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Prepared for the job market
No matter what school they attend, most students are concerned about getting a job after graduation and launching their career. Luckily for Furman students, the numbers are in their favor. During a time when the...
Continue ReadingFinding a future in education
One of Bernard Frost’s former students recently came to visit him before boarding a plane to go to Stanford University, where he received a full scholarship. “He wanted to come back and tell me thank...
Continue Reading‘Water Walk’ to take place March 29
More than 700 Furman students, faculty, staff and local residents will carry water around the Furman lake from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 29 as part of an effort to raise $100,000 to construct a potable...
Continue ReadingCalculating the madness of March
This week, millions of people have filled out NCAA Tournament brackets in hopes of winning anything from a billion bucks courtesy of Warren Buffett to office bragging rights. But very few likely did as much...
Continue ReadingFurman to host sports analytics conference April 12
Want to predict college volleyball tournament outcomes, or evaluate field goal kicker performance? How about number crunching the rate of significant events in hockey matches based on the number of players on the ice? The statistical...
Continue ReadingBroadway gives back
Finding the balance between vocation and passion can be a challenge. But Furman alumna Mary-Mitchell Campbell '96 has somehow found a way to balance her demanding day-job as a Broadway musical director with her passion...
Continue ReadingMy Story, My Voice
She’s been homeless, snatched her meals from trash cans and fought alcohol and drug addiction. “My name is Rose and this is my story,” the 45-year-old Greenville resident recently told a crowd of onlookers. It...
Continue ReadingFurman to host international symposium on Japan March 25-26
Kenichiro Sasae, Japan’s current Ambassador to the United States, and Michael Armacost, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, will be the keynote speakers when Furman hosts a two-day international symposium, “Japan in the 21st Century,” March...
Continue ReadingFurman Chorales present spring concert March 25
The Furman University Men’s and Women’s Chorales will present a Spring Concert Tuesday, March 25 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. Conducted by Music Professor Vivian Hamilton, D.M.A., the concert is free and...
Continue ReadingFurman to host Indiana 6 p.m., Wednesday
Furman will host Division I Big Ten Champion Indiana University 6 p.m., Wednesday at Roberts Field. The Hoosiers finished their fall 2013 campaign with an 8-0 league record last fall while Furman finished third in...
Continue ReadingDorismond receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Furman senior volleyball player Christina Dorismond has been awarded a NCAA postgraduate scholarship. The $7,500 academic award is given annually to 87 male and 87 female NCAA athletes nationwide. The Cary, N.C., native was named...
Continue ReadingRecital celebrates 10th anniversary of Hartness Organ
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the installation and dedication of the Hartness Organ at Furman, Professor Charles Tompkins and the Furman University Chamber Choir will present a recital Thursday, March 20 at 8 p.m. in the...
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