Academics

Marietta College will conduct its annual summer commencement for the graduating Physician Assistant students who are earning a master's degree.

Uploading Documents and Creating Labels in Moodle. Please bring two or three documents to upload for practice. Learn more during this 30-minute training session.

What is Moodle and How can I use it in my face-to-face class? Learn more during this 30-minute training session.

Quizzing in Moodle. Please bring a copy of a few quiz questions you may want to try out! Learn more during this 45-minute training session.

Moodle Gradebook. Please bring list of your gradebook items and point values. Learn more during this 30-minute training session.

Moodle and Turnitin Grading. Learn more during this 45-minute training session.

Quizzing in Moodle. Please bring a copy of a few quiz questions you may want to try out! Learn more during this 45-minute training session.

Moodle and Turnitin — The interface has changed. Learn more during this 30-minute training session.

Moodle Gradebook. Please bring list of your gradebook items and point values. Learn more during this 30-minute training session.

Moodle and Turnitin — The interface has changed. Learn more during this 30-minute training session.

Moodle and Turnitin Grading. Learn more during this 45-minute training session.

The Convocation will be Tuesday, August 23, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. There will be breakfast items available in the Betty Cleland Room beginning at 9 a.m. I know that this is a busy week for everyone, so we will try to wrap up everything by 11:30 a.m. The main item for convocation will be President Ruud's presentation on the State of...

The annual Matriculation ceremony marks a student’s formal enrollment in the College. The August event begins with the traditional procession of the faculty, in full academic robe. All new students are expected to go through the matriculation process, and parents are encouraged to attend the 60- to 90-minute proceeding.

The Worthington Center for Teaching Excellence is conducting FERPA training for new faculty. Current faculty can also attend if they want a refresher course.

We are once again holding Pioneer Connect Days to start the semester. You MUST go through Pioneer Connect Day either Monday, August 29 or Tuesday, August 30 in the DBRC, Court 1 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Monday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday. You will verify your enrollment, have a chance to update your information and connect with various...

We are once again holding Pioneer Connect Days to start the semester. You MUST go through Pioneer Connect Day either Monday, August 29 or Tuesday, August 30 in the DBRC, Court 1 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Monday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday. You will verify your enrollment, have a chance to update your information and connect with various...

​The Leadership Program is organizing an educational trip to Peru in May 2017. This trip will include stops at Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, and numerous Incan ruins, including Machu Picchu.  If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, there will be an information meeting at 9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, In McDonough 205.

Marietta College conducts classes on Labor Day, but all administrative offices are closed.

Faculty Publishing Group offers quiet time and space away from the clamor of classes and your offices where you can focus on your writing projects. Legacy 219 will be reserved for faculty at the following times throughout the fall semester: First and third Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.  (Sept. 6 and 20) Second and fourth Wednesdays from 2 to 5...

Sarah Rose, a Ph.D. candidate at Ohio State University, will talk about the importance of spiders at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, in Rickey 150. She will cover some of the more common Ohio species and their importance to ecosystems. Sarah will also discuss how spiders can serve as biological indicators in ecological restoration.

Faculty Publishing Group offers quiet time and space away from the clamor of classes and your offices where you can focus on your writing projects. Legacy 219 will be reserved for faculty at the following times throughout the fall semester: First and third Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.  (Sept. 6 and 20) Second and fourth Wednesdays from 2 to 5...

Join the Department of E​nglish & Modern Languages for an open house at 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, in Thomas 217. Meet the department, play board games, and enjoy snacks! Everyone is invited to attend.

Kao Kalia Yang is a teacher, public speaker, and writer. Yang is the author of the award-winning book, The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir (Coffee House Press, 2008) and the forthcoming book, The Song Poet (Metropolitan Books, 2016). She is a graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Kao Kalia lives in...