The library has created a private, upgraded study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and their friends. Perks include: exclusive access to the upgraded study room for one month (think of it as your own office in the library for the month of December!) floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall comfy lounge chair large study table . . .Continue reading CLICK HERE to win a private study room during exams!
Category: Events
“Call My Name”
CLP: Call My Name: Documenting African American Life and Labor in Early Clemson University History Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 4-5:30pm McEachern Lecture Hall ⋅ Sponsored by the Furman Debate Society Over the last several years, Dr. Rhondda Thomas has devoted herself to collaborative research effort examining a six-generational history of African Americans at Clemson University, a . . .Continue reading “Call My Name”
Effects of Living in a Noisy World
A selection of books about noise pollution is currently on display in the Sanders Science Library. This exhibit called “Decibel Hell: The Effects of Living in a Noisy World” includes the following titles: Discord : the story of noise Sound: from communication to noise pollution Marine mammal populations and ocean noise: determining when noise causes biologically . . .Continue reading Effects of Living in a Noisy World
Student Diversity Photo Contest
The Furman Libraries and Center for Inclusive Communities are sponsoring a Student Diversity Photograph Contest that provides prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. We are seeking digital photographs that represent what diversity and inclusion look like to students at Furman. Along with the photo, we are seeking a brief description that “tells the . . .Continue reading Student Diversity Photo Contest
Calling all bibliophiles!
The Furman Bibliophiles will host a gathering Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 3:30 PM in the Pitts Room of the James B. Duke Library. Professor of English Emeritus, Duncan MacArthur, will display an array of 17th and 18th century British periodicals, some from his own collection, and discuss the literary developments and peculiarities inherent in . . .Continue reading Calling all bibliophiles!
Lies Furman Should Not Believe
Award-winning author and historian James W. Loewen will speak on the Furman University campus Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center about the rise of the neo-Confederate South in the 1890s and the shadow it still casts over America today. His talk, “The Most Important Era in U.S. History You Never Heard . . .Continue reading Lies Furman Should Not Believe
Student Diversity Photo Contest
The Furman Libraries and Center for Inclusive Communities are sponsoring a Student Diversity Photograph Contest that provides prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. We are seeking digital photographs that represent what diversity and inclusion look like to students at Furman. Along with the photo, we are seeking a brief description that “tells the . . .Continue reading Student Diversity Photo Contest
Meet the Scholar of the Month!
Congratulations to Anna (’19)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest. As Scholar of the Month, Anna wins a private study room in the library for the month of November. Perks of the Scholar of the Month room include: • floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper comfy chair • large study . . .Continue reading Meet the Scholar of the Month!
CLICK HERE to win a private study room for a month!
The library has created a private, upgraded study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and their friends. Perks include: exclusive access to the upgraded study room for one month (think of it as your own office in the library for the month of November!) floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall comfy lounge chair large study table . . .Continue reading CLICK HERE to win a private study room for a month!
Exercise Your Right to Research
To celebrate Open Access Week, the Duke Library has an exhibit in the Research Commons with information from the Right to Research Coalition a student-run group made up of 77 college student organizations who are committed to open access and have signed the Student Statement on the Right to Research. A part of the exhibit . . .Continue reading Exercise Your Right to Research