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(800) 641-5678
(304) 367-4010
recruit@FairmontState.edu
Requirements for Admission:
Admission Standards:
Completed his/her junior year of high school curriculum
Current high school transcript (must have grade point average of 2.0)
Proof of pre-requisite (see catalog)
CONTACT:
(800) 641-5678
(304) 367-4010
recruit@FairmontState.edu
Requirements for Admission:
Admission Standards:
Completed his/her junior year of high school curriculum
Current high school transcript (must have grade point average of 2.0)
Proof of pre-requisite (see catalog)
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LOCATION
1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554
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LOCATION
1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554
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QUICK FACTS
Fairmont State University is a comprehensive, student-centered, state-supported institution offering dozens of certificate and degree programs at the associate, bachelor, and master levels via 41-degree programs and over 90 fields of study.
Fairmont State turns opportunity, passion, and hard work into excellence in a vibrant, close-knit campus community where students and teachers become friends for life. Here, students enjoy the opportunities offered by a comprehensive state university combined with the personal attention and campus atmosphere they’d expect from a small, private school.
Enrollment: 3,809 undergraduate students | 282 graduate students
Average Class Size: 15
Students Living on Campus: 28%
School Colors: White and Maroon
Mascot: Freddie the Falcon
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QUICK FACTS
Fairmont State University is a comprehensive, student-centered, state-supported institution offering dozens of certificate and degree programs at the associate, bachelor, and master levels via 41-degree programs and over 90 fields of study.
Fairmont State turns opportunity, passion, and hard work into excellence in a vibrant, close-knit campus community where students and teachers become friends for life. Here, students enjoy the opportunities offered by a comprehensive state university combined with the personal attention and campus atmosphere they’d expect from a small, private school.
Enrollment: 3,809 undergraduate students | 282 graduate students
Average Class Size: 15
Students Living on Campus: 28%
School Colors: White and Maroon
Mascot: Freddie the Falcon
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Some days, it is green and pink; other days, it is red and black. Some nights, it is purple and white; yet by dawn, it is gold and green – or maroon and white. Fairmont State’s Victory Bell changes its looks regularly, as organizations on campus often repaint it in celebration of events, causes, or campus pride.
The Victory Bell was presented to Fairmont State by the City of Fairmont in 1940.
Once on a Monongahela River oil barge, the bell was rung to announce athletic team victories and could be heard throughout the city. It was given the name “Old Boaz,” likely in honor of Boaz Fleming, the founding father of Fairmont. Students selected John “Shorty” Heim, a well-liked maintenance worker, to be the official bell ringer. In the 1940s, it was required under penalty by the Freshmen Counselors that freshmen men tip their beanie caps to the bell and freshmen women curtsey as they passed by as a symbol of respect.
With World War II, the Victory Bell was declared silent and was not rung again until V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) on May 8, 1945. It was rung for that victory and for the Americans still fighting in the South Pacific.
When the tradition shifted from ringing to painting the bell remains a mystery, but it likely occurred in the late 1960s. Over the decades, the bell’s location has changed with the expanding campus, and its clapper and handle have been removed. The Victory Bell still stands as a colorful expression of school spirit. For years, student organizations and sororities and fraternities have competed to make their mark on the bell. A Facebook page even serves as a public forum for those claiming the right to say “I have painted the bell.”
Like the colorful layers of paint, the Victory Bell blends traditions – old and new. Today, we pause to say we remember.
Fairmont State University students recently completed a public mural project in Palatine Park in Fairmont.
The mural was completed as part of a class on public art. Students in the class had seven and a half weeks to research content on public art and develop a sketch.
“The students wanted to focus on people who are often overlooked, those who are in trade work,” Joel Dugan, chair of the Department of Architecture, Art, and Design, said. “Students selected the figures and presented research proposals to the class.”
The figures are luminaries or people who saw change in society and had the ability to transform the community where they lived. Dugan said these people say some type of transition or significant awakening took place during their lifetime.
The figures in the mural include:
Johnnie Johnson - rock ’n’ roll legend
Col. George S. “Spanky” Roberts - the first African American military pilot from West Virginia
Julia Pierpont - the wife of Francis Pierpont, the originator of Memorial Day
“Aunt Hat” Wilson - thought to be the last slave born in West Virginia
Coal Miner - a tribute to all the coal miners in West Virginia
“The public support was so amazing,” Dugan said. “To see people come by daily, honk their horn or sit in their cars and yell encouraging support, it was incredible. We don’t live in an area with a lot of art venues, but this allowed the students to really blossom so much.”
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