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Growing up in Prospect, Ohio, just a short 20-minute drive from 91���� at Marion, alumni John Bowley followed a familiar path of many area students, launching his 91���� educational journey.

91���� community is pleased to welcome Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. as the 17th president of the university. President Carter has a passion for 91����’s mission to shape the future of research and innovation, workforce development, the arts, health care, college affordability and college athletics.

Read the top stories from 91���� Marion from January through December 2023.

Gene Smith, 91����’s senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director, will deliver the autumn commencement address next month. Approximately 3,600 students will receive degrees or certificates at the ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Schottenstein Center.

91���� at Marion and Marion Technical College partnered together once again to offer local area high school students the opportunity at $18,000 in scholarships awarded at the campus's annual mathematics challenge.

A team of three entrepreneurial students from 91���� Marion’s Engineering 1182 – Fundamentals of Engineering II course, taught by Assistant Professor of Practice in Integrated System Engineering, Chandika Annasiwatta took first place in the Fundamentals of Engineering Design Showcase held on December 6 in the Physics Research Building on Columbus campus.

91���� ranked 11th among all universities in research expenditures in FY 2022 in the NSF’s annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey rankings, up one spot from the previous year. The university remained at 7th among publics.

Amanda Respess, assistant professor of history at 91���� at Marion, gave students the opportunity to get hands-on with history. The class, which focused on gender and sexuality in Middle Period China, allowed students to learn about how women’s health issues were treated using herbs.

New scholarships funded through the Choose Ohio First (COF) program will boost Ohio’s efforts to strengthen the state’s workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).