Dr. Swanson Spearheads 2019 World Music Therapy Day
Associate Professor of Music Therapy Dr. Anita Swanson is passionate about the effect music has on individuals. Music is often called a “universal language” and not only connects people from …
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Dr. Erturk’s Mentee Awarded Fellowship and Honors at American Junior Academy of Science
Emily Giep, Science, Technology and Research Scholar (STARS) program alumni 2016-2018, received lifetime fellowship and full honors for outstanding achievement at the national level in scientific research and leadership at …
Dr. Hopkins Presents at Theatre Conference in Cleveland
Dr. Boone J. Hopkins presented in the Practice/Production Symposium of the Mid-America Theatre Conference in Cleveland, Ohio this March. His paper, titled “Tropics of Invention: Margo Jones and Consensus Building …
The Art of Teaching the ‘Wright’ Stuff
Some say teaching is an art. A handful of Converse arts professors say teaching art comes naturally to artists, anyway. So they created—then won— one of Converse’s highly competitive Creativity, …
BFA Student’s Work Included in Touring Exhibition ‘Looking At Appalachia’
Tiffany Dodd ’20 is currently exhibiting her photograph “Liliana at Dusk” at the Massillon Museum in Ohio as part of the touring exhibit Looking At Appalachia. Upon completion of the …
Dr. Barrera’s Paper Published in Journal of Differential Equations
Dr. Joseph Barrera’s paper, “Asymptotic expansion of the L^2-norm of a solution of the strongly damped wave equation,” co-authored with Hans Volkmer, was accepted for publication in the Journal of …
Sophomore Selected as Associate Editor of National Collegiate Honors Council’s Journal
Kelly Ferguson ’21 (Nisbet Honors) was selected to be an associate editor of the National Collegiate Honors Council’s undergraduate journal, UReCA: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. This …
Three Seniors Offered Full-time Positions with Ford
Three Converse seniors have been offered full-time positions with Ford Motor Company in Nashville, Tennessee and Tampa, Florida. McKayla Davis ‘19, Jacqueline Torres ‘19 (Nisbet Honors), and Alexis Turner ’19 …
Alumna Shaves Head to Raise Money for Childhood Cancer Research
Psychology grad, Kathleen Langbehn ’18 (Nisbet Honors) went above and beyond to support childhood cancer research by shaving her head. Kathleen is a research assistant at the University of Iowa …