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
Sabrina Hartness
Support Specialist for Career Development and the Nisbet Honors Program
Sher-Ron Laud
Director of Residential Life
Michelle Mathis
Nurse Practitioner, Mary Black Hospital
Tori McLean Good
Executive Director of Career Development
Rhonda Mingo
Dean of Students
Jenny Pouska
Clinical Counselor
Sami Singleton
Case Manager for Student Accessibility Services
Eliza Smith
University Chaplain
Wynton Stephens
Director of The Center for Academic Excellence
Tammy Stokes
Assistant Dean of Academic Advising and Converse II
Danielle Stone
Chief Inclusive Excellence Officer and Title IX Coordinator
Lexi Stoneburner
Director of New Student Experiences & Transitions
Jennifer Travis
Front Office Coordinator
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
Converse Students
Studio Art Students Exhibiting Throughout US this Fall
Converse Studio Art students have quickly transformed from aspiring artists to seeing their art exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. Thanks to Converse’s supportive learning environment and remarkable studio …
Converse Students
Music Business Students Hold Rock Concert to Benefit World Central Kitchen
By Yarelis Cardona ’23 The Cookin’ With Rock Concert was held by Converse’s Music Business & Technology Program to showcase the incredible talent among our faculty, students, and alumni. This …
Leadership & Service
CCW’s Second Period Project Breaks Previous Year’s Record
The Converse College For Women (CCW) had an extraordinary turnout for their second year participating in the Period Project. The Period Project increases awareness of period poverty and delivers menstrual …
Converse Now
Russel Hill ’24 Stars in Documentary “Leap and Grow”
Russel Hill ’24, Converse Chemistry major with a minor in American Sign Language (ASL) and Mathematics, had the incredible experience of road tripping across the state of South Carolina with …
Converse Now
Scanning the Past into the Present: Converse Yearbooks Digitized
By Azalea Acevedo ’21 It’s a sunny day like most others in the Upstate as Nancy Smith Gage ’82, Database Programmer for Campus Technology at Converse University, sits at her …