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Internationally acclaimed Dayton Contemporary Dance Company to close 2024-25 Esbenshade Series on April 9

The 2024-25 Esbenshade Series presented by Marietta College will conclude with a performance from the prestigious Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) on Wednesday, April 9, at the Peoples Bank Theatre. The performance begins at 8:00 p.m., with doo...

Mar 31, 2025, 10:00am EDT

Shaping the Future of STEM

On March 8th, Marietta College will once again welcome over 20 teams for the Southeast Ohio Regional Science Olympiad. This annual event will see 15-student teams competing in pairs across various events, with team scores based on the total points accu...

Mar 6, 2025, 4:49pm EST

Milton Friedman Lecture to feature economic policy analyst

The Milton Friedman Lecture is a long-standing tradition at Marietta College, celebrating the contributions of Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman to the field of economics. This year's lecture promises to engage the Marietta community in a thought-provokin...

Feb 17, 2025, 7:22pm EST

Marietta College Theatre presents 'Chicago'

Marietta College's Theatre Department has been reaching new successes in the world of performance, recently taking on Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb's, "Chicago." This musical showcases the wide range of talents that the college has been building in recent yea...

Feb 13, 2025, 3:55pm EST

Marietta names Tom Kaufman as Pioneers 30th Head Football Coach

Tom Kaufman has been building his resume to become a football coach since his high school years. "I had tremendous coaches, in particular, at the high school level," Kaufman said. "I played for a man named John Gibbons at Lake Catholic High School, an...

Feb 10, 2025, 11:00am EST

Free tickets for Artrageous at Peoples Bank Theatre can be reserved starting Feb. 10

Free tickets for "Artrageous," an innovative blend of visual art, music, and dance, can be reserved through the Peoples Bank Theatre Box Office starting on Monday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets can be reserved in person, online at peoplesbanktheat...

Feb 5, 2025, 10:13am EST

Free tickets for Artrageous at Peoples Bank Theatre can be reserved starting Feb. 10

Feb 3, 2025, 10:00am EST

Multicultural Festival returns to Marietta College

After months of planning, one of the most celebrated events - Marietta College's Multicultural Festival - is just around the corner. The festival will take place on Saturday, February 8, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in The Gathering Place, which is loc...

Jan 31, 2025, 11:53am EST

Marietta College Hosts Mid-Year Involvement Fair

College can be daunting, especially when navigating it without a sense of community. On Friday, January 24, the College hosted its Mid-Year Involvement Fair, an event designed to help students build relationships and find communities on campus and with...

Jan 24, 2025, 4:55pm EST

West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman to present an evening of poetry and reflection at Marietta College

The Esbenshade Series and Marietta College welcome Marc Harshman, West Virginia's Poet Laureate since 2012, for an evening of poetry, storytelling, and musical accompaniment in the Alma McDonough Auditorium on Thursday, February 6. The event will occur...

Jan 22, 2025, 10:00am EST

About Marietta College

The roots of Marietta College reach back to 1797, when it was known as the Muskingum Academy. Since receiving its charter from the state of Ohio in 1835, Marietta has continued to mature into one of the finest small, contemporary liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes.com consistently rank Marietta among the best small, liberal arts colleges in the nation. The College offers its more than 1,200 undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue 44 majors, 52 minors and five pre-professional programs, which prepare students for careers in dentistry, law, medicine and veterinary medicine. Marietta also has a 3-2 binary engineering program and graduate programs in Psychology and Physician Assistant Studies.