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11

Francis Marion choral students will join Ranky Tanky on stage

For students in Francis Marion University’s music industry program, learning is doing. On Saturday, Jan. 19, FMU students will join Ranky Tanky, a Charleston-based group, on the mainstage at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center.

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Jan
11

Commemorating the legacy: Francis Marion to host 21st Annual MLK Celebration

FMU’s annual remembrance Martin Luther King celebration will be held Thursday, Jan. 17 in Chapman Auditorium on the FMU campus. The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce is co-sponsor of the event.

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Jan
04

FMU launching spring semester with more new programs

Classes for Francis Marion University’s spring semester started on Tuesday, January 8. The University has a number of new offerings this semester.

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Dec
15

FMU celebrates fall commencement, first class of doctoral graduates

Francis Marion University awarded degrees to 329 graduates at its fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 15.

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Dec
13

FMU’s first PA class: a tie that binds

FLORENCE – Twenty-seven months and gallons of midnight oil later, Francis Marion University’s first class of Physician Assistants have graduated. The 32-member class reveled in the accomplishment at Saturday’s commencement ceremony on the FMU campus – two-plus years of demanding academic and clinical work were done. A new career beckoned. But the class also reflected [...]
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Dec
13

PA’s graduation walk a little tougher than some

FLORENCE – Charlotte Hanna knows what it mean to overcome life’s challenges. She’ll be in full view doing it again Saturday when he walks across the commencement stage as one of FMU’s first class of Physician Assistant Studies graduates Hanna is one of just 32 students in the first PA class that was selected from [...]
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Dec
13

Specht-acular: Dual-sport athlete readies for second FMU degree

Warren Specht has seen the highs and lows of being a student athlete Francis Marion University. He knows the pressure that goes along with mid-week road trips to Peach Belt conference opponents that are followed up the next morning with pressure-packed business class presentations. After graduating from Francis Marion with his degree in Management Information [...]
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Dec
13

End of a good journey for Robinson-Cain

FLORENCE — Francis Marion University wasn’t Chanie Robinson-Cain’s first choice when she was picking out a college and it took her two years to settle on a major once she arrived. But four years after it started, Robinson-Cain wouldn’t change a thing. Her collegiate journey has been just as important as her destination, although she’s pretty [...]
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Dec
13

FMU grad ready to head back to the classroom

College is a time to try new things. To take classes to find out what you’re interested in. To join campus organizations to meet new friends. To grow as a person and into a professional. That’s the blueprint Austin Halliburton followed during his time at Francis Marion University, where he sampled as many parts of campus and academic life as he could.

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Dec
13

First doctoral grads bring real-world research focus to regional health care issues

Francis Marion University graduated its first class of doctoral students at its fall commencement ceremony Saturday. It was a big day for the University. A big day for the community and the region, too.

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Dec
08

Francis Marion to celebrate fall commencement, first class of doctoral graduates

Francis Marion University will award degrees to 329 new graduates at its fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m.

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Dec
04

FMU hosts 42nd Pee Dee Regional High School Mathematics Tournament

For the past 39 years, the equation “Francis Marion + the Pee Dee’s top math students” has always equaled the Pee Dee Regional High School Mathematics Tournament.

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