Giving you the best.
At F&M, we don't have graduate students. So, unlike major research universities, you won't have to wait to get your hands on the state-of-the-art resources you need. Our laboratories, technology, equipment, professors, and facilities are here for you. You'll have all the access you need from your freshman year on.

The Shadek-Fackenthal Library is the primary resource and reference center on the F&M campus. It houses over half a million volumes, more than 1,600 periodicals, and 350,000 government documents. Students benefit from computer workstations, abundant group study space, electronic resources, and the LIBCAT catalog system, which provides access to more than 500 university libraries throughout the world.

The Martin Library of the Sciences opened in 1990, expanding the capacity of the College's library system by 30 percent. It contains the general book collections for the natural and physical sciences, science reference materials, scientific periodicals, appropriate government publications, and an extensive collection of geological maps. The Martin Library of the Sciences also houses the student computer workroom, which contains about 30 Macintosh computers for student use, and is open from early morning until midnight.

Housed in the Hackman Physical Sciences Complex are the labs and classrooms for the disciplines it represents: astronomy, chemistry, physics, earth and environment. It features the biggest lecture hall on campus, a variety of teaching and research laboratories, computer labs, student lounges, and the Franklin & Marshall Observatory on the fourth floor. Hackman recently underwent a $10-million renovation, completed in Fall 1998, funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the Keck Foundation.

The Life Sciences & Philosophy Building brings together three departments-Biology, Psychology, and Philosophy - and two interdisciplinary programs. The state-of-the-art building houses 11 teaching labs, 22 research labs, a Humanities Common Room, multiple greenhouses, and a vivarium.

Stager Hall houses Academic Technology Services (ATS), which offers audiovisual support for classes and students. Its services include a media library, a Language Resource Center, film editing equipment, and a cinematography studio. Stager is the largest classroom building on campus, offering courses in a wide range of the humanities and social sciences.