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Professor Henderson Convocation 2015 Address
“Aspects of Transformation” Scott Henderson William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Education Furman University Convocation September 3, 2015 Good morning. As the title of my talk indicates, I’m going to spend a few minutes...
Continue ReadingRetire from work, not life
When you retire from work, do you also have to retire from life? Not at all. Many senior adults in Greenville County choose to remain active and contribute to their community by volunteering, finding a...
Continue ReadingBridges to a Brighter Future students enroll in college
Twenty Greenville County high school graduates and participants in Furman University’s Bridges to a Brighter Future will enroll in college. Nearly all the graduates will be enrolling as first-generation college students. Program director Pam Davis says, “The beauty...
Continue ReadingA banner year for Taylor Totland
Furman women’s golf coach Kelley Hester has seen plenty during her 18 years coaching in the collegiate ranks. But when she looks back on the 2014-15 campaign of Paladin golfer Taylor Totland, she admits it...
Continue ReadingMaking the spring term Dean’s List
Among the more prestigious honors that Furman students can earn during their time at the university is being named to the Dean's List. Those making the grade for the 2015 spring term represent 40 states, the District...
Continue ReadingJulie Stackhouse wins Naples Ironman; Qualifies for Kona World Championships
[caption id="attachment_18105" align="alignright" width="225"] Image courtesy of Hits Triathlon Series[/caption] In January of 2015, Julie Stackhouse '01 was the overall winner of her first full distance Ironman (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile...
Continue ReadingMeet the new Bridges students
Twenty-seven Greenville County high school students have been invited to participate in Furman University’s Bridges to a Brighter Future, a program whose mission is to give students the tools and support they need to overcome...
Continue ReadingHarrison named graduate student of the year
Furman alumnus Tyler Harrison ’10 has been selected as the Graduate Student of the Year at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Harrison, a Columbia native who received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Furman, will...
Continue ReadingCheck out the Lakeside Summer Concert Series
Furman's Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, opened Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater. Celebrating the “Sounds of Summer,” the Lakeside Concert Band, under the...
Continue ReadingOLLI accepting applications for Senior Leaders Greenville
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman is accepting applications for Senior Leaders Greenville through July 1. Launched in 2013, Senior Leaders Greenville is a program designed for adults 55 and up to build awareness...
Continue ReadingAn educated state
[caption id="attachment_18062" align="alignright" width="365"] Furman instructor Paul Batson named SC commissioner for public technical colleges[/caption] When Paul Batson began teaching in the Furman Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) program, he was younger than most of his...
Continue ReadingSouth African Trankle to be a Paladin
Thomas Trankle, an 8-man from Cornwall College (Pretoria, South Africa), has accepted a Furman Rugby Scholarship and will enroll in August. Trankle, 6’4 and 235 pounds, is a two-year starter for Cornwall and has been...
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