Converse Hosts Hub City Bowl-Making Session
On Saturday, July 15, 2023, Converse University’s Department of Art and Design collaborated with Hub City Empty Bowls to host a bowl-making session. Hub City Empty Bowls is a grassroots …
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MFA Grad Selected as 2023 Pulitzer Prize Judge
MFA alumna Cinelle Barnes ’15 (Creative Nonfiction) was selected as a judge for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize Awards memoir category. Barnes earned an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Converse. She …
Carlos Moseley Series Celebrates its 42nd Season at Converse
Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series is celebrating its 42nd season featuring six concerts between 2023-2024. Listen to world-renowned musicians in the intimate venue of Daniel Recital Hall, followed by a …
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. …
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 …