Alumna Spotlighted For Her Dedication to Animal Welfare
Music alumna Debra Griggs ’75 has made significant strides in animal welfare legislation and advocacy. In 1999 she founded Animal Resources of Tidewater, whose mission …
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Converse Grads Featured in ‘Her’ Magazine
Linda “Jef” Glenn ’71 and her husband Ed Glenn ’70 were spotlighted in the Home & Garden 2020 issue of Her Magazine. The article explores …
Petrie and Lawson Academy Students Have Major Wins at NATS Auditions
Converse singers from the School of Music and the Lawson Academy competed at the spring classical music South Carolina National Association of Teachers of Singing …
Three Converse Students Named University Innovation Fellows
Aliyah Hancock ’21, Marisa Daquil Kawabe ’20 (Nisbet Honors) and Jhazmin Gomez-Reyes ‘21 (Nisbet Honors) have been invited to join Stanford University’s Innovation Fellows program. …
See Which Grad Schools Our Seniors Have Been Accepted To!
Our 2019 seniors have some amazing grad school options! See where some of our seniors have been accepted: Julia Williams – The Citadel Claudia Coffin …
Dr. Swanson Spearheads 2019 World Music Therapy Day
Associate Professor of Music Therapy Dr. Anita Swanson is passionate about the effect music has on individuals. Music is often called a “universal language” and …
Service, Family, and Music: Anna Kathryn Backer ‘08
By Courtney Hammett ‘19 Converse alumna Anna Kathryn Haverty Backer and husband Joe Backer first started their music lessons business during graduate school. The Backer …
Professor Reichwald Presents Research in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Professor Siegwart Reichwald presented “Created in Their Own Image: Arrangements and Performances of Piazzolla’s ‘Verano Porteño’” at the International Congress, “North-South Interchanges: Collaborations, Tensions, Hybridizations” …
“Keep your head high”: Converse Alumna Shares Story of Loss and Healing
By Ella B. Webster ’20 Converse alumna Gia Monteleone ’11 is taking the music scene by storm as tour manager at one of the most …