FMU News

The Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation is once again helping Francis Marion University broaden the scope and complexity of medical education programs throughout the Pee Dee region.  The Foundation, which has partnered with FMU on a number of important projects through the years, will give the University $12.5 million — $2.5 million each year for [...]

Francis Marion University has received a $699,279 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to assist in upgrading the stormwater drainage system on campus and to make FMU’s main campus more resilient in the face of future storms and floods. The grant is part of a $17.3 million package awarded to the [...]

Francis Marion University’s African American Faculty and Staff Coalition (AAFSC) will celebrate its 25th year at its annual scholarship celebration on Thursday, Feb. 18.

Francis Marion University has cancelled its 2021 Homecoming event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Santee Electric Cooperative has made a $12,500 gift to the Francis Marion University First Generation Fund. 

Francis Marion University’s Department of Political Science and Geography has been selected to present a virtual program in conjunction with the South Carolina Humanities on the virtues of ranked choice voting.

When Francis Marion University’s tennis teams took the court on Saturday, head coach Garth Thomson (‘91, ‘97) became the longest-tenured coach in FMU history

Francis Marion University’s Adele Kassab Art Gallery, located in the Hyman Fine Arts Center is hosting the its first exhibition of the new year, Future Relic.

Francis Marion University is continuing to buoy entrepreneurs of the Pee Dee through the business incubators at the Kelley Center for Economic Development, which recently reached an important milestone. 

Francis Marion University will welcome soon-to-be Patriots to campus Saturday as it hosts the first Open House event of the spring semester.

Francis Marion University began spring classes on Jan. 19 with all COVID-19 protocols from the fall remaining in place.