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Flute virtuoso Lindsey Goodman, an instructor of flute at Marietta College and PARMA recording artist, is having an album release recital for her third solo album, Etereo, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, January 18th, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Among the songs being performed are Bluez by Josh Oxford...

Marietta College’s Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music recently learned it had achieved a 10-year reaccreditation of its programs, which include bachelor’s degrees in Music, Music Education, Music Therapy and Vocal Performance. “It is quite an honor,” said Andrew Francis, Marietta College Professor of Music and Chair of the Department...

Two Marietta College students recently earned national scholarships from Order of Omega, the Greek Honorary Society. Awarded to Quinci Jones ’20 (New Concord, Ohio) and Alyssa Prince ’19 (Hilliard, Ohio), the Patrick W. Halloran Scholarship recognizes members who show exemplary leadership, academic achievement, and service to their campus...

Dozens of students will compete in the second round of PioBiz — a business start-up competition with a final award of $10,000 — on Thursday, February 6th, in the Timothy O. Cooper Auditorium. The competition, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4:00 p.m. The second round of competition is known as the “Proof of Concept” stage. In...

For a brief moment, Emileigh Mathis ’23 (Portsmouth, Ohio) stood in Dyson Baudo Recreation Center with friends Racheal Tingley ’23 (Tipp City, Ohio) and Jensen Greer ’22 (McConnelsville, Ohio), and reflected on why she chose to attend Monday morning’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service rather than spend a day off of classes relaxing in her...

The third annual Junior PioBiz Competition, sponsored by Marietta College’s Entrepreneurship program, will consist of two rounds for high school students beginning on Friday, February 21st. Students may compete alone or in up to five-member teams during the business idea competition.

Angie Stocklin, co-founder and former Chief Operating Officer for One Click Internet Ventures, will join Marietta College as the second Visiting Entrepreneur-in-Residence during the spring semester. Stocklin will begin working with students on Wednesday, February 26th and Thursday, February 27th. She will also return in April for three days...

Leah Seaman ’21 (Philippi, West Virginia), who is majoring in Communication and Studio Art at Marietta College, is learning she may be a budding entrepreneur. Seaman, who won the “Proof of Concept” round of the PioBiz competition, is looking at how she might start her own business of hand-painted, customizable clothing — jean jackets, jean...

The Russian National Ballet, which has been bringing timeless ballet classics to the stages of North America since 1999, is featured in Marietta College’s Esbenshade Series at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 6th. The performance will be held at Peoples Bank Theatre, 222 Putnam St., Marietta. Tickets are sold out, but you can call (740) 371-...

Marietta College’s Art Department will conduct an opening reception for “Rites and Passages: Selected Artifacts from the Marietta College African Art Collection,” from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, February 7th, in Gallery 310 of the Hermann Fine Arts Center.

Four Marietta College students recently visited New York City where they attended the American Advertising Federation’s student career conference, toured Google’s New York offices and visited with alumni.

Oren Cass, a former Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, will be featured during a Leadership Q&A at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 3rd, in Marietta College’s Alma McDonough Auditorium. Cass will speak about “The Once and Future Worker: Ensuring Markets Deliver Widespread Prosperity.” This event is free and open to the public. Cass, who...

Marietta College’s faculty and staff spent the late afternoon on Thursday celebrating 185 years of impacting generations of students through education. Founders Day — February 14, 1835 — is when Marietta officially received its charter from the state of Ohio to confer baccalaureate degrees. During Thursday's celebration, the College...

Theatre instructor Melissa Hill Grande believes “The Playboy of the Western World” is the perfect performance for theater novices or regular audience members to find out what happens to a confessed murderer. The Theatre at Marietta College is excited about its performance of J.M. Synge’s play, which opens at 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 31st,...

Marietta College’s Dr. Amy Yekel and Merewyn Weinkauf will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 24th, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. The recital is free and open to the public. Music performed will include sets by Richard Strauss, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Antonin Dvorák and Richard Wagner. The performance will also feature...