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Student
Accomplishments
Caroline
Avery '03 interned with Southern Broadcasting Companies in
Athens, Georgia.
Danielle Baker
'04 served as a summer intern with World Harvest Mission in
Ireland for nine weeks.
Valerie Brock '03
was a "doll" in "Guys and Dolls" at the Oak
Ridge Playhouse in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Ivy Collier '03
interned this summer with Edward Jones Investments in Cartersville,
Georgia. This nationally known company has 7,500 offices throughout
the U.S. and Great Britain.
Kelly Daniels '04
worked at YMCA Camp Thunderbird on Lake Wylie, S.C.
Katherine Ford
'03 worked as a wilderness canoe guide this summer at the
Northern Girl Scout Canoe Base in Ely, MN. Her responsibilities
included guiding girls aged 12-17 years old in northern Minnesota
into Canada.
Emily Gaudier '03
worked on an independent film called "What Goes Around."
Her assortment of job titles included Production Assistant, Best
Boy, Gaffer, and 2nd Assistant Cameraman. The movie is due to
be released in the Spring.
Sarah Legare '02
interned with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control while working on her senior research project. During the
Spring Term, she was able to study abroad in Florence, Italy,
then backpacked across Europe for three weeks.
Katie Landon '02
worked as Student Director of Orientation at Converse.
During the summer
months, Sarah Elizabeth Rowen '03 worked as a sales representative
for CUTCO.
Kristin Smith '04
spent eight days exploring volcanoes and snorkeling in Hawaii.
Leslie Smith '04
taught sign language at the South Carolina Baptist Convention's
Youth Music Camp. She taught the children sign language to Christian
songs that they could use in their home churches.
Anna Steenerson
'03 was a member of the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard
Music Center. Among the youngest chosen to participate, she performed
in two operas, a musical and an operetta.
Allison Turner
'03 worked as the Student Residential Life Assistant at Converse
over the summer.
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Faculty
Accomplishments
“Short and
Sassy,” a new opera by David Berry, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Music History,
was presented in the Performing Arts Center at USCS.
On
September 4th, the Converse
Trio performed a recital to a large and enthusiastic audience
in Panama City, Panama. The Trio consists of Eun-Sun Lee, violin,
Kenneth Law, violoncello, and Douglas Weeks, piano.
Anita
Davis, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education, has been
asked to return to her hometown of Ellenboro, N.C. to serve as
the Grand Marshal for the annual Book Parade. The parade organizers
selected Anita for her recent publications which include “South
in the Revolutionary War.”
Joe
Dunn, the Charles A Dana Professor and Chair of History and
Politics, has been in demand for his expertise on Middle East-U.S.
relations. He has been interviewed by the Los
Angeles Times, Associated Press, and other papers throughout
the country. His speaking engagements include the Bill Drake Show
(WSPA-AM), various civic clubs, churches, and community meetings.
Susan
Lyle, Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor
of Voice, will be directing “Amahl and the Night Visitors” for
the Spartanburg Repertory Company. The opera will be presented
December 14 and 16 at USCS. In addition, Dr. Lyle will be offering
two lectures on Choral Vocal Pedagogy at the upcoming Fall Convocation
of the South Carolina Choral Directors to be held at Converse
October 19 and 20.
Tom
McDaniel,
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, and Anita
P. Davis received recognition for the curriculum guide they
have developed at the first graduation ceremony for trainers in
the Spartanburg Neighborhood Leadership Project on September 6,
2001.
Melanie
Foster Taylor, Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy, appeared as a panelist at
the Music Career Fair sponsored by the Charlotte Music Teacher’s
Association September 15. She will also present workshops for
the association on October 5 on the topics of performance anxiety
and eurhythmics for pianists.
Melissa
Walker,
Assistant Professor of History, gave the keynote address at the
Tennessee Conference of Historians annual meeting at Middle Tennessee
State University September 22.
The
second volume of The Critical
Reception of Beethoven's Compositions by his German Contemporaries,
by Robin Wallace,
Associate Professor of Music History,
was recently published by the University of Nebraska Press.
It consists of Robin’s translations of reviews of Beethoven's
works from Op. 55 -
72 (the third symphony through the opera Fidelio). Robin also served as musicological editor, adding extensive
annotations, and contributed the introductory essay to the volume
as well.
On September 22nd, Babcock Professor of Piano Douglas
Weeks opened the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra
season in Twichell Auditorium with the Southeastern premiere of
Lowell Liebermann's Piano Concerto No. 2.
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Falling
to Carson-Newman by a final score of 4-0, the All Stars had a
beginning and an end, but lacked a strong middle. Things turned
against the All Stars when Carson-Newman player Holly Shiflett
knocked a cross past keeper Jessica Simmons in the thirtieth minute.
A second goal by Liz Jallo three minutes later sealed their fate.
Cassandra Nelson added another goal, right before half time. Shiflett
penetrated the All Stars defense again in the second half, for
another goal.
While
the score wasn’t what the Converse team had hoped for, they
were pleased to be playing on their own field for the first
time. The team had been playing its home games at Spartanburg
Day School for three years and practicing on a field that wasn’t
regulation size. But those days are gone.