Ferrum College’s Fall Commencement will be held on Friday, November 21, at 3:00 PM in Vaughn Chapel. The ceremony will last approximately one hour, with President Dr. Martin delivering the keynote address. Following Commencement, guests are invited to enjoy a meal in the Franklin Hall cafeteria from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The cost is $12.50 […]
The Grand Ole Ferrum Opry returns in a pre-Christmas edition that will honor Bobby Radford. Performers will include Orchestra Appalachia, the Panther Singers, guests Remington and Christian Davis, and more. Free and open to the public in Vaughn Chapel on the Ferrum College campus. For more information, contact Emily Blankenship-Tucker, program coordinator for Music & […]
It's three days before Christmas, and Mayor Fox has just announced a Christmas talent contest with a grand prize of fifty dollars! Meanwhile, times are tough for Ma and Emmet Otter since Pa passed away, and winning that prize money would allow them to buy each other a secret Christmas gift. Emmet considers forming a […]
UPDATE: On December 19, the decision was made to move the event indoors at the museum, because of high winds outdoors. Other plans remain the same. Join us around the Christmas tree inside the museum at the address below! Join us at the 1800 farm museum for our annual traditional Christmas in the Blue Ridge. […]
On Monday, January 19, 2026 from 11:15 am to noon in Vaughn Chapel, the Ferrum College campus and community will come together to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The keynote speaker for this event, Dr. Melvin Macklin, will talk about “The Making of a Dream.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a National Day […]
Please join us on January 23 at 11:30 AM, in Garber Hall 106, for Friday seminar. The guest speaker will be Dr. Josh Kardos. Dr. Josh Kardos became interested in horticulture as a young boy while working in his grandmother’s garden. During high school and college, he worked for a garden center, a woody nursery, […]
The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre at Ferrum College announces open auditions for our mainstage spring musical, Meredith Willson's The Music Man, to be performed March 19-22, 2026. Auditions are open to all, including non-majors, community members, faculty, staff, and students at Ferrum College. Updated 1/27/26 after winter weather delays - Auditions are February 6, 6:00 […]
Explore career and internship opportunities and connect with employers at Ferrum College’s Spring 2026 Career and Internship Fair. This event is free to attend. Location: Blue Ridge Mountain Room, Franklin Hall Information on academic programs at Ferrum College Questions: Leslie Holden, Director of Career Development | lholden@ferrum.edu | 540.365.4460
Ferrum College Wrestling is entering an exciting new era as we transition to NCAA Division II and Conference Carolinas — and we want YOU to be part of it! Join us Friday, February 13, 2026, for a Wrestling Alumni & Friends Reception at 5:00 p.m. in the Swartz Gymnasium Trophy Room, followed by Ferrum Wrestling […]
Dear Panther Family, Some relationships begin in the classroom, others at the student union, on the field, or during a late-night study session in the library. No matter where your spark first ignited, your story is part of our shared Panther history. You’re invited to the Alumni Sweetheart Society Valentine's Event—a festive evening celebrating love, connection, […]
“The Work of Hands and Hearts” is an intimate, one-night literary event celebrating the dignity, struggle, and spirit of working people through poetry and fiction. Acclaimed poet Aaron Fagan and award-winning fiction writer Patrick Dacey will share selections from their work that explore labor, class, and the everyday beauty found in persistence. The reading will […]
In 1955, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, a 67-year-old Ohio woman in Keds, carrying her things in a homemade sack, walked the entire Appalachian Trail. She hiked nearly 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. She was the first woman to complete a solo thru-hike and later did it again twice. Her story is about grit, stubborn hope, […]
