President Hopkins Named Chair of Tuition Grants Commission
From the SC Tuition Grants Commission Press Release July 1, 2023 – The South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Boone J. …
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Converse Announces Spring 2023 Dean’s List
Nearly 300 undergraduate students have been named to Converse University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Converse University Dean’s List, students must be full-time and have no …
Converse Grad Publishes Book on Art Education & Sustainability
Converse graduate Joy G. Bertling ’05, PhD, has published Art Education for a Sustainable Planet: Embracing Ecopedagogy in K-12 Classrooms through Teachers College Press. Released in June 2023, this book explores how …
Studio Art Junior Wins 2023 Judy & Brant Bynum Award
Donald Medley ’25 is the recipient of the 2023 Judy & Brant Bynum Award. Donald submitted work from his Drawing IV class at Converse. Converse’s studio art program provides students …
PSOM Majors Place at SC National Association of Teachers of Singing
Two Music Education (choral) majors participated in the highly competitive South Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions. Last fall, Mary Ashton Garrett ’24 won first place in …
Music Therapy Department Supports Mountainview Nursing Home Event
Faculty and students from Converse’s Music Therapy program worked with residents at Mountainview Nursing Home during the Spring 2023 semester. Associate Professor of Music Therapy Carol Shultis coordinated with Music …
Converse Celebrates Alumni At Reunion 2023
Our weekend of reconnecting with old friends at Converse University began just before noon on Friday, June 2, 2023, on the Wilson Hall porch. Friends, some of whom had not …
Converse Athletics Holds Second Annual Valkyries Choice Awards
The Converse University Athletic Department held its second annual Valkyries Choice Awards Show on May 9, 2023, presenting 21 awards to student-athletes, faculty and staff members. The night’s first award …
MFA Grad Selected as Finalist for Eric Hoffer Book Award
MFA fiction graduate Kim Shegog ’15 was selected as a 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award finalist for the short story collection, “Crossing Over”. “Crossing Over” also won the inaugural Converse …