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Getting Around Campus Sustainably
Coming from a bike-oriented background, steering the Furman University Paladins on Bikes (FUPOB) program seemed like a perfect fit for me. However, taking on the role of Alternative transportation Fellow offered much more than simply...
Continue ReadingMarketing and Sustainability: An Unexpected Duo
If you asked me a year ago what sustainability looked like, I would have said something about recycling and trees. That is definitely a part of it, but my time at the Shi Institute...
Continue ReadingIntroducing Our 25-26 Shi Fellows!
With the fall semester well under way, our 2025-26 Shi Institute Fellows have already been hard at work pursuing diverse projects in alternative transportation, communications, and sustainability culture change. From planting and harvesting on the...
Continue ReadingThe impact of a volunteer: My experience at Friends of the Reedy River
It's a humid Wednesday at 7:30 in the morning. Despite the early hour, the South Carolina heat has already begun to sink into the ground and leech onto you. As you walk along the Swamp...
Continue ReadingFinding Strength in Collaboration for Climate Action
Growth comes in different forms and this summer I have grown to be more detail-oriented and collaborative. My name is Vanessa Amasi and I am a rising senior pursuing a B.S. in Sustainability Sciences. After...
Continue ReadingCommunications and Outreach at the Shi Institute
Actually, my job… it’s just Canva. Okay there’s more to it, but that’s probably how Ken from the Barbie movie would describe it. My name is Riya Lala, and this summer I am working with...
Continue ReadingFrom Code to Community: Technology’s Role in Sustainability
“Why are you working at Shi? You’re a computer science major with a minor in data analytics. How will you work at the farm?” That was the question my friend asked when I shared that...
Continue ReadingWhat is the most effective way to solve the climate crisis?
Companies are disproportionately responsible for the climate crisis. According to the international nonprofit InfluenceMap, from 2016 to 2022, 80% of global carbon dioxide emissions were produced by just 57 companies. I first learned about this...
Continue ReadingDon’t Get in the Water: My Internship with Friends of the Reedy River
Before I began my internship with Friends of the Reedy River, a nonprofit based on protecting our local watershed, I didn’t realize the problems right here in my own backyard. I remember walking around Falls...
Continue ReadingPiecing Together Community Through Creative Reuse
Can a retail store operate solely on donations from the community? The answer is yes, and ReCraft is doing it! I remember visiting ReCraft last summer as a volunteer and was amazed by the amount...
Continue ReadingEnvironmental Stewardship at Conestee Nature Preserve
There’s a moment at Conestee Nature Preserve when the noise of the city just… fades. Maybe it’s when you’re standing on the boardwalk by West Bay, watching a great blue heron glide across the wetland,...
Continue ReadingGrowing Change in Our Local Communities
How often do you question where your next meal will come from? Will it be nutritious? Will the food you eat be culturally relevant to you and sustainably and locally sourced? Not everyone in the...
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