Governor Presents Slemenda with Order of Silver Crescent
On September 9, Katharine Stephens Slemenda of Spartanburg was presented with the Order of the Silver Crescent during Converse College’s Opening Convocation ceremony as the …
Faculty
Music Professor Earns Top Prize in International Competition
The Montgomery, Alabama-based ClefWorks, Inc. received approximately 115 submissions from composers throughout the world for its 2008 Compositional Competition. When the judging was complete, Dr. …
Exhibition Explores Student-Teacher Connections Against Backdrop of Carolina Lowcountry and New York
Works by some of America’s most beloved artists will be featured in the 2008-2009 season opener at The Milliken Art Gallery at Converse College. “Back …
Converse Valkyries Hire Impressive Basketball and Volleyball Coaches
The Converse College Valkyries athletic program has new coaches to lead its basketball and volleyball teams to new heights. Joanna Tincher is the new Valkyries …
Converse Embraces Green Initiative
A comprehensive recycling program that emphasizes education and the reuse of plastic, aluminum, cardboard and paper has been implemented by the Converse College campus community. …
Erturk Earns State Excellence in Teaching Award for Creative and Interdisciplinary Approach
Converse College biology professor Dr. Hatice Neval Erturk was presented with the 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award sponsored by South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities …
Music Therapy Professor Leads Learning and Living Non-Violence Effort in Palestine
By Martha Miller, Converse II What images come to mind when you hear the word Palestine? War ravaged landscapes? Angry rioters? Young people hurling stones …
Pro Organo Releases Solo Recording by Converse Professor of Music Theory and Organ
A solo recording by Converse music professor Dr. Leon Couch III has been released by the Pro Organo label. Entitled “Hamburger Rhetorik,” the CD is …
President Fleming Featured Nationally in A New Generation of College Presidents Podcast
Converse President Betsy Fleming and Kevin Ross, President of Lynn University in Florida, are the featured guests in a 15-minute podcast interview entitled “A New …