{"id":31206,"date":"2024-04-15T15:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=31206"},"modified":"2024-04-15T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:49:23","slug":"furman-engaged-continues-to-highlight-the-furman-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-engaged-continues-to-highlight-the-furman-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Engaged continues to highlight The Furman Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classrooms on Furman University\u2019s campus buzzed with panel discussions, presentations and performances as students shared what they\u2019ve learned in the 16th<\/sup> annual Furman Engaged.<\/p>\n

Furman Engaged, traditionally on a Friday late in the spring semester, is set aside to provide students opportunities to present work they\u2019ve accomplished in engaged learning, a hallmark of The Furman Advantage. Internships, research, study away, writing seminars and musical works were all on display.<\/p>\n

The topics ranged from business and accounting internships to piano music of Bohemia, the intersectional class resistance in the book \u201cBastard out of Carolina\u201d (by Greenville native Dorothy Allison) to cryptological warfare. Furman Engaged wrapped up with the traditional end-of-day celebration followed by the Spring Concert with Teezo Touchdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students are inspiring, and Furman Engaged gives them a chance to shine and transcend their positions as students and become experts, sharing their knowledge with the community,\u201d said Beth Pontari, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cIt\u2019s equally inspiring to see our faculty and staff pour so much into making this happen. The entire day is extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, a record 689 students participated in 724 sessions that took place across campus. Below the photo gallery are a few snapshots of some of those sessions.<\/p>\n