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Paladins shift league play to fall
The Furman Rugby Team will now play league games in the fall. The squad's announced schedule includes home matches against Western Carolina (September 21), Elon (October 5) and Appalachian State (October 26). The Furman team...
Continue ReadingDottie Pepper is back on the scene
Dottie Pepper, the former Furman and LPGA star, makes it clear. It was the writers who used the word “retirement” with regard to her broadcasting career. She never did. So after an eight-year run with...
Continue ReadingA new vision for Upcountry History Museum
Dana Thorpe became the new executive director of the Upcountry History Museum-Furman in April. Her vision for the museum includes exploring new subjects, making connections between local history and the broader scope of American history,...
Continue ReadingBieber, Bach and Seth G
Furman graduate and violinist Seth Gilliard, who goes by the stage name Seth G, wows crowds in Charleston, S.C., with hip-hop-inspired original songs and adaptations of pop hits like Ellie Goulding's "Lights," Cee-Lo Green's "Forget...
Continue ReadingWelcome home, Major Bell
Major Nicole Kuhne Bell of the U.S. Army has been in Afghanistan for the past seven months, but her deployment ended Friday and it was a grand surprise for her son, 3-year-old Hayden. Bell, who...
Continue ReadingLike a Rolling Stone
When the Rolling Stones performed in concert at the TD Garden in Boston on June 12 as part of their “50 & Counting” tour, two Furman graduates were there to help Mick Jagger and the...
Continue ReadingJuan Johnson is a busy man
Dedication is an attribute Juan Johnson discovered early in life. He fostered it in himself throughout his impressive corporate career and community work. And now he’s bringing that dedication and determination to the most influential...
Continue ReadingPresidential honor for incoming freshman
Sarah Adams, who will enroll at Furman this fall as a freshman, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, a prestigious award given to just 20 student artists across the country. One...
Continue ReadingWelcome home, Major Bell
Major Nicole Kuhne Bell of the U.S. Army has been in Afghanistan for the past seven months, but her deployment ended Friday and it was a grand surprise for her son, 3-year-old Hayden. Bell, who...
Continue ReadingMinistering to the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’
Many organizations serve those who have limited resources, people often called the have-nots. But communities also need services—ministries—for the haves. These types of programs are rare but are equally necessary to a community’s strength, economic...
Continue ReadingDemo Day
In just three weeks, students in Professor John Conrad's "Introduction to Embedded Systems" May Experience course learned how to connect sensors, actuators and indicators to create devices that interact with the physical world....
Continue ReadingHeart of a Warrior
by Ron Wagner Where to start with Martin Rooney ’93? He’s the author of nine books, the chief operating officer of two companies, and an internationally renowned athletic trainer and motivational speaker. He was a...
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