A special event this Saturday welcomes the Marietta community to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.This year’s Multicultural Festival and Lunar New Year Celebration will take place from 4:00-6:30 p.m. Saturday, January 27, in The Gathering Place. Students, MC employees and community members will be treated with performances that include U.S. World Martial Arts Champion Sen Gao, Angolan & Brazilian Martial Arts by Capoeira, Russian music by St. Nicholas Balakaika Orchestra, demonstrations by the Ohio Valley Taekwondo Academy, and Marietta College students.
During his funeral in July 2021, colleagues and former students heaped praise on Dr. Gama Perruci for being a mentor, as well as a driving force in leadership education.
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July 9, 2021 |
Tom Perry
For someone who rarely raised his voice, Dr. Gamaliel “Gama” Perruci knew how to make an impression on anyone he met.
Whether it was engaging his students through an animated discussion in Foundations of Leadership or challenging his peers during a faculty meeting, Perruci made sure everyone understood where he was coming from while also listening to their opinion.
Perruci, who joined the College in 1999 and served as the Dean of the McDonough Leadership Center since 2003, passed away on Friday (July 9, 2021) after a courageous battle with cancer.
“Our prayers are with Gama’s wife, Kathleen, their three children, the entire Perruci family, friends and members of the Marietta College community,” said Marietta College President Bill Ruud. “For the past 22 years, Gama has been a vital member of the Marietta College family, and he had a positive impact on a generation of students. We are all saddened to lose such a caring and devoted member