University News
FSU Receives $1.48M From ARC’s POWER Initiative
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded $1.48M to FSU for the Western Maryland Advanced Technology Center at the University’s Innovation Park.
How does ARC's POWER Initiative affect our region
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#arc #technology #grants #appalachia

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Get Out the Vote!
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Honored FSU for its student-voter engagement efforts during the 2020 presidential election.
Read how FSU helps students vote
1 min read
#vote #voterengagement #democracy

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Teacher Residency Program Seeks Applicants
Maryland Accelerates is recruiting students for its one-year intensive master’s degree program integrated with a teacher residency component.
See if this program is right for you!
1 min read
#education #teachers #mastersdegree
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FSU Ranked by National Publications
The Washington Monthly, The Chronicle of Higher Education and U.S. News and World Report – FSU is receiving high marks from some major publications.
1 min read
#service #graduationrates #socialmobility
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New Academic Programs
As part of the effort to meet workforce needs, FSU has added a social media minor, a 3+3 pharmacy program with UMES and Working Professional Certificates.
Learn more about these new programs of study
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#businessdegrees #pharmacy #certificatprograms #management #majors
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Mandicott Honored with Service Award
Bill Mandicott, assistant vice president of Student and Community Involvement, received the AmeriCorps Achievement Award from the Governor of the State of Maryland.
Read about Mandicott's Service award
1 min read
#service #award #governor #americorps
STUDENT ACCOLADES

Bio Major Wins MAPMBS Award
FSU senior Josh Clem was recognized for the Best Undergraduate Poster at a Mid-Atlantic Biology Society Meeting.
Read about Josh Clem's accomplishment
1 min read
#biology #poster #MABS
STUDENT ACCOLADES

Basnet Awarded AAUW Fellowship
Aarti Basnet, a master’s student in Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, received a fellowship from The American Association of University Women.
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#ecology #biology #fellowship #AAUW
FACULTY AND STAFF

A Very “Distinguished” Recognition
Dr. Janet Mattern of the FSU Department of Educational Professions earned the President’s Distinguished Faculty Award for exceptional service to the University.
FACULTY AND STAFF

“Distinguished Staff” Awarded to Pelesky
Tim Pelesky, the interim chief information officer, was presented with the President’s Distinguished Staff Award for advancing the mission and goals of FSU.
FACULTY AND STAFF

Excellence in All They Do
The annual FSU Staff Awards for Excellence have been awarded to Patrick O’Brien, Crystal Miller and William Patterson.
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The Reinhard Legacy
Dr. Herb. Reinhard, who was Frostburg’s president during a time of significant transition for the college that became a university, has passed away at the age of 91.
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Making an “Impact”
FSU administrators were presented with the Impact Leader Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success for their commitment to mentoring and inspiring students.
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You’re the Tops!
President Ronald Nowaczyk was named a Top 50 Leader by the National Diversity & Leadership Conference. It’s an award that is given to innovators, strategists and pioneers in education.