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What is Furman's Moodle?

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Who was the first black student at Furman University?

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What is the Furman University Board of Trustees?

Furman University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, age, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law in admission, treatment, or access to, or employment in, its programs and activities.

What is the Furman institution faculty residence?

Moodle is the world's most popular learning management system – available in over 100 languages and used in every country in the world. Furman's Moodle is hosted by eThink, providing full service support for latest versions, and backup services. Access Moodle from My Furman (my.furman.edu) and choose the Moodle Quick Link icon.

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Moodle is the world's most popular learning management system – available in over 100 languages and used in every country in the world. Furman's Moodle is hosted by eThink, providing full service support for latest versions, and backup services

Moodle is the world's most popular learning management system – available in over 100 languages and used in every country in the world. Furman's Moodle is hosted by eThink, providing full service support for latest versions, and backup services.

Moodle Support

General Moodle questions and requests should be submitted to [email protected] or telephone the Service Center at x3277. Send course link and/or course name along with general description of problem/request.

How does Furman University work?

Furman works to conserve, reduce, and recycle on campus, has constructed green buildings and provided students with alternative transportation. Furman has it owns farm on campus. The Furman Farm is a 1⁄4 -acre garden located beside the Cliffs Cottage and the Furman Lake. A wide variety of produce is grown throughout the year using sustainable agricultural practices such as crop rotations, composting, drip lines, natural fertilizers, and integrated pest management. Furman also has installed a 6-acre solar farm with a 743-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) array near the campus entrance. The university hopes to achieve carbon neutrality by 2026.

What was Furman's first black student?

In February 1965 Joe Vaughn, a graduate of Sterling High School, became Furman's first black undergraduate. In 1992, Furman ended its affiliation with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and became a private, secular university, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae (For Christ and Learning) as the school's motto.

What was the Furman Matters campaign?

The campaign was described as "the largest fundraising campaign ever among private colleges in South Carolina , and is also among the largest undertaken by any of the nation’s liberal arts colleges.". It exceeded its objective of raising $400 million, of which 62% went to the endowment (which was valued at $380 million when the campaign started and increased to $623 million when it ended) and 17% went to building projects. Several such buildings were supported by successful graduates from the university via naming gifts. In 2012, a new $6.4 million facility was built for continuing education. The Herring Center for Continuing Education was supported by Sarah and Gordon Herring, a leader in the television industry who served on committees with HBO and was one of the founders of the Weather Channel. In 2013, the student center went through a $7.75 million expansion and renovation. The alumni and businessman David Trone, together with his wife June, participated through a $3.5 million gift resulting in the center being named the Trone Student Center.

What do Furman students need to live in?

All full-time students, except those who are married or living at home with their parents or guardians, are required to live on campus in university housing. Furman undergraduates can choose between south campus housing and lakeside housing. South Housing includes the Geer, Manly, Poteat, Blackwell and McGlothlin dorms. The Clark Murphy Housing Complex includes the Gambrell, Ramsey, Judson, Townes, McBee, Haynsworth, and Chiles dorm. All student housing has air-conditioning, closets, wireless Internet access, and washer-dryer usage. The North Village is an apartment complex that offers apartment-style living for upperclassmen. North Village apartments offer two or four bedrooms, living room, full kitchen, balcony, two vanity areas, two bathrooms and closet and storage space. Within each bedroom, a full-size bed, desk, desk chair and dresser/hutch is provided for each resident. In 2020, the annual costs for residing in the on-campus dormitories was $7,600 per student.

What is the Furman Legacy?

In October 2018, a Task Force on Slavery and Justice, set up by Provost George Shields, issued a report, Seeking Abraham, making recommendations "to acknowledge the role slavery and racism had in the school’s history." The task force is a response an article, "Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation: What is the Furman Legacy?”, published in October 2016 in the university newspaper, pointing out that Richard Furman, the university's namesake, and even more so his son James Clement Furman, Furman's first president, were not only slave owners but active defenders of slavery. "Abraham" is a reference to Abraham Sims, a slave at the house of James Furman.

Where is Furman University in South Carolina?

The Furman Lake and Bell Tower (background; right) are prominent elements of the campus. Located in the Upstate of South Carolina, Furman University gets snow in the winter as seen in 2016. The first school building from the downtown Greenville campus was transported to the current campus, where it still stands.

When was Furman Academy established?

Furman Academy and Theological Institution was established by the South Carolina Baptist Convention and incorporated in December 1825 in Edgefield. With 10 students, it held its first classes January 15, 1828; another source says it opened in January 1827.

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