FMU staff members recognized at annual Staff Awards
Francis Marion University recognized four employees for their outstanding service to the university during the annual FMU Staff Awards luncheon held on campus Thursday. Chad A. Herlong received the John J. Kispert Leadership Award, Karen M. Herbert was awarded the Marvin Lynch Humanitarian Award, and Tina T. Gause and Benjamin M. Johnson were named recipients […]
FMU Board of Trustees releases updated campus plans, new programs
The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on the university’s campus Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, updates to campus facilities and new programs were presented along with plans for upcoming facility renovations. For the past two years, the university has been engaged in numerous building and renovation projects to meet the […]
FMU to host Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 15
Francis Marion University will host its annual Juneteenth celebration this Saturday, June 15 at the Leatherman Medical Education Complex in downtown Florence. The Juneteenth event, sponsored by the African American Faculty Staff Coalition, begins at 2:00 p.m. Dr. Bernard E. Powers, Jr. will be the speaker. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. Dr. […]
FMU Releases Spring 2024 Semester President’s, Dean’s Lists
Francis Marion University named 440 full-time students and 47 part-time students to its President’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. In addition, 461 full-time students and 52 part-time students made the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Students named to the President’s List have earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the semester. Dean’s […]
FMU Performing Arts Center announces 2024-2025 Spotlight Series
The FMU Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Spotlight Series featuring diverse offerings including rock, pop, country, dance, and more. The season kicks off with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam on July 30. Mason left Traffic in 1969 and has penned over 100 songs and has […]
Francis Marion contributes to unprecedented examination of SC history
Carolina Currents: Studies in South Carolina Culture, a scholarly series edited by Christopher D. Johnson, professor of English at Francis Marion University, was recently published. Carolina Currents is a cooperative project between Francis Marion University and the University of South Carolina Press. The first volume of the Carolina Currents series contains original essays exploring South […]
FMU graduate Laney Rodgers forges her own path in industrial engineering
Lexington, SC native Laney Rodgers has carved out her own path at Francis Marion University. Inspired by her father and grandfather, Rodgers chose industrial engineering as her major from the start of her college career. She chose FMU because of the engineering industry’s presence in the Pee Dee area—which she believed would make it easier […]
Student-Athlete graduate reflects on fulfilling journey at FMU
Cullen Dore entered Francis Marion University during the height of the pandemic in the fall of 2020, but that did not stop him from jumping in with both feet. Dore, a native of Myrtle Beach and graduate of Carolina Forest High School, committed to Francis Marion as a cross country and track and field athlete […]
October 2023-March 2024 Timeline
A look at recent events across campus and in the FMU community.
Here’s to your health
Pioneering partnership between FMU and Welvista will boost access to prescription drugs for the students who need it most.
She’s Always Had a Song in Her Heart
Tabitha Modrell, an FMU senior from Oates, South Carolina, has always had a passion for music.