A Special Message from President Krista Newkirk to the Converse Community
Hello everyone. Before I start, let me introduce you to my son’s dog Cookie – just one of the three dogs that makes our household …
Community News
Steffi Kong ’20 Named Tennis Player of the Week by Conference Carolinas
Psychology and Biochemistry major, and tennis player Steffi Kong ’20 (Nisbet Honors) has been named the Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Player of the Week. The …
Converse Announces Changes to Upcoming Spring 2020 Social Events
Dear Converse Community, It has been clear that we are in uncertain times as the past few weeks have unfolded in a way that none …
Third Annual President’s Leadership Forum Welcomes Katherine Jeter, EdD
On Monday, March 9, 2020, Converse community members and women from across the upstate gathered in Barnet Room of Montgomery Student center for the 3rd …
Congratulations to our 2020 Alpha Lambda Delta Inductees
Converse students were honored during the Alpha Lambda Delta induction ceremony. Congratulations to our new inductees: Anna Allen Sara Barrett Emma Baum Summer Baxter Morgan …
Biochemistry Major Presents Research at SC Colleges and Universities Symposium
Isabel Fangman ’21 (Nisbet Honors) presented the results of her 2019 summer and fall research project at the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) …
Music Performance Grad Wins Pat Conroy Literacy Center Award
Masters of Music in Piano Performance graduate, David Kiser ’15, was named the winner of the first Pat Conroy Literacy Center Writer’s Residency Award. He …
Raising the Curtain on Growing Old
Theatre Converse’s recent devised theatre production, Growing Old, might be considered a mashup of oral history, dramatic improv, and reality tv, all about issues facing …
Professor Varnon Researches Honey Bees and Shock for PLoS ONE Article
Assistant Professor of Psychology Chris Varnon published a paper titled “Conspecific and interspecific stimuli reduce initial performance in an aversive learning task in honey bees …