The United Nations General Assembly declared the observance of World Water Day on March 22 to promote public awareness of how water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social well-being. During March, Furman has been exploring the global importance and challenges of water. As part of the Global Issues Forum, Dr. Pete Rogers . . .Continue reading UN World Day for Water
Category: CLP
TODAY: Mostly Medieval (CLP)
Mostly Medieval (CLP) Wednesday, March 21, 4:30 to 5:30 pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd floor Last summer, the James B. Duke Library purchased a Medieval Manuscript Teaching Collection that contains fifteen original manuscript leaves. Thirteen of the leaves are medieval, one is a nineteenth-century page from the Koran, and one is an early twentieth-century . . .Continue reading TODAY: Mostly Medieval (CLP)
Undeniable (CLP)
Shell rings on Daws Island, located in Port Royal Sound, Beaufort County, South Carolina (photo courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources) Undeniable: Humankind as a Force of Nature (CLP) March 27, 2012 4:30-5:30 Pitts Room, 2nd floor Duke Library Dr. Patrick McMillan, a professional naturalist as well as host and writer of . . .Continue reading Undeniable (CLP)
Furman’s Art Mystery (CLP)
A Gainsborough at White Oaks? Furman’s Art Mystery CLP Lecture by Hugh BelseyIn 1975, Charles and Homozel Daniel purchased Portrait of Lady Impey from an auction house in New York City. They were told it was painted by the renowned 18th-century English portraitist Thomas Gainsborough. The Daniels bequeathed the painting to Furman and it was . . .Continue reading Furman’s Art Mystery (CLP)
Ye Olde Debate
Ye Olde Debate at Furman College: Civility in Perspective The Furman Debate Society teams up with the Furman Library’s Special Collections to host a debate modeled after the 19th century Philosophian and Adelphian Literary Societies at Furman. Members of the Debate Society will debate a resolution pulled straight from the minute books of these societies. . . .Continue reading Ye Olde Debate
CLP and Reception
photograph courtesy of Special Collections and Archives Diversity Endangered, Remnants From A Richer Past CLP and Reception, February 8, 2012 4-6 pm Pitts Room, James B. Duke Library Diversity Endangered is a natural history exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution with a grant from the National Science Foundation. Twelve colorful panels cover . . .Continue reading CLP and Reception