Feb
06

CareFIRST Carolina, CareSouth Carolina give $25,000 in support to FMU in honor of Archie Tim Brown

The CareFIRST Carolina Foundation and CareSouth Carolina presented Francis Marion University (FMU) with the first of many annual support gifts, a total of $25,000, through the Archie TIM Brown Master of Science in Nursing — Family Nurse Practitioner Scholarship.

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Feb
05

FMU Receives Substantial Gift for Endowed Chair in Autism Studies

In 2013, Dr. Ron Faulkenberry retired from Francis Marion University after teaching in its School of Education for almost forty years.

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Jan
27

Search Committee selects three finalists in search for FMU Provost

The Francis Marion University Provost Search Committee has narrowed down the provost candidate pool to three finalists. 

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Jan
26

FMU Alumna Blankenship Recognized During McMaster’s State of the State Address

During Wednesday evening’s State of the State address, Governor Henry McMaster recognized Francis Marion University alumna MyKenna Blankenship of Darlington.   Blankenship is a 2022 graduate of Francis Marion where she was a Teaching Fellow and completed her bachelor’s degree in education.    MyKenna always wanted to be a teacher. She completed the Teacher Cadet [...]
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Jan
23
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20

FMU Releases Fall 2022 Semester President’s, Dean’s List

Fall 2022 President’s, Dean’s List

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Jan
18

Francis Marion Hosts Hewn Timber Cabins Presentation

Francis Marion University will host a lecture on Thursday, January 19 at 6:00 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium entitled “A Plantation Economy and African Americans at Mars Bluff: A Brief Historical Perspective.” Presented by FMU professor emerita Yvette Hammonds Pierce, the lecture covers her research on the history of the cabins and the lives of those who lived in them.

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Jan
12

FMU to host MLK celebration January 12

Francis Marion University will host its 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in Chapman Auditorium on campus Thursday, January 12 at 6:30 p.m.

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Jan
12

Country rock band The Mavericks joins the FMUPAC’s spring lineup

The Mavericks are coming to FMUPAC.

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Dec
20

FMU grad Ja’Nya Breeden looks forward to discovering where her degree will take her next

Ja’Nya Breeden (’22) sets sights on graduate school.

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Dec
19

From first generation to fixture: Tristan Shird has become an integral part of FMU

Tristan Shird (’22) has become an integral part of FMU.

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Dec
17

FMU celebrates graduates at Fall 2022 commencement

Francis Marion University celebrated the achievements of undergraduate and graduate degree recipients. Nearly 250 degrees were awarded to fall 2022 graduates with 96% of the class comprised of South Carolina residents.

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