Student-Athletes Sweep Field Hockey Awards
At the South Atlantic Conference, Converse University student-athletes swept the Big Four awards (Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of …
Announcements
Converse Kicks Off First-Gen Week With Blue Duck Scooters
Converse University is kicking off its 2021 First-Generation Week with Blue Duck scooters. On November 8, 2021, Converse is collaborating with Blue Duck to offer students a code to rent …
MFA Professor Ashley Jones Featured on Good Morning America, NPR & The NY Times
Ashley M. Jones has had a whirlwind fall. She was interviewed by ABC News’ Byron Pitts about being honored as Alabama’s poet laureate, her love of the South, and her …
Converse Awards Five C3 Grants for the 2021-2022 Year
Converse’s Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants (C3 Grants) celebrate the creative solutions that result from thinking in new ways and across disciplines, backgrounds and cultures. Students, faculty and staff …
Multiple Faculty Members Promoted for 2021-2022 Academic Year
Eight Converse faculty members were promoted in the Summer of 2021 and will begin the fall semester with their new academic ranks. These promotions reflect more than their classroom and …
Celebrating President Jeffrey H. Barker’s Life and Legacy
On August 27, 2021, the Converse community united to commemorate and reminisce about Converse President Dr. Jeffrey H. Barker, while still grieving his sudden loss. The unexpected death of President …
MFA Student Wins New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize
Converse MFA poetry student Marlanda Dekine is the winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize. The prize, sponsored by Spartanburg’s Hub City Press, is offered biennially. Marlanda’s unpublished …
Converse University Mourns the Death of President Jeffrey H. Barker
A campus-wide memorial service to celebrate Dr. Barker’s life and legacy took place on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 1:00 pm in Twichell Auditorium in the Zimmerli Performance Center on the Converse University …
Converse Secures Dynamic Space in Drayton Mills Marketplace for Inaugural Esports Program
The above Interior Design 3D rendering was created by Meirav Goldhour, Assistant Professor of Interior Design. Subject to change. Converse University has secured a dynamic space within the historic Drayton …