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Francis Marion University hosted its annual Academic Awards ceremony on campus Monday evening. Students from all areas of study were recognized for academic excellence. The awards are selected by appointed committees and faculty of each academic department. FMU presented five university-wide awards recognizing overall academic performance across all disciplines. Additionally, awards were presented within the […]

Dr. Rebecca Flannagan, professor emeritus, delivered the 17th annual William C. Moran Address at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence on Thursday. The Moran Address, presented annually, provides a platform for retiring or recently retired faculty to reflect on their academic journeys and share insights from their fields and life experiences. Flannagan’s address, […]

Francis Marion University been recognized as a Military Friendly® School because of its work with military veterans, service members, and their dependents. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Schools designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 3,200 institutions participated in the Military Friendly® survey, with only 878 earning […]

Francis Marion University’s African American Faculty and Staff Coalition (AAFSC) recently celebrated 25 years of advancing student success through scholarship support during its annual event held at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence on March 12. Founded in 1995, the AAFSC was established to enhance cultural awareness and promote professional development and well-being […]

At Francis Marion University, senior leadership increasingly reflects the university’s own success story. Today, four of the university’s ten vice presidents are graduates of FMU, a milestone that underscores both the university’s growth and the value of the education it provides. Each of these leaders once walked the campus as students, participating in a wide […]

Six distinguished alumni honored at FMU’s annual Alumni Awards ceremony Francis Marion University honored six distinguished alumni during its annual Alumni Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 5, at the FMU Performing Arts Center in downtown Florence. This year’s honorees included: Paul Reardon `89 – 2026 Outstanding Alumnus Stephanie Grosick `16, `21 – Benjamin Wall Ingram […]

FMU Board of Trustees meets, names facility for longtime faculty member The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting Thursday at The Cottage on FMU’s main campus. During the meeting, the Trustees approved the naming of a facility in the FMU Performing Arts Center in memory of a longtime faculty member. The […]

Pictured Left to Right: Mike Miller, Dr. Fred Carter, Donna Isgett, and Kyla Fraser. Isgett, Miller honored for service to community The 15th annual Marion Medallion was awarded to McLeod Health CEO and President Donna Isgett and Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce President Mike Miller. The ceremony took place on Feb. 27, Francis Marion Day. […]

Pictured Left to Right: Mike Miller, Dr. Fred Carter, Donna Isgett, and Kyla Fraser.Francis Marion University and the Morning News presented this year’s Marion Medallion awards at a ceremony held at the FMU Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026. Michael Miller, President of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce, and Donna C. Isgett, President […]

Francis Marion University will host the 14th annual South Carolina Chamber Music Festival Monday, February 23 – Friday, February 27. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. This year’s festival will feature artists including vocalist Kirstin Chavez, pianists Paolo Andre Gualdi and Irina Pevzner, […]

Francis Marion University’s tax accounting students are offering free tax return preparation through the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program runs through April 15. The service will be available every Wednesday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm, by appointment only. There are 13 appointment slots per hour. Appointments are held in the […]

Francis Marion University named 442 full-time students and 47 part-time students to its President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. In addition, 572 full-time students and 50 part-time students made the Dean’s List for the fall semester. Students named to the President’s List have earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the semester. Dean’s […]