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ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion Professor of Psychology, Nikole Patson led a language science session on Wednesday, October 15 with area teens as part of a new partnership with the Marion Family YMCA Teen Rec Center.

Kate Shannon, the 2025 Artist Laureate for ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ will present a curated exhibition of cyanotypes, Grasses in Sun and Shadow, October 21 through November 13, 2025, in the Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Morrill Hall at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ at Marion, 1465 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, OH.  The community and the campus are invited to attend a free opening reception on Tuesday, October 21, 12:30 p.m. in the Kuhn Gallery.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion senior history major Micah Harris of Upper Sandusky, Ohio is building his resume and skills for his future career while in college working as an archivist for Marion Rotary Club.

President Walter "Ted" Carter's "Education for Citizenship 2035" initiative has inspired hope among some students at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's regional campuses. During the Sept. 17 State of the University address, Carter announced a new plan in which regional campus students from families who have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or lower will get their tuition and fees covered once they transfer to Columbus. It's called the Regional Campus Commitment scholarship, per prior Lantern reporting. NOTE: ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion Dean & Director, Dr. Jennifer Schlueter is quoted in this article regarding the Regional Campus Commitment program.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ at Marion invites the community to a free public concert, University Chorus Family Spooktacular Concert, Friday, October 24, 6:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium, Room 100.

Upper Sandusky High School senior Lucas Alspach was named Scholar Student of the Week, receiving a $500 scholarship from ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ at Marion for his excellence in academics, FFA leadership, and three-sport athletics.

First Gen Friday is a monthly first-person narrative written by other first generation college students who are faculty, staff, and students at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ at Marion Homecoming Selection Committee has named four students to represent the campus at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ’s 113th Annual Homecoming Celebration. Event festivities will take place October 3-4, 2025, on the Columbus campus.

Sydney Sullivan, a junior business administration major at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion with a minor in American Sign Language (ASL), spent three transformative weeks this summer immersed in Deaf culture and language in Siena, Italy. From June 7–28, 2025, Sullivan participated in a Deaf Studies program through the Siena School of Liberal Arts as part of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ’s Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP).