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MC's Physician Assistant Program takes gold at statewide Olympics

The Marietta College Physician Assistant (PA) Program made history earlier this month, clinching the top spot at Ohio's first in-person PA Olympics since 2019. Hosted at Ohio Dominican University, the spirited statewide competition brought together 17 ...

Nov 1, 2023, 1:00pm EDT

The Thanksgiving Play opens Friday at Marietta College

The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present three performances of "The Thanksgiving Play" starting on Friday, November 3, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium on campus. The other two performances are on Saturday, November 4, and Sunday, November...

Oct 31, 2023, 2:00pm EDT

McDonough Center represents MC at ILA Global Conference

Faculty and students from Marietta College's McDonough Center for Leadership made presentations and were honored during the 2023 International Leadership Association (ILA) Global Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Alex Perry, Interim Dean of McDonou...

Oct 31, 2023, 12:00pm EDT

PA transfer students find 'perfect' home at Marietta College

Kenadee Burgoyne PA'25 (Wheeling, West Virginia) and Catie Wilson PA'25 (Bridgeport, West Virginia) first met as graduate students in Alderson Broaddus University's Physician Assistant Program, forging a close bond as they completed their first semeste...

Oct 31, 2023, 11:00am EDT

PA transfer students find 'perfect' home at Marietta College

Oct 30, 2023, 12:00pm EDT

Marietta College's 2023 graduates finding early career success

For most of Marietta College's Class of 2023, their careers are off to a fast start just four months after graduation, demonstrating the value of an MC education. According to Dr. Andrew Smith, Assistant Dean of Outcomes Data and Accreditation, Mariet...

Oct 26, 2023, 1:00pm EDT

Economic Roundtable speaker to discuss 'U.S. Housing Market' on November 7

Dr. Chen Zhao, Senior Economist at Redfin, will speak at the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley at noon, Tuesday, November 7. She will speak about "The U.S. Housing Market and the Current Interest Rate Cycle" at the Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersb...

Oct 26, 2023, 10:00am EDT

Marietta hosts annual student-run E3 Exhibition on November 3

Students from Marietta College's Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology are hosting the annual Earth, Energy, and Environment Student Exhibition from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Friday, November 3. This event occurs on the final day of the three-day ...

Oct 25, 2023, 3:00pm EDT

Marietta College professor leads workshop on using films in the classroom at Fall Educators Conference

Marietta College Professor Grace Johnson facilitated a workshop, "Lights! Camera! - Using Film to Create Student Engagement in the Classroom," at the inaugural Fall Educators Conference organized by the International Society of Marketing and the Midwes...

Oct 19, 2023, 8:00am EDT

Marietta College to host Media Literacy Week October 23-27

Marietta College will host a series of events for Media Literacy Week from October 23-27 to highlight the importance of media literacy and equip students with critical thinking skills. Jillian Dosky '24 (Columbus, Ohio), who is majoring in Communicatio...

Oct 18, 2023, 4:00pm EDT

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.