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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

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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

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Top Academic Honor Society Commemorates 100th Anniversary and Inducts New Members

Franklin College’s Alpha Society, the top academic honorary society on the campus, commemorated its 100th year of existence recently with…

Posted Mar 17, 2022

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$500,000 Estate Gift to Support Travel and Engaged Learning Opportunities

Franklin College has been designated to receive a $500,000 estate commitment from Phil Smith, a longtime Franklin resident and photography…

Posted Mar 14, 2022

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Spread the News

In 2006, Pulliam School of Journalism (PSJ) Director John Krull ’81 had a recur­ring problem as student newspaper adviser; the…

Posted Mar 11, 2022

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Professor Recognized by Athletic Trainers Association

The Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association (GLATA) presented the organization’s 2022 Dedicated Service Award to Franklin College’s Jeff Williams, Ph.D.,…

Posted Mar 10, 2022

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Franklin College Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award Presented to Eric DeForest

On Friday, Feb. 11, Franklin College celebrated vital members of the campus community – adjunct faculty – during a campus…

Posted Mar 9, 2022

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Franklin Students Selected to Serve as TechPoint Xterns

Two Franklin College students excelled during the application and interview processes for TechPoint’s Xtern program, resulting in 10-week, 9-to-5, paid…

Posted Feb 22, 2022