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Aruzhan Sakhariyanova ’26 shares her work as a sustainability advocate

From the camera lens to your screen, I deliver sustainability-related content. Since a young age, I have been captivated by filmography and digital production so I began taking pictures of nature and practicing videography and...

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Aubin Vertueux Dzossa Bontse ’27 talks climate resilience

For several years now, the Shi Institute’s Applied Research team has been diligently working on a variety of resilience-building initiatives in South Carolina. This team has recently taken on multiple projects to assist communities that...

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Luke Anderson ’26: Doing good at Sustaining Way

When considering at sustainability solutions to combat climate change, environmental injustice and inequity, the place to find answers is not so clear. Throughout my studies at Furman, I have always thought that entities with the...

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Jackie Alvarado ’27: Learning together at Sustaining Way

“When there is no vision there is no hope” – George Washington Carver I was introduced to this quote on my first day at Sustaining Way. This quote clearly defines the spirit of this non-profit...

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Friends of the Reedy River: Alexa Valdovinos ’25 & Kerry Black ’24

Hello from the Reedy River Watershed Conservation Fellows! This is Alexa Valdovinos '25 and Kerry Black '24, here to talk to you about what being Fellows with Friends of the Reedy River entails! Kerry and...

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Anna DeMino ’26: Fostering growth in the community for a sustainable future

Making the campus a greener place one student at a time. That truly is the mission of the Eco Rep Program. My name is Anna DeMino '26 and this summer, I have been lucky enough...

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Anna Hicks ’25: Prioritizing sustainability at Pacolet Milliken

Recycling is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of sustainability, however sustainability can mean so much more. Working towards sustainable goals with environmental, social and governance (ESG) monitoring can help companies...

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Claudia Joyce ’26: Applying global perspectives to conservation at The Greenville Zoo

Some of my earliest memories consist of visiting the Georgia Aquarium with my family. Instead of a crib mobile, I fell asleep to whale sharks swimming slow circles above my head. I am fascinated by...

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Introducing our 2024 Summer Fellows!

By Joy Baker '14, Associate Director of Sustainability Programs From helping the BMW Charity Pro-Am Golf tournament achieve its zero-waste goals to catching (and releasing) snakes on the Furman Farm, our Summer Fellows have had...

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Maggie Keller discusses her sustainability work with Project Host

The mission of Project Host is to “[use] food as a tool to nourish the hungry and train the unemployed,” something that I admire in this organization. My name is Maggie Kelleher ’26 and I...

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Reel Adventure: Shi Institute hosts Fly Fishing MayX course

“Ever since I was very young, I have had a passion for freshwater and the organisms that live in it,” said Biology major Emily Baxter ’25. “I grew up on Lake Hartwell and have fished...

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A Lifetime of Lessons: Revered history professor and sustainability advocate retires after four decades at Furman

When Marian Strobel makes her annual trek to her family home in northern New York, she brings her luggage, and a trunkful of recyclables. Since glass recycling isn’t offered locally, she decided taking her load...

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