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PioPitch returns to Marietta College on March 2nd

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (02/22/2023) — Marietta College is pleased to bring back PioPitch, a highly interactive and informal program that features aspiring and practicing entrepreneurs, at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 2nd.

During this session, audience members will hear from Liz Ford (Recruitment and Engagement Specialist with Public Consulting Group), Barry Backus (Community Outreach Coordinator with the Washington County Board of Developmental Disabilities), and Shelby Rhodes (Executive Director of HAVAR, Inc.). PioPitch will be held in the Timothy O. Cooper Auditorium (Thomas 124).

Ford, Backus and Rhodes will describe their latest opportunities and problems regarding the best ways to take care of the aging, disabled, or chronically ill population. Audience members are also expected to provide their own ideas and feedback, which helps create a network of collaborators and problem solvers.

For more information: www.marietta.edu/piopitch-upcoming.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.

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Tom Perry, Vice President for Communication & Brand Management, (740) 376-4408, perryt@marietta.edu

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