A Tree (That is, a Forestry Major) Grows at FMU
New forestry program will meet regional needs for land management, open up research opportunities.
Pike named FMU’s 2023-2024 Distinguished Professor
Lisa Pike, Professor of Biology, was named the J. Lorin Mason Distinguished Professor at Francis Marion University for the 2023-2024 academic year at an awards ceremony held Thursday evening at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. The Distinguished Professor Award is the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member at FMU. The annual […]
Building Blocks
A coming wave of construction will position the University for years to come.
Carolina Wildlands Foundation
Francis Marion University biology student Clay Tiller saw new things in October while conducting field research at Southern 8ths Farm in Chesterfield, S.C.
The Professor
Dr. Lynn Croshaw had plans to be a medical doctor, but a Rotary Club Fellowship in 1963 turned Croshaw’s focus to education.
FMU staff members recognized at annual Staff Awards
Francis Marion University recognized four employees for their outstanding service during the annual FMU Staff Awards luncheon held at the Freshwater Ecology Complex Thursday. Jennifer Floyd received the John J. Kispert Leadership Award, Carla Rogers was awarded the Marvin Lynch Humanitarian Award, and Lorraine Burnett and Dennis Sullen were named winners of the two Outstanding […]
Next stop: Veterinarian School for 2023 graduate Annalena Griffin
Francis Marion’s King awarded Order of the Palmetto
Francis Marion University Provost Dr. Peter King was recently awarded the Order of the Palmetto by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. The award was presented to him by FMU President Fred Carter.
Making Some Room In the Wild
FMU’s Wildsumaco Biological Station is ready to grow, opening the door to even more extraordinary educational opportunities.
The Accidental Provost
Dr. Peter King didn’t grow up longing to be an academic, didn’t expect to live in America, and never imagined he’d become a university provost. Isn’t it great when a plan works out?
Drawn To Wildsumaco
Breathtaking vistas, up-close encounters with exotic wildlife, an interlude away from the ultra-connected life of modern America — it’s all there in the jungle surrounding the Sumaco volcano, and its power cannot help but transform a young life.