50 SHAEDS of Colorful Music
Written by Sara Grace Salley ’18 If SHAED, an up-and-coming alt-pop trio from Washington, D.C., isn’t on a stage or wolfing down Mexican food, they’re probably swapping their favorite books–fantasy …
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Professor Moore Explores Valkyries and Converse’s Athletics History
Professor Margaret Moore presented a paper, “The Ride of the Valkyries: The Evolution of Athletics and Sport at a Southern Women’s College,” co-authored with Dr. Joe Dunn, at the South Carolina …
Dr. Kennedy Developing Mentorship Program for Therapists
Dr. Kelly Kennedy is currently working on a mentorship project aiming to connect new marriage and family therapists (MFT’s) with more experienced MFTs. This project supports efforts to get more millennials …
Converse II Student Wins First Place in Interior Design Competition
Sandy Cullen ’17 was awarded first-place in the Otto Zenke Student Design Competition at the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Carolinas luncheon. The award was two-fold: a monetary award …
Meet Krista Newkirk: Tenth President of Converse College
As a 6-year-old ranch hand, Krista Newkirk helped install electrical outlets in the house her family built together, rode a feisty Appaloosa, and began raising her own beef cow — …
Senior Accepted into Doctoral Programs at RPI and U of Florida
Mathematics major and Nisbet Honors student, Ashly Earley ’17, presented “Games for Generalizing Finite Groups with Cross Product of Z2 and Finite Abelian Groups” at the regional Mathematical Association of …
Dr. Szarzynski Brings her Marriage and Family Skills to Charleston
Dr. Amanda Szarzynski has a full plate with her role as Assistant Professor and Clinical Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program here at Converse. But this didn’t deter …
Special Ed Grad Headed to Lewis and Clark Graduate School
Lainie Sowell ’13, double major in Intellectual Disabilities and Psychology, has been accepted at Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in Portland, OR. Lainie will begin classes …
Professor Tekulve Nominated for 2017 Pushcart Prize
Professor Susan Tekulve’s essay, “Silent Song,” which first appeared in the Spring 2016 of Appalachian Heritage, was nominated twice for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. The Pushcart Prize: Best of the …