Recent News

College's new disc golf course honors former trustee Mark Bradley

As he explored the groupings of trees and open green spaces of Marietta College's campus during his first semester, Joshua Radloff '25 saw endless possibilities. One idea resonated the most - what if there was a disc golf course weaving through the cam...

Dec 18, 2023, 10:00am EST

Marietta's Physician Assistant Program approved to expand to 40 graduate students per cohort

From the moment she started as director in 2022, Christi Gierhart knew one of her top goals was growing Marietta College's Physician Assistant Studies Program from 36 to 40 students. Just 17 months later, Gierhart's vision became reality when the Accr...

Dec 15, 2023, 4:00pm EST

MC welcomes new VP for Finance and Administration/CFO

Sarah Mouch, CPA, has been named Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO at Marietta College following a national search, Marietta President Margaret L. Drugovich announced today, December 12. Mouch, currently the Vice President for Administ...

Dec 12, 2023, 3:00pm EST

Marietta College welcomes 41 new graduates at fall commencement

Marietta College welcomed 41 students into the ranks of its newest alumni at its Fall Graduation on Sunday, December 10, at the Alma McDonough Center. The new members of The Long Blue Line encompass students from eight states - Indiana, Maryland, New ...

Dec 11, 2023, 10:00pm EST

Alexis Sommers wins top spot in Round 1 of PioBiz - again

Alexis Sommers '25 (Nelsonville, Ohio) has been here before. The Entrepreneurship student was part of a team that won Round 1 of the PioBiz competition in 2022. Last week, she again took the top spot in Round 1 with her idea, Rallia Rentals - an event...

Dec 5, 2023, 1:00pm EST

Marietta welcomes new Vice President for Enrollment Management

Heidi L. Terry '96 has been named Vice President for Enrollment Management at Marietta College following a national search, Marietta President Margaret L. Drugovich announced today, December 4. Terry, currently the Executive Director for Admission and...

Dec 5, 2023, 10:25am EST

Marietta welcomes new Vice President for Enrollment Management

Dec 4, 2023, 2:00pm EST

MC's fall graduation scheduled for December 10

For the Marietta College students who have completed their degree requirements this fall, it's time to celebrate! Marietta College is hosting a December Graduation Celebration at 12:00 p.m., Sunday, December 10, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. Even ...

Nov 30, 2023, 2:00pm EST

Marietta College sophomore up for The Greatest Baker

At just 19 years old, Marietta College's Bre Herrick '26 (New Martinsville, West Virginia) is an entrepreneur with a big heart and even bigger dreams. When she's not studying Special Education or cheering on the sidelines, Bre runs a successful cake a...

Nov 29, 2023, 9:38am EST

Christmas with the Choirs returns on December 6

Get into the holiday spirit with Christmas with the Choirs! Join Marietta College's Music Department at the First Baptist Church (301 Fourth St.) at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 6, for a night of festive tunes performed by the program's talented choi...

Nov 29, 2023, 9:00am 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.