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= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship =
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Rather than finding its home in a particular discipline, emergent entrepreneurs and innovators are scattered throughout Furman's academic departments. From Poverty Studies to Sustainability Science, Furman's student entrepreneurs apply what they're learning on through events and fundraisers, often waiting until after they graduate to launch a company, start a non-profit or join a start-up.<br/><br/><span style="font-size:large;">'''Cultural Life Program (CLP)'''</span><br/><br/>Furman's '''Cultural Life Program''' stands in the middle of the movement of innovation on campus by regularly connecting students with innovators, entrepreneurs and thought leaders from around the world. The <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;">Cultural Life Program (CLP) is designed to encourage students to attend a variety of high quality events that provide enriching and challenging cultural experiences. Collectively, events designated as CLPs engage students in a spectrum of issues, ideas, and artistic expressions from various disciplines and cultures. These events foster a sense of community on campus and help those in attendance see multiple compelling and legitimate views on cultural issues, inspiring a life-long pursuit of intellectual fulfillment and cultural engagement.<br/><br/>As a central component of the Furman experience, a typical student is required to attend 32 CLP events in the four years (8 semesters) they study at Furman inorder to graduate. Each student must attend a total number of CLP events equal to four times the number of semesters in which he or she enrolled for courses on the Furman campus.Registration priority for courses is based on class standing as determined by credits earned and CLP events attended.</span></span></span><br/><br/>[[File:Furman3.png]]<br/><br/>'''Engaged Living:''' To help first year students, the engaged living program provides an easy transition into college. Students live in close quarters to one another, and attend the same first year required classees. Students develop leadership skills throughout their first year as they are in charge of certain events (homecoming, tailgating, etc...). In preparation of these events, students use their creative thinking skills and simultaneously learn how to collabarate with one another. The active and exciting life style of engaged living promotes community, and provides students with the necessary 'problem solving' skills. Furthermore, students are surrounded by other students who share similar interests. The professors that teach these classes teach pecific topics that address modern day problems such as enviornmental issues, finding a life purpose, global poverty, healthcare, and artificial intelligence. <font size="4">'''Student Ventures:'''</font>
Whether by necessity or by choice, many of Furman's student entrepreneurs wait until after they leave campus to pursue their big ideas. A year after graduating with a degree in Psychology, Furman alum Dan Widenbenner launched '''[http://www.millvillagefarms.org Mill Village Farms]'''- a community farm that's growing food and creating jobs in Greenville's historic mill communities. Similarly, Furman alum Shane Sniteman enrolled in '''[http://theironyard.com/academy/ The Iron Yard Code Academy]''' a year after graduating with a degree in economics. Students like Dan and Shane are both representative of the driven, ambitious and socially-minded students that Furman recruits. If motivated students are starting ventures upon graduating, what might happen if they had access to the tools, classes, networks and spaces to build capacity and start ventures while at Furman?
