dance.
The Music Department offers four degrees. The BA and BS in Music are liberal arts degrees with 1/3 of all coursework in music. The Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Music is a professional degree with 2/3 of all coursework in music. The Master of Music in Contemporary Music is perhaps the only degree of its kind in the US. Music programs at WOU are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
[edit] Computer Science Division
The Computer Science Division covers the Computer Science and Information Systems Majors.
The Computer Science Division offers both Majors and Minors in Computer Science and Information Systems, falling into BS and BA degrees.
[edit] Sports
- 2006 - Wolves Baseball - District Champions
[edit] Jensen Arctic Museum
Jensen Arctic Museum at WOU in Monmouth, Oregon (20 minutes west of Salem) is the only museum on the west coast of the contiguous states that is dedicated wholely to the arctic culture.
The Jensen Arctic Museum was founded in 1985 by adventurer, educator, collector and philanthropist Dr. Paul H. Jensen. His love of the arctic people, their art, lifestyle and environment formed the basis for his founding of this unique museum. The Jensen collection still is a significant portion of the museum's collection of artifacts.
The museum's collections include art, animals, tools, apparel and information about indigenous arctic people. The Jensen Arctic Museum lends an appreciation for both the culture and ingenuity of a People who blended into a difficult and often unforgiving arctic environment.
[edit] External links
- Official University website
- Western's Residence Hall Association
- Jensen Arctic Museum [1]
- ASWOU webpage
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