Student Development & Success
Dedicated to the well-being of every Converse student.
The right help at the right time.
The Division of Student Development and Success is readily available to help meet student needs ranging from health to academic assistance. We are dedicated to the well-being of every Converse student.
Meet the Team
Jessica Backman
Director of Student Activities and Civic Engagement
Will Case
Associate Provost for Student Success, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Co-Director of the Nisbet Honors Program
Alexandra Eshenbaugh
Clinical Counselor
Bethany Garr
Director of Counseling and Wellness
Daphnie Glenn
Director of First Generation Student Programs & Student Recreation/Assistant Director of Residential Life
Cathy Gowan
Director of Internships and Career Services
Sher-Ron Laud
Director of Residential Life
Michelle Mathis
Nurse Practitioner, Mary Black Hospital
Tori McLean Good
Director of Career Development and Employer Relations
Rhonda Mingo
Dean of Students
Jenny Pouska
Clinical Counselor
Sami Singleton
Case Manager for Student Accessibility Services
Eliza Smith
University Chaplain
Tammy Stokes
Assistant Dean of Academic Advising and Converse II
Danielle Stone
Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Title IX Coordinator
Lexi Stoneburner
Director of New Student Experiences & Transitions
Jennifer Travis
Front Office Coordinator
Sabrina J. Wilson
Support Specialist for Career Development and the Nisbet Honors Program
Mission Statement
The Division of Student Development and Success works collaboratively across all areas of Converse to create a campus community that challenges and supports students as they develop an understanding of self and purpose. Our aim is to empower individuals who: live with integrity, embrace diversity, care for mind, body, and spirit, demonstrate compassion, express intellectual curiosity, and engage in the global community.
The Division of Student Development and Success prepares students for personal, academic, and professional success.
Campus News
Research
Nisbet Students Present Chemistry Research at RISE Symposium
Alyssa Cox ’24 (Nisbet Honors) and Cass Hall ’24 (Nisbet Honors) gave a poster presentation entitled “Synthesis of Small Molecule Molecular Rotors to Assess the Catalytic Impact of Boronic Functional …
Athletics
The Rise of The Valkyries: 21-22 Year in Converse Athletics
It was a year of both change and firsts on the campus of Converse University for the 2021-2022 academic year; the first change came on July 1, 2021, as the …
Converse Students
Education Senior Honors Police and First Responders
Early Childhood Education major and Converse Lacrosse player Haleigh McSwain ’23 honored Spartanburg County Deputy Austin Aldridge with a song during the 2022 Miss South Carolina competition. McSwain, the first …
Converse Students
Converse College for Women Looks Back at Its First Year
In Fall 2021, the Converse College for Women (CCW) officially launched its empowering living-learning community with meaningful traditions, new programming and events, and community service. Big Sis/Little Sis week was …