University presents first annual Furman Engaged!
By: Michael Bargar
Issue date: 3/27/09 Section: News
"It's a great opportunity for younger students to see what possibilities are available to them," she said. "Students can develop an appreciation for what students in other majors learn."
Wheeler, the director of Integrative Sciences, said that while various departments have had events to display their research for years, a grant received last year acted as the catalyst to achieve a university-wide event.
"We have never had an opportunity to suspend classes for a day to celebrate these things," he said. "I can't think of a better way to showcase what Furman is about and what makes it unique."
John Beckford, dean of the faculty, welcomed the new event.
"As much as Furman has been known throughout the nation for its undergraduate research, we haven't been communicating as well within the Furman community," he said. "It was high time to set up an event like this."
Beckford authorized the decision to suspend classes for Furman Engaged! Although "the big concern is that students will see this as a holiday," he said that he is confident that Furman students will be interested in what is going on around campus out of respect for their colleagues.
As Wheeler said, "If people skip campus, [Furman Engaged!] will disappear and we will have lost something a lot of people have worked hard to create."
Wheeler, the director of Integrative Sciences, said that while various departments have had events to display their research for years, a grant received last year acted as the catalyst to achieve a university-wide event.
"We have never had an opportunity to suspend classes for a day to celebrate these things," he said. "I can't think of a better way to showcase what Furman is about and what makes it unique."
John Beckford, dean of the faculty, welcomed the new event.
"As much as Furman has been known throughout the nation for its undergraduate research, we haven't been communicating as well within the Furman community," he said. "It was high time to set up an event like this."
Beckford authorized the decision to suspend classes for Furman Engaged! Although "the big concern is that students will see this as a holiday," he said that he is confident that Furman students will be interested in what is going on around campus out of respect for their colleagues.
As Wheeler said, "If people skip campus, [Furman Engaged!] will disappear and we will have lost something a lot of people have worked hard to create."