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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Olivet-Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Olivet-Logo.png/250px-Olivet-Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Olivet-Logo.png/330px-Olivet-Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Olivet-Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="342" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Miss Mary Nesbitt's Grammar School (1907–1909)<br />Illinois Holiness University (1909–1915)<br />Olivet University (1915–1923)<br />Olivet College (1923–1939)<br />Olivet Nazarene College (1939–1986)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Education With a Christian Purpose!</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1907<span class="noprint">; 118 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1907</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Religious affiliation</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$45.1 million (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gregg_Chenoweth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gregg Chenoweth (page does not exist)">Gregg Chenoweth</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">3,255 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,519 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">736 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Bourbonnais,_Illinois" title="Bourbonnais, Illinois">Bourbonnais</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suburban_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban area">Suburban</a><br /> 250 acres (1.0 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Newspaper</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>The Olivet Gazette</i> (formerly <i>The Glimmerglass</i>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Purple & Gold<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#48206e; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fdb913; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tigers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chicagoland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference">CCAC</a> (primary)<br />NAIA – <a href="/wiki/Mid-States_Football_Association" title="Mid-States Football Association">MSFA</a> (football)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Toby the Tiger</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.olivet.edu">www<wbr />.olivet<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Olivet Nazarene University</b> (<b>ONU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private</a> <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Nazarene</a> university in <a href="/wiki/Bourbonnais,_Illinois" title="Bourbonnais, Illinois">Bourbonnais, Illinois</a>. Named for its founding location, <a href="/wiki/Olivet,_Illinois" title="Olivet, Illinois">Olivet, Illinois</a>, ONU was originally established as a <a href="/wiki/Grammar_school" title="Grammar school">grammar school</a> in east-central Illinois in 1907. In the late 1930s, it moved to the campus in Bourbonnais. The university is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a> and is the annual site of the church's <i>Regional Celebrate Life</i> youth gathering for the Central USA Region. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Olivet Nazarene University traces its roots to 1907, when the Eastern Illinois Holiness Association<sup id="cite_ref-hunt_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hunt-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> started <b>Miss Mary Nesbitt's <a href="/wiki/Grammar_school" title="Grammar school">Grammar School</a></b> in a house in <a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Illinois" title="Georgetown, Illinois">Georgetown, Illinois</a>. In 1908, the school's founders acquired 14 <a href="/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acres</a><sup id="cite_ref-vol2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vol2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the village of <a href="/wiki/Olivet,_Illinois" title="Olivet, Illinois">Olivet</a>, and moved the grammar school to the proposed campus.<sup id="cite_ref-Olivet_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olivet-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley" title="John Wesley">Wesleyan</a>–<a href="/wiki/Holiness_movement" title="Holiness movement">holiness</a> community sprang up around the school.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1909, the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_college" title="Liberal arts college">liberal arts college</a> was chartered and named <b>Illinois Holiness University</b>, with A. M. Hills from <a href="/wiki/Texas_Holiness_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Holiness University">Texas Holiness University</a> as its first president.<sup id="cite_ref-vol2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vol2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was then given to the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a> in 1912, with <a href="/wiki/E._F._Walker" class="mw-redirect" title="E. F. Walker">E. F. Walker</a> as president, and inherited one of the most populated Nazarene regions in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-vol2_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vol2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was renamed <b>Olivet University</b> in 1915,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and again in 1921 to <b>Olivet College</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-change_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-change-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The economic solvency of the school became a problem in the 1920s, and the trustees were forced to declare <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy" title="Bankruptcy">bankruptcy</a> in 1926. The school's treasurer, T. W. Willingham, purchased the school back at an <a href="/wiki/Auction" title="Auction">auction</a> and was elected president. In 1939, the main building on campus was destroyed by fire.<sup id="cite_ref-Olivet_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olivet-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This prompted the school to look for a new location. Under President A.L. Parrott, the school moved in 1940, onto the previous 42-acre (170,000 m<sup>2</sup>) campus of <a href="/wiki/St._Viator%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Viator's College">St. Viator's College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the move, the school's name was changed to <b>Olivet Nazarene College</b> (ONC).<sup id="cite_ref-change_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-change-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school's name was changed again in 1986 to <b>Olivet Nazarene University</b> (ONU).<sup id="cite_ref-Olivet_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olivet-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The past 20 years have seen a significant change in the culture and image of Olivet.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Following the appointment of <a href="/wiki/John_C._Bowling" title="John C. Bowling">John C. Bowling</a> as University president, the university began appealing to a more diverse set of students from different Christian denominations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The school began several different construction projects to mark the growth of the school as a whole.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The university currently is organized with seven academic units: the College of Arts and Sciences, the McGraw School of Business, the Martin D. Walker School of Engineering, the School of Education, the School of Life and Health Sciences, the School of Theology and Christian Ministry, and the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ONU's campus is 250 acres (1.0 km<sup>2</sup>) in the village of <a href="/wiki/Bourbonnais,_Illinois" title="Bourbonnais, Illinois">Bourbonnais, Illinois</a>, outside the city of <a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee, Illinois</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 30 buildings.<sup id="cite_ref-Facts_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facts-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four buildings are original from <a href="/wiki/St._Viator_College" title="St. Viator College">St. Viator College</a>, including Burke Administration, Chapman Hall, Miller Business Center, and Birchard Gymnasium. There are also satellite campuses for <a href="/wiki/Adult_education" title="Adult education">adult education</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Meadows,_Illinois" title="Rolling Meadows, Illinois">Rolling Meadows, Illinois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NCA_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campus_features">Campus features</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campus features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Olivet_Nazarene_University" title="Special:EditPage/Olivet Nazarene University">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Since Olivet Nazarene University relocated to Bourbonnais, the campus has undergone several different waves of construction. In addition, within the past two years,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (June 2023)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> there have been numerous construction projects including the construction of the Betty and Kenneth Hawkins Centennial Chapel, the largest theater in <a href="/wiki/Kankakee_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Kankakee County">Kankakee County</a>, which seats approximately 3,059 people, and the Student Life and Recreation Center, which opened in December 2012. </p><p>In total, there are seven academic buildings (Burke, Wisner, Weber, Reed, Larsen, Forton Villa, and Leslie Parrott), two gymnasiums (Birchard and McHie), and six residence halls (Chapman, Hills, Nesbitt, Parrott, McClain, Howe and Williams). The university also has several off-campus apartment buildings (Old Oak, Oak Run, University Place, Grand, Stadium, Stratford, and Bresee). Centennial Chapel has showcased many Christian artists including <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gaither" title="Bill Gaither">Bill Gaither</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tomlin" title="Chris Tomlin">Chris Tomlin</a>. </p><p>The university has also completed their student life and recreation center which was opened on December 12, 2012. This building serves as central hub for the campus and features an Olympic-sized pool, Jacuzzi, lazy river, resistance pool, indoor track, one of the tallest collegiate rock climbing walls in North America, various classrooms, offices, a fitness center, game room and coffee shop. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ONU is one of nine regional U.S. <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_college" title="Liberal arts college">liberal arts colleges</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ONU is the college for the "Central USA Region" of the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of the Church of the Nazarene, the "Central Region" comprises the Wisconsin, Northwestern Illinois, Illinois, Chicago Central, Northern Michigan, Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northwest Indiana, Northeastern Indiana, Indianapolis, and Southwest Indiana districts, which include <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches on its region; part of each church budget is paid into a fund for its regional school. Each college or university is also bound by a <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen%27s_agreement" title="Gentlemen's agreement">gentlemen's agreement</a> not to actively recruit outside its respective "educational region."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school owns and operates <a href="/wiki/Christian_adult_contemporary" title="Christian adult contemporary">Christian adult contemporary</a> radio station WONU, which broadcasts from the school's main campus.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ONU has been accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Higher_Learning_Commission" title="Higher Learning Commission">Higher Learning Commission</a> since 1956<sup id="cite_ref-NCA_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and offers <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degrees</a> in 67 <a href="/wiki/Academic_major" title="Academic major">academic majors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The School of Graduate and Continuing Studies offers <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degrees</a>, nontraditional adult degree-completion programs, and a <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Doctor of education">doctor of education</a> degree offered only at Bourbonnais main campus as well as a master of "professional counseling" degree offered at a site in Hong Kong and <a href="/wiki/Distance_education" title="Distance education">distance education</a> for a <a href="/wiki/Master_in_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Master in education">master in education</a> degree.<sup id="cite_ref-NCA_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The doctor of education degree was offered through a unique hybrid/cohort model (both in-class and online). Starting late 2018, the doctor of education program was switched to full online only version. The 2007 acceptance rate for students who applied to the college was 70.3 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were 4,636 students at the college in 2007, 3,190 of whom were <a href="/wiki/Undergraduate" class="mw-redirect" title="Undergraduate">undergraduates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nces_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nces-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ONU students are from 40 states and 20 countries, and represent 30 <a href="/wiki/Christian_denomination" title="Christian denomination">Christian denominations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Facts_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facts-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university offers over 80 different clubs with many different focuses. All of the clubs and student organizations are sponsored by the Olivet Nazarene University Associated Student Council. Some of the most influential clubs on campus include Capitol Hill Gang, the university's political society, and the campus chapter of the <a href="/wiki/International_Justice_Mission" title="International Justice Mission">International Justice Mission</a>. </p><p>The school also supports one club sports team which is loosely affiliated with the university. In 2010, the Black Penguins, a club <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Frisbee" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultimate Frisbee">Ultimate Frisbee</a> team was created and reached the <a href="/wiki/USA_Ultimate" title="USA Ultimate">UPA's</a> College Nationals, reaching that level again in 2014.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Olivet Nazarene athletic teams are called the Tigers. The university is member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA), primarily competing in the <a href="/wiki/Chicagoland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference">Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference</a> (CCAC) since the 1996–97 academic year. They are also a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Christian_College_Athletic_Association" title="National Christian College Athletic Association">National Christian College Athletic Association</a> (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the North Central Region of the Division I level. The Tigers previously competed in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Illinois-Iowa_Conference" title="Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference">Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference</a> (NIIC) of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> ranks from 1974–75 to 1995–96; while also becoming a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Mid-States_Football_Association" title="Mid-States Football Association">Mid-States Football Association</a> (MSFA) in the 1994 fall season (football-only). </p><p>Olivet Nazarene competes in 21 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and marching bands. Club sports include ice hockey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overview">Overview</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Purple" title="Purple">purple</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gold_(color)" title="Gold (color)">gold</a> colors and the <i><a href="/wiki/Tiger" title="Tiger">Tigers</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">athletic nickname</a> at Olivet Nazarene have existed since 1940, when ONC students first played <a href="/wiki/Bethany_Nazarene_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethany Nazarene College">Bethany Nazarene College</a> (BNC; now Southern Nazarene University), and <a href="/wiki/Varsity_team" title="Varsity team">intervarsity</a> athletics began with another game between ONC and BNC in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Training_camp">Training camp</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Training camp"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2002 to 2019, the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> held their summer training camp at the school. Although the Bears had an agreement to continue practicing at the university through 2022, they moved the camp to <a href="/wiki/Halas_Hall" title="Halas Hall">Halas Hall</a> for the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Evolution_controversy">Evolution controversy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Evolution controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, President <a href="/wiki/John_C._Bowling" title="John C. Bowling">John C. Bowling</a> prohibited ONU <a href="/wiki/Alumnus" class="mw-redirect" title="Alumnus">alumnus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Faculty_(teaching_staff)" class="mw-redirect" title="Faculty (teaching staff)">faculty</a> member <a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Colling" title="Richard G. Colling">Richard G. Colling</a> from teaching the general education <a href="/wiki/Biology" title="Biology">biology</a> course which he had taught since 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-Begley_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Begley-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President Bowling banned professors from assigning Colling's 2004 book: <i>Random Designer: Created from Chaos to Connect with the Creator</i> (Browning Press: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9753904-0-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-9753904-0-6">0-9753904-0-6</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Begley_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Begley-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the book, Colling argued that "'evolution has stood the test of time and considerable scrutiny,' and that evolution through random mutation and natural selection is 'fully compatible with' faith. In particular, his designing God uses the laws of nature he created 'to accomplish his goals' of, among other things, a wondrous diversity of nature and an ever-changing living world."<sup id="cite_ref-Begley_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Begley-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2009-2013 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene states: "The Church of the Nazarene believes in the biblical account of creation ("In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . . ."—Genesis 1:1). We oppose any godless interpretation of the origin of the universe and of humankind."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2005-2009 Manual included an additional paragraph that was removed in 2009: "[T]he church accepts as valid all scientifically verifiable discoveries in geology and other natural phenomena, for we firmly believe that God is the Creator."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a chapel message delivered 11 January 2006, President Bowling stated: "The Christian faith and some understandings of evolution are not necessarily incompatible. However, I want to be very clear in saying that not every articulation of evolution will do; not at all. That is to say, evolution must be understood in certain ways to be compatible with Christian faith."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2007 the School of Theology and Christian Ministry and the Department of Biology issued a statement concerning creation and theistic evolution, which includes this statement: "We affirm the value of science as a way of exploring the revelation of the Creator God in nature. We think that the theory of evolution can be seen as a scientific explanation of the diversity of life on earth, rather than as a godless religion that denies God's hand in the processes of creation."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a September 15, 2007 article about the Colling controversy published in <a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a>, Bowling is quoted as saying: "In the last few months [objections to Colling] took on a new life and became a distraction, and things were deteriorating in terms of confidence in the university." Bowling further said that he banned Colling's book in order to "get the bull's-eye off Colling and let the storm die down."<sup id="cite_ref-Begley_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Begley-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, the conclusion of an <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_University_Professors" title="American Association of University Professors">American Association of University Professors</a> (AAUP) investigation<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> found problems with shared governance at ONU and that Colling's rights had been violated<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when Bowling placed the concerns of the more conservative members of its <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Nazarene</a> constituency higher than its principles of academic freedom.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, Dr. Colling resigned from the Olivet Nazarene University faculty in an agreement with the school.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homosexuality">Homosexuality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Homosexuality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2009–2013 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene: "Homosexuality is one means by which human sexuality is perverted. We recognize the depth of the perversion that leads to homosexual acts but affirm the biblical position that such acts are sinful and subject to the wrath of God. We believe the grace of God sufficient to overcome the practice of homosexuality (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). We deplore any action or statement that would seem to imply compatibility between Christian morality and the practice of homosexuality. We urge clear preaching and teaching concerning Bible standards of sexual morality."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woody Webb, VP for Student Development, stated: "We want to talk about this issue with students, and we want them to feel safe doing so. If they come to us and want help understanding their same sex attractions, our offices are open. While we won't help a student accept [his or her] same sex attraction and enter a gay lifestyle, if they realize that their same sex attraction is contrary to God's will for them, we will walk with them on their journey."<sup id="cite_ref-Cohea_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohea-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a controversial article published in the Olivet student newspaper, "[I]f a student needs counseling and indicates that he or she is gay on the application... Olivet counselors are not permitted to counsel them according to University policy."<sup id="cite_ref-Cohea_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohea-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a student is attempting to overcome homosexual tendencies, the University will accept them into counseling services. The only way that ONU will not accept a student into the counseling program is if the purpose of the counseling is directly related to accepting their homosexuality. In addition, if this is the case, Olivet will refer the student to an outside counseling agency.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohea_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohea-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2012, the Illinois Defense of Marriage Initiative visited campus, and advocated against gay marriage. That same month, Mike Haley, a motivational speaker and self-proclaimed reformed homosexual, spoke to students during the school's mandatory Chapel.<sup id="cite_ref-Kalantzis_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kalantzis-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i>The Daily Journal</i> "[t]his prompted a small group of students at Olivet to petition for tolerance and an open discussion about homosexuality."<sup id="cite_ref-Kalantzis_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kalantzis-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="T._J._Martinson">T. J. Martinson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: T. J. Martinson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 28, 2019, the university rescinded its job offer of assistant professor to academic and author T. J. Martinson (Ph.D. IU Bloomington, <i>The Reign of the Kingfisher</i>), a third-generation Olivet alumnus, "citing complaints that his novel contained profanity and other elements [including the depiction of prostitution and the portrayal of a lesbian character] that conflict with the school's religious doctrine".<sup id="cite_ref-Day_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Day-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 26, 2019, PEN America released a statement on the controversy: "A professor's dismissal on the basis of a work of fiction suggests a disturbing climate for open inquiry and creative expression at [Olivet Nazarene University]. Unfortunately, the circumstances of Martinson's dismissal give the impression that the institution is more committed to quelling potential criticism and controversy than it is committed to defending the academic freedom of its faculty. In this case, dismissing Martinson over the content of his novel, including the presence of a lesbian character, sends a message of exclusion to the ONU community and is likely to have a chilling effect on the free and creative expression of students and faculty."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Olivet_Nazarene_University" title="Special:EditPage/Olivet Nazarene University">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2015</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Cunningham_(minister)" title="Paul Cunningham (minister)">Paul Cunningham</a>, former <a href="/wiki/General_Superintendent_(Church_of_the_Nazarene)" title="General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)">general superintendent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Diehl" title="James Diehl">James Diehl</a>, former <a href="/wiki/General_Superintendent_(Church_of_the_Nazarene)" title="General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)">general superintendent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Wayne_Gardner" title="R. Wayne Gardner">R. Wayne Gardner</a>, notable Nazarene minister and President Emeritus of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Nazarene_College" title="Eastern Nazarene College">Eastern Nazarene College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_W._Graves" title="David W. Graves">David W. Graves</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_Superintendent_(Church_of_the_Nazarene)" title="General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)">general superintendent</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Heller" title="Ben Heller">Ben Heller</a>, professional baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Kotsko" title="Adam Kotsko">Adam Kotsko</a>, author, translator, and professor of humanities at <a href="/wiki/Shimer_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Shimer College">Shimer College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Beth_Leach" title="Tara Beth Leach">Tara Beth Leach</a>, pastor and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Overy" title="Mike Overy">Mike Overy</a>, professional baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Parrott" title="Les Parrott">Les Parrott</a>, professor of clinical psychology for <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pacific_University" title="Seattle Pacific University">Seattle Pacific University</a>, author, and motivational speaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Woodruff" title="Teresa Woodruff">Theresa K. Woodruff</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Zobrist" title="Ben Zobrist">Ben Zobrist</a>, professional baseball player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Olivet_Nazarene_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">As of June 30, 2020. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx">U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20</a> (Report). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 10,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=nces.ed.gov&rft.atitle=College+Navigator+-+Olivet+Nazarene+University&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnces.ed.gov%2Fcollegenavigator%2F%3Fq%3DOlivet%2BNazarene%2BUniversity%26s%3Dall%26id%3D147828&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hunt-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hunt_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRaser1996" class="citation book cs1">Raser, Harold E. (1996). Thomas C. Hunt; James C. Carper (eds.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lxr_PID7o2IC"><i>Religious Higher Education in the United States</i></a>. Taylor & Francis. p. 548. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8153-1636-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-8153-1636-4"><bdi>0-8153-1636-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Religious+Higher+Education+in+the+United+States&rft.pages=548&rft.pub=Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-8153-1636-4&rft.aulast=Raser&rft.aufirst=Harold+E.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dlxr_PID7o2IC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-vol2-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-vol2_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vol2_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vol2_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2601-2700/HDM2623.PDF">"<i>Called Unto Holiness</i> Vol. 2 by Westlake Taylor Purkiser. Kansas City: Nazarene Publishing House, 1983"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">Jan 29,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Called+Unto+Holiness+Vol.+2+by+Westlake+Taylor+Purkiser.+Kansas+City%3A+Nazarene+Publishing+House%2C+1983.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwesley.nnu.edu%2Fwesleyctr%2Fbooks%2F2601-2700%2FHDM2623.PDF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Olivet-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Olivet_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Olivet_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Olivet_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.olivet.edu/about/history/history.asp">"History at olivet.edu"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">Jan 29,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+at+olivet.edu&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olivet.edu%2Fabout%2Fhistory%2Fhistory.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/Why%20These%20Schools%20%20Historical%20Perspectives%20on%20Nazarene%20Higher%20Education.pdf">"Why These Schools? Historical Perspectives on Nazarene Higher Education," by Stan Ingersol</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080624230418/http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/Why%20These%20Schools%20%20Historical%20Perspectives%20on%20Nazarene%20Higher%20Education.pdf">Archived</a> 2008-06-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The History of ENC, written by James Cameron, references J.E.L. Moore leaving Eastern Nazarene College in 1919 to become "president of the Pentecostal Nazarene University at Olivet, Illinois." on p.142 and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books/pdf/Yearbook_of_American_Churches.pdf?id=9sF07qbDVhcC&output=pdf&sig=UOr_umkuetKJrtdmrVwn_2Rg2ME"><i>Year Book of American Churches, 1921-1922</i> edited by E.O. Watson, published by Hayworth Publishing Co. Washington D.C.</a> cites the name as "Olivet University."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-change-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-change_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-change_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSonge1978" class="citation web cs1">Songe, Alice H. (Jan 29, 1978). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.org/details/americanuniversi0000song">"American universities and colleges : a dictionary of name changes"</a>. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">Jan 29,</span> 2020</span> – via Internet Archive.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=American+universities+and+colleges+%3A+a+dictionary+of+name+changes&rft.pub=Metuchen%2C+N.J.+%3A+Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=1978-01-29&rft.aulast=Songe&rft.aufirst=Alice+H.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Famericanuniversi0000song&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080423053015/http://www.villageofbourbonnais.com/history.cfm">"History of the Village of Bourbonnais"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.villageofbourbonnais.com/history.cfm">the original</a> on April 23, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">Jan 29,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+the+Village+of+Bourbonnais&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.villageofbourbonnais.com%2Fhistory.cfm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The college has been in Bourbonnais since 1940, but its seal has traditionally read Kankakee.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Facts-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Facts_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Facts_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.olivet.edu/about/fastfacts.asp">"Fast Facts page"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">Jan 29,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Fast+Facts+page&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olivet.edu%2Fabout%2Ffastfacts.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NCA-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NCA_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCA_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NCA_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1137">HLC of the NCA: ONU profile</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/didache_2_1_Price.pdf"><i>LIBERAL ARTS AND THE PRIORITIES OF NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION</i> by J. Matthew Price, Ph.D.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080627054254/http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/didache_2_1_Price.pdf">Archived</a> 2008-06-27 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Nazarene_College" title="Eastern Nazarene College">Eastern Nazarene College</a> is the only Nazarene institution to retain the "college" moniker. Different states hold different standards for university status, but Nazarene <a href="/wiki/Higher_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher education">higher education</a> is based on the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal arts">liberal arts</a> model rather than that of a <i>research university</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf">Nazarene Educational Regions</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080624230421/http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf">Archived</a> 2008-06-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Although its name might suggest that it is the college for the "Olivet" region, no such region currently exists. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Nazarene_College" title="Eastern Nazarene College">Eastern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Nazarene_University" title="Northwest Nazarene University">Northwest</a> are the only Nazarene schools to use their regional names. Olivet is named for a former location in the village of <a href="/wiki/Olivet,_Illinois" title="Olivet, Illinois">Olivet, Illinois</a>. There was a Nazarene institution once called <a href="/wiki/Central_Nazarene_College" title="Central Nazarene College">Central Nazarene College</a> in Texas.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071009211705/http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/CentralUSAregiondistricts.pdf">"Central USA Region"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/CentralUSAregiondistricts.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2007-10-09<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-07-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Central+USA+Region&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.premierstudios.com%2Fnazarene%2Fdocs%2FCentralUSAregiondistricts.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091010012525/http://www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf"><i>Guidelines and Handbook for Educational Institutions of the Church of the Nazarene</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education. 1997. p. 14. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 2009-10-10.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Guidelines+and+Handbook+for+Educational+Institutions+of+the+Church+of+the+Nazarene&rft.pages=14&rft.pub=Church+of+the+Nazarene+International+Board+of+Education&rft.date=1997&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nazarene.org%2Ffiles%2Fdocs%2Fguide.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOlivet+Nazarene+University" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WONU&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=ELMFA&latd=&lond=&lang=en">WONU</a>", fccdata.org. Retrieved March 28, 2025.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.olivet.edu/catalog/index2.htm">"Olivet Nazarene: 2008-2009 Academic Catalog"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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