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 …
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Converse Athletics Holds Annual Golf Tournament
Converse held its second annual Converse University Valkyries Golf Tournament at The Carolina Country Club. There was a large turnout from the community to support Converse’s thriving athletics programs, with …
Interior Design Success Story: Aubrey Miles ’22
Converse University’s Interior Design program provides students with the knowledge and contemporary skill sets for the workplace. The program emphasizes proficiency in design software and adopts new industry standard programs …
In the Wake of Trauma: an MFA Immersion Residency Experience
By Rebecca L. Cleveland Cartwright Adversarial growth is a psychological phenomenon of post-traumatic changes in which people flourish after extreme adversity. I’d never heard of it until I came across …
Converse Announces New 2022 – 2023 Trustees
Converse University is pleased to welcome three new members to its esteemed Board of Trustees: Chris Cannon, Executive Chairman of Cannon Roofing Paul J. Coté of Spartanburg, SC, President/CEO at …
2023 Converse Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition Accepting Entries
Converse’s Department of Art and Design is accepting entries for the 2023 Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition. High school students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit entries for the Converse …
Math Students & Faculty Attend MathFest in PA
Angela Brobson ’23, (Nisbet Honors), Ryleigh Henderson ‘24 (Nisbet Honors), Jovana Mitic ’23 (Nisbet Honors), Neely Vander Ploeg ’24 (Nisbet Honors), and Sydney Wilson ’23, joined Dr. Joe Barrera, Dr. Amanda …
Poetry and the Power of a Converse MFA: Zorina Frey ’23
In this captivating, honest, and humorous blog post, Zorina Frey ’23 (MFA) talks about her journey to—and through—Converse’s low-residency MFA program. An MFA double major in Creative Nonfiction and Poetry, …
Music Grad & International Pianist to Perform at Carlos Moseley Series
Wael Farouk ’06 has performed internationally in venues including White Hall in St. Petersburg, Schumann’s house in Leipzig, and Carnegie Hall in New York. He will be featured in the …