New Students Arrive at Converse
Converse welcomed 212 new students to campus on August 23, continuing last year’s trend of enrolling the highest number of new students in more than a decade. Faculty, staff and …
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Professor’s Exhibit in Asheville Offers "Rowdy, Southern good time"
The Flood Gallery in Asheville, NC is exhibiting a new body of screen-prints on wood panel and paper by Converse art professor Andrew Blanchard. Described by Blanchard as offering viewers …
Interior Design Program Garners CIDA Accreditation
Following a rigorous peer review process, Converse College’s program of interior design has been awarded accreditation by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Six institutions nationwide received CIDA accreditation …
Converse Announces Policy for Tobacco-Free Campus
Joining a nationwide movement on college and university campuses to promote safe, healthy and comfortable living environments, Converse College announced its status as a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2012. …
Converse Welcomes 3,000 NSA World Series Competitors to Spartanburg
Converse helped welcome 3,000 middle- and high-school girls from across the eastern United States to Spartanburg for the NSA Girls Fast Pitch Softball World Series. The City hosted an evening …
Converse Professor Wins SC First Novel Prize
The South Carolina Arts Commission and Hub City Press announce Susan Tekulve of Converse College as the winner of the 2012 South Carolina First Novel Competition. Tekulve’s novel, In the …
Three Converse Students Join World Leaders at NATO Summit
As world leaders gathered to address global challenges at the NATO Summit in Chicago during May, Converse students Sarah Warrick, Amy Grace Peele and Melanie Waddell were present to witness the …
A Drop in the Bucket
An audible clink….clink….clink resounded throughout Twichell Auditorium as members of the Class of 2012 crossed the stage to receive their diplomas. The clinks elicited a few murmurs and muffled giggles …
Commencement 2012: "Loving every moment until the clock strikes '12"
On May 12, Converse awarded degrees to 172 members of The Class of 2012. These graduates are ready to make their mark on the world in professions ranging from medicine …