Profileuniversity.com - Wheeling Jesuit University is a private university located in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. University originally founded in 1954 originally as Wheeling College. The University is one of the youngest among the 28 Jesuit institutions of higher education. Wheeling Jesuit University campus occupies an area of approximately 65 acres and has approximately 550-acre retreat farm and research preserve.
Through the school and its academic departments now, Wheeling Jesuit University offers more than 40 academic programs with a variety of degree programs in it, starting an undergraduate degree programs, master's, doctoral degree program until.
Students who are currently studying at the university which has the motto "Lux Vestra Luceat," or "let your light shine" is estimated to come from 26 states and 20 countries. Every year, they may participate to demonstrate the talent and expertise of each of the audition program organized by the university, known as "Jesuit Idol".
In addition, one of the popular student club on campus Wheeling, the International Student Club, every year has always held an event called "Cultural Fest", which in the event students will celebrate the diversity that adorn various Wheeling Jesuit University.
Athletics is one of the non-academic activities are also much in demand by students Wheeling. Wheeling Jesuit University has 19 varsity sports teams consisting of men's team and women's team, known as the Cardinals, who compete with sports teams from other universities to be the best in NCAA Division II competition in the Mountain East Athletic Conference.
