FMU Focus Magazine Spring/Summer 2024 Edition

Spring/Summer 2024

A letter from the President.

A surprising – and serendipitous – moment in the South Carolina legislature has pushed FMU to the forefront of autism education. 

A surprising – and serendipitous – moment in the South Carolina legislature has pushed FMU to the forefront of autism education. 

New developmental teams at FMU are expanding opportunities and growing Patriot athletics.

Athletic expansion includes new acrobatics & tumbling team and track and field expansion.

FMU’s new International Study Centers will make travel abroad a consistent part of the university’s curriculum – and will help make it more affordable, too.

When not busy in the classroom or leading FMU’s new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, Professor Tiffany Pressley delivers online mental healthcare to an obscure tribe in the state of Maine.

Sen. Hugh Leatherman’s contributions to FMU are continuing — two-and-a-half years after he passed away.

FMU’s Kylie Reif stands up for sharks.

Annabelle Smith (‘19) says her FMU education prepared her for life in New York and a career in the financial services industry.

Shana Wanco’s craftsman letterpress company ties weddings together across the country.

Major renovation adds facilities, modernized decor to the Smith University Center.

Tabitha Modrell, an FMU senior from Oates, South Carolina, has always had a passion for music. 

Pioneering partnership between FMU and Welvista will boost access to prescription drugs for the students who need it most.

A look at recent events across campus and in the FMU community.

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