Low-Residency MFA Info Session to be Held May 31
Discover why Publishers Weekly named the Converse College Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing “a program to watch” in 2015. Join us at our Open House information session on May …
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Foundation for the Future: Nicole Poteat Walters ’07
Nicole Poteat Walters ’07 graduated with high hopes for her future, but the life she has built for herself since then is fuller and more rewarding than any she could …
Following Her Bliss to a Thriving Arts Career: Melody Martin Stevens ’05
After graduating from the Converse II program in 2005 with a BA in Art History, Melody Martin Stevens moved to Dallas, Texas. Her career in the world of fine art …
Singer-Songwriter Kiya Heartwood ’10
Kiya Heartwood ’10 came to Converse as a Converse II student, having already earned a BA in Creative Writing from U Kentucky and an MA in Cultural Studies at Northfield …
Sutherland Excels in Many Roles at Converse
In a sport that’s as mental as it is physical, the junior Converse College runner is a double major in theater and psychology. That combination has produced a physically gifted …
My Journey from Behind the Piano to Center Stage
By Kristina Nicole Lewis ’09 Converse has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. Within my first year in attendance, I had never felt so at home and …
Learning Through Caring at the Good Zoo: Kandace Griffin ’14
By Kandace Griffin ’14 During the summer of 2013 I interned at the Good Zoo in Wheeling, WV.I worked daily with each animal to prepare them for two common protocols …
Converse Adds Softball, Hires Furman's Murray to Build Program
Converse College announced this week that the Valkyries Athletic Department will add softball as its 11th intercollegiate sport. “This program will bring student athletes to Converse who will succeed both …
Theatre Converse Presents a Comedic Twist on Civil War Re-enactors
Theatre Converse presents Shiloh Rules, a raucous comedy about Civil War re-enactors that merges history with hilarity, on Wednesday, April 22 through Sunday, April 26 in Wilson Hall’s Hazel B. …