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Kate Shannon, the 2025 Artist Laureate for The Ohio State University will present a curated exhibition of cyanotypes, Grasses in Sun and Shadow, October 21 through November 13, 2025, in the Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Morrill Hall at The Ohio State University at Marion, 1465 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, OH.  The community and the campus are invited to attend a free opening reception on Tuesday, October 21, 12:30 p.m. in the Kuhn Gallery.

Ohio State Marion senior history major Micah Harris of Upper Sandusky, Ohio is building his resume and skills for his future career while in college working as an archivist for Marion Rotary Club.

President Walter "Ted" Carter's "Education for Citizenship 2035" initiative has inspired hope among some students at Ohio State's regional campuses. During the Sept. 17 State of the University address, Carter announced a new plan in which regional campus students from families who have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or lower will get their tuition and fees covered once they transfer to Columbus. It's called the Regional Campus Commitment scholarship, per prior Lantern reporting. NOTE: Ohio State Marion Dean & Director, Dr. Jennifer Schlueter is quoted in this article regarding the Regional Campus Commitment program.

The Ohio State University at Marion invites the community to a free public concert, University Chorus Family Spooktacular Concert, Friday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium, Room 100.

First Gen Friday is a monthly first-person narrative written by other first generation college students who are now fellow faculty, staff, and students at Ohio State Marion. The goal of the stories is to provide advice to other first generation college students and create a sense of belonging among the campus community.

Sydney Sullivan, a junior business administration major at Ohio State Marion with a minor in American Sign Language (ASL), spent three transformative weeks this summer immersed in Deaf culture and language in Siena, Italy. From June 7–28, 2025, Sullivan participated in a Deaf Studies program through the Siena School of Liberal Arts as part of Ohio State’s Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP).

Stephen M. Geib, former Executive Director and Founder of Agape for Youth, Inc., will be recognized by The Ohio State University at Marion for his significant contributions to the university, the community, and young people during a formal ceremony, Monday, November 17, 2025, in Maynard Hall’s Guthery Community Room.

A lab study in crickets has revealed sex differences in how the insects direct their nutritional resources to increase chances of generating offspring, finding that females prepare for producing eggs while males prioritize growing bigger bodies and banking extra energy.