Opening Convocation Week Sights And Sounds
The week of the 125th Opening Convocation was certainly a busy one for Converse. Board members, donors, students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the dedications of three new or …
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Moseley Chamber Music Series Opens Sept. 22 with Wael Farouk
Egyptian phenomenon Wael Farouk, who earned not only a Master in Music but also a robust following during his time at Converse College, returns to Spartanburg on Monday, Sept. 22 …
Year Opens with Record Enrollment and Giving, New Facilities
Converse College enthusiastically welcomes nearly 300 new undergraduate students to campus this week – a 15% increase over last year’s incoming class that sets a new 25-year enrollment record for …
Milliken Gallery Exhibition Examines Hyper Sexualized Obsessions
Opening on August 28th, Milliken Gallery will host a large selection of paintings and works on paper by Charleston artist Karen Ann Myers in her exhibition This is What Makes …
Violinist Performs with Itzhak Perlman, Becomes Youngest Principal with SPO
Violinist Mallory Hayes’ accomplishments read like those of a more experienced musician. She’s been a regional finalist of the Music Teacher’s National Association competition and winner of the Greater Anderson …
Upstate family stays together, graduates together
After a medical emergency in the fall of 2012, Liquinita Tabb wasn’t sure if she would ever walk again. Saturday morning, donning her black cap and gown, she walked across …
Converse, Wofford honor couple with separate community service awards
For Curt McPhail and his wife, Molly Chappell-McPhail, it could be said that the couple that helps others together stays together. Accustomed to giving to others, Curt and Molly McPhail …
Converse graduate inspired to work with physical therapy patients
Both the Medical University of South Carolina and Duke University want her, but Spartanburg gets to keep Converse College graduate Jesse Pope a while longer. Pope, a double major in …
Converse Partners with Greenville Health System on Music Therapy Program
Converse and Greenville Health System’s Center for Integrative Oncology & Survivorship are partnering to bring music therapy to the Upstate community. The new program at GHS was awarded funding from …