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College looks to repeat Marietta Fund success with $3 million goal for 2020-21 fiscal year
Marietta College's Office of Advancement has announced its annual giving and alumni participation goals for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The advancement team will work to raise $3 million in support for today's Pioneers, while increasing the alumni parti...
Aug 13, 2020, 3:00pm EDT
Best-selling author Markel to deliver keynote address at 2020 Riverview Credit Union Mid-Ohio Valley Entrepreneurship Expo
Adam Markel, best-selling author and international keynote speaker, will deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Riverview Credit Union Mid-Ohio Valley Entrepreneurship Expo (MOVEE) at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, September 3rd. The address, along with the ...
Aug 7, 2020, 6:00pm EDT
Marietta College successfully completes HLC's Year 4 Assurance Review
President Bill Ruud is pleased to announce that Marietta College has successfully completed its Year 4 Assurance Review with no recommended monitoring from the Higher Learning Commission - one of the nation's six regional accreditors for institutions o...
Aug 6, 2020, 1:00pm EDT
Marietta College Awarded Federal Grant for MLK Day of Service Project
Vice President for Advancement Dr. Josh Jacobs is proud to announce that Marietta College has been awarded a grant of $15,545 by the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) - the U.S. federal agency for volunteering and service - for the 2021...
Jul 9, 2020, 3:00pm EDT
Marietta College announces plans for in-person learning this fall
Marietta College President Bill Ruud announced today that the fall semester will begin Aug. 17 - three days earlier than originally planned - for in-person learning. The semester will end with final exams on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The change takes advant...
Jun 9, 2020, 2:00pm EDT
Marietta College adopts test-optional admission policy for 2021-22
Any student - first-year or transfer - who applies to attend Marietta College as an undergraduate in the fall of 2021 or the spring of 2022 will have the option to submit or not to submit SAT or ACT scores. The College's Office of Admission adopted ...
May 29, 2020, 12:00pm EDT
Employees recognized for continued service to Marietta College
Marietta College will not be able to conduct its normal in-person Employee Service Award ceremony due to the impact of COVID-19, but President Bill Ruud still wants to honor this year's 38 recipients. Those being recognized for their service to the ...
May 8, 2020, 9:00am EDT
Marietta College preparing to conduct in-person classes for fall semester
Marietta College announced today (May 7, 2020) that it plans to reopen campus and have in-person classes for Fall 2020, which includes opening the residence halls and dining services for all 1,200 students. President Bill Ruud said the College's COV...
May 7, 2020, 12:06pm EDT
Graduating senior named inaugural winner of McKay Award
The late Dr. Cavendish McKay covered some complex and not very intuitive topics during his Quantum Mechanics II course. Matthew Chih '20 (Worthington, Ohio) was in McKay's final class in Spring 2019. "I was going to his office for help just about...
May 5, 2020, 2:00pm EDT
Marietta College students to move out of campus housing over the next 12 days
From today through Sunday, May 17th, approximately 340 Marietta College students will completely move out of campus residence halls, announced Dr. Richard Danford, Vice President for Student Life. Of the students who need to complete their move-out,...
May 5, 2020, 9:36am EDT