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College Awards Prestigious Ben Franklin Scholar Awards

Franklin College hosted its time-honored Ben Franklin Scholars Program of Excellence earlier this year, welcoming students from Indiana and numerous…

Posted May 10, 2022

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Biology Department Receives Grant to Study Sheep and Solar Grazing

Franklin College recently received a grant from the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program. The funding allows ten Franklin…

Posted May 4, 2022

Events and Lectures

2022 Commencement and Baccalaureate Details Announced

Franklin College will host its 2022 commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 21 in Spurlock Center Gymnasium on campus….

Posted Apr 27, 2022

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Biology Professor Earns Award from Indiana Academy of Science

Franklin College Professor of Biology Alice Heikens, Ph.D., was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana Academy of Science…

Posted Apr 21, 2022

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College Honored with Tree Campus Higher Ed Recognition for 9th Straight Year

Franklin College was honored with a 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment…

Posted Apr 20, 2022

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College Receives $3.9 Million Estate Commitment – Largest in College History

Franklin College has been designated to receive a $3.9 million estate commitment, the largest bequest the college has ever received,…

Posted Apr 19, 2022

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College Celebrates Most Successful #GivetoGRIZ Campaign

Franklin College students, employees, alumni, trustees, friends of the college and corporate sponsors joined in the spirit of philanthropy during…

Posted Apr 14, 2022

Events and Lectures

Music Department Announces Spring Choral Concert

The Franklin College Music Department will host its Spring Choral Concert on Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. The concert…

Posted Apr 12, 2022

Events and Lectures

Final Student Art Exhibit Reception and Awards Ceremony for Academic Year

The Franklin College Art Department will present the final student art exhibit reception and awards ceremony for the 2021-22 academic…

Posted Apr 11, 2022

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Fossils Fuel Learning

A new learning opportunity in biology was unearthed this fall to engage students in paleontology with an experienced dinosaur bone-finder….

Posted Apr 8, 2022

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Franklin’s Lexi Giddens Selected as 500 Festival Princess

The 500 Festival Princess Program, presented by The National Bank of Indianapolis, celebrates Indiana’s most civic-minded, academically driven young women….

Posted Apr 6, 2022

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College Receives Gift Supporting Psychology Students and Department

Franklin College Trustee Jim Napolitan (HD ’12), Ph.D., and his spouse, Sandy (Mock) ’60, Ph.D., have established an endowed departmental…

Posted Apr 5, 2022