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Through a cross-instutitional partnership with Clemson Univeristy and the University of South Carolina, Furman University has entered into new academic partnership with the Greenville Health System (GHS) that will allow for the creation of innovative programs for undergraduate students interested in health-related careers. This partnership will provide students with an array of hands-on experiences at one of the Southeast’s largest health systems. As part of the agreement, Furman will be the Health System's primary undergraduate partner, providing its faculty and students, as well as those of other colleges in the area, with distinctive opportunities to study and work with healthcare professionals at GHS in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
'''Running for FIRST '''
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The Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST®) seeks to promote running as a healthy physical activity by providing training based on scientific principles. The FIRST® provides scientific and time-proven information on all aspects of becoming a better runner and empowers runners of all ages and abilities to achieve their goals by developing individually tailored training programs. FIRST provides testing for the average to elite runner, believing that increased knowledge of personal fitness parameters facilitates precise development.<br/><br/>[[File:FIRST logoblog.jpg]]
Students join the institute’s researchers in studying the mechanics of running and the physiology of endurance. FIRST inspired the publication of the best-selling Runner’s World book, Run Less, Run Faster, which has led to a series of tools (apps, websites, online e-coaching programs) that connect runners with students / researchers and coaches at the institute.
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'''<span style="font-size:large;">Corporate & Continuing Education</span>'''
<span style="font-size:large;">'''Partners in Sustainability''' </span><br/><br/>The '''Shi Center for Sustainability''' works with partners from the public, private and social sector to complete research projects and design collaborative solutions that address local and global issues. Partners include the City of Greenville's Green Ribbon Advisory Council, AmeriCorps, Dream Big Greenville, Gardening for Good, the Duke Endowment, Piedmont Natural Gas, Greenville Forward, Lake Conestee Nature Park, United Way, Upstate Forever and the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities, among others.
= University Technology Transfer Function =