Academic Facilities
The University's physical plant includes ten major buildings: J. Howard Stokes Administration Building, James A. Rogers Library, Ronald E. McNair Science Building, Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Science Facility, Walter Douglas Smith University Center, Founders Hall, John K. Cauthen Educational Media Center, Peter D. Hyman Fine Arts Center, Thomas C. Stanton Academic Computer Center, and the Lee Nursing Building. In addition, the University constructed new dormitories and student apartments on campus in 2006. Francis Marion is also home to a two-story observatory, equipped with a 14-inch (360 mm) reflecting telescope, and a planetarium that offers public shows twice monthly.
The University has an excellent writing center available for student and FMU community use throughout the school year; the center provides assistance for students working on writing assignments for any class. In addition, the FMU English Department offers majors in liberal arts, education, and professional writing tracks as well as hosts a Fiction and Poetry Festival each fall.
Francis Marion also has the Richardson Center for the Child, a child-care facility for faculty, staff, and students.
Completed in Summer 2011, the FMU Performing Arts Center is located in downtown Florence. It provides performance venues for the region featuring national, regional, and local performing artists. Additionally, the Performing Arts Center provides instructional facilities, practice rooms, and faculty offices for the Music Industry Program offered by the FMU Department of Fine Arts.
The Griffin Athletic Complex, located near the main FMU campus, opened in 2012. The complex includes new baseball, softball, and soccer stadiums, a fieldhouse, and a five acre lake.
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