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Pizza, Poetry, and Prose celebrates 175th anniversary

The overflow of delicious pizza in the Gathering Place on Wednesday night wasn’t the only thing that brought people to the first Pizza, Poetry, and Prose of the fall semester.

Students, faculty, and staff alike joined together to commemorate 175 years of student creativity through writing in what was themed: "Looking Forward-Writing Back."

English Department, Writing Center team up for 175 event on Nov. 11

When Drs. Janet Bland and Tim Catalano first heard about the ways Marietta College planned to celebrate its 175th anniversary this academic year, both wondered if there was a way for them to get involved.

Thanks to a special 175 mini-grant program providing individuals and departments on campus with funding for projects chosen from submissions this fall, Bland and Catalano will get to link the English Department and the Writing Center in a unique event.

College students to select Homecoming king and queen this week

Anticipation is growing, as Marietta College’s students will begin voting for this year’s Homecoming royalty from an impressive cast of 11 students—five queen and six king hopefuls—who make up the 2009 court. All are seniors.

The winners will be announced at halftime of the Pioneers’ football game with Ohio Northern on Saturday, Oct. 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Don Drumm Stadium.

Alpha Tau Omega celebrating history, homecoming

Marietta College’s chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is holding a special Homecoming celebration.

This year, the fraternity is commemorating its extended presence on campus. In honor of this, the men of Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) will hold a banquet for their alumni at the Marietta Country Club Friday, Oct. 16. Their Board of Trustees will join them the next day to participate in Homecoming festivities.

Long Blue Liners returning to campus for Homecoming 2009

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, Marietta Alumni prepare to make the annual trek back to campus for the Homecoming festivities.

Though themed "Turning the Pages of Marietta" celebration officially starts Oct. 16 and runs through Oct. 18, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha have once again organized the Pig Roast event for 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Beer Garden at the Harmar Tavern.

A momentous occasion: Marietta begins its 175th anniversary celebration

President Jean Scott stood in the center of The Christy Mall, reflecting to a small gathering of students, staff, faculty and community members on what life would have been like from that same spot 175 years ago.

In 1835, Andrew Jackson was president and the United States was mostly an agrarian society, with economic depressions hitting about every two to three years, she said.

Forbes ranks Marietta College in top 19 percent of U.S. Colleges

Forbes.com, which is in its second year of ranking U.S. colleges and universities, lists Marietta College in the top 19 percent of “America’s Best Colleges.”

Marietta has moved up 56 spots from a year ago to the 112th Best College. The rankings include 600 of the roughly 4,000 undergraduate institutions. The ranking places Marietta between the Knox College (111) and Bates College (113).

Marietta College Poised to Open 175th Anniversary Celebration

As the countdown to the open of another semester and academic year continues, excitement is growing at the prospect of the College observing the 175th anniversary of its charter in 1835. The planning process, initially begun at the request of President Scott in the fall of 2007, has moved forward and the announcement of the upcoming schedule of activities and opportunities for Pioneers to join in celebrating the institution’s rich history and tradition is due in August.

Among those items already in place are appropriate decoration of campus and community to help raise awareness of the College’s anniversary, a mini–grant program to assist members of the campus community in creating programs and displays, a noted Lincoln scholar as keynote speaker at Founders Day, and a 175th anniversary theme to many existing events including Football Alumni Day and Homecoming Weekend.

One of the most exciting initiatives is the opportunity for Pioneers to show their collective school spirit worldwide on a special day reserved just for the wearing of the Navy Blue and White. Details will be coming along shortly so plan to dig out your favorite Marietta College t-shirt, sweatshirt or ballcap and pitch in to show Pioneer pride around the globe!

However you choose to mark this milestone in the history of the College, we hope that you will be able to find an opportunity to join in what promises to be a very special celebration during the 2009-10 academic year.

For more information, you may contact Hub Burton, chair of the 175th Anniversary Committee in the Office of Alumni Relations at hub.burton@marietta.edu or 1-800-274-4704.

Be a part of Marietta’s 175 celebration

So you have heard Marietta College is celebrating its 175th anniversary, but you are not sure how to get involved. Are you feeling left out?

Well, you shouldn’t.

As part of the College’s yearlong festivity one activity should fit into the plans of any alumni this fall. On Friday, Aug. 28, Marietta College is conducting a Pioneer Pride day and asking everyone to "Wear Your Marietta T-shirt." While this is an on-campus activity, we are also asking all alumni and friends of Marietta College to do the same on this day as a show of support.

We’d also like to ask you to have a photo taken of you in your Marietta shirt at work, on vacation or around the house on Aug. 28. Send us the photo at perryt@marietta.edu with your mailing address. As an incentive, the first five people not on campus to submit a snapshot will receive a free Marietta College 175th T-shirt.

The College has also partnered with iwearyourshirt.com and its founder Jason Sadler on this date. As part of the deal, Sadler will wear a Marietta College T-shirt all day on Aug. 28. He will make appearances around the Web on sites like Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and the live-streaming site UStream.tv, promoting the College’s 175th anniversary.

So now you can get involved. It’s easy! Just wear any Marietta College shirt on Aug. 28, get your photo taken wherever you are that day and send it in to be part of a special photo gallery that will be part of our 175 Web site. We will also feature some of these photos in the January issue of Trailblazer.

TOM PERRY