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Commencement at The Ohio State University is a festive and joyous occasion at which family and guests are welcome to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class.

Ohio State’s engineering technology program, available on the Mansfield, Marion, Newark and Lima campuses, is preparing students to excel as business-oriented engineering leaders in the rapidly expanding manufacturing industry. That industry is thirsty for employees (with estimates that nearly 4 million employees will be needed in the next 10 years) and engineering technologists in particular (it’s projected there will be a 13% growth in jobs in engineering technology by 2026).

As we approach the season of giving, Ohio State Marion sophomore electrical engineering major Ethan Kessler is thankful he chose to attend an Ohio State regional campus for a multitude of reasons. Primary among those is the ability to adjust to college by attending a smaller regional campus and the ability to focus on his education without the worry of debt thanks to being awarded the Wm. Kay Davis Excellence Scholarship.

Holiday decorations afford Ohio State Marion students, faculty and staff a welcoming, joyous atmosphere. Decorations bring a sense of community with the twinkling lights, festive garland, and holiday trees.

Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. was formally installed as the 17th president of The Ohio State University and used his address to call on the university community to develop a 10-year strategic plan named for the Ohio State motto of Education for Citizenship.

The Ohio State University at Marion’s Five Nights on Campus performing arts series welcomes the British and American trio MidAtlantic Men to campus as part of the U.S. leg of their 2024 tour, Thursday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. in Morill Hall Auditorium.

The Ohio State University at Marion welcomed new staff member Lauren Pullins to campus Monday, November 4, 2024. Pullins will serve as the campus’s disability services coordinator in the Office for Disability Services.

The Ohio State University has selected Jennifer Schlueter as its next dean and director of The Ohio State University at Marion, effective March 17, 2025, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. An accomplished academic administrator, teacher, performance maker and producer, Schlueter currently serves as the vice provost of academic affairs at The New School in New York City, where she also holds a faculty appointment in the university’s School of Drama.