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Jun
07

International woman of academia: Kylie Cracknell

Some college experiences are ephemeral, more fodder for the scrapbook and the future reunion than anything else. For FMU graduate Kylie Cracknell, though, the college experience was a little different.

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Jun
05

Duke grant will support FMU engineering expansion

The Duke Energy Foundation made a $50,000 gift to Francis Marion University’s new Mechanical Engineering degree program on June 5.

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May
23

FMU’s Kassab Gallery to host new summer exhibit

Francis Marion University’s Adele Kassab Gallery in the Hyman Fine Arts Center will host a new exhibit by artist Jeff Murphy throughout the summer.

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May
23

Baruch Institute showcases first exhibit at Francis Marion University

Dr. Lynn Hanson offered some interested students and faculty at FMU a sneak peek at the restoration of a set of equestrian clothes by philanthropist Belle Baruch, the founder of the Hobcaw Barony preserve.

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May
17

Francis Marion names “Heart of the Pee Dee” scholars

FMU has named five South Carolina students as Heart of the Pee Dee Scholars for the coming academic year.

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May
16

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band coming to the PAC

It’s time to get down to the nitty gritty at the FMU Performing Arts Center. It will happen Aug. 30 when that great American ensemble, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, comes to town.

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May
05

Francis Marion celebrates spring commencement

Francis Marion University awarded degrees to 346 new graduates at its spring commencement ceremony on May 5.

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May
04

FMU basketball star Browning joins classmates at graduation

Detrek Browning is the all-time scoring leader in men’s basketball history at Francis Marion. He’s also the reigning Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year, just the second all-American selection from men’s basketball, and just the third FMU basketball player to have his jersey retired.

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May
04

Son follows in father’s footsteps to be commissioned as officer at FMU

Ian McCarley has been looking up to his father for his entire life. His father, Burton McCarley, served his entire career in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard, leaving an indelible mark on his son.

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May
04

FMU undergrads tag-team cancer research

Taylor Broach and Jessica McNeil were great friends going through college. They hung out, took many of the same classes, and did a lot of things friends do. They also made the Biology lab at Francis Marion University their second home for their final year in college, researching cervical cancer and different alleles of the [...]
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May
04

Faculty connections made all the difference for Bustos Jaimes

Professors and the relationships they build with students are one of the most important aspects of college life at Francis Marion University. Javier Bustos Jaimes, a part of FMU’s class of 2018, knows all about that. Bustos Jaimes, a much-decorated Industrial Engineering-Mathematics double major from Eagle Springs, N.C., says his connections with FMU faculty made [...]
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May
04

After horrific crash, graduation Walk means more to Hucks

On a day in late May just three years ago, FMU Nursing student Grayson Hucks endured an unexpected series of events that would forever change the course of her life.

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