Education Grad Named District 2 Teacher of the Year
Sylvia Tillerson Landrum ’03, ’06 was voted the Spartanburg District 2 Teacher of the Year. Landrum has been a Special Education teacher at Chesnee High School since 2009. Landrum graduated …
Alumni
Historic Cudd Hall Transformed
Converse University officials proudly unveiled the transformation of historic Cudd Hall on Thursday afternoon, September 21, 2023. Members of the campus and local communities, as well as alumni and friends, …
Faculty & Alumna Present at 17th World Congress of Music Therapy
Associate Professor & Director of Music Therapy Carol L. Shultis presented at the 2023 World Congress of Music Therapy in Vancouver, British Columbia, in July. Dr. Shultis showcased her research titled …
MFA Creative Writing Program Celebrates Multiple Achievements
From selection to a prestigious jury panel to receiving a Pushcart Prize, summer was a time of significant achievement for the alumni, students, and faculty of Converse’s Master of Fine …
MFA Grad Selected as 2023 Pulitzer Prize Judge
MFA alumna Cinelle Barnes ’15 (Creative Nonfiction) was selected as a judge for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize Awards memoir category. Barnes earned an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Converse. She …
Converse Grad Publishes Book on Art Education & Sustainability
Converse graduate Joy G. Bertling ’05, PhD, has published Art Education for a Sustainable Planet: Embracing Ecopedagogy in K-12 Classrooms through Teachers College Press. Released in June 2023, this book explores how …
Converse Celebrates Alumni At Reunion 2023
Our weekend of reconnecting with old friends at Converse University began just before noon on Friday, June 2, 2023, on the Wilson Hall porch. Friends, some of whom had not …
MFA Grad Selected as Finalist for Eric Hoffer Book Award
MFA fiction graduate Kim Shegog ’15 was selected as a 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award finalist for the short story collection, “Crossing Over”. “Crossing Over” also won the inaugural Converse …
Converse Commencement: Celebrating the Class of 2023
On May 20, 2023, the Converse community gathered to celebrate the graduating Class of 2023. Our graduates were involved in leadership opportunities, research, internships, study travel, and athletics. They now …