Earth Day Celebration Set for OSUM

Ohio State Marion will celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The campus community and the public are invited to share in a day long series of free public events/initiatives celebrating sustainability, recycling, and mother earth. Activities during the day-long celebration include the following: Opening ceremonies Morrill Hall […]

Affordable Care Act Focus of Norman Thomas Lecture

Ohio State Marion invites the community to attend the 42nd Annual Norman Thomas Memorial Lecture, featuring Cathy Levine, executive director of the Universal Health Care Action Network (Ohio). Levine will present, “The Affordable Care Act: The Road Forward to Health Care for All,” Thursday, April 17, 2014, at noon in Morrill Hall, Room 200. Levine […]

OSU Marion Students Showcase Research at Denman

Ohio State Marion students Travis Blanton, Paige Clark, and Bobbi Hupp-Wilds presented research abstracts at the 19th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC), on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University. Ohio State’s Denman Forum welcomes hundreds of undergraduate researchers from across […]

State Capital Budget Sending Nearly $4 Million to Marion Projects

Late Wednesday night, Governor John Kasich signed a bill into law that allocates nearly $2.4 billion for repairs, maintenance and construction of publicly owned buildings and other infrastructure across Ohio. The new law will send nearly $4 million to Marion to pay for projects at the Palace Theatre, Harding Home, and the Marion campus. Gov. […]

Local Professor’s Book Explores Teaching English in a Digital Age

Ohio State English professor Catherine Braun recently published a new book entitled, Cultivating Ecologies for Digital Media Work: The Case of English Studies. This 240 page paperback, published December 2013 by Southern Illinois University Press, looks at the onslaught of the digital age and how it has rapidly redefined the parameters of virtually every aspect […]

5k to Raise Funds to Send Local Foster Children to Camp

The Ohio State Marion Social Work Club will host a 5k event on April 5, 2014 to raise funds for Royal Family Kids Marion, a camp for Marion foster children. Those who register before March 22 will receive a $5 discount. “Join us for a fun community event, visit with sponsors and hear more about […]

Ohio State Marion Professor’s New Book Focuses on Language Arts Learning

Dr. Mary Jo Fresch recently authored a new education instructional book entitled, Engaging Minds in English Language Arts Classrooms:  The Surprising Power of Joy, edited by Michael F. Opitz & Michael P. Ford. Released in February 2014 and published by the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD), this 56 page paperback book shows how […]

Mount Remembered for Championing OSU Regional Campuses

A long-time champion of Ohio State University’s regional campuses has died. John T. Mount passed away at his home in Columbus this morning.  He was 95. Reared on a farm near the Mahoning County village of Middleton, Ohio, Mount was connected to Ohio State early-on when he raised his first dollars as a boy through […]

Alber Enterprise Center Offering Online Paralegal Course

The paralegal career is rated as one of the faster growing professions in the United States. The Ohio State University at Marion – Alber Enterprise Center is offering a Paralegal Online Study Program in partnership with Midwest Paralegal Studies.  This 12-month non-credit online program will lead to a certificate of completion. The course consists of […]

Marion Campus Hosting Job/Internship & Education Fair

Marion Technical College, The Ohio State University at Marion, Ohio Means Jobs – Marion County, and Clear Channel Communications have teamed up to host the Marion Campus Job/Internship & Education Fair at the Marion Campus on Thursday, February 20th, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Alber Student Center on the Marion Campus. This is the […]