Recent News

Marietta College physics senior claims research poster award at regional meeting
Owen Boyer '22 (Delaware, Ohio) has dedicated more hours than he can remember on his senior capstone project. That hard work paid off recently as the Marietta College Physics student was awarded the "Doc Brown Undergraduate Student Research Poster Awa...
Apr 8, 2022, 2:00pm EDT

Freshman duo claims first round of PioBiz with 'thrift shop' idea
One month after winning the top spot in the first round of Marietta College's PioBiz competition, Lilly Posti '25 (Burgettstown, Pennsylvania) and Alexis Sommers '25 (Nelsonville, Ohio) were already turning their idea into a reality. Posti and Sommers...
Apr 7, 2022, 2:00pm EDT

MC Board Chair to deliver 2022 Commencement address
The strength and connectivity of The Long Blue Line were important to Matt Weekley '81 when he was a student, and it remains relevant now as a loyal and accomplished alumnus. "I am proud to be a Marietta College graduate, and I join my parents and sis...
Apr 6, 2022, 9:00am EDT

Marietta College welcoming 130 high school students for Honor Band, Honor Choir
When the estimated 130 students from 29 Ohio and West Virginia high schools start arriving on Marietta College's campus on Friday, April 8th, Dr. Jay Dougherty is confident everyone will be ready. "This is the first year we have done an Honor Band or ...
Apr 5, 2022, 3:00pm EDT

Marietta College receives $1.2M Choose Ohio First grant from ODHE
Marietta College has been awarded a Choose Ohio First (COF) grant by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to support students in critical STEM fields. The $1,227,744 grant over five years is for the College to recruit and support each cohort...
Apr 4, 2022, 5:15pm EDT

Marietta professor receives U.S. patents for hydrocarbon recovery increase methods
Securing energy independence has been an ambition of the United States for decades, and Marietta College's Dr. Ahmed Algarhy has possibly had a hand in creating two innovative methods that may one day help achieve this goal. Algarhy, along with two ot...
Mar 30, 2022, 4:00pm EDT

Marietta College senior enhances resume as volunteer at Final Four
It's one more opportunity to enhance his resume, and Justin Blasko '22 (Youngstown, Ohio) was not going to skip it. Of course, it helps that he gets to serve as a volunteer with the fan experience at this year's NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final ...
Mar 29, 2022, 2:00pm EDT

Drag and Burlesque Show returns to MC campus on April 9
Marietta College is pleased to welcome Lucy Lipps and a cast of other talented performers to campus for a fabulous Drag and Burlesque Show on Saturday, April 9th in The Gathering Place. There will be drag performers, drag kings and burlesque artists. ...
Mar 28, 2022, 10:00am EDT

Senior making directorial debut with 'Reefer Madness'
In between rehearsing scenes for Reefer Madness, director Gwen Sour '22 (Parkersburg, West Virginia) was pleased with what she was seeing. But she also knew it was a good opportunity to share some ideas on how to tighten up the scene. After a producti...
Mar 24, 2022, 7:00pm EDT

Marietta College's Art Department Senior Capstone Exhibition opens April 1
The Marietta College Art Department is pleased to present its annual Senior Capstone Exhibition on display in the Atrium Gallery from April 1st through May 7th, featuring the work of the department's senior artists and designers. There will be an Arti...
Mar 21, 2022, 5:00pm EDT