FMU Board of Trustees names facilities, adopts 2023-24 budget, and approves faculty and staff pay hikes
On Thursday, Francis Marion University held its annual staff awards ceremony followed by the quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees. During the meeting, the naming of three campus facilities for long-time university faculty members and the university’s operating budget for the FY 2023-2024 were approved. Three areas within the University Honors Center will be […]
FMU Donor Report 2020-2022
New Florence Behavioral Health Initiative represents first-of-its-kind collaboration
Governor McMaster, South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, Florence Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin and a collaboration of health care organizations and university leaders today announced a historic, collaborative investment in South Carolina’s behavioral health system in Florence. The governor, speaker and mayor were joined by leaders from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human […]
McNair Scholars Perspectives: Making Connections while Abroad
Written by Ronisha Genwright (McNair Scholar) Hallo(hello) everyone! I have been studying at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden, Germany for 2 months, and I have loved my experience working here! I am a Computer Science student at Francis Marion University, and as a student at Schmalkalden University I have been able to participate […]
FMU hosts Juneteenth Celebration
Francis Marion University will host a celebration of Juneteenth this Saturday, June 17 at the Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. The event, Juneteenth: A Conversation About Our Past, Present and Future, begins at 1:30 p.m. and includes a discussion panel, Q&A session and reception. Additionally, the Traveling Civil Rights Museum will be open to […]
FMU announces McNair and Darla Moore Scholars for the 2023-2024 school year
Francis Marion University has named the recipients of two of its most prestigious scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. The McNair Scholarship is FMU’s highest academic scholarship award and is highly competitive. It is based not only on scholarship, but on community involvement. The University seeks to award the scholarship to students who desire to […]
Toby Nelson
FMU and the chemistry department prepared me for a successful career. The faculty was very nurturing and supportive. This is what I needed as a first generation college student. After receiving my BS in Chemistry from FMU, I received my PhD in Organic Chemistry from USC. Until recently, I was an Associate Professor in the […]