Bill Ruud

Marietta College has been awarded a Choose Ohio First (COF) grant by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to support students in critical STEM fields. The $1,227,744 grant over five years is for the College to recruit and support each cohort...

President Bill Ruud, in consultation with the Renewal, Tenure and Promotion Committee and Provost and Dean of the Faculty Dr. Janet Bland, and with the approval of the Board of Trustees, has recently promoted and awarded tenure to six faculty members. ...

Marietta College students are innovative thinkers who are ready to take on diverse challenges, and a new program being unveiled for the Fall 2022 semester will help ensure new first-year and transfer students are ready to start accomplishing their acad...

Marietta College today announced that it received a $1 million pledge from Peoples Bank to enhance and facilitate the merger between the Department of Business & Economics and the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business. Chuck Sulerzyski, Preside...

As part of Marietta College's ongoing commitment to adapt and innovate amid a changing higher education landscape, the Office of Academic Affairs announced today the College's plan to merge the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business with the Depa...

If Savannah Flusche '25 (Gahanna, Ohio) doesn't recognize the number when she gets a phone call, she typically ignores it. In February, when she got a call from Marietta College President Bill Ruud the number was not one that registered - so she disre...

For the fourth year in a row, The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Marietta College as a "Great College to Work For." "We are extremely honored to once again earn this recognition from The Chronicle of Higher Education in its '2021 Great C...

Dr. Ahmed Algarhy has received international recognition for his work in creating an online educational platform that serves both students and professionals in the oil and gas industry. Algarhy, an Assistant Professor in Marietta College's Petroleum E...

Beginning on July 1, 2021, Marietta College will welcome four new members to the Board of Trustees. "The addition of these four individuals - all of whom have diverse backgrounds and valuable areas of expertise - will help us create an even stronger B...

It was more intimate than a typical Marietta College Commencement ceremony, but for the nearly 50 graduates and their families who returned to campus on Sunday, May 2, appearing in-person to graduate was exactly what they needed - and wanted. "It feel...

Considering all of his professional accomplishments, what Mike Salvino '87 shared should not have come as a surprise to anyone attending Marietta College's 184th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 1st. The President and CEO of DXC Technology share...

Less than a week after bidding farewell to the Class of 2021, Marietta College will turn its attention to recognizing employees who have reached a milestone in service, as well as four individuals who are retiring. President Bill Ruud is pleased to ho...

Women Leaders in College Sports (Women Leaders) and the NCAA hosted its fifth annual President/Search Firm Roundtable Event on Tuesday, February 23 in a virtual format. Marietta College President Bill Ruud was one of 20 presidents and chancellors who p...

Unlike the majority of her Longwood High School classmates in Middle Island, New York, Lindsey McCoy '24 started her college career with in-person classes this fall. "I feel very lucky to be on campus, because most of my friends are attending colleg...

Unlike the majority of her Longwood High School classmates in Middle Island, New York, Lindsey McCoy '24 started her college career with in-person classes this fall. "I feel very lucky to be on campus, because most of my friends are attending colleg...

For the third year in a row, The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Marietta College as a "Great College to Work For®," and it is the second consecutive year it has earned an Honor Roll designation - the highest rank a school can receive. ...

President Bill Ruud is pleased to announce that Marietta College has successfully completed its Year 4 Assurance Review with no recommended monitoring from the Higher Learning Commission - one of the nation's six regional accreditors for institutions o...

Marietta College President Bill Ruud announced today that the fall semester will begin Aug. 17 - three days earlier than originally planned - for in-person learning. The semester will end with final exams on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The change takes advant...

Marietta College will not be able to conduct its normal in-person Employee Service Award ceremony due to the impact of COVID-19, but President Bill Ruud still wants to honor this year's 38 recipients. Those being recognized for their service to the ...

Marietta College announced today (May 7, 2020) that it plans to reopen campus and have in-person classes for Fall 2020, which includes opening the residence halls and dining services for all 1,200 students. President Bill Ruud said the College's COV...

Dr. Joshua Jacobs, a dynamic and experienced fundraiser, will become Marietta College's Vice President for Advancement starting Jan. 2, President Bill Ruud announced today. Jacobs was selected following a highly competitive national search. Jacobs h...

Following six months of renovations, Marietta College is excited to announce its baseball facility will now be called Don and Sue Schaly Field at Pioneer Park. "I am confident that alumni of the program will be ecstatic to know we are reintroducing ...

For a second consecutive year, Marietta College is being recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Great Colleges to Work For program. Now in its 12th year, The Great Colleges to Work For resu...

Marietta College announced today that it has received $55,923.30 from ExxonMobil and its subsidiary XTO Energy through the ExxonMobil Foundation's 2018 Educational Matching Gift Program. Karen Matusic, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for XT...

Barbara Fitzgerald '73 enjoyed sharing stories about her career, her travels around the world, and her strong connection to her alma mater during Marietta College's 182nd Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 5. In the end, though, what she stressed ...

Less than 72 hours after bidding farewell to the Class of 2019, Marietta College will turn its attention to recognizing employees who have reached a milestone in service, as well as two others who are retiring. President Bill Ruud is pleased to hono...

Service to the region remains one of Marietta College Core Values. That service comes in many forms - from providing a top-notch liberal arts education to adding countless intellectual and artistic enrichment opportunities to the community. A recent...

Marietta College will add a competitive eSports program this fall with the ultimate goal of adding it as a varsity sport in the near future, announced Larry Hiser, Director of Athletics. Marietta College has applied for membership into the National ...

Marietta College is being recognized for the first time as a "Great College to Work For" by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities. Now in its 11th year, the "Great Colleges to Work For" annual report r...

Marietta College's Physician Assistant Program - a graduate-level program - has achieved a major milestone with recognition by the national accrediting body that reviews PA programs. Marietta's program, which was started in 2002, was recently grante...

Following countless tests, papers and projects, Marietta College's Class of 2018 received a new assignment from commencement speaker, Donald G. Ritter '81, on Sunday afternoon. Ritter, along with his wife Leslie Straub Ritter '85, presented each of ...

Early May at Marietta College is always a time of celebration. On Sunday, May 6, the College will bid farewell to the Class of 2018, and on Wednesday, May 9, the festivities will continue with the Employee Service Award and Retirement Recognition Ce...

Marietta College is excited to invite nonprofit staff, volunteers, board members and supporters to attend the eighth annual Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference on Wednesday, May 9th. Participants are able to choose workshops to attend that discus...

Marietta College's Board of Trustees recently approved tenure and promotion for Dr. Tej Gautam of the Petroleum Engineering & Geology Department. Gautam, who joined the College in 2012, will be officially tenured and promoted to Associate Professor ...