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Most of us have had thoughts about fibbing just a bit on our resumes. However, each of us may choose a different course of action after reading the article at about.com. |
For her innovative and now patented math supplemental program, Tapp Hancock '80 was awarded the 2006 Presidential Award of Excellence, the nation's highest honor for K-12 teachers of mathematics and science. Read more.
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 Agnes Reed Martin '61 |
Converse in Tuscany Converse traveled to Tuscany August 15-23 with 18 alumnae, parents and friends. We stayed 10 days in the picturesque town of Cortona, and travels included excursions to Assisi, Florence, Sienna, Perugia and Montepulciano. Read a first-hand account from Agnes Reed Martin '61. |
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Upcoming Converse Trips We have two exciting trips scheduled for 2008 that will take you to Ireland and China. Read more. |
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Reunion Weekend Remember to save the date for Reunion Weekend! Reunion 2008, April 25-26, features “all 3’s and 8’s” In addition, we will be having a reunion for all former athletes. Read more. |
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 Carrie Hill Coleman '96 |
Learn How to Recruit a Student to Converse Get a bit nervous about recruiting a student to Converse? Carrie Hill Coleman '96, the new Chair of CARE, will ease your mind quite a bit. Read more. |
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Mascot Change: Let the Voting Begin! The nominations for the new Converse mascot are in and the voting has begun. Remember, this first round of voting is “American Idol” style, meaning that you can vote as many times as you wish for as many nominations as you wish.Read more. |
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Am I Driven? Absolutely! After one conversation with Susan Wines ’08, one thing is clear: she is one driven person. She's a senior majoring in music education, a teacher and a successful photographic business owner. Read more. |
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Learning Arabic at Converse Arabic is spoken by more than 300 million people yet only 10% of US universities offer courses in the language. Converse now offers the Spartanburg area's only course in the language. Read more. |
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Converse Instructor Commissioned for Sculpture at Wofford A group of Wofford College professors banded together to commission a sculpture by Converse art professor Mac Boggs. “A Green Season” was formally accepted by Wofford September 19. Read more. |
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Movers & Shakers From providing music therapy in the Palestinian territories and landing research opportunities to authoring articles for national publications and exhibiting photographic works, Converse faculty and students are turning heads. Read more. |
Qualify to win two free tickets to the November 20 (opening night) performance of "My Fair Lady" by correctly answering the question below. Read more about the performance here. Who choreographed this production of "My Fair Lady"? Send your answers via E-mail to the editor by noon on Friday, Oct. 26. A winner will be randomly selected from the pool of correct answers.
Alumnae Action Column Refer a student to Converse: Click here. Update your contact information: Click here. Upcoming alumnae events: Click here. Visit Alumnae Career Services: Click here. Support the Converse Fund: Click here. For data about women’s colleges, click here.
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