A program that came to campus a few years ago is coming to fruition. The "Ferrum Promise" allows students who receive an appropriate associate’s degree from a Virginia community college to transfer to Ferrum College and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in four semesters/two years if they complete the required courses and hit each benchmark. Among the [...]
Ferrum College hosted a ribbon cutting and reception celebrating the new Richard L. Smith Center for International Programs on Friday, April 22, 2022. The ribbon cutting took place in Hart International Plaza beside Stanley Library, which is home to the new international center. A reception in the lobby of Grousbeck Hall followed. Named in honor [...]
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, members of the Boone Honors Program (BHP) were honored during a banquet held in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room from 6 – 8:00 p.m. The evening opened with a welcome from BHP Director and Professor of English Lana Whited, greetings by President David Johns, and an invocation by Professor of [...]
Ferrum College celebrated its 106th commencement on Saturday, April 23, under sunny skies in W.B. Adams Stadium as 185 graduates from 15 different states received their diplomas. The commencement exercises included the presentation of student and faculty awards and a keynote address by journalist and bestselling author Beth Macy. Dr. Kevin Reilly, vice president of [...]
On Friday, April 22, 2022 – Earth Day – Ferrum College announced the endowment of the Carolyn L. Thomas Memorial Fund, which will provide critical support to the College’s natural science programs. Established in memory of Faculty Emerita of Environmental Science Carolyn Lee Thomas, who passed away in January 2020, the fund will primarily [...]
“Real dear to me,” is the way Gary Ingram describes how he feels about Ferrum College. Ingram graduated with an associate degree in Chemistry from Ferrum College in 1977 when it was still a junior college. A Franklin County and a Ferrum community native, Ingram says that the College was a big influence in his [...]
Hello, my name is Isaiah Clark. I am from Concord, North Carolina. I will be completing a major in Recreation Leadership (Outdoor Emphasis), and a minor in Ecotourism. I am also a member of the football and track & field teams. In the small amount of free time I have, I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, [...]
The campus community celebrated Ferrum College students during its annual Academic Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 8, 2022 in Vaughn Chapel. President David Johns and Athletic Director John Sutyak presented the 2022 President’s Cup award to senior Arielle Eure from Summerfield, NC. A member of the Boone Honors Program, Eure received the President’s Cup for [...]
On April 6, 2022, second grade classes at Ferrum Elementary participated in a Growing Kids and Trees Seedling Project at Ferrum College through the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE). The students had a hands-on lesson with VCE Agent Jason Fisher, Ferrum College Associate Professor of Forestry and Wildlife Todd Fredericksen and his Natural Resource Management students, [...]
The Ferrum College Horticulture program is offering a wide variety of vegetables, flowers, and house plants during its Spring Plant Sale on Saturday 4/09, Sunday 4/10, and Saturday 4/16 from 10 AM – 2 PM! Items available include annuals and house plants ($3 - $5 each), hanging baskets ($12 to $16 each), vegetables and herbs [...]
