Music Business Students Produce Record-Setting Concert in Greenville
by John Jeter, Lecturer in Music Business You may hear folks say, “Don’t sweat the petty,” when a huge job includes so many details that may seem too small to …
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MFA Faculty Member Honored on Amazon’s Best Book List For Latest Novel
Robert Olmstead’s book, Savage Country, made the Amazon “Best Books” page. Olmstead has received rave reviews in both Kirkus and the New York Times Book Review for his book. Learn …
Converse’s Gifted Education Program Awarded $130K Grant
Professor Margaret Lee, Director of Gifted Education & Assistant Professor of Education, secured a $130,000 Gifted and Talented Graduate Course Program Discretionary Grant, awarded by the South Carolina Department of …
Accounting & Economics Senior Awarded Internship at Dixon Hughes Goodman
Brenna Mitchell ’18 will be interning at Dixon Hughes Goodman in both the Tax and Audit departments, prior to attending Clemson University’s Master of Professional Accountancy program. Last summer Brenna …
An Ear For Poetry
Aristotle used roughly 14,000 words for his Poetics. This article runs 500 words about poetics, specifically the works of Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, whose trenchant poems earned her a prestigious …
Senior Named Interior Design Program’s Rising Star
Hannah Harrelson ‘18 was selected as the Interior Design Program’s Rising Star and was recognized at the International Furnishings and Design Association Carolina Chapter’s Night of Luminaries event in High …
Dr. Barker Helps Develop Workshop for New Academic Leaders
Dr. Jeff Barker co-coordinated a workshop for new academic leaders at the dean-level and above at the annual Chief Academic Officer Institute of the Council of Independent Colleges. Dr. Barker …
Speech and Drama Grad Publishes New Manual for Educators
Sarah ‘Sally’ Ruth Clancy-Ballard ’66 recently published Control Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Establishing Positive Classroom Behavior for the Year in the First Five Days. She earned her BA in …
Dr. Jones Teaches with Tableaux
Dr. Julie Jones’ ‘Social Studies for the Child’ class recently used arts-integrated tableaus, an innovative teaching tool, as part of an in-class activity. For this technique students depict scenes and …