earth-environmental-and-sustainability-sciences
Pathways course approved to guide students through The Furman Advantage
Furman University faculty have voted to make Pathways, a two-year program central to The Furman Advantage, a graduation requirement for all students starting in Fall 2022. Pathways is a one-credit class each semester for first-...
Continue ReadingInnovators Take the Stage
Like most woodwind players, first-year student Alexandra Valdovinos '25 goes through a lot of reeds each month. She loves the music she can create with the reeds – thin pieces of wood that vibrate when...
Continue ReadingStudents shine at Furman Engaged 2022
The 14th annual Furman Engaged took us from the stage to the field and from the lab to the community – and countless other places – as 700 students presented and reflected on their engaged...
Continue ReadingFurman Fellows Announce 2022 Recipients
The Furman Fellowship is an endowed scholarship fund founded in 2004 with a gift from Furman trustee emeritus Bob Buckman and Joyce Mollerup. Each year, five seniors are recognized as Furman Fellows and receive a scholarship...
Continue ReadingGiers wins Newman Civic Fellowship
Gabie Giers ’23, a sustainability science major from Clover, South Carolina, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based organization that helps universities improve community life and educate students for civic...
Continue ReadingRecycling quandary puzzles Charleston apartments
Apartment dwellers in Charleston aren't provided the same level of recycling service as people who live in single-family homes, leaving residents to take their recycling off site. Some advocacy groups are proposing various solutions to...
Continue ReadingFall 2021 Dean’s List
More than 1,000 students made the Dean’s List for the 2021 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The students,...
Continue ReadingPontari named interim vice president for academic affairs and provost
Beth Pontari, who has led Furman University’s engaged learning efforts as associate provost since 2017, will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs and provost, beginning July 1, Furman President Elizabeth Davis announced Wednesday....
Continue Reading2021: The Year in Review
This past year, the Furman community showed its resilience and care for one another amid the second year of the pandemic. It was a year of putting our values into action, enacting community and striving...
Continue ReadingShi honored with AASHE Lifetime Achievement Award
When President David E. Shi ’73 began elevating sustainability as an essential strategic pillar for Furman University some 25 years ago, the idea drew support – and some skepticism. Several trustees, professors, alumni and students...
Continue ReadingHave we gotten student success completely backward?
In an article appearing in The Chronicle of Education, Aaron Basko, associate vice president for enrollment management at the University of Lynchburg, in Virginia, cites the Gallup-Purdue Index, which lays out “The Big 6 for...
Continue ReadingPetal prowess: Oconee bell wildflowers might be one giant organism
Thousands of delicate pink-white wildflowers known as Oconee Bells blanket parts of northwest South Carolina each spring, attracting admirers from near and far. [caption id="attachment_53010" align="alignright" width="197"] Oconee Bells. Courtesy Keith Bradley, South Carolina Department...
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