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  Franklin & Marshall College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franklin College was also America's first coeducational institution, with its first class of students composed of 78 men and 36 women.
Oriflamme, the Franklin and Marshall College yearbook, was established in 1883.
A commemorative plaque celebrating the sesquicentennial of Franklin College and the signing of the United States Constitution was presented to the college by the Lancaster County Historical Society.
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 Centennial Conference: Franklin & Marshall
With a contribution of 200 English pounds from Benjamin Franklin, then the President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, the college bearing solely his name was officially dedicated with the belief that it would become a major intellectual force in American higher education.
Back in Lancaster, Franklin's board of trustees, in their continued effort to bring a formidable liberal arts institution to central Pennsylvania, soon realized that the college could not progress alone, and Franklin and Marshall united to become a single college in 1853.
Franklin & Marshall is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education.
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 ipedia.com: Franklin and Marshall College Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
James Buchanan, four years shy of becoming the 15th President of the United States, was named president of the first Franklin & Marshall board of trustees.
In addition, like other academic institutions at the time, Franklin and Marshall experienced a series of student protests during the decade that were based on important social issues, such as the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War.
Continuing a trend in single-sex schools across the country, the Board of Trustees announced on January 17, 1969 that it had voted to admit women to F&M, a decision that was unanimously and enthusiastically supported by male students.
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 Franklin & Marshall College
Marshall College, established in 1835, was named in honor of Chief Justice John Marshall.
The two colleges merged together in 1853 to become Franklin and Marshall College under the direction of James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States.
Franklin and Marshall is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education.
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 Franklin & Marshall - Admission Process
Early Decision if you are sure that Franklin and Marshall is the best fit, or the Standardized Test Option if you would prefer that we not use your Standardized Test Scores in the decision making process.
Students who have decided that Franklin and Marshall is their first choice college are encouraged to apply Early Decision.
Franklin and Marshall values students who commit early to the College and as such, chances of being admitted are greater for Early Decision candidates.
admission.fandm.edu /admission/process.asp   (492 words)

  
 Tenure-track Faculty Position, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, Franklin and Marshall College
The Physics and Astronomy Department at Franklin and Marshall College invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in experimental physics at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in the '03-'04 academic year.
Candidates must hold the Ph.D. and demonstrate substantial commitment to undergraduate physics teaching, as well as to participation in the College's interdisciplinary general education program 'Foundations',   A vigorous research program that can involve students in publishable work is also required.  Start-up funds to establish a research lab are available.
Franklin & Marshall is a selective private liberal arts college with 1,850 students located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a city of 50,000 about 1-1/2 hours from Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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 Franklin and Marshall College on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Franklin and Marshall Basketball Coach Glenn Robinson Closes in on Division III Record.
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., opens doors with new look.
Penn VP to resign to assume presidency of Franklin and Marshall College
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 Franklin & Marshall College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On May 3, Franklin & Marshall College marked the beginning of the construction of a new residential/complex along Harrisburg Pike with a groundbreaking ceremony on the east side of College Square, the site of the new building.
When Kathleen Rickards was at the Washington, D.C. "March for Life" this January, surrounded by thousands of other pro-life activists, she became inspired to start a pro-life club at Franklin & Marshall.
Franklin & Marshall College pitchers Ted Serro and Jeremy Knox, third baseman Gary Kruger and centerfielder Eric Milavsky have been named to the 2006 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team.
www.fandm.edu   (174 words)

  
 Assistant Professor of Astronomy-FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Applications are invited for a tenure-track position in astronomy starting in fall 2002 at the rank of assistant professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Franklin & Marshall College.
F&M is a selective private liberal arts college with 1,850 students located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a small city of 50,000 about 1-1/2 hours from Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Franklin and Marshall is committed to cultural pluralism through the hiring of women and minorities and encourages all interested individuals to apply.
www.aas.org /jobreg/backissues/2001/july/no12039.html   (230 words)

  
 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE, Lancaster, PA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Department of Economics at Franklin and Marshall College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall 2006.
Teaching load is 3/2 and includes participation in the College's general education requirement and in interdisciplinary programs such as Public Policy and Environmental, Asian, Africana, and Women's Studies.
Franklin and Marshall College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to cultural pluralism.
www.aeaweb.org /JOE/0509d/html/joe025.html   (174 words)

  
 Landscape Architecture - Arts Quadrangle Franklin and Marshall College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lancaster, PA The Franklin and Marshall Arts Quadrangle is the first project to be implemented as a part of the new Franklin and Marshall Master Plan.
The Master Plan landscape design guidelines were developed in conjunction with the Arts Quadrangle which was designed and built during the final phase of the development of the Master Plan.
The guidelines were developed to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the overall campus, and to provide Franklin and Marshall with a unified campus identity.
www.asg-architects.com /expertise/landscape/franklin   (232 words)

  
 Campus Planning - Franklin and Marshall College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
One outcome is creation of an elegant crescent entryway with a residential college, admissions office, and student services.
Another is conversion of existing on-campus housing to the residential college model.
In addition, 80,000 gsf of new commercial and retail space will create a college town along the northern boulevard to enliven College/city social interaction.
www.asg-architects.com /expertise/campus/franklin   (146 words)

  
 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE, Lancaster, PA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Franklin and Marshall has a strong interdisciplinary general education curriculum and a number of interdisciplinary programs (such as Public Policy, Environmental, Asian, Africana, and Women's Studies); we prefer candidates who can contribute to these areas as well.
Franklin and Marshall is committed to cultural pluralism.
CONTACT: Eiman Zein-Elabdin, Chair, Department of Economics, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003.
www.aeaweb.org /joe/0409d/html/joe013.html   (166 words)

  
 Franklin & Marshall Magazine
The curricula of both Franklin and Marshall colleges as well as early F&M were all based in Latin, Greek and philosophy.
A freshman at Marshall College in 1837 could expect to study Cicero's Select Orations, ancient geography, ancient history, Horace's Odes and Homer's Iliad during his first year.
At Franklin College, in 1848, students took Latin grammar during their first year.
magazine.fandm.edu /winter01/wn01_story3.html   (727 words)

  
 Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College Updates Fiber Infrastructure and Provides Future Capacity with ADC's TrueNet Structured Cabling Solutions.
Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., opens doors with new look.
Penn VP to resign to assume presidency of Franklin & Marshall College
www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0819495.html   (336 words)

  
 FIRE - Franklin & Marshall College
College Life Manual: The Mission of Franklin and Marshall College 05-06
Franklin & Marshall College students and student organizations are free to
Directory information, including the name of the president of the college or university, may have been updated more recently.
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 AllRefer.com - Franklin and Marshall College, United States (Colleges, U.S.) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Franklin and Marshall College, United States (Colleges, U.S.) - Encyclopedia
Franklin and Marshall College, Colleges, U.S. Related Category: Colleges, U.S. Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pa.; United Church of Christ (Evangelical-Reformed); coeducational; est.
1787 as Franklin College, reorganized 1853 when it merged with Marshall College (chartered 1836).
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 F&M Library: Archives and Special Collections
The Archives and Special Collections department at Franklin & Marshall College organizes, promotes, and preserves the visual and written record of the college, and the special collections of the library.
Reference services are provided to faculty, administrators, students, alumni and members of the public interested in the research collections.
The department is especially rich in materials documenting Pennsylvania-German Culture, the Classics, the Natural Sciences, Exploration, the United States Civil War, Benjamin Franklin, and the history of Franklin and Marshall College.
library.fandm.edu /archives/new_archives.html   (94 words)

  
 Franklin & Marshall College information and related industry information from Hoover's
Franklin and Marshall College is a private liberal arts school that serves more than 1,800 students.
The college was created in 1853 through the merger of Franklin College (founded in 1787 with a contribution of 200 English pounds from Benjamin Franklin) and Marshall College (named upon the death of Chief Justice John Marshall).
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 Franklin & Marshall - Anthropology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
There are many interfaces among these sub-fields, and some of the most exciting contemporary research is conducted at those interfaces.
Franklin and Marshall is distinguished among private liberal arts colleges in having an independent department of anthropology that offers several of the different sub-fields.
We take pride in the fact that all of our majors have the opportunity to conduct original anthropological research.
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 Franklin & Marshall College - Official Athletic Site
Franklin and Marshall College pitchers Ted Serro (Sr., Brooklyn, NY/Xavier) and Jeremy Knox (Sr., Bronx, NY/Iona Prep), third baseman Gary Kruger (Sr., East Islip, NY/East Islip) and centerfielder Eric Milavsky (Sr., Medford, NJ/Shawnee) have been named to the 2006 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team.
Franklin and Marshall Places 21 Student-Athletes on Centennial Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
Franklin and Marshall Finishes 24th at 2006 ECAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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 Al-Musharaka: Farooka Gauhari to speak at Franklin and Marshall College
Al-Musharaka: Farooka Gauhari to speak at Franklin and Marshall College
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Farooka Gauhari to speak at Franklin and Marshall College
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 Franklin and Marshall College - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Franklin and Marshall College - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE [Franklin and Marshall College] at Lancaster, Pa.; United Church of Christ (Evangelical-Reformed); coeducational; est.
Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
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 Kerry pulls ahead - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Independent candidate Ralph Nader received 3 percent, and 8 percent of respondents said they were undecided.
The survey, conducted between Sept. 30 and Monday by Franklin and Marshall College's Center for Opinion Research in Lancaster County, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The race is slightly tighter among likely voters, with Kerry ahead by 49 percent to 43 percent.
pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_259281.html   (981 words)

  
 Find in a Library: The Douglas diary; student days at Franklin and Marshall College, 1856-1858.
Find in a Library: The Douglas diary; student days at Franklin and Marshall College, 1856-1858.
The Douglas diary; student days at Franklin and Marshall College, 1856-1858.
Publisher: Lancaster, Pa., Franklin and Marshall College, 1973.
www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/bbe31f953240382f.html   (69 words)

  
 Franklin & Marshall College | Athletics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Franklin & Marshall Places 21 Student-Athletes on Centennial Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
Baseball Class of 2006 Finishes Among Career Leaders in Franklin & Marshall History
Franklin & Marshall Finishes 24th at 2006 ECAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships
wwwdevel.fandm.edu /departments/athletics/default.html   (111 words)

  
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