Art Professor Earns Top Honor in Art Guild Show
Article courtesy of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal Winners in the 34th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg were announced Friday at the opening reception for the exhibit at …
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Blowtorches, laser cutters weld physics to arts world
By Sean Flynn of The Spartanburg Herald-Journal To become a featured artist on the campus of Converse College, Dee Dee Bonds had to learn how to operate a blowtorch. Bonds’ …
Converse and Clemson Partner to Increase Number of Women Engineers
Converse College and Clemson University announced today a partnership for an engineering dual degree program. The program is a response to the staggering gender imbalance in the engineering profession. According …
Converse Gains Full Membership in Conference Carolinas; Adds Basketball to Conference Play
In a unanimous vote Friday (June 1), officials with Conference Carolinas granted Converse College full conference membership status. League officials made the decision during their annual spring meeting at host …
Music Students Begin Three-Week Festival of Performance and Study in England
On Monday, May 28, 17 students and five faculty members from Converse College’s Petrie School of Music left for England to take part in the three-week Harlaxton International Chamber Music …
Converse Confers 171 Degrees During Commencement
Converse College conferred 171 degrees during its 115th commencement May 19 in Twichell Auditorium. The college also presented the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award to one graduate and a community leader, …
Senior Turns Down Offers from Harvard and Yale for Singapore School of Public Policy
Bianca-Martina Rohner’s first trip tothe United States was to begin her freshman year at Converse College. The native of Germany wanted to go to school in the United States, and …
Beirut, Lebanon Native to Graduate May 17; Pursue Ph. D. at Medical Hospital
A sense of providence seems to envelope Carla Kantara. A native of Beirut, Lebanon, Kantara moved to Houston, TX solo to begin her college years in earnest. “You don’t get …
Converse Music History Professor Receives National Honor
Dr. Seigwart Reichwald of Converse College’s Petrie School of Music has been named a Delta Omicron National Patron. The National Patron title is conferred upon a musician who has attained …