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Marietta College junior earns $1,000 Winston Scholarship

At Marietta College, students have a variety of opportunities to grow and gain experience academically and artistically. Leah Seaman '21 (Philippi, West Virginia) is no exception. After submitting some of her work to the regional chapter of the N...

May 1, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Physics senior named winner of 2020 Laura Scott Etter Prize

When it came to completing his senior capstone project, Ben Pratt '20 (Tallmadge, Ohio) was up for a challenge. The Physics major, who completed work on methanol-derived hydrogen fuel cells, was recognized by the science faculty with the 2020 Laura ...

Apr 30, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Marietta College's visiting professor forced to manage COVID-19 on two fronts

While everyone around the world is dealing with COVID-19, Dr. Niya Liu has had a dual experience with the virus. Liu, a visiting professor from Hebei Finance University, initially dealt with it in her home country of China. Now, as a visiting profes...

Apr 29, 2020, 11:00am EDT

Seven seniors inducted into prestigious Phi Beta Kappa

Seven Marietta College seniors were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa society, which was established in 1860 at the College, during a virtual ceremony on Monday, April 27. The inductees, who will graduate May 3 during a virtual Commenceme...

Apr 28, 2020, 8:00am EDT

Public Accounting student excited to graduate debt-free on May 3

When Jacob Wagner '20 (Marietta, Ohio) graduates from Marietta College on May 3, he will do so debt-free. Graduating with a four-year-degree, debt-free, wasn't the plan when Wagner first enrolled in nearby Washington State Community College, but he ...

Apr 27, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Marietta native elected 2020-21 Student Body President

Marietta College's 2020-21 Student Government Association leadership team all hails from Ohio, including local resident Katie Kitchen '21 (Marietta, Ohio) who was elected Student Body President. Kitchen replaces Rachel Ewing '20 (Stockton, Californi...

Apr 21, 2020, 12:00pm EDT

Junior marketing student earns Stickell Honors Scholarship

Marietta College's Hannah Garofalo '21 (Leetonia, Ohio), who is majoring in Marketing, has earned the prestigious Stickell Honors Scholarship and it offers her the opportunity to work as an intern for an Austin, Texas, advertising firm this summer. ...

Apr 17, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Junior marketing student earns Stickell Honors Scholarship

Apr 16, 2020, 9:12pm EDT

Former basketball standout Hammond lands job in NBA

Not all NBA dreams are alike. Of course, Tyler Hammond '14 dreamed of playing in the NBA, but he realized that wasn't going to come to fruition years ago. But he never stopped believing he could have a career in professional basketball. "Last fal...

Apr 14, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

Marietta College to honor high schools through #BeTheLight

With spring athletic seasons getting canceled and members of the Class of 2020 missing out on special memories related to prom and graduation, Marietta College has decided to join the #BeTheLight movement. Starting Monday, April 20th and continuing ...

Apr 13, 2020, 1:31pm 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.