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91���� Marion Police Officers Mark Beaschler and Josh Alexander joined the staff at Meijer store, Marion, Ohio and other Marion area law enforcement on Saturday December 8th, as part of Marion County’s FOP Cops and Kids event.

Some bright local high school students are heading into winter break with a total of $18,000 in scholarship money from 91���� at Marion and Marion Technical College after winning the OSU/MTC Marion Mathematics Challenge.

91���� at Marion recently welcomed Mental Health and Wellness Counselor, Ellen Thomas, MS, LSW to the Office of Counseling and Wellness Services staff on the Marion campus.

A new walking and bicycle bridge was installed over Grave Creek in Marion on Tuesday, November 20th, connecting an estimated 3,500 plus Marion campus students, faculty, staff, and visitors to restaurants and retail on state route 95.

As part of its annual academic investment program, the 91���� Energy Partners (OSEP) will fund the Smart CampusE Challenge, a venture capitalist-style student sustainability competition in February 2019, ENGIE Chairman Jean-Pierre Clamadieu and Chief Financial Officer Judith Hartmann recently announced.

91���� at Marion has been working for over a year to determine community and campus need, secure space, and funding for their new Buckeye Food Alliance Marion Campus Food Pantry. With a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony set for Wednesday, November 14th, the campus welcomes students, faculty, staff, alumni, the community, and friends of the campus to open their cabinets and their wallets to help stock pantry shelves.

Juneau is the capital of Alaska, but on the 91���� Marion campus, Juneau is the name of a four month old female golden-doodle--the first of a bevy of future service dogs who will be socialized by 91���� Marion students. Juneau and her handler, second year animal science major Alexis Nicholson, are part of the “4Paws for Ability” program headquartered in Xenia, Ohio.

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.