Franklin College Statehouse Bureau Video Recap
February 3, 2012
Franklin College students Lauren Casey and Adrian Gillaspy produced a video recap about working at the Franklin College Statehouse Bureau during Winter Term. Watch what our students experienced while covering the lively and often contentious deliberations that took place in January

Franklin College Receives $4.2 Million Bequest From Trustee
January 19, 2012
Franklin College is in receipt of a $4.2 million bequest following settlement of the Effie Joan Behrens estate. Effie, a longtime resident of Indianapolis and a Fort Wayne native, died Dec. 11, 2010. She had been a Franklin College trustee since 1991, actively engaged in the campus community and dedicated to enriching religious life resources, supporting campus beautification and funding student scholarships.

Performance of The Fannie Lou Hamer Story
January 19, 2012
Fannie Lou Hamer, an activist during the civil rights movement who fought for African-American voting rights, will come to life in the play "The Fannie Lou Hamer Story" on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Branigin Room of the Napolitan Student Center as part of Franklin College's 2011-12 Convocation Lecture Series.

'Franklin College Presents' Series Covers Expansive List of Subjects
January 15, 2012
Franklin College is offering a series of monthly presentations called "Franklin College Presents" at the Indiana Masonic Home and Franklin United Methodist Community.

Franklin College Recognizes Employee with Staff Service Excellence Award
December 20, 2011
Faculty and Staff also Recognized for Years of Service

Franklin College Student Scores Perfect on National Test
December 13, 2011
A Franklin College student recently earned a perfect score on the major field test in mathematics (MFT). Matt Brems (2013), who is quadruple majoring in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, quantitative analysis and economics, received his test results in November.

Franklin College Professor's Book Named One of the Best of 2011
December 13, 2011
The book Peace Be with You: Monastic Wisdom for a Terror-Filled World by Dr. David Carlson, professor of philosophy and religion at Franklin College, has been named one of the best of 2011 by Library Journal in the self-help/spiritual living category.

Franklin College Alumnus and Judge Publishes Suspense Novel
December 12, 2011
You can judge his book by its cover, but if you're looking for a thrilling journey through the world of police work, courtrooms and corruption, you'll want to delve into the first chapter, says author Dan Moore, a circuit court judge for Clark County in southern Indiana and 1974 Franklin College alumnus.

Students Attend Advertising Women of New York Conference
December 6, 2011
Four Franklin College students were chosen to travel to New York City to participate in the 55th annual Advertising Career Conference, sponsored by Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) on Nov. 11-12, 2011. The students attended the conference with associate professor of journalism Ray Begovich.

Franklin College to Host Book Signing and Celebrate Ben Franklin's Birthday
December 4, 2011
Franklin College will host a book signing event on Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Richardson Chapel. Authors Jim Hillman, a longtime Johnson County native, and John Murphy, both with the Johnson County Museum of History, will discuss their book "Images of America: Franklin."

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