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Frostburg State University’s 132nd Commencement Ceremonies Slated for May 17
Frostburg State University will celebrate and recognize the achievements of its May 2008 graduating class during the University’s 132nd commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 17, in the Harold J. Cordts Physical Education Center’s Main Arena on the FSU campus.
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FSU Hosts 2008 Savage Mountain Summer Arts Academy
Frostburg State University will host the 2008 Savage Mountain Summer Arts Academy. The Academy offers a variety of programs for students entering grades nine through 12. This year’s programs include Creative Writing, Wind Chamber Music, Physical Acting and Stage Combat, Choir and Two-Dimensional Design institutes. Each program is a week long and offers students the option of residing on campus or commuting.
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Faculty Achievements Honored at FSU Convocation
The recipients of the 2008 Faculty Achievement Awards, along with the top graduating students from every degree program, will be honored at the Frostburg State University Honors Convocation at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in the Pealer Recital Hall Performing Arts Center.
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FSU Chamber Choir Enjoys Journey Through Music in China
Travel typically entails maps, guidebooks and structured itineraries as ways to find a sense of direction. But as the Frostburg State University Chamber Choir recently discovered during a tour in China March 6 through March 14, songs also serve as a compass that can guide you to where you want to be—whether it’s to a place of connection with people you’ve never met before or to a final destination of togetherness you’ve found as a group.
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New Frostburg State University Engineering Program Receives OK
Expanded Program to Provide Students More Flexibility
The Maryland Higher Education Commission recently approved Frostburg State University’s proposal to offer a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, with the first students eligible to enroll in the fall of 2008.
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FSU Geography Professor Taking Students on Storm-Chasing Adventure through Tornado Alley U.S.A.
Dave Arnold, assistant professor of geography at Frostburg State University, is taking seven FSU students on a tour of “Tornado Alley U.S.A.” to chase storms as part of a special summer course May 19 through June 19. During the four-week program, students will study the character and behavior of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes and how they affect local communities and environments in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota; The group expects to travel between 12,000 to 15,000 miles.
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FSU Management Students Take Second at National Competition
A team of four Frostburg State University management students received second place in a case competition at the 2008 International Conference of the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM). On April 4, Josh Wolf, Marjie Gray, Krissy Dix and Chris Borleis competed against 33 teams from different universities nationwide and defended their analysis of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to a panel of judges.
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FSU Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society Takes Second in Regional Conference
Frostburg State University’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society placed second overall at the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave held at Paris Landing State Park, Tenn., from March 13 to March 15.
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High School Students Wanted for Upward Bound at FSU
The Upward Bound Program at Frostburg State University is currently accepting applications. This pre-college program is designed to assist 77 qualified Allegany County students in developing the skills and motivation necessary for success in high school and college. FSU’s program serves rising ninth graders through graduating seniors. The program is entirely funded by the U.S. Department of Education and is free for participants.
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Who’s FSU Award Presented to Outstanding Music Educator
Dr. James Russell Perkins, a 1974 graduate of the Frostburg State University music education program, was recently presented with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Who’s FSU award in recognition of outstanding professional achievements. Perkins was recognized at a March “Friends of Music” event held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
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FSU Students Help Frostburg Take Ride Back to 1938 in Documentary
Frostburg State University Leadership Studies minor students are bringing back the 1938 scene of Frostburg’s Main Street in the documentary film “Frostburg 1938.” A screening of the documentary, which relives a historical moment of Frostburg, will take place on Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at City Place in Frostburg (on the corner of Mechanic and Water streets).
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Student Magazine E=(LG)2 Makes Debut at FSU
The first issue of the new student-written and student-edited magazine, E=(LG)2, is now available. The magazine, which focuses on environmental issues pertaining to Frostburg State University, was a semester-long project for Sydney Duncan’s English 402 class.
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FSU Percussion Ensemble to Perform
Frostburg State University’s Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Ronald Horner, will perform on Tuesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center.
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Nightsun Summer Writers Conference to be Held in Frostburg
The Frostburg State University Center for Creative Writing is holding its first Nightsun Summer Writer’s Conference for local and regional writers from July 31 to Aug. 3, at Failinger’s Gunter Hotel in Frostburg.
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Frostburg State University Taking Applications for Summer Math Center
Applications are now being accepted for children who will be entering grades five through nine in fall 2008 for the “Maryland Summer Center for Mathematics: Art of Problem Solving, Algebra, Statistics, and Geometry with Technology.” The program will be held at Frostburg State University from July 21 through Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Free Sunday Programs Offered at FSU Planetarium, Exploratorium
Frostburg State University presents “Science Sundays” this year, with free programs offered in both the Tawes Hall Planetarium and the Compton Science Center Exploratorium every Sunday.
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