Students enjoyed Opening Convocation, held Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Ferrum College began its 2019-20 academic year with a plethora of events: New Student Convocation; a picnic and Fall Fun Festival; Opening Convocation for all students, faculty, and staff; Praise on the Patio; and Prayers on the Porch. Following the freshman class photo [...]
Dr. Bernice Cobbs '98 Ferrum College alumna Bernice Cobbs ’98 has been named the 2019 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia. She receives this recognition through the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals for her work at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Rocky Mount, VA, where she served as campus principal from [...]
Classes ended for summer break in May, but Ferrum College’s faculty continued to learn and educate throughout the summer months with trips to Italy, Spain, Sweden, Austria, and Brazil. Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel Assistant Professor of Religion Eric Vanden Eykel spent nearly a week in Rome from June 29 through July 5. During [...]
Billy Wagner Former Ferrum College and Major League Baseball standout Billy Wagner has been selected for induction into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. The seven-time MLB All-Star had a record-setting baseball career at Ferrum from 1991-93 before being drafted into the pros. Wagner is one of eight individuals that comprise [...]
Rob Kaminski '19 Ferrum College alumnus Rob Kaminski ’19, of Cape Canaveral, FL, was recently accepted into the psychology program at Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom. Kaminski played four years of lacrosse for the Ferrum College Panthers and will continue his lacrosse quest as a graduate student at Leeds Beckett. [...]
Nicol Martins '17 stands in front of the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. She is working toward her master's degree in international affairs and diplomacy through UNITAR. “Courage above fear.” This is how Ferrum College alumna Nicol Martins ’17, from Fairfax, VA, views her future. In March 2019, Martins was accepted [...]
Ferrum College’s own head lacrosse coach Michael Baggetta was one of four U.S. coaches chosen to mentor the 2019 Beyond Sports USA College Men’s Lacrosse Tour Team, which represented the USA in Australia on a 12-day tour from June 10 - 21. Coach Michael Baggetta (right) stands with Australian host and tour guide Adam [...]
Ferrum College rising sophomore Savannah Farris ’22, of Callaway, VA, lives every day honoring the College’s motto, “Not Self, But Others.” She recently organized a large fundraising event to provide school supplies for Franklin County students. Savannah Farris '22 The fundraiser was held Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Callaway Volunteer Fire Department [...]
Mountain biking was offered as an E-Term course at Ferrum College in May 2019. With 700 acres ripe for exploration, the Ferrum College campus is an ideal location to get outdoors. The campus boasts a variety of scenic trails perfect for mountain biking and hiking and a rural landscape to connect back [...]
Franklin County Schools' administrators and faculty held some of the "Amazing Race" activities at the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College in June and July. Ferrum College’s Blue Ridge Institute and Museum hosted teachers and administrators from Franklin County Public Schools for a team-building exercise: a local version of “The Amazing [...]
