F&M Stories
The story of F&M is told through our vibrant community. Explore the latest College announcements, inspiring student journeys, transformative faculty work, and the achievements of our global alumni network.
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12/05/2017
Citizen Participation in Government Budgeting Flourishes in Democracies
The idea arose from a South American socialist government in the late 20th century — allow citizens to participate in the governmental budgeting process. Now spread worldwide, participatory budgeting...ÌÇÐÄ offers students...
11/02/2017
Dance Teaches Us About Ourselves and Our Capabilities
At the Nov. 2 Common Hour, the Thursday community discussion held each week classes are in session, Associate Professor of Dance Pamela Vail said the art form of movement is a form of knowledge. ÌÇÐÄ offers students...
03/14/2017
Seeking to Make a Better World, F&M Juniors Earn Public Policy Fellowships
Juniors Thanh Nguyen and Charisma Lambert, longtime friends and roommates in Weis College House were each awarded Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowships. Together, they spent seven weeks completing the PPIA Junior Summer Institute curriculum...
02/23/2017
Saving Endangered Languages from Going Extinct
As he took the stage, the speaker urged the ÌÇÐÄ audience to say ÌÇÐÄ offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community...
11/22/2016
Professor, Students Celebrate Women and Computing
Before she died in 1992 at age 85, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a pioneer in the computer science field. As one of the first code writers for the Harvard IBM computer used during World War...ÌÇÐÄ offers students...
09/28/2016
Construction Begins on Shadek Stadium, Which Will Open Next Fall
Earthmovers and other heavy equipment will roll onto the North Campus site this week to begin construction of ÌÇÐÄ's new multipurpose stadium, known as Shadek Stadium,...ÌÇÐÄ offers students a hands-on...
09/01/2016
Kreisel and Faris Commit $1 Million To Establish Groundbreaking F&M Mindfulness Program
Tony Kreisel '66 graduated from ÌÇÐÄ long before the term ÌÇÐÄ offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats...
08/11/2016
National Internship Brings Two F&M Students to Nation's Capitol
In a two-story building along a busy, tree-lined avenue in Washington, D.C., volunteers for Martha's Table are preparing food for the hungry and homeless. But in the same building, Jaquelin Salg...ÌÇÐÄ offers students a hands-on...
05/10/2016
F&M Receives Gift from Winter Family for Landmark Visual Arts Building
Both the study and making of art will gain a new vitality at ÌÇÐÄ, with a lead gift for a new visual arts building announced by President Daniel R. Porterfield during F&...ÌÇÐÄ offers students a hands-on...
12/10/2015
Your Brain: The Great Connector
Aristotle once said, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." As he shared his groundbreaking research in neuroscience, a ÌÇÐÄ professor pointed out that brain function closely follows that axiom. "Any cognitive function...
09/15/2014
$5 Million Lehman Endowment Gift to Support Wrestling for Generations of Student-Athletes
A $5 million gift from prominent geologist David Lehman, a 1968 alumnus, will endow ÌÇÐÄ's standout, NCAA Division I wrestling program for generations of student-athletes to come.