Wesleyan University welcomes the Rocky Mount and Eastern North Carolina community onto campus!

Being an integrated part of Rocky Mount and the Eastern North Carolina region is part of Wesleyan’s mission statement, and a commitment we are strengthening every day. We appreciate the support we have received in the past, and look forward to our continuing presence in the community.

We host many events throughout the year that provide a link between campus and community. Whether it’s taking in a performance at The Dunn Center, cheering for our athletes on the fields and courts, or strolling the nature trail, we hope you will be part of Wesleyan!

The Dunn Center is a premier venue for concerts, shows and conferences in eastern NC. Located on the campus of NC Wesleyan University, in the heart of Rocky Mount, The Dunn Center is proud to host the Wesleyan Season Series of cultural events and concerts. In addition to these world-class performances, The Dunn Center features a variety of campus and community events, including Wesleyan Players productions, concerts of the Tar River Swing Band and Orchestra and other various performances by nationally known artists.

North Carolina Wesleyan University hosts summer camps that allow students from all over NC to connect with each other through sports, faith-based programs and other ministry focused events. We host 3K-5K students and local community members each summer and our campus is always busy with athletic camps, marching bands, Methodist affiliated events and more.

The Dunn Center hosts the Wesleyan Season Series of cultural events and concerts. In addition to these world-class performances, The Dunn Center features a variety of campus and community events, including Wesleyan Players productions, concerts of the Tar River Swing Band and Orchestra and other various performances by nationally known artists. There is so much to see and do, right here at the Dunn Center!

The Shelton Challenge is a six-day residential experience to help students expand their knowledge and skills of what it takes to be a leader. Students will participate in activities that will help them have a greater understanding for personal leadership interpersonal dynamics, the role of values and ethics in leadership, leadership traits and approaches, empowering others, civic and social responsibility, and goal setting.

North Carolina Wesleyan University is a dynamic, growing, liberal arts institution dedicated to engaging students of any age who want to succeed in life and work, and to develop those intellectual and social skills, and personal qualities of mind and heart, that will enable them to be responsible, productive, contributing, healthy, and fulfilled members of a diverse and free society in relation to their families, workplaces, communities, nation and world. The student body, both on campus and off is highly diverse.