Fairmont State University’s Board of Governors met on October 19 to hear updates from University leadership and to discuss an assortment of topics pertaining to the University.
A team of Fairmont State collaborators came together Monday to break ground for a new campus arboretum. A previously unused space on the university’s campus has been designated as a site that will be teeming with color every spring.
For the first time ever, the American Association of Geographers has invited a university to participate as a core partner in its mission to boost awareness of geography and geospatial technology.
On Tuesday, October 24 Fairmont State University will host a Trunk or Treat event on the top deck of the parking garage from 6 - 8 p.m. The event is free for all to attend.
Fairmont State’s newest Homecoming Royalty winners were announced during the 2023 Homecoming football game on September 30. Seniors Luke Elam and Kaden Suplita were selected as Homecoming Royalty by their peers and crowned during halftime by President Mike Davis on Duvall-Rosier Field.
The physics program at Fairmont State University recently created a new biophysics lab through the acquisition of advanced spectroscopic instrumentation.
Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art and the Fairmont State University Department of Humanities is pleased to announce our Fall 2023 Reading Series.
Fairmont State University is proud to once again be partnering with the Tygart Valley United Way for its 2023 campaign and has set a goal of $25,000. This year marks the 40th annual campus campaign.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will present the first annual Supernatural Stories and Songs Festival, a three-day event featuring traditional music, dance, and storytelling with a Halloween theme.
Fairmont State University prepares to welcome prospective students to campus for the Fall 2023 Maroon & White Day on Saturday, October 14. Maroon & White Day is a campus-wide event designed to thoroughly introduce students and their families to the university’s offerings.
Fairmont State University will honor a new troupe of notable alumni as part of the 2023 Homecoming celebrations during the Emeritus and Alumni Luncheon on Friday, September 29. The Luncheon will be held at noon in Gym 1 of the Falcon Center.
Homecoming Weekend kicks off with the much-loved parade through downtown Fairmont, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 28. The Homecoming Parade is one of the highlights of Homecoming Weekend for both students and alumni of Fairmont State. This year’s parade is sponsored by Detailing World.
A team of more than 40 students and faculty from Fairmont State University School of Nursing added momentum to a national run/walk campaign to eliminate prostate cancer.
A Marion County native has arranged a planned gift to establish two scholarships supporting students in music education and occupational safety programs at Fairmont State University. The David Warren Harper, M.S., and Nancy Valentine Harper, Ed.D., Occupational Safety Scholarship, and the David Warren Harper, M.S., and Nancy Valentine Harper, Ed.D., Music Education and/or Education Scholarship have been created to honor the shared commitment to improve the lives of others and encourage a legacy of supporting students in these fields.
Students enrolled in criminal justice classes at Fairmont State University may have already met Dr. John Schultz. But plenty of people outside the classroom have also met him. Or at least they’ve heard of him.
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