FURMAN ENGAGED!
Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities

On Friday April 3, 2009, Furman hosted the first-ever FURMAN ENGAGED! celebration of undergraduate research, internships, scholarship and creative activities.  This exciting event, catalyzed by Furman's HHMI-BRIDGES award and sponsored by Furman’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Internships, took the form of a campus wide showcase involving presentations, displays and performances from all disciplines including the Natural and Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.

All regular University classes were suspended in support of this effort. The HHMI-BRIDGES program solicited the support and full participation of the entire Furman community including faculty, staff, and most importantly the Furman student body.  High school students involved in Furman’s STEM outreach initiatives, as well as prospective students and their families, were also invited and encouraged to attend this annual event. 

We kicked off Furman's inaugural Furman Engaged! celebration by hosting 1988 Nobel Prize recipient in Physics, Dr. Leon Lederman, who presented a plenary lecture in Shaw Hall (Younts Conference Center) on April 2, 2009.  Dr. Lederman is an internationally distinguished scientist and science educator; it was indeed an honor to have him as our invited guest during Furman's year of the Sciences and to assist in introducting the Furman Engaged! Celebration.

Students and faculty interested in participating in Furman Engaged! 2010 should contact Dr. Marianne Pierce in the Office of Undergraduate Research and Internships.