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[[File:Tedx.png]]<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(252, 252, 252);">'''[[Www.tedxfurmanu.com|<br/><br/>TEDxFurmanU]]''' is an annual student-run TEDx event affiliated with the Furman Creative Collaborative. When the group acquired a license to host its first conference in 2013, organizers invited students, teachers, authors, founders, and creatives to Furman’s campus to discuss the theme of “Redesigning Education.” In March of 2014, the group will host its second annual conference at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theater in downtown Greenville around the theme “Stories: The Common Thread of Our Humanity.”</span></span></span>
<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The</span><span style="color[http: rgb(0, 0, //www2.furman.edu/studentlife/leadership/ShuckerLeadershipInstitute/Pages/default.aspx <b>Shucker Leadership Institute</b> ]<span style="color: rgb(0), 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[File:Shucker3at Furman is a comprehensive program designed to foster change in students and the greater Greenville community.jpg]]The</span>[http://www2.furman.edu/studentlife/A Shucker Fellow engages in a four year experience and gains an understanding of personal strengths as a leader, practices collaborative leadership/ShuckerLeadershipInstitute/Pages/defaultand learns how to be a catalyst for change.aspx '''Each year, 25 candidates are chosen to become New Fellows in the Shucker Leadership Institute. SLI''' ]<s guided process is intended to enhance the college experience and prepare an individual for a lifetime of meaningful leadership and service in any field.</span style></div><div><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">at The '''Furman Robotics Team''' is a comprehensive program designed to foster change in students and the greater Greenville community. A Shucker Fellow engages in a four year experience and gains an understanding of personal strengths as a leaderstudent-run </span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, practices collaborative leadership and learns how to be a catalyst for change. 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SLI's guided process Every new member is intended taught basic electronics and programming skills and is assigned to enhance the college experience and prepare an individual for a lifetime group of meaningful leadership and service in any field3-5 people working on a shared project.Group president&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0); 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13pxrgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;">">Evdokiya Kostadinova shares,</span><br/></div><div><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13pxrgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap">&nbsp;">No previous experience is needed, just pure enthusiasm."</span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13px; white-space: pre-wraprgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br/></div><div><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13pxrgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;""></span><br/></div><div><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0); 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13pxrgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0">In 1988, Furman's Board of Trustees transferred $100,000 to form '''The Investment Club''' from the school’s endowment. Since then, 0the club's members have used that balance to identify investment strategies, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">purchase stocks and gain experience in the world of finance. The group also hosts events with Greenville's business leaders. The club currently meets twice a month to learn about investment topics and study its portfolio.</span><br/><br/div><div><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13pxrgb(0, 0, 0); white">'''The StudioLab,''' a branch of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), offers Furman students, faculty and staff access to cutting-space: preedge technology. Student consultants provide one-wrap;"></span><br/><on-one assistance in learning to use all forms of technology, including assistance with writing. We offer both assistance with collaborative digital projects and one-on-one writing consultations. The mission of the Writing & Media is to facilitate the effective use of communication technologies at Furman and initiate learning experiences through collaboration.&nbsp;<br/div><divbr/><span The '''Environmental Action Group (EAG)'''</span><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13px; white-space: pre-wraprgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0'''&nbsp;i'''s the campus go-to group for environmental and sustainable movements on campus. They aim to educate the campus on how to live in an eco-friendly way, 0while doing service projects and hosting events that support their philosophy. Efforts include demonstrations of sustainable technologies, 0)discussions around social entrepreneurship and explorations of sustainable solutions for issues of waste, transportation, climate change and energy.&nbsp; <br/></span><span style="font-familysize: 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13px; white-space: pre-wraprgb(0, 0, 0);"><br/span>Furman's '''Fine Arts Entrepreneurship Society (FAES)'''<br/></div><divspan><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13pxrgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap">&nbsp;fosters interest and growth in visual studies by demonstrating the value of the arts through entrepreneurial activities. The organization accomplishes this through events, social activities, field trips, workshops, and lectures with artists, designers and entrepreneurs. Speakers have included world-renowned surf artist [http://drewbrophy.com Drew Brophy], who hosted a workshop and lecture students on how to build a carreer around making what matters to them.&nbsp;"></span><br/></div><divspan><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-sizecolor: 13px; white-space: pre-wraprgb(0, 0, 0);"><br/span><br/><br/div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/><br/>The '''Furman Robotics Team''' is a student-run </span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">organizations that connects people with an interest in robotics and electronics to collaborate on small projects - both for fun and those that are entered in regional and national competitions. Every new member is taught basic electronics and programming skills and is assigned to a group of 3-5 people working on a shared project. Group president&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Evdokiya Kostadinova shares,</span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"br/>&nbsp;"No previous experience is needed, just pure enthusiasm."</span><br/><br/><br/></div>
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