FUPO facelift

By Ron Wagner ’93, Contributing Writer When Furman police chief Tom Saccenti turned Ross McClain’s Graphic Design II class loose on his force’s vehicle and shoulder patch/logo designs, he asked them to come up with...

Karen Buckley safeguards film and history at NGS

A picture is worth a thousand words, so the saying goes.  And moving pictures add even more dimension to a story. Indeed, how would our view of history change if we had only still images...

Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica

Camera. Check. Rain Poncho. Check. Industrial strength mosquito repellent. Check. Anti-itch ointment. Check. High-powered flashlight for nighttime exploration. Check. Rice for sucking out moisture trapped in cell phone. Check. These are among the items you’ll...

Fortune and failure go hand in hand

Furman scholar-athlete Dr. Ginger Denison Rothrock ‘00 was only five years old when the Chemistry Department staged its first Corporate Luncheon. That was 1983 – the same year Michael Jackson’s Thriller shot to #1 and...

Transforming lives through art

The class project

When Jason Terrell ’12 began teaching English at James Martin middle school in Charlotte a few years ago he noticed something both interesting and disturbing—the diversity of the student body did not reflect the diversity...

Counting on music

Every summer, Furman Fellowships are awarded to five members of the upcoming senior class who are recognized for their remarkable leadership skills, scholarship, and community service. Winners receive a monetary stipend toward their final year...

Grace Hopper

Furman computer science department chair Kevin Treu, Ph.D., doesn’t need a program analyzing three years’ worth of information to know whether or not the The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is worth his...

The art of seeing

When you look at something, do you really see it? That’s the question that Assistant Professor of Art History Sarah Archino posed to 10 Furman students who went with her to New York City in...

Two Furman seniors were honored this summer for their work in mathematics, but the road there wasn’t just about equations. They applied math to a biology problem and employed computer modeling to test their theories...

Why Europe needs Alex Stubb

Former Finnish prime minister and Furman alum Alexander Stubb ’93 is seeking to become the next president of the European Commission. Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Brent Nelsen, who taught Stubb at Furman and...

Gravely to discuss new book about lynching of Willie Earle March 26 at 7 p.m.

William B. Gravely, professor emeritus of religion at the University of Denver and a native of Pickens County, will discuss his new book about the lynching of Willie Earle Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m....