Marion City Schools using Lean Six Sigma training to increase efficiencies, reduce costs

School may be out but a team of Marion City School staffers will be working throughout the summer – and beyond – to make improvements to the district’s overall operations. At the heart of their work is “Lean Six Sigma,” a structured problem-solving process to reduce costs and provide measurable bottom line improvements. First applied […]

Ohio State Marion and Sakamura enjoy symbiotic relationship

Sakamura USA, a forging machinery manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan, with its U.S. operations located in Marion, Ohio’s Dual Rail Industrial Park, has found a ready supply of new employees on Ohio State’s Marion campus. The burgeoning relationship between Ohio State Marion and Sakamura is the kind of win, win relationship the campus would like […]

Ohio once again at center of presidential politics

Ohio State Marion’s annual Warren G. Harding Symposium takes aim at presidential politics, offering a front row seat to this year’s political pandering and the “traveling circus” toward electing the next President of the United States With the 2016 Republican National Convention set to take place in Cleveland, Ohio July 18-21, and a never ending […]

Over 200 area middle schoolers compete at annual math challenge

$7,750 was awarded to the top three scorers in grades 6 through 8 at the Fifth Annual Marion Campus Middle School Mathematics Challenge on Friday, May 6, 2016 in the Alber Student Center. The math challenge, which is jointly sponsored by Ohio State Marion and Marion Technical College, welcomed approximately 200 area middle school students […]

General Guinness Band to bring touch of Ireland to Marion

Ohio State Marion’s Five Nights on Campus performing arts series welcomes The General Guinness Band to Tri Rivers Career Center in the Giauque Auditorium, (2222 Marion Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion, OH 43302) Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. The final performance of the 2015-16 season will be held at Tri-Rivers Career Center due to […]

Annual lecture to focus on fighting hate, teaching tolerance, and seeking justice

The Ohio State University at Marion invites the community to attend the 44th Annual Norman Thomas Memorial Lecture, Friday, April 22, 2016 at 12 p.m., in Maynard Hall’s Guthery Community Room on the Marion campus. This year’s lecture features Outreach Director with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Lecia Brooks, who will present, “Fighting Hate, […]

Public invited to Taste the World at OSUM’s International Festival

The Ohio State University at Marion welcomes the campus and community to a series of cultural presentations from students, faculty, and staff as part of International Festival Week, culminating with the 9th Taste of Culture International Festival, Thursday, April 7, 2016 4:30-8 p.m. in the Alber Student Center. A Taste of Culture plays host to […]

Marion Campus to host leadership development series

Ohio State Marion’s Alber Enterprise Center is offering a 5-module leadership development non-credit course beginning Thursday, April 7, 2016, in 125 Maynard Hall on the Marion Campus.  Each module is 3 hours from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be held every other Thursday, with the last session on June 2.  Registration deadline is […]

Marion Campus to host community forum on human trafficking

Ohio State Marion welcomes Nora Flanagan, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of Delaware and Morrow Counties & HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. as keynote speaker for their 2016 Human Trafficking Forum.  The forum will be held Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 12:30 p.m., in Morrill Hall, Room 224 on the Marion Campus.  The forum […]

Businesses and job seekers invited to Job, Internship and Educational Fair

With unemployment under 5%, employers are more challenged than ever to connect with highly motivated and qualified applicants. At the same time, job seekers are working to find the right company to call home. In response, Marion Technical College, The Ohio State University at Marion, Ohio Means Jobs – Marion County and iHeartMedia have again […]