On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Student Life hosted “Alcohol Awareness Jeopardy with Mocktails” in room 218 of the Smith University Center. Among those in attendance were Michael W. Smith, Student Conduct ...

More than 30 students gathered at the Honors Center this week for a Study Sesh, a collaborative event held from 4 to 7 p.m.

Football Funday Sunday was a watch party event that happened at the Smith University Center (UC) at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. Although turnout was low, a few students still showed up and enjoyed snacks ...

Grace Cribb was crowned Miss FMU on Thursday at the 2026 Miss FMU Scholarship Pageant, competing against five contestants ...

More than 60 students, faculty and community members gathered at Harris Auditorium Thursday for the annual Common Author ...

The Riot Podcast is a sports-dedicated show produced by The Patriot, Francis Marion University’s student-led digital news. The podcast highlights the latest in Patriot athletics from game recaps to in ...

Francis Marion University released an official statement regarding the “swatting call” incident that occurred on campus Sunday evening after students and parents raised concerns on social media over ...

Francis Marion University faculty and students are mourning the loss of Steven Gately, who passed last week. Gately was a significant part of Francis Marion University, with nearly 50 years of ...

Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography Dillion S. Tatum and Associate Professor of Political Science Tobias Lemke hosted more than 45 ...

More than 10 Francis Marion University students gathered in the Lowrimore Auditorium on the evening of Nov. 5th as the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) hosted its final fall speaker ...

We have finally reached a point in our lives where many young people don’t remember a life without social media. While most of those people believe there is absolutely nothing wrong with staying ...

George Schnibben, an FMU mathematics professor of 37 years, said his interest in math arose in his early 20s after a rough patch in his academic career. Born and raised in Florence, S.C., Schnibben ...