The Campaign for
This is the foundation for
OUR FUTURE
A CAMPAIGN
for EVERY PIONEER
Our strategic vision charts a bold course for the years ahead. The More History to Make campaign is the catalyst that moves that vision from aspiration to action, providing the resources and momentum to build a thriving and sustainable future for generations of students.
This is how we continue a legacy of leadership. This is how we make more history—together.
YOUR MOMENT OF LEADERSHIP.
Every pivotal era in Marietta’s history has been shaped by individuals who chose to step forward.
NOW, YOUR LEADERSHIP CAN DEFINE WHAT COMES NEXT.
Through More History to Make, you and fellow Pioneers will fuel the vital work to ensure that Marietta remains a place where students discover their purpose, pursue excellence, and lead with intention. Your investment strengthens the opportunities that matter most and accelerates the progress that will shape the College’s next century. When you choose to lead, you extend the promise of a Marietta education to every Pioneer who follows.
ANNUAL GOAL
$11 million
2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030
Our campaign center on four areas where we must grow in order to achieve our strategic initiatives.
Advancing Innovation and Access
Fostering Student Engagement and Success
Cultivating Community Partnership
Securing a Strong Financial Future
INITIATIVE 2:
Fostering Student Engagement and Success
Success at Marietta College is personal. It grows from close faculty mentorship, hands-on learning, and a community that challenges students to think bigger. To build on that foundation, we’re expanding experiences that help every Pioneer find belonging, gain confidence, and prepare for purposeful lives after graduation.
Your belief in our students powers this change. It fuels internships, career pathways, and programs that empower students to lead with skill, compassion, and conviction—strengthening the communities and industries they go on to serve.
Answering the call for care
The need for skilled healthcare professionals is growing across our rural region. In partnership with our community, Marietta College is building high-demand programs that prepare students for meaningful careers in care and service. With new faculty leadership and flexible, hybrid learning models, we are expanding access to compassionate care and strengthening the healthcare workforce in our communities.
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Today, as we look to the future with clarity and purpose, we are called once again to step boldly into a moment that will shape generations to come.
For nearly two centuries, this College has transformed lives through extraordinary teaching, deep mentorship, and the kind of human connection that empowers students to discover who they are and what they can achieve. Our More History to Make vision builds on this powerful foundation. It strengthens what has always defined us and charts the course for what we must become to prepare future Pioneers for lives of meaning, leadership, and impact. This is a moment that invites us to think courageously about the role Marietta will play in a rapidly changing world and the responsibilities we hold to the students who will lead it.
Realizing this vision requires more than aspiration. It will be made possible by donors who recognize the promise of this moment and choose to invest in it. Your leadership fuels progress, opens doors for students, and ensures that Marietta remains a place where potential is discovered and purpose takes shape. As you consider the role you might play, know that your generosity will echo far beyond today. Together, we can secure a strong, vibrant, and inspiring future for every Pioneer who follows.
Kathleen Poorman Dougherty, President
Fueling a hub for possibility
With the opening of the Milone Center for Academic and Career Success, we have a dynamic space designed to inspire every student to dream big and shape their future. Now, we must fund the programs that bring it to life, connecting academic support, study abroad opportunities, and career exploration to help student turn ambition into action.
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More Pioneers to cheer
Strategic enrollment growth will bring more students to Marietta, strengthen retention, and deepen campus vibrancy. A larger, more engaged student body means more Pioneers to support, more opportunities to excel, and a more sustainable future—on campus and beyond.
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More Pioneers to cheer
Strategic enrollment growth will bring more students to Marietta, strengthen retention, and deepen campus vibrancy. A larger, more engaged student body means more Pioneers to support, more opportunities to excel, and a more sustainable future—on campus and beyond.
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