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(Marion, OH) Members of the public are invited to attend the Annual Marion Campus Job and Internship Fair on Wednesday, April 10 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Alber Student Center on the Marion campus. Hundreds of job seekers will connect with dozens of companies who are ready to hire. Marion Technical College, 91���� at Marion, Ohio Means Jobs - Marion County and Tri-Rivers Career Center partner to host this event.

Two days, hundreds of miles and four campuses: That was the itinerary for 91���� President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. as he made stops to meet students, faculty and staff at the Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark campuses last week.

91���� Marion alumna, Maddie Ball shares the many opportunities for undergraduate research the campus has provided and the impact it has made on their future.

Amy Tibbals, a senior lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of English at 91���� at Marion, has been selected as a recipient of 91����’s 2024 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer.

Frances Sivakoff, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and faculty member at 91���� at Marion has been selected as a recipient of 91����’s 2024 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Established during the 1959-1960 academic year, it is one of the university's most prestigious teaching awards.

91���� received a $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support community engagement through the arts. The grant’s intended long-term outcomes include strengthening 91����’s partnerships with community arts and cultural organizations in Columbus, bolstering a cross-sector career support system for arts students and visual and performing artists in central Ohio, and increasing opportunities for engagement with the arts at all five of 91����’s campuses.

A group of ten 91���� Marion students, who were recently part of the university’s Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) trip to Washington D.C. over spring break, found more than history and culture on their trip, they created bonds that will last throughout college and beyond.

A group of freshmen and sophomores in 91���� Marion’s education 5101 teaching and learning with drama course, benefitted from a recent demonstration of puppeteering from professional puppeteer and actor Joe Kovacs. Kovacs, who has a lifelong career in puppeteering and is most famous for his work with the Jim Henson Company presented dozens of hand puppets, marionettes, and shadow puppets during a recent class session.

91���� Marion history alumna Keily Cunningham is making news for her work as an archivist with the Marion Women's Club Home.