Wait, what exactly are you doing at these bus stops?

“Are you just riding the bus everywhere?” “What are you actually doing at each stop? “You’re taking how much to each stop?” The chorus of my summer. My friends and family assume they understand when I tell them that I’m...

Stormwater Management: Can you spot it?

Here, you can (if you squint) see me waist-deep in one of the most interesting parts of my fellowship with the City of Greenville’s Environmental Engineering department: stream walks. While this sounds like a leisurely way...

Project Host: A Multifaceted Experience for Good

As an eco-friendly person, I don’t think I could have imagined how superbly a community coming together could intertwine with sustainable action to meet the hunger needs of so many people. Project Host provides nutritious...

Leadership Through Serving Others at Sustaining Way

Have you truly thought about the definition of sustainability? The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “...development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet...

Summer Along the Reedy River

Many people would say that the heart of Greenville is downtown, especially Falls Park. After spending this summer with Friends of the Reedy River, though, I came to see it differently. The true heart of Greenville isn't a building...

Sustainability Is Rooted In Community

Everyone should get equal access to sustainable resources and learn about what is available, which is why Sustaining Way is such an important organization. My name is Maggie Kelleher and I recently graduated from Furman University with...

The Life Cycle of the Furman Farm

Pictured above: Corn approaching harvest; Frederick is 6ft tall for reference. A few weeks at the Furman Farm breeze by for anyone who works there, but all the stages of life are present throughout. My...

Spearheading Organic Viticulture and Defying Agricultural Norms at Paris Mt. Vineyard

When other viticulturists told the owners of Paris Mountain Vineyard and I that it would be impossible to grow grapes one hundred percent organically, we took ‘impossible’ as a challenge to prove them wrong. [caption...

The Shi Institute in a Snapshot

“So… what is the Shi Institute?” Hi! My name is Maggie Kropf and I am the Communications and Outreach Fellow for the Shi Institute for this summer. This role combines my deep passion for sustainable...

Welcome 2026 Shi Institute Summer Fellows

Summer is here and while that means slowing down for much of campus, the Shi Institute is alive this season with 17 student sustainability fellows. This cohort - representing 13 distinct academic majors and minors, 8...

Spend Your Summer with Shi

Spend your summer making a real impact with the Shi Institute’s 2026 Summer Sustainability Fellowships. Open to all Furman undergraduates (any major, any year), these 10-week paid fellowships (June 8–August 14) offer hands-on sustainability work...

Introducing Our 25-26 Shi Fellows!

With the fall semester well under way, our 2025-26 Shi Institute Fellows have already been hard at work pursuing diverse projects in alternative transportation, communications, and sustainability culture change. From planting and harvesting on the...

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