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304 Ferrum College Students Achieve Academic Success During Fall 2023 Semester

Ferrum College announces 304 full-time students who are being recognized for their academic excellence during fall semester 2023. The 121 full-time students named to the President’s List earned a semester GPA of 4.0 and the 183 full-time students named to the Dean’s List earned a semester GPA of at least 3.4. "We are incredibly proud [...]

304 Ferrum College Students Achieve Academic Success During Fall 2023 Semester2023-12-13T15:16:08+00:00

Ferrum College Alumna Brittany Brummitt ’16 Wins Teacher of the Year Award

FERRUM, VA, December 13, 2023 – Ferrum College graduate Brittany Brummitt, '16, was awarded the prestigious "Teacher of the Year" award for Career Academy and Henry County Public Schools 2025. Brummitt graduated from Ferrum College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Sciences with a focus on Horticulture and Agronomy. Brummitt is [...]

Ferrum College Alumna Brittany Brummitt ’16 Wins Teacher of the Year Award2023-12-15T15:09:15+00:00

Blue Ridge Institute and Museum to Host Annual “Christmas at the Farm” Event Fri., Dec. 15

The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum (BRIM) of Ferrum College will host its seventh annual “Christmas at the Farm” event on Fri., Dec. 15, from 5–8pm at the Farm Museum. Visitors will enjoy homemade cookies and cider; holiday shopping with a variety of vendors at the pavilion; and tours of the farmhouse, which will be [...]

Blue Ridge Institute and Museum to Host Annual “Christmas at the Farm” Event Fri., Dec. 152023-12-11T14:30:43+00:00

Ferrum College Partners with Franklin County Teachers for “Spanish for Educators” Class

Ferrum College is excited to announce that 65 Franklin County teachers will be taking Spanish for Educators with Ferrum College faculty in Spring 2024. The class will be divided into two sessions with half of the teachers taking the course during Spring I and the other half during Spring II. The course will be conducted [...]

Ferrum College Partners with Franklin County Teachers for “Spanish for Educators” Class2023-12-11T14:19:16+00:00

Park Ranger Emma Loughrey, ‘23 Says Ferrum College Prepared Her for Career Opportunities

Recent Ferrum College graduate Emma Loughrey works as a park ranger at the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, VA. She previously worked at the park as an intern through a partnership with the Appalachian Conservation Corps and later applied for the position after graduating from Ferrum College. She decided to come back to [...]

Park Ranger Emma Loughrey, ‘23 Says Ferrum College Prepared Her for Career Opportunities2023-12-11T14:11:06+00:00

Ferrum College Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre Opens Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas Tuesday, December 5

FERRUM, VA, December 5, 2023 – The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre and Ferrum College Theatre Arts will host the opening performance of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas this week with a matinee show on Tuesday, December 5 at 2pm. The dinner theatre will run matinees and evening performances through December 17. The theatre in residence at Ferrum [...]

Ferrum College Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre Opens Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas Tuesday, December 52023-12-06T18:05:49+00:00

Ferrum College Social Work Students Provide Workforce Readiness and Life Skills Workshop to Rescue Mission Guests

Earlier this semester, Ferrum College Social Work students visited The Rescue Mission of Ronaoke to host a workshop to assist guests of the mission who are working to transition into the workforce and permanet housing.  Dr. Martha Haley-Bowling, dean of graduate and professional studies said this year’s workshop is part of a longstanding relationship between the [...]

Ferrum College Social Work Students Provide Workforce Readiness and Life Skills Workshop to Rescue Mission Guests2023-12-15T15:02:00+00:00

Ferrum College Inducts 15 Students Into National Society of Leadership and Success

FERRUM, VA, December 1, 2023 – Earlier this month, 15 Ferrum College students were inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success. The National Society of Leadership and Success is the nation’s largest leadership honor society serving thousands of members each year. The NSLS is founded upon the core beliefs that one can achieve [...]

Ferrum College Inducts 15 Students Into National Society of Leadership and Success2023-12-06T18:02:21+00:00

Ferrum College Offers Affordable Online Courses for Students

FERRUM, VA, December 1, 2023 – Ferrum College offers affordable courses for students to take online to either get ahead in their coursework or to improve their GPAs. The courses are available to full-time Ferrum students as well as non-Ferrum students. This winter, the College is offering over 40 five week courses for students to [...]

Ferrum College Offers Affordable Online Courses for Students2023-12-06T17:44:19+00:00

Ferrum College Hosts Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges Fall 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

FERRUM, VA, November 27, 2023 – The Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges (CARC) announced Thursday, July 20 the creation of the “S. Frank Blocker, Jr. Memorial Scholarship” for Hampton Roads students attending its member schools including Ferrum College. CARC was welcomed to campus on Thursday, November 16 for their Fall Board of Directors meeting. "It [...]

Ferrum College Hosts Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges Fall 2023 Board of Directors Meeting2023-11-30T21:03:45+00:00