Convocation 2013

On Tuesday, F&M celebrated the official start of the 2013-2014 with Convocation.  The Class of 2017 donned their house cords during the ceremony when they were officially welcomed into the F&M community.  The faculty speaker, Professor Carol Auster, from the sociology department had great advice for the Class of 2017 and everyone at F&M.  She spoke about the 4 Ps:

Possibilities:  F&M is a place full of possibilities - academically, in extracurriculars, and in friendships. Possibilities at F&M can lead to lifelong passions.

Passion:  you arrive with some and find new passions while you are here.  More importantly, is passion in the moment - participate, interact, respond to fellow students.  Be enthusiastic, be fully energized in that moment.

Persistence: you need it to succeed academically, to study a big longer, to polish written work just one more time.

Posse - from the idea behind the Posse Foundation - everyone needs their own F&M posse.  Your posse can open your mind to new ideas, celebrate achievements, support and help with your persistence, help you smile and find humor in life.

Finally, be inspired to make F&M the place that you want it to be.


Great advice to start the school year.  Professor Auster's full remarks are online.

Summer Fun Part II

Emma Lisle '14 just wrapped up her internship at the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, CT.  We are all looking forward to her return to campus to hear more about her amazing experience there this summer.

Summer Fun

Our players have been doing all sorts of cool stuff this summer - internships, traveling to new places, and of course preparing for our upcoming basketball season.  Check out our Facebook page to see some pictures from the summer!

Kara Bacile '15 got to meet a former VT Hokie at Redskins training camp