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Middle school students from five area schools came to the Marion campus to test their math prowess in the Annual Math Challenge, hosted by The Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College. The top math students from 145 competitors were awarded a total of $13,500 in scholarships to these colleges.

Ohio State Marion faculty, Senior Biology Lecturer, Melissa Petreaca; Senior English Lecturer, Peter Dully; and Assistant Professor of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Jonathan Calede were formally recognized with the 2023 Marion Campus Teaching Excellence Award during the campus's annual Academic Recognition Ceremony, Friday, April 21, in Morrill Hall Auditorium.

Through a partnership with the United Way of North Central Ohio, students in Senior Lecturer, Amy Tibbals's English 2367.01S service-learning course awarded $4,000 dollars in grants to three Marion area non-profit organizations, Thursday, April 27th, in Maynard Hall's Guthery Community Room.

The Ohio State University at Marion, the Harding Presidential Sites, and Ohio History Connection have partnered to present the 2023 Warren G. Harding Symposium, Through the Photographer’s Lens: Exploring the United States Presidency, featuring famed author and Presidential photographer, Pete Souza, Friday, July 14 & Saturday July 15, 2023, in Marion, Ohio.

The Ohio State University at Marion hosted hosted the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium on Thursday, April 13, 2023 in the Marion Campus Library.

Matt Carbary, former President of the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce and currently Operations Leader for Sims Bros. Recycling of Marion was honored with the Ralph Howard Service Award Friday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium during the campus's annual Academic Recognition Ceremony.

Ohio State Marion Alum Austin King uses his English degree to help students succeed. King, a graduate of The Ohio State University at Marion, is making a difference in the lives of students as a college and career readiness coach at Marion City Schools.

Natalie Abbott Walston, a former Ohio State Marion student, has had a successful career in writing and education. She attended Ohio State Marion from 1992 to 1994 and credits the English department for giving her a solid foundation in writing that has served her well in her various careers.

Carlee Beaty attended The Ohio State University at Marion from fall 2006 to spring 2010, where she completed her undergraduate degree in English. She spent all four years at Ohio State Marion, taking advantage of the excellent English program offered by the campus. Today, she is an English teacher at Metro Early College High School, an accelerated STEM school on Ohio State's Columbus campus.