Promoting literacy has been woven into the community fabric of Marion dating back more than a century, according to a joint research project by ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ at Marion, Marion Women's Club, and Marion Public Library.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion peer coaches Makayla Yake and Bryce Moodispaugh share their thoughts on ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion's peer coaching program. The program provides student guidance from an experienced student perspective to navigate the many services, both academic and non-academic available through the campus and the university.
At the close of spring semester, students in ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Marion Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr. Nikole Patson's psychology 4554 language development, service-learning course came together with representatives from Let's Read 20, the Marion Public Library, and fellow students in Dr. Ben McCorkle's English 4569 digital and English studies course to officially launch a bilingual book walk literacy initiative at Marion's Tall Grass Trail for the people of the Marion community.
