Fairmont State University, with a 120-acre main campus in Fairmont, is part of the state’s growing high technology corridor. With a long history of academic excellence, FSU is a place where teaching and learning matter and students are our first priority. Founded in 1865 as the state’s first private normal school in West Virginia, FSU celebrates its Sesquicentennial in 2015.
Over the past decade, the main campus has been expanded with new construction including an Engineering Technology Building, student center, residence hall, parking garage, improved library facility and significant ADA accessibility improvement FSU's main campus is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, a friendly city of 19,000. The campus is home to the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folk life Center. FSU features a branch campus in Clarksburg, which is called the Gaston Caper ton Center. The Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center, located in nearby Bridgeport, offers multiple programs in aviation.
The Mission of Fairmont
State University is to provide opportunities for individuals to achieve
their professional and personal goals and discover roles for responsible
citizenship that promote the common good. Fairmont State University
aspires to be nationally recognized as a model for accessible
learner-centered institutions that promote student success by providing
comprehensive education and excellent teaching, flexible learning
environments, and superior services. Graduates will have the knowledge,
skills, and habits of mind necessary for intellectual growth, full and
participatory citizenship, employability, and entrepreneurship in a
changing environment.
Athletics
Honor societiesFairmont State's athletic teams, known as the Falcons (alternately as Fighting Falcons), compete in the Mountain East Conference inNational Collegiate Athletic Association Division II.
- Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice)
- Alpha Psi Omega (Dramatics) founded at the college in 1925 by professor Paul F. Opp.
- Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
- Delta Sigma Rho (Forensics)
- Epsilon Pi Tau (Technology)
- Family & Consumer Science Honor Society
- Kappa Delta Pi (Education)
- Kappa Kappa Psi (Band)
- Kappa Pi (Art)
- Nursing Honorary
- Phi Alpha Theta (History)
- Phi Theta Kappa
- Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science)
- Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)
- Psi Chi (Psychology)
- Sigma Alpha Iota (Music)
- Sigma Tau Delta (English)
- Society for Collegiate Journalists
Social organizations
- Inter-Panhellenic Council
- Inter-Fraternity Council
- Women’s Panhellenic Council
- Student Graphics Organization
- Alpha Eta Rho
- Alpha Sigma Tau
- Delta Xi Omicron (local)
- Delta Zeta
- Sigma Sigma Sigma
- Phi Sigma Phi
- Tau Beta Iota (local)
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Student Accountant Society
- Model United Nations
- Model Arab League
- College Republicans
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