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Welcome President Ruud; good luck at Marietta College

Marietta College has been an essential part of the community for more than a century and it remains so today.

It’s not only one of the area’s largest employers but it provides a center for arts and education for students and the community alike.

That’s why everyone should be paying attention to the fact that the college has a new president as of this week.

We welcome Bill Ruud to the community and wish him luck on his goals of adding to enrollment and the student experience.

We also hope Ruud embraces the community and the many links it has to the college. We’ve criticized Marietta College leadership in the past for not being transparent and we hope Ruud will be more open in sharing information with alumni and the Marietta community in general. The college’s health is important to us all.

In recent years, when the college had financial difficulties and had to make numerous staff reductions, they never shared specifics of positions eliminated, information on why the cuts had to be made or what the plans were for future financial health.

While Marietta College is private and not legally required to publicly provide certain information, there are many college stakeholders in the Mid-Ohio Valley and sharing more information can benefit everyone in the long run.

We hope Ruud reaches out to the community in this way and others.

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