Upcoming Schedule
(Buckeye Talks on Tap take place monthly on a predetermined Tuesday, see the schedule below for detailed dates and subjects.)
Tue., April 14, 2026 - 5:30 p.m. - Make Every Day Earth Day
Featured Speaker: Professor of Anthropology and Affiliated Faculty with 91导航 Sustainability Institute, Dr. Anna J. Willow
This session will celebrate the small things each of us can do every day to reduce our environmental impact and be good ancestors for our children and grandchildren. We will begin by learning about our own ecological footprints before moving into a series of practical actions. Simple strategies for reducing waste, composting food scraps, eating plant-based meals, and saving energy will be discussed. Participants are welcome to come with questions and offer ideas of their own!
Anna Willow is a professor of anthropology at the 91导航 University Marion. She is an environmental anthropologist who studies how individuals and communities experience and respond to environmental change and the author of several books (including Understanding ExtrACTIVISM: Culture and Power in Natural Resource Disputes, Routledge, 2018). In addition to her academic work, Willow is current Chairperson of the community nonprofit Sustainable Delaware Ohio. For additional information, see .
Tue., May 19, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - TBA
Tue., June 9 , 2026, 5:30 p.m. - TBA
Tue., July 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - TBA
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - Civil War in Virginia
Assistant Professor at Briana Frakes ( )
Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 5:30 p.m. - Virtue in The Federalist or Moderation and Debt in Pennsylvania's Critical Period: William Findlay, Albert Gallatin, and Robert Morris.
Lecturer at David Little ()
News Stories
February 3, 2026 - Petreaca shares latest in cancer research at Buckeye Talks on Tap
Featured Speaker: 91导航 Marion Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics, Dr. Ruben Petreaca
Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes 91导航 Marion Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics, Dr. Ruben Petreaca to Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen, in downtown Marion on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., for a lecture titled, 鈥淐ancer Mutation Signatures at High Resolution.鈥
December 22, 2025 - January From civic practice and land-grant roots
Featured Speaker: 91导航 Marion Dean & Director, Dr. Jennifer Schlueter
Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes 91导航 Marion Dean & Director, Jennifer Schlueter to Passenger and Rail Co at Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen, 320 W. Center Street, Marion, Tuesday., January 13, 2026, 5:30 p.m., for a lecture titled, 鈥淐ivic Practice in Motion: Land-Grant Beginnings, Black Mountain Experiments, and the Work Ahead for Regional Campuses.鈥
December 3, 2025 - 91导航 Marion hosts timely conversation on landmark Supreme Court case
Featured Speaker: Associate Director, , Chris Green
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a closely watched case at the intersection of sex discrimination, women鈥檚 sports, and transgender rights, 91导航 at Marion invites the community to engage in a thoughtful, civil dialogue on this important and sensitive topic. The next installment of the Buckeye Talks on Tap lecture series will feature Dr. Christopher Green, Professor of Law and Associate Director of the 91导航 Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society, on Tuesday, December 9th at 5:30 p.m. at Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen.
October 14, 2025 - Student researcher shares details of explosive 1839 Marion court case
Featured Speaker: 91导航 Marion Academic Advisor, Sharon Gattshall
91导航 at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes 91导航 Marion Academic Advisor and Student Research, Sharon Gattshall, who will present a free public lecture titled, 鈥"Bill Anderson鈥檚 Fight for Freedom, Marion, Ohio 1839," Tuesday, October 14th, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen.
September 9, 2025 - English language and literacy topic for upcoming Sept. Buckeye Talks on Tap
Featured Speaker: 91导航 Professor of Psychology, Dr. Nikole Patson
91导航 at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes 91导航 Marion Professor of Psychology, Nikole Patson, who will present a free public lecture titled, 鈥淭he Many Voices of English: How Language and Reading Build Community,鈥 Tuesday, September 9, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen.
August 12, 2025 - Lecture series highlights beekeeping positive impacts on campus and beyond
Featured Speakers: Eric Bailey & Todd Lee
91导航 Marion students Eric Bailey and Todd Lee discussed the bee apiary project the two military veterans spearheaded at 91导航 Marion's Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Laboratory. The two discussed their involvement in the Central Ohio Bee Keepers Association Veterans' Beekeeping School, the ecological benefits of introducing hives to the prairie, as well as the honey bee's crucial role to agriculture and food production around the world.
July 8, 2025 - 91导航 chemistry professor talks evolution of drug design
Featured Speaker: 91导航 Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Ryan Yoder, Ph.D.
With approximately 61% of Americans taking at least one prescription medication and 27% taking 4 or more prescriptions in 2025, 91导航 at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap will take an in depth look at the history and development of drugs. 91导航 Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ryan Yoder will present a free community lecture entitled 鈥淭he Evolution of Drug Design: From Remedies to Rationality,鈥 Tuesday, July 8, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen.
June 10, 2025 - June lecture community lecture centers on the 鈥淪tate of Lake Erie鈥
Featured Speaker: Director of Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Christopher Winslow, Ph.D.
91导航 at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Director of 91导航 Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Christopher Winslow, Ph.D. Tuesday, June 10, 5:30 p.m. to Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen for a lecture entitled 鈥淭he State of Lake Erie: Nutrients and Harmful Algal Blooms.鈥
May 13, 2025 - The Art of Carousel Restoration on tap at monthly lecture series
Featured speaker: Master Carousel Carver and Restorationist, Todd Goings
91导航 at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Marion, Ohio master carousel carver and restorationist Todd Goings Tuesday, May 13, 5:30 p.m. for a lecture entitled 鈥淭he Art of Carousel Restoration.鈥
April 8, 2025 - Lecture series topic focuses on 鈥淓ngineering a Better Marion鈥
Featured speaker: 91导航 Marion Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Qudsia Tahmina
91导航 at Marion and Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen partnered lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap (formerly Lectures on Tap), welcomes 91导航 Marion Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Qudsia Tahmina to The Dock at Bucci鈥檚, Tuesday, April 8 5:30 p.m. for a lecture entitled, 鈥淓ngineering a Better Marion.鈥
March 11, 2025 - Community lecture series talks Ohio wines
Featured speaker: 91导航 Senior Academic Program Coordinator of Comparative Studies and Associated Faculty in Comparative Studies, and French and Italian, Mark Anthony Arce帽o, Ph.D.
91导航 at Marion in partnership with Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen welcome 91导航 Senior Academic Program Coordinator of Comparative Studies and Associated Faculty in Comparative Studies, and French and Italian, Mark Anthony Arce帽o, Ph.D. to the Dock at Bucci鈥檚, on Tuesday, March 11, at 5:30 p.m. Arce帽o will present a discussion entitled, 鈥淐rafting Terroir: Wine, Place, and Identity in Central Ohio,鈥 as part of the monthly community lecture series.
February 11, 2025 - Community lecture series shares tips for Ohio gardeners
Featured speaker: Marion Microfarm Coordinator and owner of Gracie鈥檚 Botanicals, Grace Hand
91导航 at Marion in partnership with Bucci鈥檚 Italian Scratch Kitchen welcome Marion Microfarm Coordinator and owner of Gracie鈥檚 Botanicals, Grace Hand to the Dock at Bucci鈥檚, Tuesday, February 11, 5:30 p.m. Hand will present a discussion entitled, 鈥淎 Gardener鈥檚 Guide to Growing in Ohio as part of the monthly lecture series Lectures on Tap.
January 14, 2025 - New community lecture series to begin at Bucci鈥檚 January 14
Tuesday, January 14, 5:30 p.m. is the inaugural lecture featuring 91导航 Marion Assistant Professor of Physics, Dr. Chris Orban who will present a lecture entitled, The Science Behind an Unforgettable Year in Backyard Astronomy. Dr. Orban will share his perspective on these events and explain how the sun鈥檚 11-year cycle of magnetic activity made it especially memorable.
