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Ohio State Marion’s Dr. Ben McCorkle will bring five decades of literary history to downtown Marion on Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m., presenting A Literary Legacy: Cornfield Review at 50 at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen.

Five Nights on Campus performing arts series is stepping it up and stepping out — literally and figuratively. On Thursday, May 14, Ohio State Marion transforms campus into a vibrant neighborhood festival for the final performance of the season, Who We Are Now: A Celebration of Marion, OH.

Ohio State Marion will soon pop up downtown with the opening of its new Downtown Engagement Hub. The hub, 146 N. Main St., will have a soft opening in July and a ribbon cutting in August or September.

Katie is a third-year psychology student at The Ohio State University at Marion. She returned to Ohio State Marion after transitioning to the Columbus campus, and we sat down with her to learn more about her unique journey.

As Ohio State Marion’s longest‑running literary journal approaches its 50th year, The Cornfield Review continues to serve as a creative cornerstone for the campus and the wider Central Ohio community.

Ohio State Marion is proud to announce the continued growth of its Greg Rose Faculty and Staff Professional Development Endowment—an initiative created to ensure long‑term, stable support for the professional advancement of campus employees.

Faculty, staff, students, university administration, alumni, and community members gathered to surprise and pay tribute to Ohio State Professor of Chemistry, Dr. Ryan Yoder, who was awarded The 2026 Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, during his Monday organic chemistry II course in the Science and Engineering Building at Ohio State Marion.

A large group of faculty, staff, students, university administration, alumni, and community members gathered to surprise and pay tribute to Ohio State Marion Professor of History, Dr. Margaret Sumner with The Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished teaching during her history 2610 class in Morrill Hall late Monday morning.