Latest Past Events

Bachelor of Social Work Program 50-Year Anniversary Event and Alumni Gathering

Blue Ridge Mountain Room 215 Ferrum Mountain Road, Ferrum

Celebrate 50 years of impact and community at the Ferrum College Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program’s 50th Anniversary Event and Alumni Gathering on March 13, 2026, in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room of Franklin Hall. The day begins with check-in and registration at 8:30 a.m., followed by ACES training from 9:00 to 11:45 a.m. […]

Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk, Feb. 20-22

The Rex Stephenson Theatre - Schoolfield Hall 215 Ferrum Mountain Rd, Ferrum

In 1955, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, a 67-year-old Ohio woman in Keds, carrying her things in a homemade sack, walked the entire Appalachian Trail. She hiked nearly 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. She was the first woman to complete a solo thru-hike and later did it again twice. Her story is about grit, stubborn hope, […]