Iowa Wesleyan University inward Mt. Pleasant, IA is celebrating its 175th anniversary. An article roofing the Founders Day celebration past times Brooks Taylor, "Let the political party continue: Iowa Wesleyan University reflects on 175 years, looks toward the future," was published inward the Mt. Pleasant News on Feb 20, 2017.
Iowa Wesleyan was founded inward 1842 as well as assumed the advert of Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute inward 1843. The advert changed to Iowa Wesleyan University inward 1855 as well as thus to Iowa Wesleyan College inward 1912. The name changed i time again to Iowa Wesleyan University inward 2015.