Converse Rocks the Tower in 2021
Our 6th annual day of giving was our most thrilling Rock the Tower to date! Alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends of Converse accepted …
Faculty
Dr. Cheser Brings Hawaii to the Classroom
Associate Professor of Education, Dr. David Wayne Cheser, spent his summer on eco-tour expeditions to the Big Island of Hawaii to study lava flows and …
MFA Professor Ashley Jones Featured on Good Morning America, NPR & The NY Times
Ashley M. Jones has had a whirlwind fall. She was interviewed by ABC News’ Byron Pitts about being honored as Alabama’s poet laureate, her love …
Dr. Keen Talks to NY Times About Cruella De Vil
Dr. Rich Keen was interviewed by the New York Times about the 2021 movie Cruella. He was quoted in the Times article, “The Surprising Evolution …
Converse Awards Five C3 Grants for the 2021-2022 Year
Converse’s Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants (C3 Grants) celebrate the creative solutions that result from thinking in new ways and across disciplines, backgrounds and …
Biology Major Gets Field Experience at Hobcaw Barony
As part of her South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) grant, Samantha Jaccard ’22, spent her summer getting firsthand experience in the field with …
Dr. DeLapp Elected VP for South Carolina Society for Philosophy
Dr. Kevin DeLapp was elected as Vice President for the South Carolina Society for Philosophy and will be the lead organizer for its 2021-2022 annual …
Biology Majors Complete Pesticide Research Under Dr. Steele
Heena Patel ’23 (Nisbet Honors) and Kaitlin Brown ’22 completed a 10-week summer research program sponsored by SC IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), …
Multiple Faculty Members Promoted for 2021-2022 Academic Year
Eight Converse faculty members were promoted in the Summer of 2021 and will begin the fall semester with their new academic ranks. These promotions reflect …