Converse Volleyball picked 8th in CVAC Preseason poll
Thomasville, NC – The Converse College Volleyball team was picked 8th out of 11 teams in the CVAC Preseason coaches poll released Wednesday. The All-Stars will begin their first season …
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Innovative Guitar Program for Kids to be Taught at Converse
Beginning Sept. 6, Converse College’s Alia Lawson Pre-College Program of Music and Dance will offer a family-centered guitar instruction course for children ages five to 12 that is growing rapidly …
English Professor Publishes Chapbook
Rick Mulkey, associate professor of English at Converse, has published a new chapbook collection of original poems. In “Bluefield Breakdown” (Finishing Line Press), Mulkey draws upon his hometown of Bluefield, …
Converse Collaborates with Four Colleges Through Teagle Foundation Grant
Four liberal arts colleges – Converse and Wofford in Spartanburg, the University of North Carolina Asheville and Agnes Scott College in Georgia – jointly have received a $25,000 planning grant …
223 Graduate Degrees Conferred
Inez Tenenbaum, State Superintendent of Education for South Carolina, was the guest speaker for graduate commencement exercises July 30. In total, 223 graduate degrees were presented: 98 Master’s of Education, …
Converse Junior Serves as Envoy in Iceland
From May 20-25, Converse College junior and Ridgeley, W. Va. resident Holly Jordan served as a special envoy of the US National Model North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Icelandic …
Freshmen from Panama, Ala., GA, NC, SC, and TN in 2nd Session of Summer SERVE
Thirty-two freshmen from Panama, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina joined with Converse faculty and staff members July 28-30 in the 2005 second session of the award-winning Summer …
Education Graduate Students Lead Gifted Children in Athena Program
During two one-week sessions (July 11-15 and July 18-22), Converse education graduate students led 95 gifted elementary students from Spartanburg County on a journey through time via the Athena Program. …
Betsy Fleming Named President of Converse
Converse College announced June 22 the appointment of Betsy Fleming as the college’s ninth president. Fleming will assume her responsibilities in October 2005. “Converse is thrilled to have Betsy Fleming …