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As the McDonough Leadership Conference continues to grow each year, what makes it even more impressive is how the event is organized and presented by Marietta College students.

Forbes Magazine ranks Marietta College among “America’s Top Colleges,” according to its 2014 rankings, which were released recently. Marietta is ranked 414th overall in this year’s Forbes’ ranking of the 650 best colleges and universities in the nation. Marietta also ranks 18th among all Ohio four-year schools.

In June 2012, the Marietta College Police Department set its sights on becoming an accredited agency through the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) — a first for Marietta.

Marietta College is one of eight Ohio institutions that received a Dominion Foundation Higher Education Grant for 2014.

Mairetta College student Monica Short studying abroad this semester at IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France participated in the 11th annual international student conference on U.S.-European relations entitled “Peace and Conflict in an Age of Total Surveillance.” Taking place on IAU’s Aix-en-Provence campus, the event was co-sponsored by...

Just as you enter Coach Stacia Shrider’s office in Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, you’ll notice a “Safe Zone” decal on her window.

Marietta College’s Theatre Department is closing out the fall semester with a double-bill of “The Wayfarer” by Valery Briusov and “The Love Talker” by Deborah Pryor.

Gathering in a first floor lab in Rickey Science Center, a group of 17 teachers broke into small teams to work through a variety of lab experiments that will improve their ability to teach a specific physics topic to their high school students in the coming academic year.

Marietta College has been included among the best schools on the new Social Mobility Index (SMI) survey, which is co-sponsored by CollegeNet and PayScale. The SMI ranking emphasizes economic mobility and the extent that a college or university helps its students with family incomes below the national median to improve their social and...

Marietta College’s forensics team closed out the 2013-14 season by earning four awards and finishing 30th in the Overall Individual Events Sweepstakes at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind.

Every time Terry Pagliari ’64 would take a few steps, another classmate would stop him to chat.

At the end of October, the various cultures represented on campus — from students who studied abroad, to the religious and societal cultures that make up Marietta College will be celebrated. The inaugural Multicultural Day at Marietta College, which is to be hosted by Pioneer Activities Counsel, will be held Friday, Oct. 24.

Bill Owen of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be the speaker for the 2014 Ellis L. and Jennie Mae Krause Lecture in Science. Owen’s lecture will focus on Voyager and space exploration at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 20, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. NASA’s Voyager program launched two space probes in 1977 and both are still traveling...

​ Activities on Marietta College's campus always slow down a bit in the summer months, so with a little extra time on our hands it's a great opportunity to look back at all of the excitement of May through the photos by Mitch Casey, Ryan Turnewitsch ’15 and Tom Perry. We hope you enjoy our photos from last month.

​Marietta College, which has been historically ranked among the nation’s best colleges and universities, was recently ranked one of the nation’s “Best Colleges for Your Money,” by College Factual.

These days, it’s rare to see Krista Huffman ’08 wearing anything Navy Blue & White. As the Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions for Athletics at the University of Alabama, Huffman’s wardrobe is dominated by Crimson & White. With multiple sports competing for national championships and SEC titles, Huffman said, “it’s a...

Roger Patterson ’62 couldn’t imagine living in a community that didn’t have a college.

Marietta College’s Frederica G. Esbenshade Series returns this fall for its 34th season with a variety of programs that should offer something to most fans of the arts. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Alma McDonough Auditorium unless specified otherwise. All performances are free and open to the public.

Another strong performance by Kayleigh Bondor ’17 (Canton, Ohio) helped Marietta College finish second in the Public Communication Speech & Debate League Nationals at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

With an ocean separating the United States from the epicenter of the deadly battles of World War I, the country did not experience the same devastation as those in Europe.

The name Mike Eisenberg ’09 often evokes remembrances of a hard pitch exploding into a catcher’s glove, the number 30 billowing on the back of a pinstriped uniform and the dust of the diamond floating around a team of celebrating championships.

As a History major, Kristen Onkka ’14 (Brecksville, Ohio) is familiar with the time and effort it takes to fully research a topic.

Jennifer Offenberger of the MCAA Board welcomed the Class of 2018 during the Matriculation ceremony on Aug. 21. Listen to it here.  

For months leading up to Winter Break, Whitnie Pinkston ’15 (Parkersburg, W.Va.) tried to save and raise as much money as she could to afford her journey south for 10 days.