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The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting at The Cottage on FMU’s campus Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, the naming of facilities in the School of Business/School of Education Building, a utility easement, and holiday bonus were approved. The Dr. Cynthia Nixon Atrium in the School of Business/School of Education Building […]

Francis Marion will host the 17th annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival on campus November 7-8. This year’s authors include Jamila Minnicks, Santiago García, Franny Choi, and Jo Angela Edwins. The two-day festival features panel discussions, lectures, book signings and more. All events are free and open to the public and will be held […]

Francis Marion University’s Master of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) program has earned the distinction of being ranked second among SLP programs in South Carolina by Research.com, a premier university ranking platform that assists students in making informed educational choices.  Research.com’s 2024 rankings were compiled based on a deep analysis of numerous data points gathered from sources […]

The Pee Dee Freedom to Read Rally will be held at the FMU Performing Arts Center’s Truist Amphitheatre on Thursday, October 10th from 4pm to 6pm in downtown Florence. This event is aimed at giving the community a chance to speak out against book bans in South Carolina schools and libraries. During the event, volunteer […]

Dr. Deborah Hopla, a professor of nursing, and Dr. Jeannette M. Myers, a professor of astronomy, have been named Francis Marion University’s newest Board of Trustees’ Research Scholars. FMU President Fred Carter presented Hopla and Myers with the prestigious recognition during a luncheon at Ervin Dining Hall on campus Tuesday afternoon. The Board of Trustees’ […]

Francis Marion University has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top Regional University in the South. For over two decades, the University has consistently been ranked as one of the South’s best universities. This year, FMU was recognized in five different categories and showed improvement in the areas of Best Regional […]

Francis Marion University has been named to the Great Colleges to Work For® list for the twelfth year in a row. Universities are recognized on this prestigious list based on survey results administered to employees. FMU also achieved the special designation of Honor Roll institution. This year marks the university’s eleventh time receiving the Honor […]

On Thursday, Francis Marion University held its quarterly Board of Trustees meeting and retreat at The Cottage on FMU’s campus. During the meeting, the Trustees approved the next phase of renovation of the Village Apartments in accordance with the Campus Development Plan. Following the meeting, an open house for the new School of Business/School of […]

Francis Marion University’s bachelor’s degree program in Mechanical Engineering has earned its accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. The university’s bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering has also maintained its accreditation through ABET. ABET accreditation assures […]

Francis Marion’s fifty-fifth academic year is officially underway, and with it, comes substantial funding, new facilities, and additional academic opportunities. On Monday morning, FMU President Fred Carter welcomed the faculty and provided updates during the university’s annual faculty welcome event. During his remarks, Carter praised the faculty for their research and teaching accomplishments over the […]

Effective Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, university classes will transition to virtual instruction, and non-essential university staff will assume remote responsibilities as assigned by their supervisors. This regimen will continue through the duration of the storm. At this point, we are anticipating that the university will resume operations Monday morning at 8:30.

Francis Marion will offer a new course, America’s Electoral Traditions, free to the community as part of its Evening College program this fall. This course will be sponsored by Fred and Folly Carter as a public service offering for the community during this extraordinary election year.  The course will focus on America’s rich foundation of […]