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First-year Carys Johnston presents her poster comparing women's rights in the 1960s and the present in the Franklin Hall atrium.
A Blast from the Past, to the Future
April 15, 2025
Gabriel Alvarez, junior, proudly showcases his Venezuela display.
Students Participate in Cultural Fair
April 14, 2025
Sophomores Madeline Sweeney, right, and Caroline Moore pose with their rakes as they place mulch while they volunteer with the women's lacrosse team.
Small Scale, Large Impact
April 14, 2025
Earth Week Events Planned
Earth Week Events Planned
April 14, 2025
Members of the college and Board of Supervisors gather after announcing the Franklin County Resident Impact Scholarship.
College Announces $100,000 Franklin County Resident Scholarship
April 11, 2025
Senior Autumn McMillen is honored before the team's double-header against Sweet Briar.
Softball Splits on Senior Day
April 16, 2025
Junior Wynema Thomas closes out game two, to cap off the Panthers' back-to-back shutout wins at Randolph College.
Softball Stays Hot in Conference Play
April 11, 2025
Carlos Castillo leads the Panthers in hits with 48 through 31 games.
For the Love of the Game
April 10, 2025
Airiana Beverley, sophomore, recently broke the school's long-jump record with a distance of 4.55 meters.
Sprinting Past Expectations
April 9, 2025
The Panther LAX squad huddles up prior to the start of the game against Shenandoah
Women LAX Start Rough, Find Success Late
April 8, 2025
Gabriel Alvarez, junior, performs at the Coffee House.
Chrysalis Sponsors Coffee House
April 9, 2025
Kat Harrison, proud owner of Kat's Hidden Treasures, stands in the doorway of the store in Ferrum.
Pop some Tags
April 8, 2025
Cast and crew of "Mary Poppins" pose for the camera after their performance.
Review: Mary Poppins was Poppin’
April 8, 2025
Junior Aukeim Mitchell holds a snack basket after claiming a Bingo victory.
“HECK YEAH” For BINGO
April 8, 2025
JB Von Preysing, seasonal public service assistant, explains the rules to Courtney Glynn, director of marketing and communications, and Sam Whitt, senior.
Literary Assassins
April 7, 2025
Billy Wagner makes history as the first D-III collegiate baseball player to get into the MLB Hall of Fame.
Billy Wagner Enters MLB Hall of Fame
January 25, 2025
President Mirta Martin and Warren Wilson student Candela Perez-Castellanos speak about Hurricane Helene.
President Mirta Martin’s Thoughts on Lees-McRae Joining Campus After Hurricane Helene
November 14, 2024
Women's Soccer Head Coach Erin Saleeby joins The Panther's Pulse after a record-setting 11-0 start to their season.
Saleeby Salutes Senior Class
November 14, 2024
FOFP Director Rebecca Saunders (Right) and Vice Executive Director Kat Harrison (Left) join The Panther's Pulse to discuss the non-profits "rollercoaster" proposal process.
Friends of Ferrum Park Talks Future
November 14, 2024
As flood waters recede in Swanannoa, NC, a trail of devastation is left in its path.
Hurricane Victim and Former Student Takes Refuge on Campus
October 15, 2024
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New Ferrum College students package 50,000 meals for those in need during the Harvest Packs service project on Sat., Aug. 12, as part of Connection Weekend 2023.

[Photo] 50,000 Meals Packed by Freshman During Harvest Pack

Darwin Randolph II, Staff Writer
August 29, 2023
Senior Madison Cline worked at Busch Gardens for her summer internship.

[Photo] Ferrum College Senior Spends Summer Interning for Busch Gardens Horticulture Department

Franklin Melton, Staff Writer
August 29, 2023
Coordinator of Residence Life Lacey Matthews, left and sophomore Kolby Snow at the 2023 Ferrum College Expo

[Photo] Ferrum College Hosts Expo for New and Returning Students

Compiled by Staff
August 22, 2023
Haley Woodward, junior, right, uses a chop saw while Tony Clarke, construction site supervisor for Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley, oversees the work.

[Photo] Team-Building and Home-Building

Compiled by Staff
August 11, 2023
Use the QR code to submit writing for prizes.

[Photo] Writing Contest Submission Deadline is Today

Compiled by Staff
March 21, 2023
R. Rex Stephenson will help resurrect the dinner theatre with his adaptation of Mark Twain.

[Photo] Stephenson to Perform as Mark Twain

By Tina Hanlon, Special to the Iron Blade
March 13, 2023
Braden Homsey, senior, celebrates after qualifying for the national tournament to be held this weekend at the Berglund Center in Roanoke.

[Photo] Heading to Nationals

Compiled by Staff
February 28, 2023
The memorial garden at Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount memorializes passed students with simple, understated stone markers.

[Photo] Editorial: It’s Time for a Student Memorial Garden on Campus

February 25, 2023
Rah'quan Payne, junior, displays his QEP prize.

[Photo] Attendance Counts

Jazmin Scarberry, Staff Writer
February 16, 2023
Boone Honor Students attend the Railyard Dawgs Hockey Game. Pictured left to right: Scout Lynch, freshman; Laurynn Hackett, senior; Sarah Crawford, junior; Emma Brubaker, senior; Lacey Flanagan, senior; Jenna Lambert, senior; Nathan Girardi, senior; and Ryan Gobble, senior.

[Photo] Dinner and Hockey

Lindsey M. Foster, Editor
February 10, 2023
The calendar above shows this week's activities schedule.

[Photo] Student Activities Announces Events for the Week of Feb. 6-12

Compiled by Staff
February 6, 2023
The Paint & Sip Party will be this Friday at 8 p.m. in the Panther's Den.

[Photo] Paint & Sip Mocktails to Hit Panther’s Den

Jazmin Scarberry, Staff Writer
February 1, 2023
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[Photo] Activities Office Announces Weekly Events Jan. 31-Feb. 5

Compiled by Staff
January 31, 2023
This year's Winter Formal, to be held Feb. 18, will be a Masquerade.

[Photo] Masque-Up! But for a Different Reason

Lindsey M. Foster, Editor
February 1, 2023
Mirta Martin became interim president on Jan. 2.

[Photo] Interim President Chosen

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications
January 10, 2023
League play for IM basketball begins soon. Interested participants are encouraged to register immediatley.

[Photo] 5v5 Intramural Basketball Registration Opens

Compiled by Staff
January 25, 2023
Autumn Wingfield, freshman, writes her good on the whiteboard.

[Photo] ‘Tell Me Something Good’

Lindsey M. Foster, Editor
January 26, 2023
The above photo gives a glimpse to this week's activities.

[Photo] Student Life Announces Weekly Activities

Compiled by Staff
January 23, 2023
Abigail McGovern, Ferrum graduate, poses for a pic in Key West, FL on a family vacation in 2021.

[Photo] McGovern Writes Her Future

Lindsey M. Foster, Editor
January 17, 2023
From back left: Kelsey Poku, senior; J’Sean Dupuy, senior; Rah’Quan Payne, junior; Zion Wade, senior; Julian Morgan, junior; Joshua Jordan, sophomore; Jalen Gray-Palemore, senior; Hasani Rivera, sophomore; Bryson Lempeckski, sophomore; Cai’re Gibson, freshman. (Front) Refentse Maselwa, sophomore; behind her are Gabby Hernandez-Escobar, freshman; Olivia Turner, sophomore; Kiana Somerville, junior.

[Photo] Campus Groups Aid with Backpack Program

Refentse Maselwa and Staff
November 15, 2022
At left, Hailu Grimes-Whited, senior, and Dan Caston, Professor of Recreation and Leadership, install one of 26 posts needed for the Nature's Writers Trail.

[Photo] Ribbon Cutting Set for Nature’s Writers Trail

Compiled by Staff
November 14, 2022
The Ferrum Express is a free service offered to students.

[Photo] Winter Break Shuttle Transportation Offered

Compiled by Staff
October 24, 2022
Pictured are students in the senior Community Health nursing class that completed training. From left: Michael Lopez, senior; Megan Allen, senior; Crystal Songer, trainer; Skyler Swaney, senior; Autumn Overfelt, senior; Jenna Lambert, senior; Pam Chitwood, trainer; Caitlin Reaves, senior; Kavion Hayes, senior; John Phillips, Assistant Professor; and Kat Heredia, trainer.

[Photo] Ferrum College Faculty and Students Complete Training

Compiled by Staff
October 24, 2022
The flyer above was circulated towards students to give awareness to the Career Closet and Panther Pantry.

[Photo] Career Closet and Panther Pantry Reopens

Compiled by Staff
October 20, 2022
The above poster contains performance times and a QR code for tickets.

[Photo] Theatre Department to Perform Antigone Now

Compiled by Staff
October 19, 2022
Norton Outdoors Adventures hosts activities each week.

[Photo] Norton Outdoors Adventures Adds Activity

Compiled by Staff
October 18, 2022
Students in ECT 312, Protected Area Management, participated in collecting acorns for future proliferation. Front row from left: JaQuice Sydnor, Tommy Jackson, Alex Reed, Willow Cooper. Back row from left: Trent Proctor, Michael Spraggins, Cullen Nash-Cleek, Jazmin Scarberry, Emma Loughrey, Joey Provence, A.J. Gaskin.

[Photo] Ecotourism Program Creates Course for Change

Abigail McGovern, Staff Writer
October 13, 2022
The replica of the Henry David Thoreau cabin on Waldon Pond burned over the summer. Police suspect arson.

[Photo] E-Term Remake of Henry David Thoreau’s Cabin Burns

Lindsey M. Foster, Editor
October 4, 2022
Brown comptetes at the State Fair in Richmond.

Brown handles a heifer at the Virginia State Fair.

John Brown, freshman, works with a dairy cow during a recent competition in Massachusetts. Brown placed second out of 14 states.

[Photo] No Bull

October 4, 2022
Brown competes in Massachusetts.

One of the activities Norton Outdoors offers this week is mountain biking.

[Photo] Norton Outdoors Announces Activities for 9/27-9/29

Compiled by Staff
September 27, 2022
Mackenzie Humphrys, freshman, scored two goals in her debut field hockey performance for the Panthers.

[Photo] A Vision and Two goals

Refentse Maselwa, Staff Writer
September 27, 2022
From left, Dan Caston, Associate Professor of Recreation and Leadership; Aaron Connover, Director of Norton Outdoor Adventures; and Chris Mayer, Associate Professor of Recreation and Leadership, promote weekly activities for Norton Outdoors.

[Photo] Norton Outdoors Announces Activities for the Week

Compiled by Staff
September 12, 2022
Bryan Slater, Class of '82, has had a who's-who history in politics.

[Photo] Bryan Slater Tapped to Be Virginia’s Secretary of Labor

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications
August 12, 2022
Gary Ingram is a 1977 graduate of Ferrum College.

[Photo] Arthur Society Member Spotlight

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications
August 12, 2022
Dalais Woods, class of '20, takes time out from his music for a quick photo.

[Photo] Woods Breaks Into the Music Business

Courtesy of the Office of Marketing and Communications
August 12, 2022
From left, Zach Smiley, freshman; Noah Smiley, freshman; Connor Sides, junior; and Kenneth Lokie, freshman, take their selfie at a volleyball game to earn points.

[Photo] The Whole FAM Damily

Compiled by Staff
August 10, 2022
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