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Stepping Out of the Paint : Brittany Young’s Journey From Player To Head Coach
Nov
03

Stepping Out of the Paint : Brittany Young’s Journey From Player To Head Coach

“…I decided to go in the direction I felt my heart was leading me. And that was coaching.”

By Breanna Lisenby | Alumni Magazine . FMU Focus Fa23
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Taking FMU Athletics To New Heights
Nov
03

Taking FMU Athletics To New Heights

The latest addition to Francis Marion University’s athletic program is officially off the ground.
Both literally and figuratively.
Acrobatics and tumbling became the 15th varsity sport this fall.

By Breanna Lisenby | Alumni Magazine . FMU Focus Fa23
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Exhibit: FMU Faculty/Staff Juried Exhibition
Nov
03

Exhibit: FMU Faculty/Staff Juried Exhibition

View the 360° Virtual Tour of this exhibit. Open Photo Gallery
By Breanna Lisenby | Gately Gallery Exhibit photo albums . Gately Gallery photo albums . Photo archives
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Houle becomes FMU’s newest Trustee Research Scholar
Nov
01

Houle becomes FMU’s newest Trustee Research Scholar

Dr. Landon Houle is Francis Marion’s newest Board of Trustees’ Research Scholar.    Houle, an associate professor of English and creative writing at Francis Marion, was presented with the award during a luncheon at Ervin Dining Hall on FMU’s campus Tuesday afternoon.   The Board of Trustees’ Research Scholars program was formed in 2002 and [...]
By Anna Todd | News
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FMU announces the Premier Pledge scholarship program
Oct
30

FMU announces the Premier Pledge scholarship program

Francis Marion University is pleased to announce the creation of the Premier Pledge scholarship program, a new initiative that underscores the university’s unwavering commitment to affordable and accessible education.    The Premier Pledge scholarship program is available to all admitted in-state students who are First Generation or fully-eligible Pell students. The financial support provided by [...]
By Anna Todd | News
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McNair Research Update: Students Use AI to Help Local Industries
Oct
15

McNair Research Update: Students Use AI to Help Local Industries

The McNair Institute of Research and Service aims to cultivate connections between academic research and the local community. McNair Research Fellow, Dr. Ivan Dungan, and his student researchers have been an exceptional example of this in their work with AI and machine learning to better help industries predict customer needs and behaviors.  During the summer […]

By Sasha Hall | McNair Center . McNair Center Research . McNair Scholar Student Profile . McNair Scholars . McNair Student Research . Uncategorized
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Colleges should help students who need it most. We do.
Oct
13

Colleges should help students who need it most. We do.

The below op-ed by President Carter appeared in the print edition of The Post & Courier on Thursday, October 12.
By Anna Todd | Liberal Arts News . News
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FMU’s Graduate Degree in School Psychology Ranked 4th in the Nation
Oct
04

FMU’s Graduate Degree in School Psychology Ranked 4th in the Nation

Francis Marion University’s Specialist in School Psychology degree has been ranked fourth in the nation by CounselingPsychology.org for 2023.  FMU’s Specialist in School Psychology Program involves training in diagnostics, assessment, academic, behavioral, and counseling interventions, consultation, and program evaluation. Courses in the program offer a blend of classroom activities and experiential training designed to educate [...]
By Anna Todd | Liberal Arts News . News
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Longtime FMU Professor receives honorary degree from FMU
Sep
29

Longtime FMU Professor receives honorary degree from FMU

FMU English Professor and Director of the Honors Program, Jon Tuttle, was presented with an honorary doctorate of humanities from the university during the annual Honors Student Reception held at the FMU Performing Arts Center. Tuttle, a longtime faculty member at the university, will retire at the end of this academic year.   Tuttle joined [...]
By Anna Todd | Liberal Arts News . News
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FMU once again ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges”
Sep
18

FMU once again ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges”

Francis Marion University has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top Regional University in the South. The University has consistently been ranked among the best universities in the South for over two decades.   This year, the University was recognized in five different categories and showed improvement from last year [...]
By Anna Todd | Liberal Arts News . News
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Francis Marion recognized as a 2023 Great College to Work For® eleven years in a row
Sep
11

Francis Marion recognized as a 2023 Great College to Work For® eleven years in a row

Francis Marion University has been named to the 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® list for the eleventh year in a row, with top marks in all ten categories measured. Universities are recognized based on results from surveys administered to employees.    Being a workplace that excels in all ten parameters of the assessment, FMU [...]
By Anna Todd | Liberal Arts News . News
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Maymester 2023: Travel Study Reflections
Sep
08

Maymester 2023: Travel Study Reflections

Faculty and students had the opportunity to participate in three different travel study courses in the Late Spring 2023 semester. The courses, offered by the Biology, Fine Arts and Modern Languages departments, travelled to Ecuador, Germany, and Spain, allowing students to immerse themselves for two weeks in the country they visited and experience all that […]

By Melissa Dungan | International Programs
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