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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition to individual research projects, Furman is home to centers and institutes like the '''[http://www2.furman.edu/academics/shicenter/Pages/default.aspx Shi Center for Sustainability], '''which serves as <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;">a hub where educators, students and community leaders work together to explore the complex issues of sustainability. Through their efforts, the Shi Center staff, student fellows and faculty collaborators partner on community projects and generate solutions that can be modeled across the globe.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/span><br/span></span>'''<span style="font-size:large;">Furman Advantage: </span>'''Need <font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Program directly funds students to engage in internship and research over the summer. Provides students to take part in would-be expensive internships, research, or fellowships for low cost. Recent efforts have been made to enhance the educational experience for Incentives'students at Furman Univeristy, the recent launch of 'Vision 2020'includes $47 million from the Duke Endowment to combine a liberal arts education with experience outside the classroom. The personalized notion of Furman Advantage allows students to explore various fields, prepares them for the future, and sets students up for successful careers. The strategic vision will allow students to grow both academically and professionally in the future.</span></font> <font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></font>'''Need for Incentives:'''
While many faculty are interested in creating new courses and programs that explore entrepreneurship and innovation, they are limited by current curricular requirements, departmental objectives and individual responsibilities. Apart from creating new opportunities for students, few incentives are provided at Furman to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among the faculty. While faculty pursue research and dedicate their time to creating compelling classroom experiences, few have the time, resources or bandwitdth to explore new material or launch their own entrepreneurial ventures. One approach favored by many faculty members is a tiered system that would allow for more flexibility in course scheduling and provide incentives through pay compensation, grants and awards.
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= University-Industry Collaboration =
