President Newkirk Honored with Mary L. Thomas Award
Converse College President Krista L. Newkirk was honored with the Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change alongside four local female leaders …
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Festival of Lessons and Carols: The Converse Holiday Tradition Continues
As with many events this year, we’ve had to adjust our longstanding holiday tradition, the annual student-led Festival of Lessons and Carols. Typically hosted in-person …
Designed for Success: Interior Design at Converse
The interior design program at Converse College is intentionally designed to grow student creativity and ingenuity, give students real-world applications, and foster student success. One …
Five Cheers for Five Years: Converse Celebrates Largest Annual Day of Giving
Converse’s 5th annual Rock the Tower day of giving raised more than $145,110, a 6.7% increase over last year, making it the single-largest day of …
Professor Goldhour Gives Virtual Talk Exploring 3D Design Software
Professor Meirav Goldhour delivered a virtual talk on “Design Software Compared: Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Foyr Neo” as part of an educational talk series. This event …
Valkyries Partner with Christie Campus Health to Support Student Wellbeing
Converse has partnered with Christie Campus Health, in addition to five other schools, to launch a customized, mental health platform that provides strategies for improving …
Double Major Grad Writes Dissertation on Methodological Resistance in Game Studies
Stephanie Jennings ’11, Politics and German Studies double major, received her PhD in Rhetoric and Communication at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in August 2020. Her dissertation …
Dr. Strickland Accepted as Analytical Chemistry Workshop Active Learning Fellow
Dr. Sheri Strickland was accepted as an active learning fellow for the Active Learning Workshop for Analytical Chemistry Instructors National Follow-up Workshop at Indiana University. …
Campus Safety Reimagined: New Initiatives to Better Protect Converse
Anyone who visits Converse knows that it’s home for many of us. For residential students, it’s their home for nine to twelve months out of …