Marietta College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 90% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 13% of housing units are Singles.
• 75% of housing units are Doubles.
• 6% of housing units are Triples.
• 6% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 16 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 6% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Black History Month; Family Weekend; Little Sibs Weekend; Homecoming; Theatre Performances; Choir/Band Concerts; International Week; Greek Week; Doo Dah Day; Annual Rock Concert
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 80 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Psi Omega; Alpha Sigma Lambda; Beta Beta Beta; Gamma Sigma Alpha; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Lambda Pi Eta; Omicron Delta Kappa; The Order of Omega; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Sigma Iota; Pi Epsilon Tau; Pi Kappa Delta; Pi Sigma Alpha; Psi Chi; Sigma Delta Pi; Sigma Tau Delta; The Society for Collegiate Journalists; Tau Pi Phi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Marietta Campus Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) American International Association; Cultural Initiatives
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Art and Design Club; Arts and Humanities Council; The American Chemical Society; Circle K; College Union Board; The Environmental Science/Biology Club; Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance; French Club; College Democrats; College Republicans; Geological Society; Great Outdoors Club; Honors House; Student Athletic Trainer Organization; Model UN; Pre Law Club; Psychology Club; Philanthropy Connection; International Rainbow Alliance; Society for Entrepreneurship and Business; Spanish Club; Student Athletic Advisory Council; Marietta Visitation Planners; Society of Human Resources; Society of Petroleum Engineers; Teacher Education Association; Forensics Team; Student Senate; etc.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Marcolian, Once per week

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, Ohio (120), Parkersburg, WV (10)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Marietta, Ohio (on campus) (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 7% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 4 fraternity houses
• 22% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 3 sorority houses
• 22% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited