Due to COVID-19, the beloved annual “Empty Bowls” event was postponed from its usual spring date this year; however, dedicated community members are making sure the event still takes place, “COVID-style.” The Ferrum College campus community and public are invited to enjoy a modified Empty Bowls event on Sunday, November 15, 2020 from 12 - [...]
Panther Nation: We are only a few days from the 2020 presidential election. The usual ramp-up to November has been intensified this year by the uncertainly of a global pandemic, a public health challenge that has remade our world in a matter of months. It also comes at a time when our country is thinking [...]
Jennifer Ayers-Barnard Theory, Aural Skills, Voice Jennifer Ayers-Barnard, PhD teaches Music Theory, Aural Skills Lab, Music Appreciation, Private Voice, and directs the Concert Choir at Ferrum College. She pursued a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Vocal Studies and Choral Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin and later [...]
Alexander Lyons Woodwinds Alexander Lyons hails from Roanoke, Virginia. Lyons graduated Summa Cum Laude from Radford University with a Bachelor of Science in Music with a double emphasis in clarinet and voice. He received an additional certificate from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning in general elementary music. He also graduated with [...]
Jeremy Price Percussion Born and raised in Roanoke VA, Jeremy was initially a self-taught breakdancer turned self-taught drummer. After years of lessons, study, & performance, Jeremy landed in the hit Off-Broadway production, STOMP. Jeremy toured with the show for 17 years performing several roles and serving as the American tour’s resident [...]
Ashley Cundiff Piano Ashley Cundiff is an active teacher and solo and collaborative performer in the southwest Virginia area, and has enjoyed teaching and accompanying choirs and performers at Ferrum for over a decade. In addition to her work here at the college, she is the company accompanist for Southwest Virginia Ballet, [...]
Ferrum College announces the addition of a pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), which will launch with its first cohort in January 2021 and enroll its second cohort in August 2021. The new BSN program complements the College’s existing and completely online RN to BSN program that launched in fall 2020. The nursing programs [...]
In 2019, Ferrum hosted the NCAA Men's Wrestling Tournament at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, VA. 2019 photo. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced site selections for national championship events for the 2023 through 2026 cycle, and Ferrum College has been selected to host the 2023 Division III Men's Wrestling [...]
Kyle Sturgis '11 It’s no secret that farmers are used to a certain level of stress: crops are affected by too much heat, too much rain, insects, markets, and more. But Shore Breeze Farms in Northampton County, VA, which supplies hydroponic lettuce and other produce to local restaurants and schools, encountered a [...]
Ferrum College officially launched “Socktober” on October 1, 2020. The campaign will run through October 31. The campaign asks students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College to pledge to give a recurring monthly gift of at least $19.13, which honors the institution’s founding year. In return, donors will receive a complimentary pair of [...]
