[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 126 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E642]
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  HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF INDIANA WESLEYAN 
                               UNIVERSITY

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                          HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2020

  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
centennial year of a tremendous university in my district, Indiana 
Wesleyan University (IWU). IWU is a private university that was founded 
in 1920 on three basic pillars: academic excellence, Christ-centered 
education and global worldview.
  It is a testament to the academic excellence of a school to achieve 
the success that IWU has for one hundred years. Indiana Wesleyan 
University is a Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan 
Church. The University was founded in 1920 as Marion College before 
changing its name to Indiana Wesleyan University in 1988. IWU committed 
to liberal arts and professional education. Nearly 3,000 students are 
enrolled in traditional programs on the University's 350-acre 
residential campus in Marion. Most buildings on the Marion campus have 
been built in the past 25 years, so students live and learn in a 
visually striking environment with well-appointed residence halls and 
academic facilities, all on a campus that is only an hour away from 
both Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
  IWU offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees, 38 graduate degrees 
and 5 doctorate degrees and students represent more than 80 Christian 
denominations and 10 foreign countries. Indiana Wesleyan has received 
national attention for its innovative adult education program, which 
began in 1985. Over 10,000 adult learners attend classes at education 
centers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, and online.
  In its first one hundred years, IWU has produced over 80,000 degreed 
alumni. IWU has a 78 percent retention rate for those starting as 
college freshmen. The Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats have won 5 national 
championship titles in the National Association of Intercollegiate 
Athletics (NAIA), including 2 NAIA national championships from the 
record-setting 2006 to 2007 women's basketball team that went 38-0 and 
the 2012-2013 women's basketball team. IWU has won an additional 3 NAIA 
national championships in 2014, 2016 and 2018 in men's basketball.
  Congratulations to Indiana Wesleyan University for a century of 
success thanks to the hard working and dedicated faculty, staff, 
administration, board members, students and alumni. Hoosiers of the 
Fifth District and beyond are grateful and look forward to another 
century of extraordinary leadership and educational opportunities.

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