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“For students coming from families in the lower half of Ohio’s income distribution, it is less expensive to get a degree from The Ohio State University than it would be to go to a community college for two years.” Those, the words of Ohio State President, Dr. Michael Drake, as he spoke to the Marion Rotary Club recently.

Bailey Lucas, an undergraduate Pelotonia fellow majoring in zoology at Ohio State Marion, discusses the Pelotonia Fellowship Program, and cancer research she participates in, which is focused on, DNA damage repair through homologous recombination.

Like many young people, Marion native and Ohio State Marion student Jasmine Gaffney graduated high school faced with tough decisions about her future. She experienced the common uncertainty of where to go to school, what to major in, and her chosen career path after college.

Through innovative course design, English lecturer Sue Oakes provides students in her Technology and Science in the U.S. Experience course, English 2367.04, the opportunity to be part of a class that involves both experiential and interdisciplinary learning.

Ohio State Marion Police Officers Mark Beaschler and Josh Alexander joined the staff at Meijer store, Marion, Ohio and other Marion area law enforcement on Saturday December 8th, as part of Marion County’s FOP Cops and Kids event.

Some bright local high school students are heading into winter break with a total of $18,000 in scholarship money from The Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College after winning the OSU/MTC Marion Mathematics Challenge.

The Ohio State University at Marion recently welcomed Mental Health and Wellness Counselor, Ellen Thomas, MS, LSW to the Office of Counseling and Wellness Services staff on the Marion campus.

A new walking and bicycle bridge was installed over Grave Creek in Marion on Tuesday, November 20th, connecting an estimated 3,500 plus Marion campus students, faculty, staff, and visitors to restaurants and retail on state route 95.

As part of its annual academic investment program, the Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP) will fund the Smart CampusE Challenge, a venture capitalist-style student sustainability competition in February 2019, ENGIE Chairman Jean-Pierre Clamadieu and Chief Financial Officer Judith Hartmann recently announced.