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66-571: The Greenville Symphony Orchestra is devoted to providing a support of the Arts for the many communities of Greenville, South Carolina. The Greenville Symphony Association (GSA) "provides educational and cultural opportunities for Upstate residents through the presentation of live orchestral music." During each season the Greenville Symphony Orchestra offers a selection of concert programs: six Masterworks concerts, four Chamber Orchestra concerts,

132-615: A $ 3.5 million gift resulting in the center being named the Trone Student Center. 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 to the article, "Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation: What is the Furman Legacy?", published in October 2016 in

198-670: A Holiday at the Peace, and three Spotlight Series concerts. The Masterworks Series, providing great classical masterpieces, is presented at the Peace Center each year. The Chamber Orchestra Series, featuring a different side of classical repertoire, is held at the Gunter Theatre. The GSO Spotlight Series, offering a casual hour of chamber music with friends, takes place at the Centre Stage Theater. The Greenville Symphony Orchestra began as

264-516: A gold rating in 2021. Leadership and guidance to the university is provided by a board of trustees, whose 36 members meet at least three times per academic year and are elected for three-year terms. Former board members may be designated as 'Trustees Emeriti'. These include former Governor and U.S. secretary of education Richard Riley . As of 2023 , current board members include David Trone , U.S. representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district , and William Byrd Traxler Jr. , Senior Judge of

330-637: A green rating of 90, within a possible range of 60-99 . In. 2015, the Sierra Club included Furman in its list of the top 50 eco-friendly universities in America. Furman received a grade of "A−" from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card in 2011 along with 52 other institutions. Furman takes part in the voluntary self-reporting Sustainability Tracking Assessment Ratings System (STARS), in which it received

396-505: A key innovation in tyre history, the 1946 radial tyre , and successfully exploited this technological innovation to become one of the world's leading tyre manufacturers. The radial was initially marketed as the "X" tyre. It was developed with the front-wheel-drive Citroën Traction Avant and Citroën 2CV in mind. Michelin had bought the then-bankrupt Citroën in the 1930s. Because of its superiority in handling and fuel economy, use of this tyre quickly spread throughout Europe and Asia. In

462-499: A past president of Florida State University , made it a condition of his acceptance of the new position. In 1965, Joe Vaughn was the first black undergraduate to enroll. In 1992, the South Carolina Baptist Convention ended its affiliation with Furman. Furman's "heritage is rooted in the non-creedal, free church Baptist tradition which has always valued particular religious commitments while insisting not only on

528-447: A provost, a dean of faculty, and nine other members. Furman offers majors and programs in 42 subjects. All students must complete general education requirements as part of the liberal arts curriculum. The general education requirements include mind and body wellness, textual analysis, two natural sciences, math/formal reasoning, two empirical studies of human behavior, history, ultimate question, foreign language, and world culture. Furman

594-572: A small group of volunteer musicians practicing in the Women's college auditorium on the old Furman University campus in 1948. One of the most well-known of the original musicians was Mary Evelyn Gooddy McCrary who played cello, viola, violin, and piano. The orchestra performed its first 50 years mainly in Furman's McAlister Auditorium. During the GSO's first three years Furman University professor Robert Cantrick conducted

660-508: A statue will be erected to honor Joseph Vaughn, "the first Black student to attend the school". Furman University's campus is located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the upstate region of South Carolina. Furman's campus has been named one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. In 2016, USA Today named Furman's campus as the 4th most beautiful campus out of 10. Times Higher Education named it ninth out of

726-550: A total of four the number of titles for Michelin since this championship's inception back in the 1958 Formula One season ; Michelin's other titles were in the 1979 , and 1984 seasons . Michelin is involved in endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the American Le Mans Series . Involvement in Le Mans began with supplying tyres for the winner of the inaugural 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as nine others of

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792-399: Is a major sustainable mobility event. In 1952, 6 years after Michelin patented its Radial Casing, Michelin adapted the radial technology to truck tyres. From 1999, the company was headed by CEO Édouard Michelin . On 26 May 2006, Édouard drowned while fishing near the island of Sein , off the coast of Brittany . His death brought Michel Rollier , a 2nd cousin of Édouard Michelin, to

858-950: Is a member of the Southern Conference . In 2018, Furman was placed 73rd out of 291 colleges in the NACDA Directors' Cup Division I Final Standings, highest among Southern Conference members. In the 2019–2020 season, Furman finished in 32nd place out of 157 institutions in the NACDA Director's Cup Final Fall Standings. 34°55′33″N 82°26′8″W  /  34.92583°N 82.43556°W  / 34.92583; -82.43556 Michelin Michelin ( / ˈ m ɪ ʃ əl ɪ n , ˈ m ɪ tʃ əl ɪ n / MISH -əl-in, MITCH -əl-in , French: [miʃlɛ̃] ), in full Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA ("General Company of

924-699: Is also notable for its Red and Green travel guides , its roadmaps , the Michelin stars that the Red Guide awards to restaurants for their cooking, and for its company mascot Bibendum , colloquially known as the Michelin Man, who is a humanoid consisting of tyres. Michelin's numerous inventions include the removable tyre, the pneurail (a tyre for rubber-tyred metros ) and the radial tyre . Michelin manufactures tyres for Space Shuttles , aircraft , automobiles , heavy equipment , motorcycles , and bicycles . In 2012,

990-814: Is not divided into colleges, but includes centers and four institutes. Furman's four institutes are the Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, the Richard W. Riley Institute, the Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, and the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Its most popular undergraduate majors, by 2021 graduates, were: Furman has produced 20 Truman Scholars , as well as several Rhodes scholars and recipients of Goldwater , Fulbright and National Science Foundation Awards . In 2023, Furman

1056-472: Is solar-powered using two panels, and features geothermal heating. Cliffs Cottage was the first sustainable showcase home for Southern Living magazine, which featured it in the article Our Most Innovative House Ever , detailing how to create a house that requires less energy and generates power. The campus also includes an Asian garden, the centerpiece of which is the Place of Peace , a Buddhist temple moved to

1122-458: The FIM announced that a control tyre would be imposed on MotoGP for the 2009 season and Michelin did not enter a bid, effectively ending its participation in the series at the end of 2008. Michelin returned to MotoGP in 2016 as the official tyre supplier after Bridgestone's withdrawal from the series at the end of 2015. Michelin first competed in the 1977 Formula One season , when Renault started

1188-910: The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra , the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra , the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio , the State Russian Orchestra, the Atlantic Sinfonietta, with several orchestras in Sweden, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra , and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. Aside from conducting with many great guest artists, Tchivzhel has won international status with appearances on five continents. Since Maestro Tchivzhel has taken

1254-504: The United States Court of Appeals . Board members also come from private companies Under the governance of the board of trustees, Furman is led by a President. Elizabeth Davis became Furman's president on July 1, 2014. She is the 12th president of the institution, or 16th when also counting interim presidents. As of 2023 eleven senior administrators manage academic and administrative departments. These administrators are composed of

1320-456: The liberal arts university is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became a secular university in 1992, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae (For Christ and Learning) as its motto. As of Fall 2021, it enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 150 graduate students on its 750-acre (304 ha) campus. Furman Academy and Theological Institution

1386-622: The "separate but equal" policy to be unconstitutional , starting the lengthy process of desegregating public schools. As of that date, Furman, like most Southern colleges, did not accept African Americans as students. Some Furman students began to press for change. In 1955, some students wrote short stories and poems in The Echo , a student literary magazine, in support of integration; school administrators destroyed all 1,500 printed copies. In 1953, Furman began construction on its new campus, five miles (8 km) north of downtown Greenville. Classes on

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1452-667: The 33 entrants. In 2009 Michelin supplied tyres for 41 of the 55 cars that entered in Le Mans. In 2016 they provided tyres to the Audi, Porsche and Toyota LMP1 teams, as well as the AF Corse, BMW, Corvette, Ford Ganassi, Porsche and Risi teams in GTE-Pro / GTLM. Beginning in 2019, Michelin will replace Continental as the official tyre of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . Along with supplying tyres for IMSA's top three series,

1518-796: The Allied invasion during World War II . In 1940, the Germans also reproduced the 1938 edition of Michelin maps for the invasion. ViaMichelin is a wholly owned subsidiary of Michelin Group, and was started in 2001, to represent Michelin's digital mapping services. As of August 2008, ViaMichelin generates 400 million maps and routes per month on its main website. ViaMichelin provides mapping for internet, mobile and satellite navigation products with street level coverage of Europe, USA, Australia, and parts of Asia and South America. The Michelin Challenge Bibendum

1584-610: The Confederate forces." The Furman Institution Faculty Residence serves as a visible reminder of the early history of Furman University and its brief establishment in Fairfield County. The first school building from the downtown Greenville campus was transported to the current campus, where it still stands. In 1933, students from the Greenville Women's College began attending classes with Furman students. Shortly thereafter,

1650-547: 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. The Princeton Review featured Furman in its 2023 list of 455 Green Colleges; it received

1716-500: The Greenville Symphony Orchestra. The GSO has grown significantly over the years with two concerts being offered during its first season in 1948 to thirty-three concerts in their 60th year. In 2009, one reviewer for The Greenville News wrote about the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, "it's always a packed house." As a feature of the orchestra's classical repertoire, renowned guest artists are invited to perform each concert season. Edvard Tchivzhel, GSO's fifth music director and conductor,

1782-743: The Michelin Enterprises P.L.S. "), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world behind Bridgestone and larger than both Goodyear and Continental . In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the Kléber tyres company, Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Company , SASCAR, Bookatable and Camso brands. Michelin

1848-754: The Michelin X-Ice tyre. Production of the X-Ice will be moved to Europe, North America, and elsewhere in Asia. In 2019, Michelin announced that plants in Germany and France are to be closed soon. Michelin also controls 90% of Taurus Tyre in Hungary, as well as Kormoran, a Polish brand. In December 2018, Michelin acquired Camso , a manufacturer of off-the-road tyres, tracks, and accessories for power sports, agriculture, material handling and construction markets. On 22 January 2019, it

1914-695: The Red and the Green guides are of high quality, and are linked to the smaller-scale road maps. Michelin publishes a variety of road maps , mostly of France but also of other European countries, countries in Africa, Thailand and the United States. They have recently embarked on e-commerce selling Michelin maps and guides directly to the public through, for example, their UK website. The Michelin roadmaps were reproduced in England for

1980-623: The Symphony; the following five years were directed by Pedro Sanjuan. In 1956, Peter Rickett, bass instructor at Furman, became the orchestra's first resident conductor. He led the Greenville Symphony for 34 years. With the opening of The Peace Center for the Performing Arts in 1990, David Pollitt was appointed as the orchestra's fourth music director. Nine years later Edvard Tchivzhel took the positions of both music director and conductor of

2046-587: The U.S. Space Shuttle Program . As of 1 September 2008, Michelin is again the world's largest tyre manufacturer after spending two years as number two behind Bridgestone. Michelin produces tyres in France, Serbia, Poland, Spain, Germany, the US, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Thailand, Japan, India, Italy and several other countries. On 15 January 2010, Michelin announced the closing of its Ota, Japan plant, which employs 380 workers and makes

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2112-597: The U.S., the outdated bias-ply tyre persisted, with a market share of 87% in 1967. In 1966, Michelin partnered with Sears to produce radial tyres under the Allstate brand and was selling 1 million units annually by 1970. In 1968, Michelin opened its first North American sales office, and was able to grow that market for its products rapidly; by 1989 the company had a 10% market share for OEM tyres purchased by American automobile makers. Also in 1968, Consumer Reports , an influential American magazine, acknowledged

2178-574: The US with its wholly owned subsidiary TCI Tire Centers. TCI tire centers was folded into NTW, when Michelin partnered with Sumitomo to form the entity. The company also manages its own e-commerce store, michelinman.com. Michelin has long published two guidebook series, the Red Guides for Hotels and Restaurants, and the Green Guides for tourism. It now publishes several additional guides, as well as digital maps and guide products. The city maps in both

2244-404: The brand in 2006 and 2007. The company was absent from 2008 to 2010, when Pirelli was signed as the official supplier, after which they returned to the series as an official supplier from 2011 to 2020 until Pirelli won the tender to once again become an official supplier from 2021 onwards. Active Wheel from Michelin includes in-wheel electric motors and a motorised suspension to free up space in

2310-448: The company. Michelin Tyres were initially uncompetitive but by the 2005 season were dominant. This was partly because the new regulations stated that tyres must last the whole race distance (and qualifying), and partly because only one top team (Ferrari) was running Bridgestones, and so had to do much of the development work. Michelin in contrast had much more testing and race data provided by

2376-573: The development of their turbocharged F1 car. Michelin introduced radial tyre technology to Formula One and won the Formula One Drivers' Championship with Brabham and McLaren , before withdrawing at the end of 1984. The company returned to Formula One in 2001 , supplying the Williams , Jaguar , Benetton (renamed Renault in 2002), Prost and Minardi teams. Toyota joined F1 in 2002 with Michelin tyres, and McLaren also signed up with

2442-427: The freedom of the individual to believe as he or she sees fit but also on respect for a diversity of religious perspectives, including the perspective of the non-religious person." In 2012, a new facility, named for alumni Sarah and Gordon Herring, was built for continuing education. The student center was expanded and renovated in 2012. David Trone , a Furman alumnus, together with his wife June, participated through

2508-615: The front or rear of the vehicle. This model also eliminates the need for other notorious space hogs like transmissions and exhaust systems. The wheels already have a vehicle ready to receive them, the Heuliez Will from Opel, and are also expected to come standard on the Venturi Volage sometime in 2012. The project was interrupted in 2014. Michelin operates tyre retail and distribution in Europe under Euromaster and Blackcircles brands, and in

2574-492: The group produced 166 million tyres at 69 facilities located in 18 countries. In 1889, two brothers, Édouard Michelin (1859–1940) and André Michelin (1853–1931), ran a farm implement business in Clermont-Ferrand , France. One day, a cyclist whose pneumatic tyre needed repair turned up at the factory. The tyre was glued to the rim, and it took over three hours to remove and repair the tyre, which then needed to be left overnight to dry. The next day, Édouard Michelin took

2640-582: The head of the company. Rollier was replaced in May 2012 by Jean-Dominique Senard . In 2018, Jean-Dominique Senard announced he would not seek re-election at the shareholders' meeting in 2019. As a result, the shareholders elected Florent Menegaux to succeed Senard starting in 2019. The company also has its headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina , United States as Michelin North America. They first manufactured in

2706-511: The improving quality of the orchestra's musicianship." Education and outreach have been an important part of the GSO's mission since the first children's concert was presented in 1951. Every year, GSO musicians present free education concerts and programs for nearly 26,000 students in the Upstate. "Lollipops" and "Timbre Tales" are two examples of concerts that the GSO provides as an age appropriate introduction for young audiences to classical music and

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2772-476: The instruments of the orchestra. The Lollipop Concert Series, accessible to young audiences, provides an educational opportunity for children to experience a live musical performance paired with a storybook. The GSO also offers a children's concert every year sponsored by Michelin . Furman University Furman University is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina , United States. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman ,

2838-494: The larger number of teams running their tyres. Following the debacle of the 2005 United States Grand Prix where, because of safety concerns, Michelin would not allow the teams it supplied to race, Michelin's share price fell by 2.5% (though it recovered later the same day). On 28 June, Michelin announced that it would offer compensation to all race fans who had bought tickets for the Grand Prix. The company committed to refunding

2904-399: The new campus began in 1958. By 1963, enough faculty were siding with the students over racial desegregation that Furman's board of trustees voted to admit Black students. Action on the trustees' decision was postponed and it was later overturned by South Carolina's Baptist Convention ; desegregated admission was not implemented at Furman until its incoming president, Gordon W. Blackwell ,

2970-767: The partnership includes naming rights for the Sports Car Challenge series and the North American Endurance Cup. Michelin has also supplied tyres in the European Le Mans Series . They have been the exclusive supplier of the LMP3 class since 2015. In the World Rally Championship , Michelin has been the supplier of the Audi, Citroën, Ford, Lancia, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Toyota and Volkswagen factory teams. Michelin Group brand BFGoodrich represented

3036-401: The podium, many concerts have been sold out. As one reviewer for The Greenville News wrote, "Tchivzhel… proves to be a conductor who digs deeply, carefully observing the score's dynamic and expressive markings, and inspiring the orchestra to excellence with his detailed commands." "During his tenure, season subscriptions, ticket revenues, and concert attendance have all steadily climbed to match

3102-459: The price of all tickets for the race. Additionally, it announced that it would provide 20,000 complimentary tickets for the 2006 race to spectators who had attended the 2005 event. Michelin has had a difficult relationship with the sport's governing body (the FIA ) since around 2003 and this escalated to apparent disdain between the two parties during the 2005 season . The most high-profile disagreement

3168-409: The race weekends. Dani Pedrosa 's team switched to Bridgestones in the midst of the season, a highly unusual move that caused friction between Honda Racing Corporation and their sponsor Repsol YPF . Other riders also expressed concerns and it seemed that Michelin might not have any factory riders for the 2009 season, leading to rumours that Michelin would withdraw from the series altogether. Dorna and

3234-574: The recently merged tyre and rubber manufacturing divisions of the American firms B.F. Goodrich Company (founded in 1870) and Uniroyal, Inc. (founded in 1892 as the United States Rubber Company ) from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice . Uniroyal Australia had already been bought by Bridgestone in 1980. This purchase included the Norwood, North Carolina manufacturing plant which supplied tyres to

3300-409: The reintroduction of tyre changes during pit-stops from 2006. Michelin criticised the move claiming "this event illustrates F1's problems of incoherent decision-making and lack of transparency". In December 2005, and as a result of the difficult relationship with the sport's governing body, Michelin announced that it would not extend its involvement in Formula One beyond the 2006 season. Bridgestone

3366-407: The repaired bicycle into the factory yard to test. After only a few hundred metres, the tyre failed. Despite the setback, Édouard was enthusiastic about the pneumatic tyre, and he and his brother worked on creating their own version, one that did not need to be glued to the rim. Michelin was incorporated on 28 May 1889. In 1891 Michelin took out its first patent for a removable pneumatic tyre which

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3432-487: The school reopened, at the urging of the Reverend Jonathan Davis, chairman of the Board of Agents, the school moved to his native Fairfield County , near Winnsboro . In 1850, the state legislature chartered Furman University. It was not until 1851 that South Carolina Baptists were able to raise the necessary funds for the removal of the school to Greenville, South Carolina . The university closed from 1861 to 1866, when "most students and several faculty members enlisted in

3498-405: The site from Japan. A replica of the cabin that Henry David Thoreau inhabited while writing On Walden Pond is located on the west side of the lake. Furman works to conserve, reduce, and recycle on campus, has constructed green buildings and provided students with alternative transportation. Furman has a farm on campus. The Furman Farm is a quarter-acre garden located beside the Cliffs Cottage and

3564-451: The superiority of the radial construction, setting off a rapid decline in Michelin's competitor technology. In the U.S., the radial tyre now has a market share of 100%. In addition to the private label and replacement tyre market, Michelin scored an early OEM tyre win in North America, when it received the contract for the 1970 Continental Mark III , the first American car with radial tyres fitted as standard. In 1989, Michelin acquired

3630-428: The ten most beautiful campuses in the nation in 2017. In 2019, Travel + Leisure listed Furman as 23rd out of 25 of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Timmons Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena . It is home to the Furman University Paladins basketball team since its opening on December 30, 1997. A Southern Living showcase home called Cliffs Cottage opened in 2008. The building

3696-460: The two schools merged to form the present institution. In 1924, Furman was named one of four collegiate beneficiaries of the Duke Endowment . Through 2007, Furman has received $ 110 million from the endowment, which is now one of the nation's largest philanthropic foundations. Three other colleges— Duke , Davidson and Johnson C. Smith —also receive annual support and special grants from the endowment. In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education found

3762-452: 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 slave owners and active defenders of slavery. "Abraham" is a reference to Abraham Sims, a slave at the house of James Furman. The task force issued 19 recommendations, which were unanimously accepted by Furman's board of trustees. James C. Furman Hall will be renamed Furman Hall, and

3828-518: The world championship had gone to a rider on Michelins. In 2007, Casey Stoner on Bridgestone tyres won the world championship in dominating fashion, and Valentino Rossi and other top riders complained that Michelins were inferior. Rossi wanted Bridgestones for the 2008 season, but Bridgestone was reluctant to provide them; Dorna threatened to impose a control tyre on the series, after which Bridgestone relented. In 2008, Michelin committed errors of judgment in allocating adequate tyres for some of

3894-429: Was announced that Michelin had acquired Indonesian manufacturer Multistrada Arah Sarana , which produces Achilles Radial and Corsa tyres. On 19 June that year, Michelin owns 99.64% of the share capital of Multistrada. Michelin participated in MotoGP from 1972 to 2008. They introduced radial construction to MotoGP in 1984, and multi-compound tyres in 1994. They achieved 360 victories in 36 years, and from 1993 to 2006,

3960-477: Was at the United States Grand Prix and the acrimony afterwards. Michelin criticised the FIA's intention to move to a single source (i.e. one brand) tyre from 2008 and threatened to withdraw from the sport. In a public rebuke, FIA President Max Mosley wrote: "There are simple arguments for a single tyre, and if [Michelin boss Édouard Michelin] is not aware of this, he shows an almost comical lack of knowledge of modern Formula One". Another bone of contention has been

4026-585: Was born in St. Petersburg , Russia (formerly known as Leningrad, USSR ). Being born into a musical family, Tchivzhel has traveled far and has performed with many well-known musicians. Tchivzhel has performed with many great artists including Yo-Yo Ma , Emanuel Ax , Vladimir Spivakov , Gidon Kremer , Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg , André Watts , János Starker , Gil Shaham , Olga Kern , Nicolai Demidenko , Joshua Bell , Bella Davidovich , Yuri Bashmet , Evelyn Glennie , Pete Fountain , Sharon Isbin , and Doc Severinsen . He has also made numerous recordings with

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4092-458: 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; although another source says it opened in January 1827. Through 1850, average enrollment was 10 students, and it was at constant risk of insolvency. From 1829 to 1834, it operated in the High Hills of the Santee (now Stateburg, South Carolina ). Furman closed from 1834 to 1837. When

4158-574: Was ranked 21st in a list of 25 colleges and universities in the South by Forbes . Furman ranked 23rd among all liberal arts colleges in number of graduates who went on to receive PhDs from 1990 to 1995. Furman ranked 76th among all universities in the nation of graduates that went on to receive PhDs from 2008 to 2017. Furman competes in NCAA Division I athletics, and at the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) level in football. Furman fields seven men's teams and nine women's teams, as well as 16 club sports and many intramural teams. The university

4224-407: Was ranked 46th out of 185 in U.S. News & World Report's 2023 National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings As of 2023, Furman is also featured in The Princeton Review 's "Best 378 Colleges" list and was named as one of 143 "Best Southeastern Colleges" The Princeton Review also ranked Furman in 5th place on its list of universities committed to national service in 2016. In 2019, Furman University

4290-481: Was then the sole supplier of tyres to Formula One until the end of the 2010 season, with Pirelli providing tyres for 2011. The last race won on Michelin tyres in Formula One was the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix , Fernando Alonso benefitted after the Ferrari engine of Michael Schumacher failed during the race. This gave Michelin a second consecutive Constructors' Championship win, with the 2005 and 2006 , after Bridgestone's seven-year winning streak, and brought to

4356-471: Was used by Charles Terront to win the world's first long-distance cycle race, the 1891 Paris–Brest–Paris . In the 1920s and 1930s, Michelin operated large rubber plantations in Vietnam. Conditions at these plantations led to the famous labour movement Phú Riềng Đỏ . In 1934, Michelin introduced a tyre which, if punctured, would run on a special foam lining, a design now known as a run-flat tyre (self-supporting type). Michelin developed and patented

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