FMU News

FMU announces Fall 2025 Evening College Courses Francis Marion will offer six courses as part of its Fall 2025 Evening College program. Courses begin the week of August 25 and meet weekly for 11 weeks. Registration is now open. This semester’s offerings include:  California Demons: True Crime in the Land of Dreams taught by Dr. […]

Munn Named Dean of FMU’s School of Business Francis Marion University has named Dr. Johnathan Munn as the Dean of its School of Business.   Munn joined the faculty of FMU in 2008. He was appointed Associate Dean of the School of Business in 2016 and named the Henry Booker Sparrow Chair of Economics and Economics […]

FMU announces 2025-2026 McNair, Darla Moore Scholarship recipients Francis Marion University has named the 2025-2026 recipients of two of its most prestigious scholarships, the McNair Scholarship and the Darla Moore Scholarship.   The McNair Scholarship is FMU’s highest academic scholarship. This highly competitive scholarship is based not only on academic achievement, but also on community […]

FMU Staff Members Recognized at 2025 Staff Awards Event Francis Marion University recognized four employees for their outstanding service to the university during the annual FMU Staff Awards luncheon held on campus Thursday. Jennifer L. Cason received the John J. Kispert Leadership Award, Dean W. Blackburn was awarded the Marvin Lynch Humanitarian Award, and Stephanie […]

FMU Board of Trustees freezes tuition, approves budget and naming of facility The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on the university’s campus Thursday afternoon. During the meeting, tuition and fees were frozen at existing levels, the FY 2025-2026 budget was approved, and a facility was named in honor of FMU’s […]

FMU Performing Arts Center Announces 2025-2026 Spotlight Series The FMU Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce its 2025-2026 Spotlight Series. The season begins with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles. Best known for co-writing and performing “Hotel California,” he also earned writing credits on “Victim of Love” […]

Francis Marion University named 419 full-time students and 45 part-time students to its President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. In addition, 475 full-time students and 57 part-time students made the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Students named to the President’s List have earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the semester. Dean’s […]

Francis Marion University Education Foundation (FMUEF), has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Power:Ed, the philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, to support the expansion of FMU’s Summer Success program to help SC students retain their merit scholarships. Funding will allow selected in-state students, who are on the verge of losing their state merit scholarship, […]

When Le’Landra Jarvis, a native of Jackson, South Carolina, first visited FMU, she knew she had found the place she would call home the next four years. As a soccer recruit, she would be able to continue her athletic career while receiving a superb education in her chosen fields – psychology and Spanish. Now, four […]

Francis Marion University celebrated its Spring 2025 undergraduate and graduate degree recipients in two ceremonies held at the Smith University Center on campus. A total of 332 students received their degrees, with 282 receiving undergraduate degrees and 50 earning graduate degrees. South Carolina residents comprised 90 percent of the graduating class. Graduates from the Schools […]

For Florence native and mother of four, Rachel Cole, earning a nursing degree was not something at the top of her mind when she graduated from high school fifteen years ago. She bounced around a bit, attending colleges in Georgia and Pennsylvania, and had her first child before circumstances led her back home to Florence, […]

Francis Marion University will hold commencement ceremonies for its spring 2025 graduating class on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. Both ceremonies will be held in the Smith University Center on campus and include graduates from the university’s four academic schools and college. Students from the School of Business and School of Health Sciences […]