Interior Design Senior Secures Internship with Alumna
Ashten McMahan ’17 will be interning with alumna Cheryl Smith ‘00, a member of the American Society of Interior Designers, at Cheryl Smith and Associates in Hendersonville, NC. Learn more …
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Professor Owens Presents Character Transformation Workshop
Professor Melissa Owens presented a workshop entitled “Character Transformation” at the 2015 South Carolina Theatre Association in Greenville, South Carolina. She trained eight student actors for auditions there, three of …
Biology and Chemistry Majors Present at SC Academy of Science
Stephanie Borum ’16 and Kelsey Stuhn ’17 presented their research, “An Amperometric Biosensor for the Detection of Diagnostic Markers,” at the South Carolina Academy of Science Meeting at Winthrop University. …
BFA Grad Wins Fiction Fellowship from Wichita State University
Creative and Professional Writing BFA grad Kiah Baxter-Ferguson ‘13 was the recipient of the Wichita State University MFA program’s Fiction Fellowship. Kiah is completing her MFA there this semester; WSU has one …
Order of the Palmetto Presented to President Fleming During Commencement
South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto, was awarded to Converse College President Betsy Fleming during the College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday. It was Fleming’s final commencement …
2016 Commencement Awards Recognize Students, Faculty, Spartanburg Community Members
Each year, Converse recognizes students, faculty and Spartanburg community members for their outstanding accomplishments and impact in a variety of areas. The following awards were presented during the 2016 commencement …
The Beatles Help Students Learn the Music Industry
Anna Vaughan ’16 and Emily Hardy ’18 had been working hard for months with their fellow Music Business classmates, who call themselves “the MUBs.” The passion with which they approached …
Music Student Snags Internship with National Public Radio
Emily’s internship with the Jonathan Channel in New York City allowed her to gain firsthand experience with audio editing, advertising, and production.
MFA Alumnus Phillip Morris’ Novel ‘Mussels’ Goes International
MFA Alumnus Phillip Morris ’14 novel ‘Mussels’ will be translated and published in France by Editions Finitude, under the title ‘Mister Alabama.’ Morris’ novel was described by Swampland.com as “…a …