University News
Residence Hall, Multicultural Center Names Get USM Regents’ Approval
Two campus buildings have been named in honor of the history and legacy of Frostburg’s Black community following approval from the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. The newly built residence hall will be known as Brownsville Hall, and a former school for African Americans will be named the Adams/Wyche Multicultural Center at the Lincoln School.
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Proposed Science Center to Serve Tri-State Region
The project would transform Frostburg’s former City Hall into a Science Education Center designed to serve school-age children from the multi-state region, providing a resource for area science teachers.
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Program Enhances Local School Districts
Complete a Master of Arts in Teaching degree with a year-long teacher residency in partnership with Frederick and Garrett county public schools and earn a 12-month, $30,000 living-wage stipend.
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Honor Society Chapter Earns Excellence Award
FSU's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, earns recognition as a Platinum Chapter.
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SGA Honored for Excellence in Service
Despite the challenges of the pandemic over the past year, FSU’s Student Government Association has been proactive in creating opportunities for students both on campus and in the community.
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Program Announces Distinguished Board
The Maryland Accelerates program, designed to provide more STEM teachers and enhance career paths for established teachers, has a new executive advisory board.
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Student Wins International Art Competition
Beating out several hundred submissions from around the globe, this senior art student won an exclusive two-year deal with an Australia-based design company.
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Student Completes Prestigious Fellowship
A senior engineering student participated in a prestigious U.S. Department of Energy fellowship and had her research project highlighted on the DOE’s official website.
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Profiled in “Women in Technology”
After this engineering major secured an internship with Oceaneering Aerospace and Defense Technologies, she was profiled in the company’s “Women in Technology” series.
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Poster Design Wins Z-Hacks People’s Choice
For her design advocating for the LGBTQ community, student walks away with the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Z Hacks Humanity and Earth hack-a-thon.
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SGA Vice President is Newman Civic Fellow
Nominated by FSU President Ron Nowaczyk, Thayer worked to expand the SGA constitution to increase diversity, equity and inclusion within the organization’s ranks.
FACULTY BOOKS
Assassinations, Terrorism Outrage and Fascinate
Political Science professor Scott Johnson dives into the psychology behind some of America's most heinous criminals in Political Assassins, Terrorists and Related Conspiracies in American History.
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Poem Collection Released Just as Pandemic Arrived
English professor Gerard LaFemina released his book of prose poems, Baby Steps in Doomsday Prepping, in February, just as COVID-19 was arriving in the United States.