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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.

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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.

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Marietta enrolls 40 in Physician Assistant Graduate Program

In June, Marietta College welcomed 40 graduate students to campus as they started the Physician Assistant Studies Program. They are scheduled to graduate in July 2026.
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Enrollment - 2024 Jul 17

More than 215 students graduate from Marietta College in May Commencement ceremony

More than 215 Marietta College seniors graduated and received their degrees during the 187th Commencement at Marietta College on May 4, 2024.
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Graduation - 2024 Jun 4

Marietta announces students on Dean's List for Spring 2024

More than 95 Marietta College students were named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List, which features any full-time student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.74.
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Dean's List - 2024 Jun 4

Marietta selects recipients of Career Development Summer Experiential Education Grants

Four Marietta College students recently received Career Development Summer Experiential Education Grants from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development.
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Research / Grant - 2024 May 15

Marietta College seniors pass Landman Exam

All six of Marietta College's senior Land & Energy Management students passed the first level of the Registered Landman exam, which sets them up for career success.
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Business/professional - 2024 May 15

Marietta College students working behind the scenes during annual One Act Festival

Twelve Marietta College students are working behind the scenes in the upcoming One Act Festival, which opens on Friday, April 19, and features five short plays.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Apr 17

Marietta College inducts 17 students into Tau Pi Phi honorary

Marietta College's Department of Business and Economics recently inducted 17 students into the Tau Pi Phi honorary.
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Honor Society - 2024 Apr 10

Students gaining valuable experience as volunteers at NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four

From April 4-7, 15 Marietta College students are volunteering at the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Final Four in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Internship - 2024 Apr 4

Marietta College students hosting annual Community Days for baseball and softball

Fifteen Marietta College students have raised the money and organized all the activities for the annual Community Softball Day (April 13) and Community Baseball Day (April 20).
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Community Service - 2024 Mar 29

Marietta College students attend the 2024 Naval Academy Leadership Conference

Four Marietta College students recently attended the 2024 Naval Academy Leadership Conference in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Leadership - 2024 Feb 1

Marietta College students participate in ILA Case Study Competition

Seven Marietta College students recently competed in the Case Study Competition at the 25th annual International Leadership Association Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
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Student Excellence - 2023 Oct 31

Homecoming royalty named at Marietta College

Marietta College announced its 2023 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Pioneers' football game on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Don Drumm Stadium.
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Student Competition - 2023 Oct 23

Marietta College's Environmental Science students present on field experiences

Five Marietta College students majoring in Environmental Science recently made presentations on their field experiences.
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Experiential Learning - 2023 Oct 19

Marietta College student receives 2023 Michael Late Benedum Chapter Scholarship

Each year the Michael Late Benedum Chapter of the AAPL awards up to $10,000 to college students actively enrolled in AAPL-Accredited Petroleum Land Management/Energy Management programs within its region. One Marietta College student was honored this year.
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Scholarship - 2023 May 22

Marietta College inducts 10 into Mu Psi Kappa music honorary

Marietta College's Music Department inducted 10 students into its chapter of Mu Psi Kappa, a music honorary.
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Alumni - 2023 May 15

Marietta College students recognized with Capstone Award

Marietta College honored 35 students with Capstone Awards to recognize their outstanding work within their major.
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Academic Award - 2023 May 9

Students honored with Campus Involvement & Leadership awards

Marietta College students were recently honored by the Office of Student Life with Campus Involvement & Leadership Awards.
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Achievement (Other) - 2023 May 8

Marietta College student body selects officers for 2023-24

Marietta College's student body recently voted for new officers to represent them on the Student Government Association for the 2023-24 academic year.
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Student Government - 2023 Apr 28

Marietta College students place first in broadcasting competition

A group of nine Marietta College students recently placed first in a video competition conducted by the National Electronic Media Association, NBS-AERho.
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Academic competition - 2021 Dec 16

College announces 2020-21 Greek Awards

Marietta College's Office of Campus Involvement recently announced the 2020-21 Greek Award winners.
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Greek Organizations - 2021 May 7
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