More than 100 students expected to volunteer on Make a Difference Day
October 19, 2016
For the past decade, participating in Make a Difference Day has become as much a tradition on the Marietta College campus as Homecoming and the Late Night Breakfast.
More than 100 students are expected to participate again this year. The national Make a Difference Day campaign, which started in 1992, is on Saturday, October 22nd.
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HOBY ambassadors will host Super Summer Kick Off on June 10th
June 1, 2017
High school students from the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Program, which is conducting its annual Ohio South seminar at Marietta College, will be facilitating the Super Summer Kick Off from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, June 10th.
It will be a day of educational, fun activities to help children start the summer break on the right foot. This...
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Civic Engagement proud of volunteer work being provided
October 20, 2014
Marietta College’s Office of Civic Engagement recently completed an inventory of community service completed by students, faculty and staff and are pleased to announce the group accumulated 5,791 hours during the 2013-14 academic year.
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College's inaugural Women's Inspirational Summer Experience a huge hit
July 15, 2019
This summer marked the dawn of a new undertaking at Marietta College.
The Women’s Inspirational Summer Experience (WISE) welcomed its first cohort of high school students to campus for four days starting on Tuesday, July 9th.
This four-day residential experience provided young women in high school with a glimpse of college life and helped...
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Marietta a recipient of Fund for Positive Engagement Award
October 5, 2017
Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced 40 college and university recipients of grants to bring people together across lines of difference from its Fund for Positive Engagement, including Marietta College.
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Registration open for Essential Sponsorship Clinic at College
March 1, 2017
Nonprofits LEAD, a program of Marietta College, will present an exciting workshop for leaders of nonprofit organizations to learn about effective, best practices for fundraising on Thursday, March 23rd.
Appropriate for any size nonprofit, the Essential Sponsorship Clinic will take place from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Andrews Hall Great...
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Amanda Dever named College's second AmeriCorps rep
October 1, 2009
The fact that so many men, women and children go hungry on a regular basis in this community has weighed on the mind of Amanda Dever since she came to Marietta at the beginning of the fall semester.
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Inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Reflection draws hundreds to serve
January 22, 2019
The temperature outside Monday morning was barely above 0, but that didn’t keep droves of Pioneers from showing up at The Gathering Place to start a morning filled with service and reflection to honor the works of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
From filling “GoPacks” with healthy food that will help nourish local school children...
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Community Service Day
8:00am to 12:00pm
Hundreds of Marietta College students and employees will be providing community service during the annual Community Service Day from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Saturday, April 14th.
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Community Service Fair
11:00am to 2:00pm
The Office of Civic Engagement is hosting a Community Service Fair from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 6th, on The Christy Mall (rain location: Andrews Hall Great Room). This event is designed to provide an opportunity for students to engage with local nonprofits.
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Fall Break: Service Trip
5:00pm
The Office of Civic Engagement is offering an adventurous opportunity to travel with other students to learn more about a community four hours away in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Students and chaperones will depart campus at 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 28th, and will return around 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 1st. This is a great...
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Fall Break: Service Trip
8:00am
The Office of Civic Engagement is offering an adventurous opportunity to travel with other students to learn more about a community four hours away in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Students and chaperones will be off campus from Friday, September 28th through Monday, October 1st. This is a great opportunity to have a unique experience...
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Fall Break: Service Trip
8:00am
The Office of Civic Engagement is offering an adventurous opportunity to travel with other students to learn more about a community four hours away in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Students and chaperones will be off campus from Friday, September 28th through Monday, October 1st. This is a great opportunity to have a unique experience...
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Fall Break: Service Trip
8:00am to 5:00pm
The Office of Civic Engagement is offering an adventurous opportunity to travel with other students to learn more about a community four hours away in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Students and chaperones will be off campus from Friday, September 28th through Monday, October 1st. This is a great opportunity to have a unique experience...
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Make a Difference Day
9:00am to 12:00pm
Hundreds of Marietta College students and employees will be providing community service during the annual Make a Difference Day from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20th. The College's students are joining Main Street West and the surrounding community to help clean up the West Side of Marietta. Following the cleanup, there will be a...
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Operation Christmas Child Packing Party
6:30pm
Come help with two Holiday Service Projects: Volunteer to pack boxes for the national nonprofit Operation Christmas Child and write holiday cards to local elementary school children. This packing and writing party will be at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 7th, in the Andrews Hall Great Room. The packing supplies will be provided, but please...
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Civic Engagement Retreat
9:00am
All students are invited to attend a civic engagement retreat starting at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, March 30th, in the McDonough Gallery. The day will include discussions of Marietta area food insecurity and poverty and ways in which students can be a power for change. To participate, please fill out the registration form.
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Annual Downtown Clean Sweep
7:00am to 11:00am
Marietta Main Street is conducting its annual downtown Clean Sweep from 7:00-10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 27th. This day of volunteerism requires all hands on deck to support beautification efforts downtown, including Harmar Village. All volunteers are asked to meet at 7 a.m. at the Armory on Front Street to be assigned to projects in groups....
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Women's Inspirational Summer Experience
1:00pm to 11:00pm
The inaugural Women's Inspirational Summer Experience (WISE) opens at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 9th, on Marietta College's campus. The opening day includes team building exercises, campus orientation and a meeting with the WISE mentors.
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Women's Inspirational Summer Experience
8:00am to 11:00pm
The inaugural Women's Inspirational Summer Experience (WISE) begins its second day of activity at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 10th, with breakfast. The second day also includes an art activity, an entrepreneurship activity and an introduction to music therapy. The day concludes at 11:00 p.m.
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Women's Inspirational Summer Experience
8:00am to 11:00pm
The inaugural Women's Inspirational Summer Experience (WISE) begins its third day of activity at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, July 11th, with breakfast. The third day also includes a seminar on revolutionary women and community service projects. The day concludes at 11:00 p.m.
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Women's Inspirational Summer Experience
8:00am to 2:00pm
The inaugural Women's Inspirational Summer Experience (WISE) begins its final day of activity at 8:00 a.m., Friday, July 12th, with breakfast. The fourth day also includes a seminar on the college search process. The day concludes at 2:00 p.m.
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