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Five years ago, Molly Fendru was living in the tiny village of Onai, Uganda, 7,324 miles from Marion, Ohio. She didn’t speak English. One of eight children, she survived as her mother did the best she could to keep the family fed. On particularly lean days, the children’s mother, Irene, would give her brood salt or a thin porridge made from roots. Molly would look at her sadly. “Mom, that’s not even food,” the daughter would say.

What do you get for $4.7 million? In the case of 91���� Marion, the 2018 capital improvement projects have brought smoother asphalt, new parking lots, a bridge across a creek, improved outdoor lighting, and a total rebuild of Morrill Hall’s third floor.

October 2018 marks 50 years since the inception of the 91���� Marion campus at its current location on state route 95 in Marion. It also marks 50 years since the dedication and opening of the first campus building Morrill Hall, which opened to students autumn quarter, October of 1968.

In recognition of Depression Awareness Month during October, students are encouraged to participate in the 31 Day Mental Health Wellness Challenge. This campaign is developed to increase awareness about the importance of maintaining emotional wellness.

91���� at Marion is a 186 acre oasis of green space that features breathtaking architecture, nature and highlights of the rich diverse history that is the Marion campus.

Primary Investigator (PI), 91���� Associate Professor of Psychology, Laura Wagner and 91���� Marion Associate Professor of Psychology, Nikole Patson were recently awarded a $353,879 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support their research project entitled, "Promoting Science Understanding and Interest through Language Science.”

91���� Marion Assistant Professor of Physics, Dr. Chris Orban is featured on 91����'s Physics News section as part of his joint work with Physics Education Research group postdoc Chris Porter.

91���� at Marion was well-represented at this year's Pelotonia, 91����'s tenth annual ride for cancer research. The six member team combined to raise $16,323 to date for cancer research at 91����.

A new leg of the Marion campus biking/walking trail is taking shape as the campus’s summer paving project progresses. A section of the trail that will eventually connect with the Royal Oaks subdivision on the west and the Forum Shopping Center on the east is now being paved. The campus trail will cut through the woods to Woodside Drive and allow easier access from the campus to the Forum Center with a pedestrian bridge over Grave Creek.