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Riots, relocation and reforestation: 2010 alum Tommey returns from Guatemala

NOVEMEBER 11, 2011 By Chloe Kowalski ’12, Contributing Writer Riots, relocation, and robbery may be an unlikely road to reforestation, but for 2010 graduate Cameron Tommey, these were just a few of the ingredients. The...

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Furman Music Department gathers its forces to present Handel’s “Messiah” Dec. 2

NOVEMBER 22, 2011 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations The Furman Department of Music will present Handel’s "Messiah" for its annual Christmas Oratorio Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium.  William Thomas will conduct...

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$2 million grant from The Duke Endowment will benefit Furman’s fine arts program

The Duke Endowment has awarded Furman a $2 million grant that will help fund a new initiative to enhance and expand the university’s programs in music, art and theatre, including a collaborative partnership with the...

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Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco awards $1 million to OLLI @ Furman

NOVEMBER 17, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director The Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco has awarded the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman University a $1 million grant in support of the...

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Fundraiser puts barbeque sauce, smiles on faces

NOVEMBER 21, 2011 By Sara Morano ’14, Contributing Writer Furman students are notoriously polite, but there were elbows on tables and napkins off laps last night in the Paladen food court for Chi Omega’s “Wings...

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Rep. James Smith, BlueCross BlueShield’s Ed Sellers receive David Wilkins Awards

DECEMBER 9, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director South Carolina Representative James Smith and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina board chair Ed Sellers are the recipients of the 2011 David Wilkins Awards for Excellence...

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Riley Institute part of effort to create two new innovative high schools in South Carolina

KnowledgeWorks, an education foundation based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is working with the Riley Institute at Furman and other organizations to create two new innovative high schools along the I-95 corridor in South Carolina.  The project...

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Physics professor David Moffett helps study signals from space

DECEMBER 19, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director Professor David Moffett played a key role in the process that led to two highly specialized receivers being mounted onto radio telescopes last week at the...

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University mourns death of alum and Greenville business leader C. Dan Joyner

JANUARY 9 , 2012 by Media Relations C. Dan Joyner, a 1959 Furman graduate and one of Greenville’s most prominent business leaders, died Sunday, Jan. 8, after a brief illness. Joyner was chairman and CEO...

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Furman to host 2012 Engaging Faith conference Feb. 24-25 at Daniel Chapel

JANUARY 11, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations Furman will hold its Engaging Faith 2012 conference on Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. through 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25 at Daniel Memorial Chapel. The conference,...

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