Converse Kicks Off First-Gen Week With Blue Duck Scooters
Converse University is kicking off its 2021 First-Generation Week with Blue Duck scooters. On November 8, 2021, Converse is collaborating with Blue Duck to offer students a code to rent …
Student Life
Act Justly – June 2021 Update
Converse has implemented multiple initiatives as we continue to strengthen our supportive campus community that truly Acts Justly. Gifts to Support Community & Belonging We have received two gifts to …
Walking a Mile in Her Shoes
Hunter Brown, a 21-yr-old US Army veteran, joined 23 people to take a one-mile walk beginning at Converse’s Rainey Amphitheatre on a bright Saturday morning. It was the first “Walk …
A “Suite” Way to Cultivate Community: Construction of New Junior Housing Begins
Over the coming months, new suite-style junior housing will begin to rise on the east corridor of the back campus quad. The 120-student-bed facility will open in fall 2017, bringing …
New Converse Mascot Makes Her Debut
There is a new girl in town, a Norse goddess to be exact. “Val” – a mythological warrior complete with shield and spear – led the Converse Valkyries basketball team …
Renovation of Pell Hall Reveals Past
The walls are talking in Converse College’s Pell Hall. Sounds of construction, sawing and drilling, and the crackle of debris falling through open shafts between its four floors, filled the …
Donate Dresses to The Peppermint Project
Converse Student Government Association is accepting donations of formal dresses for their second annual Peppermint Project, designed to enable students in need to “look as pretty as a peppermint” at …
Converse Celebrates “Year of I CAN,” Honors Roger Milliken on Founder’s Day
Converse celebrated its founding on Friday, April 15, 2011, with a rousing convocation that highlighted accomplishments made during this academic year, heralded as “The Year of I CAN” by President …
New Apartment Housing Makes History at Converse
On Friday, January 21, Converse introduced another landmark on its historic campus by dedicating “The Heath,” a new $12.3 million apartment housing facility that offers a host of modern amenities …