{"id":3982,"date":"2025-07-23T13:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3982"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:14:15","slug":"3982","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/event\/3982\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2025 Reading Circle: Lessons from Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3983 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2025\/07\/LessonsFromPlants-468x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2025\/07\/LessonsFromPlants-468x768.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2025\/07\/LessonsFromPlants-312x512.jpg 312w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2025\/07\/LessonsFromPlants.jpg 610w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 183px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 183\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><em>Friday, September 19, 2025<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><em>Friday, October 10, 2025<br \/>\nFriday, October 31, 2025<\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><br \/>\n<em>12:30 p.m. &#8211; 1:45 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Duke Library 203 (Pitts Room)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Plants are accomplished adaptors who &#8220;know&#8221; who and where they are and what they should be doing, responding to ecological challenges through transformative behaviors that maximize thriving. In <span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">Lessons from Plants<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW102004811 BCX0\">Beronda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"> L. Montgomery&#8217;s meditative study explores the depth of botanic experience to show how we might improve human society by appreciating not just what pla<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">nts give us, but how they achieve their own purposes. Her work challenges us to become more aware of our environments and adapt to our worlds through enhanced <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">perception<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">, awareness, and community. Please join the Faculty Development Center for one of our Reading Circles this fall to share your insights with faculty and staff colleagues as together we learn all we can from plants and each other!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">Bring Your Own Brown Bag; the FDC will provide snacks and drinks to supplement your meal. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">We will meet for conversation three times in Duke Library 203 (Pitts Room), on <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\">September <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW102004811 BCX0\">19,\u00a0 October<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"> 10th, October 31<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW102004811 BCX0\" data-fontsize=\"12\">st<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"> from 12:30-1:45 p.m.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102004811 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW102004811 BCX0\" \/><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW102004811 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/furman.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_55aUrJccRYYpgLI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Register online<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102004811 BCX0\"> and request a complimentary copy of the book, while supplies last. 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