Converse Music Business Class Rocks at Student-Run Festival
Written by Emma Brooke Alley ’25 The students didn’t know what to expect going into their Concert Promotion & Venue Management class on the first day of the Spring 2023 …
Creative Collaboration
Eight Grants Funded for 2023 SCICU Student/Faculty Research
Congratulations to Converse’s recipients of the 2023 South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Faculty Sponsored Undergraduate Research. This grant funding opportunity supports undergraduate students who attend a SCICU member …
Converse Celebrates High-Impact Experiential Learning at 2023 RISE Symposium
Converse held its second annual RISE Symposium during the week of April 10, 2023. Open to all undergraduate, graduate and Converse II students, the RISE symposium empowers students to share …
Converse Celebrates 2023 Emerging Young Artists Winners
Converse’s Department of Art and Design held its annual Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition. Accepted submissions were on exhibition in Milliken Art Gallery from March 13 through March 25, 2023. …
Converse & Hub City Writers to Host Author Charles Frazier
Hub City Writers Project and Converse University will host bestselling author and National Book Award Winner Charles Frazier on April 26, 2023, on the Converse campus. “An Evening with Charles …
The Power of Play: Dr. Julie Jones and Jed Dearybury ’03
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the powerhouse team of Dr. Julie Jones (‘99) and Jed Dearybury ’03 held a daylong conference at the Citizens and Southern Event Center in Spartanburg. …
J. Drew Lanham Selected as 2023 Commencement Speaker
Ornithologist, naturalist, and writer J. Drew Lanham will be the Undergraduate Commencement speaker at Converse University on Saturday, May 20, 2023. A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, Lanham was recently …
Professor Carey Awarded Chapman Cultural Grant
Instructor of Art Vivianne Carey was recently awarded a Chapman Cultural Center community grant. The Chapman Cultural Center is committed to expanding and supporting Spartanburg’s creative community. Carey plans to …
Professor Jeter Wins Two Journalism Awards
John Jeter, Adjunct Instructor of Music Business at Converse, won two journalism awards from the South Carolina Press Association at their annual meeting. The two feature stories Jeter received recognition …