Welcome HOME! From the time you move into Marietta to moving out of your first year into your second year as a Pioneer, your First Year Experience will:
- Help you Engage in Academics by informing you of key campus resources such as your advisor, the course catalog, and support services including peer tutors and the Academic Resource Center; expectations for college-level work, especially in your PIO101 course; and policies and procedures that will help ensure success.
- Help you Engage in Campus and Community through discovering fun and friendship in Community Living programming, clubs and organizations, and events, supporting and participating in athletics, opportunities for service and civic engagement and cultural and community-based activities that offer meaningful interaction with others to help you become engaged members of the local and global community.
- Help you Engage in Self-Discovery as you set goals for your majors and careers; explore opportunities for study abroad and internships; connect with mentors and counselors who are there to foster your mental, emotional, and professional health; and plan for your future as a member of the Long Blue Line.
There are two pre-semester events to help you move into your new home!
PioSOAR is an informative program designed to help entering students and their families acclimate to Marietta College. You will meet other incoming and upper-class students, faculty and staff who will help you feel at home!
HOME. Develop meaningful and lasting friendships during this 4-day program as you focus on your strengths as a student and leader! You will learn “how to college” through activities and sessions ranging from your PIO101 to a once-in-a-lifetime experience trip.
PIO101 (2 credits) and PIO102 (1 credit)
Build your social and intellectual community through active engagement in these two classes! In PIO 101, you will form bonds with your advisor and peers over a topic that sparks your curiosity — from the History of Rock and Roll to the Scientific Mindset. In the process, you will learn to read and think critically, discuss civilly and interact with a variety of points of view, and understand expectations for college-level work. PIO 102 will equip you to answer the enduring questions of college — and to apply what you learn in meaningful ways.