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Duke Energy turns to Riley Institute
When company officials and employees at corporate giant Duke Energy sought a meaningful response to the tragic June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, they directed their attention to the Riley Institute...
Continue ReadingOnward and upward for Yik Yak
Yik Yak started with colleges, but CEO Tyler Droll has his sights set on creating a product every bit as compelling as Facebook. The anonymous messaging app, created by Furman graduates Droll and Brooks Buffington...
Continue ReadingMeet Peggy Batchelor
Take one look at her resume and it's clear, Peggy Batchelor defines versatility. She has seamlessly maneuvered between multiple roles throughout her career in both academia and in the corporate world. She taught as an...
Continue ReadingFrom a D to a C-Suite
Seated in her office at the NEXT Innovation Center surrounded by white boards brimming with ideas and plans, Melissa Patterson reflects on her unexpected path to becoming the “queen of all trades” at Servosity, a...
Continue ReadingMike Buddie Named Athletics Director at Furman
Furman president Elizabeth Davis announced Wednesday that Mike Buddie, senior associate athletic director for administration/development at Wake Forest University, has been named the new athletics director at the university. "This is an incredible opportunity for...
Continue ReadingFurman University well represented in Operation Inherent Resolve
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Four Furman alumni and two former Furman faculty are currently serving in the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in the Middle East, according to the U.S. Department of...
Continue ReadingKathryn Petralia ’92, COO of Kabbage, featured in Huffington Post
[caption id="attachment_18505" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo courtesy Forbes' Gary Adams[/caption] Kathryn Petralia is the epitome of a liberal arts student. A 1992 graduate who majored in English Literature, Petralia has spent the past 20 years working...
Continue ReadingMyanmar, Interrupted
Last week, officials announced that Myanmar is slated to go to the ballot box on Nov. 8 for what will be the country’s first open general election in 25 years. Understanding the election’s political stakes...
Continue ReadingPilot programs aim to speed degree completion for UES students
“If we’re not adapting, we’re falling behind,” director of Furman’s Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES), Beth Crews, said during a recent discussion about the evolutionary leaps higher education has taken in the last two decades. “And...
Continue ReadingBridging language barriers to healthcare
She met her new friends for the first time on the sixth floor of Greenville Memorial Hospital. And when they saw some of the first pictures of their newest family member, McKenna Luzynski ’18...
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