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Marietta College's Office of Advancement welcomes three talented individuals to its team

With Homecoming 2021 just a few weeks away, Dr. Joshua Jacobs feels like the Advancement team at Marietta College is coming together at just the right time - and he is asking alumni who are back on campus during the festivities to make sure they meet w...

Sep 30, 2021, 11:00am EDT

Rickey Scholarship opens new doors for two Marietta freshmen

Colin Walters' love for science began at age 13 when his aunt took him to see a lecture by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Now a freshman at Marietta College, Walters '25 (Hilliard, Ohio) is taking the first steps to reach his goal of working for ...

Sep 28, 2021, 10:00am EDT

Marietta College announces merger of B&E with Leadership Program

As part of Marietta College's ongoing commitment to adapt and innovate amid a changing higher education landscape, the Office of Academic Affairs announced today the College's plan to merge the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business with the Depa...

Sep 27, 2021, 12:00pm EDT

Marietta moves up in latest Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings

Marietta College ranks 310th nationally in the sixth year of the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education survey of 796 U.S. colleges and universities released today. The ranking uses a set of comprehensive metrics to determine whether a college off...

Sep 21, 2021, 4:00pm EDT

Savannah Flusche '25 answers the call as McCoy Scholar

If Savannah Flusche '25 (Gahanna, Ohio) doesn't recognize the number when she gets a phone call, she typically ignores it. In February, when she got a call from Marietta College President Bill Ruud the number was not one that registered - so she disre...

Sep 20, 2021, 1:00pm EDT

Savannah Flusche '25 answers the call as McCoy Scholar

Sep 20, 2021, 12:00pm EDT

Four years in a row - Marietta named Great College to Work For

For the fourth year in a row, The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Marietta College as a "Great College to Work For." "We are extremely honored to once again earn this recognition from The Chronicle of Higher Education in its '2021 Great C...

Sep 13, 2021, 3:00pm EDT

Marietta selected No. 2 in Best Value Schools in U.S. News regional rankings

Marietta College was recognized among the best in three different regional categories, including No. 2 in Best Value School, which was published today by the U.S. News & World Report Best College Rankings. Marietta also ranked sixth - up two spots fro...

Sep 13, 2021, 11:00am EDT

Mid-Ohio Valley Entrepreneurship Expo returns with courage

Months of uncertainty and fear haven't dampened all the courageous pioneering spirit in the region. Returning for a sixth year with in-person connection, discussion, and inspiration on September 23rd, the Riverview Credit Union Mid-Ohio Valley Entrepr...

Sep 10, 2021, 4:00pm EDT

Petroleum Engineering professor receives SPE achievement award

Dr. Ahmed Algarhy has received international recognition for his work in creating an online educational platform that serves both students and professionals in the oil and gas industry. Algarhy, an Assistant Professor in Marietta College's Petroleum E...

Sep 9, 2021, 3:29pm 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.