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Furman’s 10th Engaged! happens April 10

Furman University will hold its annual Furman Engaged! Day on Tuesday, April 10 at various locations on campus. Furman Engaged! celebrates the wide-ranging research, scholarship and creativity of Furman University undergraduates. The exhibits and performances...

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Seniors present art exhibition “Disappointing Episodes”

Art by 15 Furman University graduating seniors will be on display April 10-May 3 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A...

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Creativity on Display

You are more likely to be thinking of thread than clay when you approach Hanna Vogel’s art. Vogel, a sculptor, is an artist in residence at Furman for six weeks this spring. In a studio...

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Meet the newest members of Phi Beta Kappa

Seventy-four Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony on campus...

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Talk by Creative Director David Tann

[caption id="attachment_35898" align="alignright" width="194"] "Sleep When You're Dead," Furman's 24-hour design competition is April 20.[/caption] David Tann, creative director and founder of Tantrum, will kick off the first annual “Sleep When You’re Dead,” Furman’s 24-hour...

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Jefferson Awards Foundation announces 2018 Class of ChangeMakers

The goal of the Jefferson Awards Foundation in South Carolina is to cultivate the next generation of the state’s servant leaders. With that in mind, the organization has selected its first class of ChangeMakers—10 individuals...

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In praise of faculty scholarship

Watch a video about the 2018 Faculty Scholarship Reception Faculty scholarship is happening all around Furman. Even on top of classroom requirements, advising, grading, serving on committees and attending meetings, professors from all disciplines are...

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Women and the investing gap

Melissa Cullens, a 2004 Furman graduate, is chief design officer at Ellevest, a digital investing platform for women. She and other members of the company are featured on the cover of the March 2018 issue...

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Furman hosts TEDx talks Feb. 17

Furman University will host several speakers during its 6th annual TEDx event, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 17, 1-4:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus. TEDxFurmanU2018 is open to the public. Tickets...

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Department of Art presents the work of Sara Pedigo

Drawings and paintings by Flagler College Associate Professor Sara Pedigo will be on display Feb. 23-March 23 in Thompson Gallery of Roe Art Building on campus. The artist will present a talk during a reception...

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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announces winner of art competition

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP has announced that Furman senior John Derek Parsons has been selected as the winner of the third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition. Parsons' woodblock prints were purchased by the firm,...

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University announces 2017 fall term Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2017 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...

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