Adapting and Evolving Together: A New Year’s Message
As I prepared this message for you, I reflected on the words I wrote for my 2020 New Year’s where I discussed our vision for the next ten years for …
Community News
Driving Our Region Vibrantly Forward with New Valkyries Athletics Teams
It’s no secret Converse is growing and implementing some monumental changes in 2021. With the July 2021 name change from college to university and the fall 2020 shift to co-educational, …
Professor Tominaga Creates Photo Essay Exploring COVID’s Effect on Theatre Converse
Meg Hanna-Tominaga’s photo essay “It Died Before It Bloomed: Terror Unable to Sweep the Nation as Terror Sweeps the Nation” was accepted for publication in the Etudes Online Theatre & …
Dr. Case Presents the Science of Wine at American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dr. Will Case was the September speaker for the Western South Carolina Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. His presentation explored the intersection of chemistry and engineering in …
President Newkirk Honored with Mary L. Thomas Award
Converse College President Krista L. Newkirk was honored with the Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change alongside four local female leaders on Saturday, December 5, 2020 …
Studio Art Senior Has Print Accepted into ‘Creativity During Covid’ Exhibition
Laura Mayne ’21 had her screen-print accepted in the exhibition “Seeing 20/20: Creativity During Covid” at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, Mississippi. Artists across the country submitted …
Festival of Lessons and Carols: The Converse Holiday Tradition Continues
As with many events this year, we’ve had to adjust our longstanding holiday tradition, the annual student-led Festival of Lessons and Carols. Typically hosted in-person in Twichell Auditorium, our Festival …
Alumna Spotlighted For Her Dedication to Animal Welfare
Music alumna Debra Griggs ’75 has made significant strides in animal welfare legislation and advocacy. In 1999 she founded Animal Resources of Tidewater, whose mission is to rescue and re-home …
Designed for Success: Interior Design at Converse
The interior design program at Converse College is intentionally designed to grow student creativity and ingenuity, give students real-world applications, and foster student success. One of only two schools in …