Feb
07
Duke Energy grant will help Francis Marion University restore, explore native pine forests
Francis Marion University was recently awarded a $34,800 grant by Duke Energy to expand restoration of the native longleaf pine forest of the Windham Environmental Center located in Lamar. The grant will also allow for the development of educational materials related to the center and provide research and educational equipment for students and faculty. The [...]
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Feb
06
FMU School of Education presents alumni awards
Two Francis Marion University School of Education alumni received awards at the School of Education’s annual recognition reception on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The event, which is a part of Homecoming Week activities at FMU, saw dozens former School of Education alumni gather at the university’s Lee Nursing Building on campus. The Novice Educator Award was [...]
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Feb
02
Francis Marion to celebrate 2017 Homecoming Feb. 11
Francis Marion University’s 2017 Homecoming week will kick off on Monday, Feb. 6 with a series of daily activities leading up to the main Homecoming events on Saturday, Feb 11. FMU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will face off against Peach Belt Conference foe Flagler College in the Smith University Center gym in the flagship [...]
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Feb
01
Francis Marion to honor Black History Month
Francis Marion University will honor Black History Month with an its annual Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Chapman Auditorium in the McNair Science Building at 4 p.m. Dr. Randy Bridges, the superintendent of Florence School District One, will present as the event’s keynote speaker. Bridges, named superintendent in 2015, has [...]
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Jan
29
FMU names non-profit institute for the late Fred Sheheen
Francis Marion University honored long-time university friend and advocate of the downtrodden, the late Fred Sheheen, at a special event at the FMU Performing Arts Center Thursday night. More than 150 state leaders, university officials and faculty, and friends and family turned out for a tribute to Sheheen that culminated with naming of the FMU [...]
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Jan
10
Francis Marion honors psychology alum
Francis Marion University awarded its Professional Psychology Award to Myrtle Beach resident Diane Renee Williams at a reception on the university’s campus on Monday, Nov. 28. Williams, a 1990 graduate of Francis Marion, obtained her Master of Science degree in Psychology, and has worked with McLeod Behavioral Health in Darlington since 1994. Currently, she serves as [...]
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Jan
10
FMU trustees approve doctorate of nursing practice degree
Francis Marion University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a new Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at its quarterly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17. The degree, which would be FMU’s doctoral level degree, will allow graduates to attain the highest standing within the field of nursing practice. It also continues the enhancement the [...]
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Jan
10
Speech pathology program receives final state clearance
Francis Marion University’s growing School of Health Sciences is adding yet another new speciality. FMU will launch a graduate-level Speech Pathology degree program in the Fall of 2018. The university received final regulatory approval from South Carolina’s Commission on Higher Education last week. The Program is in the pending phase of Candidacy and Accreditation from [...]
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Dec
22
FMU Pee Dee Regional Math Tournament celebrates 40th contest
For the past 37 years, the equation Francis Marion + the Pee Dee’s top math students has always equaled the Pee Dee Regional High School Mathematics Tournament. The tournament, sponsored and presented the FMU Department of Mathematics, has grown from a small affair, to something high school students train for far in advance. The tournament’s [...]
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Dec
22
FMU to award honorary degrees at commencement
Francis Marion University will award honorary degrees to a Florence City Councilwoman and a South Carolina state senator during fall commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 in the Smith University Center gymnasium. Selected to receive the degrees are South Carolina state senator Vincent Sheheen and Florence City Councilwoman Teresa Ervin. More than [...]
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Dec
19
FMU has large presence at American Chemical Society event
Seventeen Francis Marion University chemistry students and eight faculty and staff members from the FMU Department of Chemistry participated in the 68th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), October 23-26 in Columbia. Students were involved in poster presentations, demonstrations and activity leaders. Faculty staff also presented posters, presided over symposia sessions, made oral [...]
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Dec
19
FMU ranked among U.S. News’ “Best Colleges”
Francis Marion University once again is ranked among U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top Regional Universities in the South The 2017 edition of USN&WR’s “America’s Best Colleges,” one of the oldest of the dozens of college rating sites on the Internet, is available today online. The information also will appear in the magazine’s print editions later [...]
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