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Bait and Switch
September 22, 2023
Foreground, Mary Turner, left; Don Vineyard, right; and Rebecca Saunders, far right; steady the sign while Ed Saunders (behind the sign) fastens hardware to it.
Ferrum Forward Updates Both Ends of Village
September 19, 2023
Bethany Worley, Director of Blue Ridge Institute and Museum presents details of the 50-year anniversary of the Folk Life Festival in Ferrum.
Ferrum Forward’s Annual Meeting Covers New Change and Old Tradition
September 16, 2023
Seth Deaton kicks one of his two field goal attempts in the Week 1 loss at Muskingum.
Black Hats Look for First Win in Home Opener
September 8, 2023
Tynair Anderson receives her Aladdin Food Services scholarship last year with Michael Ferguson (left), and Levi Briggs (right).
Aladdin Food Services Offer Scholarship to Student Employees
September 1, 2023
Women’s Soccer Battles Hard in ODAC Loss
September 25, 2023
Women’s Soccer Takes Close One Over EMU
September 22, 2023
Thabelo Nemulodi, junior, dribbles the ball with no defender in sight.
Ready To Take On Medicine
September 19, 2023
Students participate in disc golf at the colleges practice tee.
Norton Outddors Announces Events/Activities
September 15, 2023
Women’s Soccer Edges Out Meredith
September 15, 2023
Thabelo Nemulodi, junior, dribbles the ball with no defender in sight.
Ready To Take On Medicine
September 19, 2023
Students participate in disc golf at the colleges practice tee.
Norton Outddors Announces Events/Activities
September 15, 2023
Scout Lynch, sophomore, performs a song and paints a picture of Makaila Veney, junior, at a previous coffee house.
Coffee House Slated for Tonight
September 13, 2023
From left, Rachel Blankenship-Tucker; Professor Emily Blankenship-Tucker; and Rex Stephenson, professor emeritus; perform a Jack Tales story at the Ag Fair.
Franklin County Agricultural Fair Host Jack Tales Players and Orchestra Appalachia
September 8, 2023
Theatre Department Performs Steel Magnolias
Theatre Department Performs ‘Steel Magnolias’
September 8, 2023
Students Engage in Ferrum Friday Activities
Students Engage in Ferrum Friday Activities
September 15, 2023
English Department Releases Promo Video
English Department Releases Promo Video
September 13, 2023
Undead Poets Society, Chrysalis, Iron Blade to Sponsor Coffee House
Undead Poets Society, ‘Chrysalis’, ‘Iron Blade’ to Sponsor Coffee House
September 5, 2023
Students, Staff Gather for Annual Convocation
Students, Staff Gather for Annual Convocation
August 22, 2023
Disc Golf Course Has Grand Re-Opening
Disc Golf Course Has Grand Re-Opening
August 10, 2023
Alumni Dylan Irby
Alumni Dylan Irby Becomes Environmental Scientist After Graduating
September 8, 2023
Rex Stephenson, Emeritus professor of Drama, cuts ribbon to open the Rex Theatre.
From Flex to Rex
April 26, 2023
Softball Complex Dedicated
April 19, 2023
Abigail McGovern, Ferrum graduate, poses for a pic in Key West, FL on a family vacation in 2021.
McGovern Writes Her Future
January 17, 2023
Bryan Slater, Class of 82, has had a whos-who history in politics.
Bryan Slater Tapped to Be Virginia’s Secretary of Labor
August 12, 2022
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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

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

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

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

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

[Photo] Writing Contest Submission Deadline is Today

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

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

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
Rahquan Payne, junior, displays his QEP prize.

[Photo] Attendance Counts

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

February 10, 2023
The calendar above shows this weeks activities schedule.

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

February 6, 2023
The Paint & Sip Party will be this Friday at 8 p.m. in the Panthers Den.

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

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

January 31, 2023
This years Winter Formal, to be held Feb. 18, will be a Masquerade.

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

February 1, 2023
Mirta Martin became interim president on Jan. 2.

[Photo] Interim President Chosen

January 10, 2023
League play for IM basketball begins soon. Interested participants are encouraged to register immediatley.

[Photo] 5v5 Intramural Basketball Registration Opens

January 25, 2023
The Tell Me Something Good project gained more attention with another full board of goods.

[Photo] ‘Tell Me Something Good’

January 26, 2023
The above photo gives a glimpse to this weeks activities.

[Photo] Student Life Announces Weekly Activities

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

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

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 Natures Writers Trail.

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

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

[Photo] Winter Break Shuttle Transportation Offered

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

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

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

[Photo] Theatre Department to Perform Antigone Now

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

[Photo] Norton Outdoors Adventures Adds Activity

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

October 13, 2022
All that remains of the Thoreau cabin is the charred chimney.

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

October 4, 2022
Brown comptetes at the State Fair in Richmond.

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Brown handles a heifer at the Virginia State Fair.

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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.

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

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

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

[Photo] A Vision and Two goals

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

September 12, 2022
Bryan Slater, Class of 82, has had a whos-who history in politics.

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

August 12, 2022
Gary Ingram is a 1977 graduate of Ferrum College.

[Photo] Arthur Society Member Spotlight

August 12, 2022
Dalais Woods music has gained attention and airplay.

[Photo] Woods Breaks Into the Music Business

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

August 10, 2022
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