{"id":12719,"date":"2022-07-27T19:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T23:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/29\/advantage-scholars-begin-building-their-furman-families\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T18:13:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T23:13:42","slug":"advantage-scholars-begin-building-their-furman-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/advantage-scholars-begin-building-their-furman-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantage Scholars begin building their Furman families"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Riley Institute\u2019s Advantage Scholars Summer Program<\/a> brought together dozens of incoming Furman first-year students who are recipients of Duke, Hollingsworth, Townes and Vaughn scholarships<\/a> to spend a few days on campus in July getting to know their university a little better before fall classes begin in August.<\/p>\n

Intended as an introduction to The Furman Advantage, the program\u2019s two four-day residential sessions included a conversation with Furman President Elizabeth Davis, orientation and campus tours, lectures and small-group discussions, excursions into Greenville and team-building and social activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents tell us how they benefit from having deep, meaningful conversations with their peers, hearing diverse perspectives on important issues, and building relationships that ease their transition to Furman,\u201d said Jill Fuson, director of The Riley Institute\u2019s Center for Critical Issues, who oversees the Advantage Scholars program. \u201cThe Riley Institute hosts Advantage Scholars each year because it matters to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information is available at The Riley Institute\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

GALLERY: 2022 Advantage Scholars Summer Program<\/h4>\n