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Iowa Wesleyan University
Private university in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. For a list of other colleges and universities with names including "Wesleyan", see Wesleyan University (disambiguation).
Iowa Wesleyan University was a private university in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. It was Iowa's first co-educational institution of higher learning and the oldest of its type west of the Mississippi River. The institution was affiliated with the United Methodist Church.[1] It closed at the end of the 2022–23 academic year due to financial challenges.
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Former names | Mount Pleasant Literary Institute (1842–1843) Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute (1843–1855) Iowa Wesleyan College (1912–2015) |
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Motto | Learning in Community: An Academic Vision |
Type | Private college |
Active | 1842–2023 |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Rural |
Colors | Purple & White |
Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Continental NAIA – NSAA (football) NAIA – HAAC (wrestling) |
Mascot | Wesley the Tiger |
Website | www |
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Two campus buildings, Old Main and the Harlan-Lincoln House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The latter, the former summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln, is now a museum featuring various artifacts from the Harlan and Lincoln families.