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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Converse Freshmen Come to Town Early to Help Community
Twenty seven incoming freshmen from eight states joined with Converse faculty and staff members July 7 and 8 in the award-winning Summer SERVE program. Through …
The Future is Now for Class of 2005
Tharanga Goonetilleke plans to see her name up in lights. Well…. not quite yet, but she is well on her way by being granted a …
152 Degrees Conferred During Spring Commencement
Converse College conferred 152 degrees during the college’s 113th commencement on May 21st. In her address to the Class of 2005, former New Mexico State …