Converse Hosts Second Annual Blessing of the Animals
On October 19, 2023, Converse University’s Office of Spiritual Life hosted its second annual Blessing of the Animals on the Montgomery patio outside The Quad. Members of the Converse community …
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Men’s Soccer Advances To Conference Carolinas Semifinals
For the second consecutive year, the Converse University men’s soccer team (11-4-3, 7-2-3 Conference Carolinas) reached the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Men’s Soccer Championship. This year’s squad claimed their …
Converse Faculty Attend Research in Popular Music Conference
By John Jeter A conference about academia’s hottest new subject—the music business—hit some high notes recently for two Converse faculty with subjects such as Luke Combs’ 2023 cover of Tracy …
Third Annual Converse Golf Tournament Breaks Records
The Converse University athletic department held their third annual golf tournament last week at the Carolina Country Club. It was a huge success for both the players and the athletic department. This …
Art Students See Extraordinary Success Throughout 2022-23
Top image: Mackenlee Martin ’23 Converse’s School of the Arts at Converse University inspires, teaches, and guides artists through creativity and scholarship. This past academic year, the Department of Art, Design …
Welcome Guest Director of Opera Elizabeth Margolius ’90
Converse alumna and five-time Joseph Jefferson Award nominee, stage and movement director Elizabeth Margolius’ selected directorial credits include London Road for Shattered Globe Theatre, Tidy and Rose for Renaissance Theaterworks, Crimes of the Heart for American Stage, Le …
Converse Hosts Second Annual Data & Cybersecurity Week
Converse University hosted the second annual Data and Cybersecurity Week from October 17 through the 19th. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month; this event offered sessions for Converse students, faculty, and …
Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64 Publishes ‘Collected Poems’
Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, MacArthur Fellow, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and former Poet Laureate of Vermont recently published a definitive collection of more than five decades of work. David Baker from …
Family-Friendly MoseleyNext Series Continues at Converse
Converse University’s MoseleyNext micro-series will launch its second season of short, family-friendly concerts on Friday, October 20, 2023, with The Akropolis Reed Quintet, the first reed quintet to grace the …