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Marietta College’s Music Department is ready to perform the annual Fall Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Five Marietta College students — split into two teams — finished second in one competition and third in another at the annual Tau Pi Phi national honorary case competition in Pittsburgh.

This story originally appeared in the Spring 2014 edition of Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College.

There is a reason Casey Knowlton ’09 decided to attend Marietta College and has returned to his alma mater to work as an Admission Counselor.

When Kym Lodge ’13 tries to vocalize her dedication toward working with children in need, she struggles to choke down her emotions. “Kids can’t fight for themselves,” she said. “They have so much pain sometimes, and there’s no one to stick up for them.”

After 26-months of studies and medical rotations, 36 students will graduate from Marietta College’s Physician Assistant Program on Saturday, July 19. Ceremonies will begin at 2 p.m. for the Class of 2014 in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center. This will be the 11th class to graduate from Marietta’s PA Program.

Marietta College seniors Nick Brady (Avon Lake, Ohio) and Alexis O’Hair (Maumee, Ohio) were crowned Homecoming 2014 royalty during halftime of the Pioneers’ football game against Baldwin Wallace on Saturday (Oct. 11).

After journeying thousands of miles from Japan to the United States, two special guests will be welcomed to the campus of Marietta College to learn more about this community, share information about their culture and debate the legality of recreational marijuana use.

During his time in graduate school, Dr. Eric Limegrover discovered his passion for counseling college students. Limegrover, who serves as Director of Marietta College’s Dr. J.

The Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music will be providing the College and community with a bit of culture and amusement as its 2014-15 concert season gets underway this fall.

​The month of February was one of the coldest in recent memory as it seemed many days began with temperatures in the single digits and didn't get much above the teens. The campus also saw its fair share of snow, including Marietta College's first snow day in five years. Here's a look a the month in photos.

With firsthand knowledge of the challenges facing new international students during their first semester on campus, Nan Zhao ’15 (Beijing, China) jumped at the opportunity to serve as one of Marietta College’s first Cross-Cultural Peer Mentors.

Service to others, outstanding professional achievement, and tireless support for alma mater are key themes highlighted in this year’s Marietta College Alumni Association awards set to be presented Homecoming Weekend.

The Panhellenic Community at Marietta College is celebrating International Badge Day this March by wearing their badges, pins or quills. The event will be begin Monday, March 3, throughout campus which will kick off Pro Panhellenic Week.

As part of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s workforce development strategy, Marietta College and Washington State Community College will receive $119,964 to add staffing to expand outreach to businesses and students in rural Ohio.

As members of the Class of 2018 began reassembling back on campus, a sense of accomplishment and pride began to fill the air.

A minute before the Marietta men’s basketball team emerged from their tunnel to begin warming up for the game against John Carroll University, a low roar could be heard coming from the players.

On a day typically filled with smiles, hugs and tears, Marcia Meyer gave Marietta College’s Class of 2014 one more reason to feel good about the day and the four years they spent on campus.

If the Class of 2018 walked away from the 2014 Matriculation ceremony with only one talking point it would have to be Marietta College cherishes tradition.

As part of Black History Month, Marietta College's Office of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting a special two-day showing of the Oscar-nominated movie "12 Years a Slave," on Friday, Feb. 21, and Saturday, Feb. 22. Both showings will take place in the Alma McDonough Auditorium at 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 22.

A three-student team from Instructor Lori Smith’s Advertising & Public Relations class placed in the semifinals of the 2014 EFFIE Collegiate Brand Challenge. All of the students in the class worked in three-person teams and developed an integrated marketing communication case for the client.  U by Kotex.

Ask any student and they’ll tell you a snow day never happens at Marietta College. On Monday, Feb. 3, they got a special treat and first “snow day” in five years.

Thirteen Marietta College seniors were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa society, which was established in 1860 at the College. The ceremony was held in the Trustee Conference Room of the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center on Monday, April 28.

Dr. Karyn Sproles, Provost, delivered a charge to the students and faculty during the 2014 Matriculation ceremony at Dyson Baudo Recreation Center. Listen to it here.