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McNair Scholars Serve as International Student Liaisons
Nov
18

McNair Scholars Serve as International Student Liaisons

The McNair Institute for Research and Service and International Programs collaborate on bringing the world to FMU and FMU to the world! All of our McNair Scholars will have the opportunity to travel abroad as a part of their academic scholarship. Scholars can also become International Student Liaisons and serve as a point of contact […]

By Jennifer Titanski-Hooper | International Programs . McNair Center . McNair Scholars
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Hobcaw Barony Conservation Project Begins
Nov
11

Hobcaw Barony Conservation Project Begins

Jerel Dawkins, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, has begun a project with FMU’s Belle Baruch Institute for South Carolina Studies (BISCS) at Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown, SC. He plans to use 3-D printing and reverse engineering to design and manufacture replicas of the late Belle Baruch’s equestrian medals. The project is super-vised by Dr. Rahul [...]
By Breanna Lisenby | McNair Center . McNair Center Research
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McNair Institute for Research and Service presents Teaching and Learning Seminar
Sep
23

McNair Institute for Research and Service presents Teaching and Learning Seminar

In early 2022, The McNair Institute commissioned a study on the consequences of COVID-19 on student engagement and learning in the Pee Dee. On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, Drs. Megan Haggard, Kiley Molinari, Jared Stewart-Ginsburg, and Stephanie Williams shared preliminary findings from their "Covid Consequences" project at the FMU Faculty Teaching and Learning Seminar. During [...]
By Breanna Lisenby | McNair Center . McNair Center Research
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McNair Scholars Travel to Canada
Sep
12

McNair Scholars Travel to Canada

The following was written by John Odasco, McNair Scholar. I was supposed to travel abroad my fall semester of 2020 but due to the exponential rise of COVID-19 at the time, it had to be postponed. Fast forward to 2022 where we have better regulation of the virus and vaccine boosters, I felt a sense of [...]
By Breanna Lisenby | McNair Center . McNair Scholar Student Profile . McNair Scholars
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Francis Marion University names its newest McNair Scholar 
Apr
07

Francis Marion University names its newest McNair Scholar 

FMU has named Ronisha Genwright of Mullins its newest McNair Scholar.

By Breanna Lisenby | Homepage . McNair Scholars . News
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FMU names 2019 McNair Scholars
May
13

FMU names 2019 McNair Scholars

Francis Marion University has named two students as recipients of the prestigious McNair Scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year.

By Breanna Lisenby | Homepage . McNair Scholars . News
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Francis Marion University names McNair Scholars
Apr
11

Francis Marion University names McNair Scholars

Francis Marion University has named two students as recipients of the prestigious McNair Scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year.

By Breanna Lisenby | Homepage . McNair Scholars . News
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FMU McNair Scholar gives back through tutoring program
Nov
17

FMU McNair Scholar gives back through tutoring program

Summer is typically a time most college students spend relaxing. Kennedy Glasgow (’20), a sophomore at Francis Marion University and Nursing major, isn’t a typical college student.

By Breanna Lisenby | McNair Scholars . Uncategorized
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FMU names McNair Scholars
Mar
02

FMU names McNair Scholars

Francis Marion University has named three students as recipients of the prestigious McNair Scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year. Kailey Eggert of Paul M Dorman High School in Greenville, S.C.; Nathan Hinson of Chester Senior High School in Chester, S.C.; and Kyndell Smith of St. James High School in Murrells Inlet, S.C. are the newest [...]
By Breanna Lisenby | McNair Scholars . News
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