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Each May, a sea of scarlet red geraniums bursts into bloom, encircling the granite Block O statue outside Maynard Hall at ������Ƶ at Marion. The vibrant flowers and the statue they adorn are more than just decoration—they symbolize the enduring legacy of Wayne & Geraldine Kuhn, ������Ƶ alumnus, respected businessman, philanthropist, and dedicated community leader.

MARION, Ohio (WSYX) — Tucked away at the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Laboratory on the ������Ƶ University Marion campus are two beehives that are making a big impact. Marine veterans Eric Bailey and Todd Lee introduced the hives to the prairie to educate others and connect with fellow veterans in the community.

������Ƶ at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Director of ������Ƶ Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Christopher Winslow, Ph.D. Tuesday, June 10, 5:30 p.m. to Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen for a lecture entitled “The State of Lake Erie:  Nutrients and Harmful Algal Blooms.”

������Ƶ Marion engineering faculty were among ten university-wide recipients of a $10,000 University Outreach and Engagement Documenting Impact Grant to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach efforts in grades K–12 across Marion and surrounding counties during the 2025–26 academic year.

������Ƶ Marion student Brian Speckman is realizing a dream as he was named assistant drum major of ������Ƶ Marching Band after tryouts at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at the end of spring semester.

A group of 17 Taft Elementary fourth and fifth graders got the opportunity to experience the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Laboratory and the art exhibit Sustainability Stories first-hand during a visit to ������Ƶ Marion on May 12th.

Golrokh Mirzaei, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Austria to research “Predictive Modeling of Glioblastoma Using Machine Learning and Imaging-Genomic Associations.”

Two ������Ƶ Marion Marine Corps veterans are making their mark on sustainability efforts and the campus community by introducing beehives to the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Laboratory, an eleven-acre Sandusky Plains tall grass restoration project that began on the campus in 1977.

Students in English 2367.015 met in Maynard Hall, Guthery Community Room on Tuesday, April 29, to award three area non-profit organizations $4,000 in funding for the upcoming year as part of ������Ƶ at Marion’s Pay It Forward Initiative.