Announcements

Eileen Padberg has been in Iraq for two years to help the women of that country succeed in business. On Nov. 6 at 7 p.m., she will share her experiences …

Theatre/Converse will open its 2006-2007 season with a production of Mark Dunn’s “Belles.” The production runs Oct. 27-29 and Nov. 1-4 in Hazel B. Abbott Theatre, which is on the …

Irish novelist Antonia Logue will give a public reading on Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the school’s Cleveland Hall Alumnae House. Ms. Logue is winner of the prestigious Irish …

This Saturday (Oct. 21), Converse College will host the 2006 Carolinas Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships. One hundred seventy-three CVAC runners will compete in the …

Converse College is hosting the international conference for the Victorians Institute Oct. 20 and 21. For more information, call 596-9114. The Victorians Institute is an organization of scholars and students …

The Converse College family lost a beloved colleague, friend and mentor Sunday, Sept. 24 when Dr. John W. Stevenson passed away in Spartanburg. He was 88. John served the College …

Award-winning novelist Dori Sanders will give a reading at Converse College Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Her appearance is free and open to the public. …

Converse College announces that Joy Couch will join the college as athletic director. Couch will begin duties part time later this month and full time in March. “The Converse All-Stars …

Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was a renowned contralto singer, humanitarian and reluctant symbol for anti-segregation in the Civil Rights era. On Sept. 11, Converse presented a free concert of works that …