- How old is Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU)?
- WJU (then Wheeling College) was founded in partnership between the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and the Society of Jesus of the Maryland Province in 1954.
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- How safe is WJU?
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WJU is concerned about the safety of all members of its community and visitors to its
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campus. The University provides a year-round 24-hour security patrol. Students can only
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access dorm hall by swiping their Cardinal ID Card. During the academic school year, the
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residence halls have a staff member on duty in the evenings. Each residence hall has on
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duty Residence Assistants, a Resident Director, and a Resident Jesuit for the campus.
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Safety and Security personnel are available to assist students, employees and visitors. For
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may also contact the Office of Student Affairs at 1-304-243-2257 or the Director of Safety
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and Security at 1-304-243-4453.
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What does "Jesuit" mean?
- The term Jesuit refers to members of the Society of Jesus, one of the largest religious
- orders in the Catholic Church. The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius
- Loyola, a Basque nobleman and soldier, who found God in all things. Today there are over
- 25,000 Jesuits serving the Church in 112 nations on six continents. Wheeling Jesuit
- University is one of 28 Jesuit institutions of higher learning in the country.
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- How many of your students are Catholic?
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About 60% are Catholic and the other 40% are from a large variety of denominations
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across the world. Wheeling Jesuit University is rooted in the Catholic tradition, but we offer
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a welcoming spiritual atmosphere for students from all religious backgrounds.
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What does "liberal arts" mean?
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Liberal Arts are studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills.
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Wheeling Jesuit “Core Curriculum” intends to provide all students, regardless of major, with
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the skills that will enable them to pursue their own integral development and contribute to
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the common good. The Core Curriculum intends to provide all students, regardless of
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major, with the skills that will enable them to pursue their own integral development and
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contribute to the common good. The Core Curriculum prepares students to think creatively
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and critically, as well as to evaluate and construct clear arguments based on the rules of
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logic. It prepares graduates to participate actively in society as scientifically literate citizens,
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and to communicate effectively.
