$1 Million Gift

The Milliken Foundation has made a $1 million contribution to Furman in honor of university trustee Daniel S. Sanders, who recently retired from the Milliken & Company Board of Directors.The gift will go to support Furman’s Charles H. Townes Center for Science. The building’s library will be named for the Sanders family.

Finish Strong!

The library personnel wish you a strong finish to your semester. The air in the buidling is literally filled with the facts, knowledge and wisdom you have been stuffing inside your head this past week. Just breathing in here will make you smarter!If you have any last minute research or questions about papers/projects, come by . . .Continue reading Finish Strong!

Massage in the Library!

Tonight in the Library7:30-9:30 Massage Need some focus for studying? “Research shows that it increases levels of the good-mood chemicals serotonin and dopamine (the same chemicals increased by some antidepressant medications); physically loosens tight muscles, ligaments, and tendons; and causes the body to release food-absorption hormones. Last but not least, rubdowns decrease levels of cortisol, . . .Continue reading Massage in the Library!

Einstein’s In The Library

Have you heard about the two proposed spaces for Einstein’s in the library? Click here to see the architecture renderings of the two proposed locations for the new Einstein Bros Bagels in the library. Then email mail the “Ask Dining Services” First Class forum to let us know your thoughts.

A Quick take on Myanmar (Burma)

Photo credit: PhotoBank/BKK Robert Harding Picture Library The first Secretary of State to visit Burma(Myanmar) in over fifty years, Hillary Clinton is meeting with officials there this week. Films on Demand provides the documentary, Give Me the Short Version on Burma, that provides some interesting background on this Southeast Asian country revealing its struggles and . . .Continue reading A Quick take on Myanmar (Burma)