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Furman Engaged!
When you walk up to Nicole Castiglione’s poster display, she greets you with a handshake and smile before telling you about a marketing and public relations agency in Columbia, S.C. But the Furman senior isn’t...
Continue Reading2013 International Photo Exhibition
The 2013 International Photo Exhibition, sponsored by the Office of Study Away and International Education, attracted entries from more than 100 students. Enjoy the winning photos, by category.
Continue ReadingNewest members of Phi Beta Kappa
Fifty-three Furman University students were elected this spring to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. Founded in 1776 during the American Revolution, Phi Beta Kappa celebrates...
Continue ReadingFriendship over politics
When Furman students Ben Saul and Thomas Hydrick graduated from the university on May 4, they left behind a greater legacy than student leadership and good grades. Even though Hydrick served as chairman of the...
Continue Reading$1 million for Study Away scholarships
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Furman University has received a $1 million commitment that will provide need-based scholarships for students participating in the university’s Study Away program. The pledge was made by David and Leighan Rinker of Atlantis, Fla.,...
Continue ReadingFurman 101
GERs. Credit hours. CLPs. B.A. or B.S. For most Furman students, these acronyms are an everyday part of academic life. But for incoming freshmen, it can seem like people are speaking a different language. That’s...
Continue ReadingA moving experience
A motorcade of bulging cars and vans snaking through campus, laundry baskets filled to overflowing, a veritable mountain range of clothing, shoes and bedding, a steady parade of lamps, wall art, memo boards and other...
Continue ReadingBuilding student resiliency
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Trustees of The Duke Endowment have approved a $3.4 million grant to help four schools in the Carolinas collaborate on increasing student resilience. Davidson College, Duke University and Johnson C. Smith University in North...
Continue ReadingFaculty playing larger role in student recruiting
“Our visit at Furman started out no differently than any other college visit,” says a parent in a note of thanks to biology professor Laura Thompson. Recalling the self-guided tour he and his daughter took...
Continue ReadingImproving grades one letter at a time
Shortly after entering Furman in 2012, J.R. Walker found himself in a losing race. He had come 2,300 miles from his home in Los Angeles, Calif., to be part of the Furman student body and...
Continue ReadingFurman cycling team rides on
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Rusty Miller is back where he started. He’s in his hometown, Greenville, and at his alma mater, Furman University, where he graduated in 1998. The only thing different now is that he’s in charge...
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