Sep
22
International Professor Guest Lectures at FM
International Programs welcomed Dr. Prof.-Ing. Uwe Herbst from our long-time exchange partner, the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena (EAH Jena) for two weeks this fall. Dr. Herbst was a guest lecturer in Dr. Lorna Cintron-Gonzalez’s Production Planning course, providing senior engineering students insight on Lean Manufacturing Tools and Practices. Dr. Herbst also engaged with students in Dr. Michael […]
May
06
FMU graduates inaugural Industrial Engineering class
Three years ago, Francis Marion University launched its new Industrial Engineering (IE) degree program, seeking to support a growing need in local industries and provide the university’s graduates with yet another meaningful career path. The bold initiative bore its first fruit Saturday when the first class of IE grads received their diplomas at FMU’s spring [...]
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Apr
15
FMU to award honorary degrees at commencement
Francis Marion University will award honorary degrees to an FMU professor Dr. Rebecca Flannagan and Florence’s Mayor Pro Tempore Frank J. "Buddy" Brand II during spring commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m., May 6 in the Smith University Center gymnasium. More than 300 graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred at commencement. Highlighting this semester’s class [...]
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