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SUMMARY:Music Therapy 20th Anniversary Celebration Kick-Off
DESCRIPTION:Converse Music Therapy Program is celebrating 20 years. In fall 2005\, Dr. Eliabeth York began at Converse\, designing the music therapy program\, teaching the introductory course\, and preparing the program approval documents for the American Music Therapy Association. \nTo celebrate 20 years of music therapy\, many wonderful students\, events highlighting the power of music\, and countless hours of service to the Spartanburg community as faculty and students provide music therapy to healthcare and educational sites a series of events will take place between Friday\, September 5 and Saturday\, October 4. \nJoin us for the Kick-Off Celebration on Friday\, September 5\, 2025 in Daniel Recital Hall at 3:30 PM\, when Boone Hopkins\, president of Converse University\, Joe Hopkins\, president of Campbellsville University and former Dean of the Petrie School of Music\, Elizabeth York\, founding faculty member of the music therapy program\, and Mr. Wilson Dillard\, Mountainview Nursing Care Administrator\, will share memories and thoughts about the impact of music therapy on the university and the community. We will review program history milestones\, honor local fieldwork sites and collaborating music therapy professionals. The program will end with corporate music making. \nA reception will follow in the upper level of Blackman Music Building.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/music-therapy-20th-anniversary-celebration-kick-off/
LOCATION:Daniel Recital Hall\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,General Events,Humanities
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SUMMARY:2025 Opening Convocation
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Twichell Auditorium on Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, at 11:30 AM\, to formally celebrate the start of the academic year at Converse University. \nThis time-honored tradition includes a keynote address by the winner of our Kathryne Amelia Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching\, Dr. Allison Vick. Lunch will be served for all immediately in Gee Dining Hall following the ceremony. \nClasses will be dismissed between 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. \nThis event will be livestreamed on Converse University’s YouTube channel. \n\nStudents\, faculty and staff can find additional details about Opening Convocation on my.converse.edu
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/2025-opening-convocation/
LOCATION:Twichell Auditorium\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Events
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SUMMARY:Unsheltered in Hub City: A Public Reading and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a public reading by Converse alum and author Susan Zurenda ’77 of her novel Girl at the Red Rose Motel\, followed by a panel discussion with community leaders\, working to addressed housing insecurity and displacement in the Spartanburg area. \nPanelists include Colin Bauer\, Well Being Coordinator\, Spartanburg School District 7; Jessica Case Holland ’03\, Attorney; Marilyn Nguyen\, Equity & Inclusion Officer\, City of Spartanburg; and Hannah Jarrett\, Director\, A Place Called Home. \nAll are welcome! \nZurenda’s novel\, Girl at the Red Rose Motel\, will be available for purchase at the event for $27 per copy (cash\, credit card\, and check accepted). \nHosted in collaboration with Hub City Bookshop.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/unsheltered-in-hub-city-a-public-reading-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Zimmerli Common\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,Cultural Events,General Events,Visiting Lecturers
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