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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.

The Ohio State University at Marion Homecoming Selection Committee has named four students to represent the campus at Ohio State’s 113th Annual Homecoming Celebration. Event festivities will take place October 3-4, 2025, on the Columbus campus.

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.

The Ohio State University at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Ohio State Marion Academic Advisor and Student Research, Sharon Gattshall, who will present a free public lecture titled, “"Bill Anderson’s Fight for Freedom, Marion, Ohio 1839," Tuesday, October 14th, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen.

The Ohio State University at Marion will host Jill Frey, CEO of Cummins Facility Services Frey in a conversation with Dean & Director, Dr. Jennifer Schlueter titled, “How AI is Changing Work and Learning, Monday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. in Maynard Hall, Guthery Community Room.

Starting autumn semester 2026, low- to middle-income students at The Ohio State University who start on a regional campus or at Ohio State ATI in Wooster will qualify for the new program, which will cover all tuition and mandatory fees.

The Ohio State University at Marion will conduct a controlled prairie burn at the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Nature Center at The Ohio State University at Marion, Saturday October 11th, weather permitting.