Francis Marion University will observe Constitution Day, Wednesday, Sept. 16, with a presentation by V. Scott Kaufman, associate professor of history and co-director of the McNair Center for Government and History.

Six schools in South Carolina will receive more than $974,000 in scholarship funds and grants for nuclear education and curriculum development from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint said Americans are becoming more informed — a scary thought to some in Washington, D.C.

Francis Marion University has announced tenure and promotion of faculty members for the 2009-10 academic year.

For the 10th straight year, Francis Marion University’s Swamp Fox Writing Project has received a continuation grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the National Writing Project.

Francis Marion University is boasting a projected student enrollment increase of more than 7 percent, resulting in a record high overall enrollment of 4,231 students for the fall.

Francis Marion University has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report magazine as one of the South’s top 100 master’s level universities for the ninth year in a row.

Francis Marion University officially begins its 40th year with the start of fall 2009 classes this month

The National Science Foundation has announced the award of a $124,616 grant to Francis Marion University to support the work of Tim Shannon and Kirk E. Dineley, associate professors of biology, and Erin Eaton and Latha M. Malaiyandi, assistant professors of biology.

The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees has approved a resolution for the issuance of athletic facilities revenue bonds not to exceed $9 million.

Francis Marion University will offer public tours of slave cabins in August.

Francis Marion University will hold orientation sessions this summer for new students who will begin classes at the university in the fall.

Francis Marion University is assuring prospective and current businesses in downtown they are not alone in their desire to stay above water.

The Francis Marion University Alumni Association has named five new members to its Alumni Board of Directors: Darrell Conner, Mari Kaye Haney, Matthew Reich, William R. Turner and Richard Warrin, all of Florence.

Alan Sayre doesn’t view his position as a police officer as a job, but as a calling. Sayre, a Francis Marion University police officer, said it’s likely what led to him being recognized by the S.C. Commission on Higher Education as the Campus Safety Officer of the Year.