March 2024-October 2024 Timeline

The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting Thursday afternoon at the FMU Freshwater Ecology Complex, where Trustees approved the naming of two university facilities in honor of longtime board members. The Kenneth W. Jackson Lecture Hall, located in the Hugh and Jean Leatherman Medical Education Complex in downtown Florence, will be […]

Dr. Jason Doll, associate professor of fisheries, Dr. Ivan Dungan, associate professor of mathematics, and Dr. Erica Johnson, associate professor of history, have been named Francis Marion University’s newest Board of Trustees’ Research Scholars. FMU President Fred Carter announced the appointments during the university’s annual faculty welcome event on campus. “This year, there are three […]

Francis Marion University began its 57th academic year Monday with the announcement of new academic programs, record scholarship funding, and continued investments in the university’s campus and students. FMU President Fred Carter welcomed almost 300 faculty back to campus by highlighting their scholarly accomplishments during the past academic year. Collectively, they published 96 peer-reviewed books, […]