Furman faculty and staff have a deep history of community engagement through service learning courses, creative activity, teaching, research, and service. The Shi Insitute’s Applied Sustainability Research Team members work to support this ongoing work by helping to match community and faculty interest and expertise and support ongoing projects. We also provide opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and community members to come together to discuss best practices and opportunities for collaboration and learning together.

Through the affiliates program and associated programming, faculty and staff also share strategies for integrating community-based work into courses and explore opportunities for interdisciplinary research. In 2017, the Shi Institute selected its first cohort of affiliates to serve as liaisons to gather examples and best practices from across campus and in the community.

If you are interested in joing the Shi Affiliates program, please email Dr. Andrew Predmore at andrew.predmore@furman.edu.