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English class helps students link community need with generational desire to give back ⟩
Millennials may be the most maligned generation in recent history. The post 9/11 generation is often faced with stereotypes, being labeled as coddled, detached, lazy, shallow, and narcissistic. Research indicates a much different reality. Millennials are volunteering in record numbers and are considered by many to be the most civic minded generation since the 1930’s.
New facility, degree, and engineering define Marion campus future ⟩
On April 21st, 2016, university and campus leaders, area businesses, government officials, donors, faculty, staff, students, and the community came together on a rainy Thursday afternoon to officially break ground on Ohio State Marion's $15 million investment in STEM education. Construction of the new building is paramount in linking together elements in the campus's strategic plan. The ultimate goal is to become a destination campus for students who want a degree and/or career in the burgeoning fields of science, technology, engineering, and math . The campus, located just 45 minutes north of Columbus, Ohio has been pointing to the opening of the new Science & Engineering Building as key to bring its future plans to fruition.
Pictured from left to right: freshman psychology major, Anandita Mahajan; English lecturer, Sue Oakes; freshman business major Lucas Allison; and sophomore criminal justice major, Brandon Gobrecht.
Students learn from innovation and breakthroughs ⟩
Spring-semester students in engineering 2367, a second-year writing class taught by English lecturer Sue Oakes, recently interviewed a variety of Marion, Ohio business and industry leaders about technological advancements and the use of scientific principles in their career fields and industries.
Dan and Mildred Mitchell
​Successful Ohio State Marion alum honors her parents through perpetual scholarship ⟩
Dr. Heidi Ries, Dean for Research at the Air Force Institute of Technology (formerly Heidi Mitchell), remembers her parents, Dan and Mildred Mitchell of Prospect, mentoring would-be teachers during their long careers in three local school districts. Dan Mitchell taught music and was a band director at Elgin, Pleasant and Centerburg schools. His wife, Mildred, taught kindergarten in Prospect for 35 years.
photo of members of OSUnited Volunteers in the Boys & Girls Club of Marion County
Ohio State Marion students give back to the community ⟩
A new student organization, OSUnited Volunteers, brought fellow Ohio State Marion students together on Saturday, April 9th to help clean the Boys & Girls Club of Marion County as part of Buckeyes Give Back Day.
photo of Lecia Brooks
Annual Norman Thomas Lecture welcomes Lecia Brooks ⟩
The Ohio State University at Marion invites the community to attend the 44th Annual Norman Thomas Memorial Lecture, Friday, April 22nd, 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. Brooks will present, "Fighting Hate, Teaching Tolerance, Seeking Justice."
Rachel Hopper posing with computer showing Molecular Modeling
​Hopper awarded summer research fellowship ⟩
Ohio State Marion junior, pharmaceutical sciences major, Rachel Hopper, was recently recognized by Ohio State’s Office of Undergraduate Research with the 2016 Undergraduate Research Award and Summer Research Fellowship.
photo of Annex and construction of new addition to Annex
​Annex doubling student capacity ⟩
The Annex of Marion, a privately developed student housing facility located just north of the Marion campus, is currently building two new additions to their living environment, which includes expanded apartment options and a clubhouse for student residents.
​BETHA Grant awarded to Orban ⟩
Ohio State Marion Assistant Professor of Physics, Chris Orban was recently chosen for funding in the 2016 Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment annual grant competition. BETHA grants support projects that examine the complex relationship between science and technology on society and cultural issues. In total, 19 proposals were submitted for consideration.