Campus prairie to conduct prescribed burn this weekend

A wildfire management course from The Ohio State University’s Columbus campus will conduct a controlled prairie burn at the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Nature Center on the Marion campus, Saturday October 24, 2015, weather permitting. According to Ohio State Marion staff member Marketa Lillard, who co-coordinates activities on the prairie with Professor Bob Klips, the […]

21st season of Five Nights continues diverse lineup

Since its inception in 1995, Ohio State Marion’s Five Nights on Campus performing arts and entertainment series has hosted over 100 performances ranging from theatrical portrayals of historic American icons to Broadway musicals.  The musical diversity of the series has included genres from folk, blues, jazz, and sacred music, to rock, country, swing, big band, […]

Cultural exchange students to help plant trees at Marion campus, local park

According to an old Chinese proverb, “The best time to plant a fruit tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”  That sums up the intent behind an upcoming tree-planting initiative in Marion, Ohio. A group of 22 goodwill student ambassadors from Wuhan University in the People’s Republic of China will visit […]

Kids-Palooza is Saturday at Ohio State Marion

8th Annual Kids-Palooza is set for Saturday, June 13, 2015 from 11:00am to 3:00pm on the campus of Ohio State Marion. The day will include free bouncy gyms, face painting, pony rides, photo booths, activities, a variety of vendors and lots of great prize drawings. In addition to the free activities, the event also works […]

First lady gowns featured in new exhibit at Kuhn Gallery

As their husbands took office, what generated excitement in the society pages often was not the content of the new president’s speech as much as the gown the new first lady wore to the inauguration. As part of the 2015 Warren G. Harding Symposium, The Ohio State University at Marion is hosting an exhibition of […]

Peter, Paul and Mary tribute to close OSUM 5 Nights season

Ohio State Marion’s Five Nights on Campus performance & cultural arts series welcomes A Band Called Honalee to the Morrill Hall Auditorium stage, Thursday, May 14th, at 7:30 p.m. Musically accomplished, interactive and energetic, A Band Called Honalee draws inspiration from Peter, Paul and Mary, The Mamas & Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Bob […]

OSUM students give back, learn about philanthropy

In a case of life imitating art, a group of students from The Ohio State University at Marion personally discovered that, “Paying It Forward,” much like in the 2000 blockbuster movie starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment, has given them a sense of gratification and social consciousness they had yet to experience. […]

Norman Thomas Lecture to focus on “True Cost of Higher Education”

Ohio State Marion invites the community to attend the 43rd Annual Norman Thomas Memorial Lecture, Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 12 noon, in Maynard Hall, Guthery Community Room on the Marion campus.  This year’s lecture features Ohio Student Association Organizer, Rachael Collyer, speaking on, “The True Cost of Higher Education.” Collyer will speak about the […]

Ohio State Marion student awarded NSF research fellowship

Ohio State Marion senior psychology major, Kori Montgomery was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research fellowship this summer to conduct research at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Columbus, OH. NSF is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF is the funding […]

Annual Taste of Culture to feature food, entertainment, and special speaker

The Ohio State University at Marion invites the community to their 8th Annual International Festival, A Taste of Culture, Thursday, April 9, 2015, 4:30-8 p.m. in the Alber Student Center on the Marion campus, 1465 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, Ohio. This year’s special guest speaker is Omope Carter Daboiku, who will present, “African and African […]