2025 Converse MFA Alumni Book Award Winners Announced
The Converse Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the winners and finalists for the 2025 Converse MFA Alumni Book Award. This year’s award series was judged by award-winning writer …
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Chloe Cleland ’25 Named Finalist for Prestigious Murphy Osborne Award
Triple major Chloe Cleland ’25 (History, Psychology, Philosophy; Nisbet Honors) was named as a finalist for the 2024-25 Murphy Osborne Award. Cleland has been a member of Converse’s Acrobatics & Tumbling …
Communications Staff Win Three Awards from Media Women of SC
Four Converse Communications and Marketing staff members and three students have earned top honors in three categories of the 2025 Media Women of South Carolina (MWSC) Communications Contest. The contest, …
Amy Cantrell ’94 to Speak at Converse Founder’s Day Celebration
Spartanburg native, Converse graduate, and nationally-known philanthropist Rev. Amy Cantrell ’94 will be the 2025 Founder’s Day keynote speaker at Converse University on Friday, April 25. This annual celebration bridges …
Converse Announces 2025 Alumni Achievement Award Winners
Each year during Reunion, Converse University’s Alumni Association Board recognizes and celebrates outstanding alumni who demonstrate high levels of achievement and/or service in one or more of Converse’s Seven Core …
Converse Attends Higher Education Day at the State House
In early April, Converse leaders and students traveled to Columbia, SC, to represent the University at the SCICU Higher Education Statehouse Day. Converse President Boone J. Hopkins and Converse students connected with …
The Challenge Of A Lifetime: The Impact of Professor Emerita Janis Dengler
Written by Amanda Mathis Professor Emerita Janis Dengler, affectionately referred to as Profesor D, made a plan to support students she would never teach in the classroom, exhibiting the lesson of …
Doing Unto Others: How One Converse Student Made a Tangible Impact After Hurricane Helene
Written by Amanda Mathis Friday, September 27, 2024, changed thousands of lives in Upstate South Carolina and Western Appalachian North Carolina. Hurricane Helene, a deadly and devastating storm, traveled up …
From the Soccer Field to the Art Studio: Alum Joel Houston’s Journey
Written by Luciana Ugalde Garcìa ’27 When Joel Houston ’24 first stepped onto the campus of Converse University, he envisioned his college years as a soccer player, competing on the field …