Category: Student Activities

  • Is your FU upside down?

    The Chinese character 福, fu (pronounced “foo”), means ‘good fortune.’ A popular custom during Chinese New Year is to hang the character upside down as a play on words. The word for “upside down” is a homophone of “to arrive” in nearly all forms of Chinese. This pun means that good fortune is arriving! One of the…

  • Meet the Scholar of the Month

    Congratulations to Jackie White (’19)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest.  As Scholar of the Month, Jackie wins a private study room in the library for the month of February. Perks of the private study room: • floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall • large study table with 4 chairs • super-duper…

  • Joseph Vaughn Event: Jan. 29

    FURMAN TO HONOR FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENT WITH JOSEPH VAUGHN EVENT from Furman News, by Ron Wagner ’93, Senior Writer A black-and-white picture of Joseph Vaughn ’68 standing on the stairs in front of the James B. Duke Library, books in his left hand, eyes facing forward, is an iconic representation of desegregation at Furman. Vaughn became the…

  • 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 February) comfy lounge chair large study table with 4 chairs bookcase to…

  • Meet the Scholar of the Month

    Congratulations to Nathaniel DeSantis (’19)! He is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest.  As Scholar of the Month, Nathaniel wins a private study room in the library for the month of January. Perks of the private study room: • floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall • large study table with 4 chairs • super-duper…

  • Rock Your Final Exams!

    The Furman Library Rocks We know things get stressful during exams. Take a moment to de-stress in the library by decorating a rock. Keep your work of art, give it to a friend, or hide it on campus for an unsuspecting person to find. We hope you rock your finals!

  • Up All Night in the Science Library

    Anytime is the right time to study in the Sanders Science Library during finals week. We’ll be open all night before exam days, so come on over when you need that perfect place to review for exams or finish up term papers. And, as always, the snack fairy arrives at midnight! Sanders Science Library Exam Week…

  • Meet the Scholar of the Month

    Congratulations to Caroline Stanton (’19)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest.  As Scholar of the Month, Caroline wins a private study room in the library for the month of December. Perks of the private study room: • floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper comfy chair • large study table with…

  • Tame the Paper Writing Dragon

    Tame the Paper Writing Dragon Dedicated time to work on your projects with experts standing by to help! And snacks! Research Assistance Librarians and Writing and Media Lab Consultants on hand to confer with. Did we mention snacks? Two Sessions on Thursday, December 6th: 3-5 pm in WGSS/LGBTQ resource room (Furman Hall 138) 5-7 pm…

  • Meet the Scholar of the Month

    Congratulations to Tess Kamody (’19)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest.  As Scholar of the Month, Tess wins a private study room in the library for the month of November. Perks of the private study room: • floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper comfy chair • large study table with…