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Buchalski chases Olympic dream with pro contract

A second-place finish in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 5,000-meter event can lead to great things. Just days after sprinting past two runners in the final 100 meters of the contest in Eugene, Oregon to...

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Q&A with Furman theatre arts professor Maegan Azar

Furman University Associate Professor of Acting and Directing Maegan McNerney Azar practices what she preaches. In addition to her teaching role at Furman, she is an actor and director who is currently leading the production...

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One of the cruelest twists in youth sports

[caption id="attachment_36400" align="alignright" width="340"] Bill Pierce, Furman University Department of Health Sciences[/caption] Female distance runners tend to hit their stride in their teens. Whether they can sustain top speeds as they reach their early 20s...

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Hardly scraping by: Norwich’s Rhim picks himself up, looks ahead

It will take more than a bad case of road rash and a fractured collar bone to keep Norwich, Vermont native Brendan Rhim off the bike. Bouncing back from injuries suffered in a mid-May race...

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Class of 2018: Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainability

The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized the Class of 2018 graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainability. The Class of 2018 includes: [caption id="attachment_36368" align="alignright" width="475"] The Postgraduate...

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Furman recognizes Corporate Sustainability Fellows

The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized two executives as Corporate Sustainability Fellows (CSF). The 2018 Corporate Sustainability Fellows are: [caption id="attachment_36362" align="alignright" width="450"] Jeffrey Goetz (center) is flanked by...

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Upstate diversity leaders recognized

Diversity leaders were recognized at the 14th Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner held at the TD Convention Center on May 24. The event was presented by the Greenville Chamber and the Riley Institute at...

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Professor Liz Bouzarth receives CUR mentoring award

Liz Bouzarth, associate professor of mathematics at Furman University, has received a Math and Computer Science Faculty Mentoring Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Candidates for the awards must show evidence of undergraduate...

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Unlikely friends

There are some interesting leaves sprouting from an oak tree on the campus of Sterling School in Greenville’s Nicholtown neighborhood. On May 9, about 50 elementary students, teachers, administrators, police officers and other community members...

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Soccer—a universal language

When choosing among spring break options, few college sophomores are likely to sign up for a week of manual labor, icy showers and playing with schoolchildren who don’t speak English in a country still reeling...

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