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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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More than 250 students graduate from Marietta College in May

More than 250 Marietta College seniors graduated and received their degrees during the 180th Commencement at Marietta College on May 7, 2017.
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Graduation - 2017 Jun 6

Amanda Davis '18 wins Evans Internship Endowment award

Marietta College provides additional financial assistance to rising senior to help with costs of summer internship.
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Internship - 2017 Jun 2

Marietta History major wins Showalter Special Collections Award

Marietta College's Legacy Library selects one student annually to receive the Kenneth E. Showalter '50 Special Collections Research Award.
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Academic Award - 2017 May 31

Marietta College recognizes students at annual Spring Honors Convocation

Dozens of Marietta College students received academic awards and scholarships at the annual Spring Honors Convocation on April 20.
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Academic Award - 2017 May 4

Marietta College students inducted into prestigious Phi Beta Kappa

Marietta College recently inducted 16 students into the highly selective Phi Beta Kappa on Monday, May 1.
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Academic Award - 2017 May 3

Marietta College junior receives coveted Stickell Internship Award

Marietta student one of 20 in the nation to receive a Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Internship.
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Internship - 2017 Apr 27

Seniors showcase work in Annual Student Art Capstone Exhibition

Marietta College is proud to present the work of seven seniors in the annual Student Art Capstone Exhibition, which opens April 21.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Apr 14

Marietta College inducts 10 into inaugural Mu Psi Kappa music honorary

Marietta College's Music Department accomplished a long-standing goal when it established a chapter of Mu Psi Kappa, a music honorary, on Friday, April 7th.
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Alumni - 2017 Apr 14

Four Marietta students make presentations at Ohio Space Grant Consortium

After being awarded scholarships to conduct research throughout the year, four Marietta College students made presentations at the 2017 Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Student Research Symposium at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland recently.
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Scholarship - 2017 Apr 13

Marietta College men's basketball team finishes 26-5, reaches Sweet 16

Twenty Marietta College student-athletes wrap up 2016-17 season on men's basketball team.
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Sports - 2017 Apr 12

Two budding entrepreneurs share Marietta College's 2017 PioBiz prize

Each spring, Marietta College students compete for a $10,000 prize as part of a business plan competition.
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Academic competition - 2017 Apr 4

Three Marietta students accepted into veterinary schools

Marietta College's Biochemistry Department is proud to announce that three seniors from the program have been accepted to veterinary schools around the nation.
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Accepted - 2017 Apr 3

Seven Marietta seniors to present at ACS' national meeting

Seven Marietta College seniors will present their chemistry research when they attend the American Chemical Society National Meeting being held April 2-6 in San Francisco.
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Research / Grant - 2017 Apr 3

Marietta College student body selects officers for 2017-18

Marietta College's student body recently voted for new officers to represent them on the Student Government Association.
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Student Government - 2017 Apr 3

Marietta College freshman performs with Ohio Honor Jazz Ensemble

Dozens of college and university students perform annually in the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association Honor Jazz Ensemble.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Mar 2

Marietta College senior awarded Ohio Foundation for Music Education student teaching scholarship

The Ohio Foundation for Music Education awards five student teaching scholarships annually.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Mar 2

Marietta College women's basketball team completes best season since 1989-90

Fifteen Marietta College student-athletes complete 2016-17 season on women's basketball team.
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Sports - 2017 Mar 2

Marietta College students compete in annual PetroBowl

Five Marietta College students recently placed ninth in the annual Society of Petroleum Engineers' PetroBowl in Denver, Colorado.
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Academic competition - 2017 Feb 10

Marietta College women's tennis team opens 2017 season with 6 players on the roster

With six players on the roster, Marietta College's women's tennis team opens the 2017 spring season at Mount Aloysius College on Feb. 26th.
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Sports - 2017 Feb 7

Marietta College men's tennis team opens 2017 season with 7 players on the roster

With seven players on the roster, Marietta College's men's tennis team opens the 2017 spring season against the University of Mount Union on March 4th.
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Sports - 2017 Feb 6

Marietta College softball teams opens 2017 season with 23 players on the roster

With 23 players on the roster, Marietta College's softball team opens the 2017 season against Oberlin College in Emory, Va., on March 4th.
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Sports - 2017 Feb 6

Marietta College baseball teams opens 2017 season with 39 players on the roster

With 39 players on the roster, Marietta College's baseball team opens the 2017 season at Ohio Wesleyan on March 4th.
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Sports - 2017 Feb 6

McDonough Scholars selected to be Worldwide Bloggers

Two Marietta College students will maintain a blog while they study abroad this semester.
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Leadership - 2017 Jan 31

Marietta students selected to perform with Ohio Honor Band on Jan. 29

Eight Marietta College students were recently selected to perform with the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association (OPCICA) Honor Band or Honor Jazz Ensemble at the Peoples Bank Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 29th.
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Student Competition - 2017 Jan 24

Marietta announces students on Dean's List for Fall 2016

More than 125 Marietta College students were named to the Fall 2016 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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Honors List - 2017 Jan 12

Marietta announces students on Dean's List for Fall 2016

More than 125 Marietta College students were named to the Fall 2016 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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Honors List - 2017 Jan 12

Marietta announces students on Dean's High Honors List for Fall 2016

More than 125 Marietta College students were named to the Fall 2016 Dean's High Honors List, which features any full-time student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.75 or better in a given semester.
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Honors List - 2017 Jan 12

Marietta College recognizes December graduates at special ceremony

On Sunday, Dec. 11, Marietta College recognized the students who completed the requirements for graduation during a special ceremony in the Alma McDonough Auditorium.
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Graduation - 2017 Jan 9

Marietta College recognizes December graduates at special ceremony

On Sunday, Dec. 11, Marietta College recognized the students who completed the requirements for graduation during a special ceremony in the Alma McDonough Auditorium.
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Graduation - 2017 Jan 9

Sports Management students gain valuable game-day experience

Eight Marietta College students recently gained valuable professional experience by job shadowing.
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Work Experience - 2016 Dec 19
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