On Wednesday, April 24, Ferrum College alum Jade Jones (they/them) performed for students, faculty, and staff in the Rex Stephenson Theatre. They performed a variety of songs, and took questions throughout the performance about their time at Ferrum and the development of their career. "Ferrum has always been a second home to me. My sister [...]
FERRUM, VA, April 25, 2024 –Ferrum College and Earn to Learn (ETL) announce their partnership to provide Ferrum College students with a new scholarship opportunity. Ferrum is the first college or university in Virginia and on the East Coast to offer the matched savings scholarship program designed to empower students. With the Earn to Learn [...]
Over the last few weeks, Ferrum College's Citizenship and Service Learning course hosted a fundraiser for Kids Soar, a faith-based organization whose focus is on empowering children and families in the Roanoke Valley to end the cycle of poverty in their families through literacy education. The money was raised with a "Pie a Professor" crowd [...]
The Alpha Upsilon Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta recently welcomed Ferrum College seniors DJ Dungee, Taylor Seal, and Kiana Somerville into their society. Sigma Tau Delta is an international English honor society, established in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. With over 850 chapters, it is one of the most active and largest academic organizations. Students [...]
On Monday, April 22, Ferrum College's Residence Life held its annual banquet to honor Resident Assistants who are graduating. RAs play a huge role at the College. They are peer leaders trained to handle any situation they might come across in the residence halls and serve as an essential support system to all residential students. Their [...]
Ferrum College's graduate psychology program was featured in Forbes Advisor among the "Best Online Psychology Master’s Degrees Of 2024". Forbes Advisor states their education editors are committed to producing unbiased rankings and informative articles with their ranking methodologies using data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Ferrum College offers a total of six graduate programs, [...]
From April 11-14, under the Ferrum College School of Arts and Humanities, the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre and Ferrum College Theatre Arts performed "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is a beloved musical that recounts the biblical tale of Jacob's favored son, Joseph, and his eleven brothers. The plot [...]
Reagan Lawson's hometown is Claudville, Virginia, and she is a graduate of Patrick County High School. Reagan is earning degrees is Political Science (B.S.) and Social Work (B.S.W.) and plans to be a social worker after graduation. When she isn't studying, she enjoys walking her dog and is passionate about dogs in general.
FERRUM, VA, April 15, 2024 – Gentry Locke and Ferrum College hosted the 2024 Gentry Locke Lecture Series at the College on Wednesday, April 10. The spring presentation focused on artificial intelligence, and its impact on industry, the future of jobs, and what higher education needs to consider as it prepares the students of today [...]
FERRUM, VA, April 9, 2024 - Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears will deliver the keynote address at Ferrum College's 108th Commencement and Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Earle-Sears is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, who immigrated to the United States at the age of six. She is proud [...]
