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New Scholarship Established for Hampton Roads Students Attending Ferrum College and other Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges Member Institutions

The Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges (Alliance or 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. The scholarship was established thanks to a generous grant from The Blocker Foundation. The Alliance has supported access to rural institutions [...]

New Scholarship Established for Hampton Roads Students Attending Ferrum College and other Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges Member Institutions2023-07-21T14:19:12+00:00

Scout Lynch

Hail and well met, my name is Scout Lynch! I’m an English major, and I’m minoring in Business. I love to journal and write personal stories as well as short, horror stories and Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. I’m also vegan and am very passionate about the well-being, and happiness, of all living creatures. I believe [...]

Scout Lynch2023-01-21T01:28:45+00:00

Ferrum College Celebrates 2022 Alumni Award Recipients

Ferrum College recognized three outstanding alumni – Matthew Woods '11, Carthan Currin '84, and Phyllis Karavatakis '76 – during its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony, which was held on Sat., Oct. 15 in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room in Franklin Hall. The event also recognized the Class of 1972 as members of Golden Panthers. In a [...]

Ferrum College Celebrates 2022 Alumni Award Recipients2022-12-08T19:01:59+00:00

Johns: Remembering and not remembering Sept. 11

President David Johns (September 10, 2021) Anyone who was awake twenty years ago has a Sept. 11 story. Some people hurriedly gathered loved ones close, not knowing what to fear, but fearing it nevertheless. Others spent the day staring at a silent sky, or watching looping video images of the same two [...]

Johns: Remembering and not remembering Sept. 112021-09-21T18:41:03+00:00

Students Honored During Academic Awards Ceremony 2021

Students from the School of Health Professions and Social Sciences received academic awards in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room on April 16, 2021. Malcolm Lofton photo.   4/21/2021 Ferrum College celebrated its students during Academic Awards Ceremonies on Friday, April 16, 2021 in Vaughn Chapel and in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room. [...]

Students Honored During Academic Awards Ceremony 20212021-04-21T14:34:09+00:00

Laura Matthews

Laura Matthews is currently the Visiting Professor of Theatre at Blackburn College, a small liberal arts school in Illinois. Since 2012, she has worked as a teaching artist, actor and director in Chicago with theaters such as Porchlight Music Theatre, Emerald City Theatre and American Theatre Company. She has been an adjunct faculty member at [...]

Laura Matthews2020-11-18T15:53:43+00:00

Rebecca Crocker

Rebecca joined the faculty at Ferrum College as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre and Musical Theatre in 2018 and is currently acting as Interim Program Coordinator of the Theatre Arts Department, but she is no stranger to the program. Rebecca is a Ferrum College Theatre Department alumni, graduating with her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts [...]

Rebecca Crocker2020-11-18T15:53:47+00:00

Emily Blankenship-Tucker

Emily Blankenship-Tucker, Director of Appalachian Music and Adjunct Lecturer of Theatre and Music at Ferrum College, is a musician, activist, theatre artist, and educator, who has called Ferrum, Virginia home for nearly 20 years. A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and award winning songwriter, she plays the piano, upright bass, fiddle, and guitar. She is a founding [...]

Emily Blankenship-Tucker2020-11-18T15:49:19+00:00