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North Village geothermal project nearly complete
by Gray Johnson ’16, Contributing Writer Under construction since 2010, the North Village geothermal project is expected to be complete by the end of August. This $4.92 million system represents a new method for heating...
Continue ReadingFor the love of reading
by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Hundreds of students at Greenville’s Duncan Chapel Elementary School left their classrooms recently with treats in their backpacks. Some selected copies of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Brown...
Continue ReadingThe benefits of buying local
by Sara Morano ’13, Contributing Writer “It’s been a learning experience for me and my professor”, says Mary Soike, of her research project on local agriculture with Wes Dripps, professor of earth and environmental sciences....
Continue ReadingSen. Graham to speak at Riley event
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual David H. Wilkins awards dinner to be held in Columbia Tuesday, Jan. 8. The event, which takes place at the Columbia Metropolitan...
Continue ReadingRaising up Riley: An endowment for the Riley Institute
by Kate Hofler Dabbs “I am continually honored, humbled and proud of this remarkable organization for giving young people at Furman the opportunity to develop civic leadership and public service — all to the wonderful...
Continue ReadingEnvironmentalism in Islam
NOVEMBER 12, 2012 by Maggie Johnson '14 What does Islam have to do with environmentalism? In a talk given Thursday in Patrick Lecture Hall, Eleanor Finnegan gave a presentation connecting these seemingly separate concepts.
Continue ReadingAuthor Katharine Wilkinson speaks on Evangelical Environmentalism
The Shi Center for Sustainability welcomes author Katharine Wilkinson for a lecture entitled Between God and Green: Evangelical Environmentalism, 4 p.m., Monday, October 22, in McEachern Lecture Hall.
Continue ReadingRiley Institute featured on SCETV Radio
The Riley Institute at Furman was the subject of “Walter Edgar’s Journal,” a popular program on SCETV Radio. The host interviewed former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, for whom the Institute is named, and...
Continue ReadingMore good reviews for Halfacre book
Angela Halfacre’s new book, A Delicate Balance: Constructing a Conservation Culture in the South Carolina Lowcountry, continues to get positive reviews. The latest came in the Charleston Post and Courier, which called the book “an invaluable primer on...
Continue ReadingGreen is “cool” in Sierra Club list
Furman is listed in the Sierra Club’s sixth annual ranking of America's greenest colleges. The 96 “cool” schools were noted for their commitment to making environmental improvements and performing well in the survey's various categories,...
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