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Alumnus starts coffee roasting company
April 14, 2017
After co-founding Lula’s Coffee Company and working as a barista for five years, FMU alumnus Jeff Felton started Batch Nine Coffee, a coffee roasting company out of his love of the coffee industry. While...
Professor Spotlight: Dorie Weaver
April 13, 2017
For nursing professor Dorie Weaver, classes don’t end when she leaves FMU’s campus each day. In addition to teaching long hours in nursing classes and simulation labs, Weaver is currently working toward...
Single mother serves campus, community
February 25, 2017
For Anna Patton, going to college and raising her son Isaac means working to beat the odds of being a single mother and loving her son unconditionally. “There are a lot of statistics about single...
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FMU, Morning News honors community service members
Rachel Droze, Assistant Editor
FMU and the Florence Morning News honor four community members with the Marion Medallion on Feb. 27 at the Performing Arts Center. The Medallion recognizes members of the...
April 4, 2015
