On November 30, Fairmont State welcomed over 100 students to campus for the annual SOAR Awards. The SOAR Awards are a series of events hosted across West Virginia and surrounding areas, where incoming freshmen who attend receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Fairmont State University welcomed 48 FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge and 24 FLL Explore robotics teams to campus for the West Virginia State Championship on Saturday, December 2. The FLL Challenge teams are comprised of students ages 9-14 and the FLL Explore teams represent students ages 6-9 from across the state of West Virginia. Around 650 participants, coaches, parents and volunteers attended Saturday’s event.
Fairmont State University has been awarded $34,604 in grant funding through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC’s) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative to lay the groundwork for industry/higher education partnerships in Marion, Barbour, and Preston counties.
Fairmont State University has been awarded $5,000 through the West Virginia Science, Technology and Research (STaR) Opportunity Grant Program to continue offering its Forensic and Analytical Chemistry Technology (FACT) summer camp.
Fairmont State University will welcome 46 LEGO robotics teams to campus for the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) State Championship on Saturday, December 2. The teams are made up of participants ages 9-14 who come from across the state to showcase their research and robotics design skills. Approximately 400 participants are expected at the competition.
Fairmont State University has been awarded $20,000 in grant funding from STaR: Science, Technology & Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, to support the purchase of a new Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer.
Fairmont State University will celebrate its 154th Fall Commencement at the Feaster Center on Saturday, December 9. Commencement will be split into two ceremonies beginning with the College of Education, Health & Human Performance, the College of Nursing and the College of Science & Technology at 10 a.m. After the 10 a.m. ceremony, graduates from the College of Business & Aviation, the College of Liberal Arts and Regents Bachelor of Arts graduates will be recognized at 2 p.m.
The Datha and Gene Smith Fellowship has begun accepting applications for next year’s program. Established in 2022, the fellowship continues the Smiths’ legacy of helping first generation students make the transition from high school to college.
Fairmont State University has received $4,980 in grant funding from the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, an international science and education program focused on teaching and learning Earth System Science.
For one week beginning Oct. 30, students from around the state will have the opportunity to begin their transition from high school to college during College Application Week.
Students attending Fairmont State University who are interested in applying to osteopathic medical school now have an advantage.
Over 250 attendees arrived on Fairmont State University’s campus on Saturday, October 14 for Maroon & White Day. Maroon & White Day is a campus-wide open house that allows prospective students to thoroughly learn about Fairmont State’s offerings.
Fairmont State University continues its commitment to accessible education by once again hosting the annual SOAR Award Scholarship events. These events will be taking place periodically from November until February throughout the state of West Virginia, with one event taking place in Pennsylvania.
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.
The physics program at Fairmont State University recently created a new biophysics lab through the acquisition of advanced spectroscopic instrumentation.
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