Music Faculty Bringing Converse to China in Spring 2016
Five Petrie School of Music faculty will travel to Henan Province, China this coming spring to offer a series of performances and to recruit students for our Master of Music …
Community News
Dr. Gunter Presents at Arts Education Conference in NY
Dr. Susanne Floyd Gunter presented ‘Walking with Paulo in a Southern Textile Town’ at the United States Society for Education through the Arts/International Society for Education Through the Arts conference …
Interfaith Program Receives $50,000 Grant
Converse just received a $50,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to fund the development of an interfaith program in the Department of Religion and Philosophy.
Professor Mueller Wins National Juried Sculpture Commission for 2016
Professor Greg Mueller was awarded a national juried sculpture commission for 2016 for Public Art at Hennepin County-Brooklyn Park Library in Minnesota.
Dr. Berry Presents Music Cognition Poster At International Conference
Dr. David Berry and visiting scholar Don Scott have been invited to present a poster titled “Some EEG patterns occur in common across genres of music” at the biennial international …
Dr. Templeton Served as Panelist at Modernist Studies Conference
Dr. Erin Templeton led a workshop on Modernists & Social Media, served as a panelist for “Applying for Digital Humanities Grants from the NEH,” and participated in a peer seminar …
Dr. Robbins Performed & Presented at Great Plains Regional Conference
Dr. Scott Robbins’ “Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano” was performed by the Rawlins Piano Trio at the College Music Society’s Great Plains Regional Conference in Vermillion, SD. At the …
Dr. Jones Presents “Break Your Cell Phone Policy” and “High Five Apps” at SRATE
Dr. Julie Jones presented two papers at the Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators at Jekyll Island, Georgia. These sessions titled, ‘Break your cell phone policy: Embracing social media in …
Dr. Walker, Panelist at Freedom Summit, Discusses Emancipation
Dr. Melissa Walker was a panelist at the “Freedom Summit: Spartanburg’s Heritage 150 Years Ago and Today” at the Spartanburg County Public Library. She spoke about the experiences of women …