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Furman is a small, private liberal arts school, with only two small graduate programs, so students enjoy all of the attention, faculty, and focus during their undergraduate years. Because we are smaller than small research universities, but larger than traditional liberal arts colleges, Furman offers students the best of both worlds: small classes, personal attention from professors, ample research and internship opportunities, and acceptance into highly competitive graduate schools. Furman's philosophy on the liberal arts curriculum is called Engaged Learning, or active learning. Small, discussion-based classes(average size is 18), research (Furman is ranked number in the nation in undergraduate research behind MIT, Stanford, and Michigan), internships, and study abroad make up Furman's pillars of Engaged Learning, which prepare students to face the world with knowledge, experience, poise, and professionalism upon graduation. Furman students live on campus all four years(Junior and Senior years are spent in the on-campus apartments), heightening our sense of community. Traditionally a southern school, Furman overflows with hospitability, personal relationships, and friendly conversation. Students appreciate first and foremost Furman's friendly, supportive community and the close relationships they develop with faculty. Many are active in campus organizations - social, academic, and extra curricular - and enjoy the bustling student life. (1) Who are some famous alumni of your school? Please provide names of no more than 7 alumni and include the field that they are working in and what they are famous for (e.g., Justice on the Supreme Court, CEO of a major company, author of a best-selling novel).
- Betsy King and Beth Daniel - Golfers, elected to LPGA hall of fame
- Charles Townes - Nobel Prize winner in Physics for invention of the maser and the laser
- David S. Garrett, Jr. - Former CEO of Delta Airlines
- Herman W. Lay - Founder of Frito Lay
- Keith Lockart - Conductor of Boston Pops Orchestra
- Richard Riley - Former Governor of SC, U.S. Secretary of Education during Clinton Administration
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Beach weekend: Students skip class and head to the South Carolina coast(typically Myrtle Beach) for this unofficial university holiday the weekend before spring term exams. Classrooms are notoriously empty on Friday, and professors joke about giving exams or special grades for those students who actually attend class. Campus organizations offer different options for the weekend that are open to any student, and other students head to the beach with their own groups of friends.
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Fountain Hopping - Seven different fountains grace Furman's campus, and each year, the entire freshman class goes fountain hopping during orientation week in the fall. The goal is to be in each fountain before the night is over, and students will often end up in the lake at the end of the night!
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