Resilience and Perseverance: Exploring Converse’s History to Navigate the Future
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt A message from President Krista Newkirk: Founder’s Day 2020 is unlike any …
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Marian McGowan Nisbet ’62: the Alumna Behind the Nisbet Honors Program
Twenty years ago, on an Easter Sunday, alumna Marian McGowan Nisbet ’62 and her husband, Olin, made a decision that would chart a new course …
Reflections on Current and Past Pandemics: A Historical Perspective
Andrew Helmus Distinguished Professor of History and Politics, Dr. John M. Theilmann, gives a historical perspective on the current pandemic by comparing it with two …
Valkyries Senior Spotlight: Jasmine Loy-Smith
Loy-Smith, who resides in Oakdale, Connecticut, has been a member of the Valkyries acro and tumbling team for three years. Not playing any other sports, Jasmine had an immediate passion for gymnastics, starting at the age of two...
Professor Tekulve Celebrates Multiple Successes
Professor Susan Tekulve had her first photo essay, “White Blossoms: A Collection of Photographs and Words” published in the twelfth issue of KYSO FLASH.Selected photos …
Steffi Kong ’20 is First Converse Student to Win Murphy Osborne Scholar-Athlete Award
Psychology major and women’s tennis student-athlete Steffi Kong ’20 (Nisbet Honors) has been chosen as the 2019-20 Murphy Osborne Scholar-Athlete Award winner. She is the …
Valkyries Senior Spotlight: Marisa Daquil Kawabe
Marisa Daquil Kawabe ’20, a member of the Converse golf team and a Music and Psychology double major, hails from Fayetteville, N.C. Although she played tennis and ran track in her earlier years, Marisa was drawn to golf at just three years old...
Third Annual President’s Leadership Forum Welcomes Katherine Jeter, EdD
On Monday, March 9, 2020, Converse community members and women from across the upstate gathered in Barnet Room of Montgomery Student center for the 3rd …
Biochemistry Major Presents Research at SC Colleges and Universities Symposium
Isabel Fangman ’21 (Nisbet Honors) presented the results of her 2019 summer and fall research project at the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) …