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Reeder sets sights on U.S. Olympic Trials
Troy Reeder ’17 “didn’t want to go out there and lay an egg” at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships earlier this month at the University of Oregon’s legendary Heyward Field. That would have...
Continue ReadingLt. Gen. John Mulholland and Dr. David Shi inducted into ROTC Hall of Fame
Furman alumni Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland, Jr., and Dr. David E. Shi were inducted into the United States Army ROTC Hall of Fame June 10 in a ceremony which took place in Fort Knox,...
Continue ReadingMusic major Campbell selected for exchange program in Germany
Furman University student Logan Campbell of Easley has been selected among 75 students nationwide to participate in Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, a program created to strengthen ties between Germany and the United States...
Continue ReadingDigging into the roots of food
Eating may seem like a straightforward act of everyday life, but if you look at it from a sociological perspective, why people eat the way they do is a complex question. Just ask Ken Kolb,...
Continue ReadingThe Final Days of Great American Shopping
In his first book of prose fiction, "The Final Days of Great American Shopping," retired Furman professor Gilbert Allen writes about America’s obsession with money, mass marketing and material objects. Allen is the Bennette E....
Continue ReadingProfessors awarded USDA grant to study local agroforestry, animal production
Three Furman University professors will study how agroforestry systems improve agricultural sustainability at area farms with a $135,000 grant received from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) organization, part of the United States Department...
Continue ReadingFurman awards Postgraduate Diplomas in Corporate Sustainability
[caption id="attachment_25249" align="alignright" width="600"] Furman awards 18 Postgraduate Diplomas in Corporate Sustainability[/caption] The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2016 recipients of the Postgraduate Diploma in...
Continue ReadingFurman UES awards first certificate in accounting
[caption id="attachment_25016" align="alignright" width="244"] Kelly Hildebrandt[/caption] Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) has awarded its first Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Accounting. It was conferred upon Kelly Hildebrandt of Greer in May this year. The certificate is...
Continue ReadingIt Was a Very Good Year
Furman University's 2015-16 athletic year proved to be its best in over a decade as evidenced by the school's 92nd place finish among 294 NCAA Division I qualifying schools in Learfield Sports' Director's Cup competition...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute and OLLI spotlight higher education in summer lecture series
The Riley Institute at Furman and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will present the closing session of their three-part series, “Education for Life: Working together to fulfill the promise of education,” Tuesday, June 21,...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute names Emerging Public Leaders
The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced its 2016-17 class of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL). Launched in 2002 by the Riley Institute, EPL is an intensive, statewide service-oriented leadership program for rising high school...
Continue ReadingBuilding healthier communities from the ground up
Angel Cruz ’08 didn’t always love dirt. Her original plan was to become a medical doctor. After coming to Furman, she discovered a new interest in sustainability science and along the way, a new zest...
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