- Converse College
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Converse College Established 1889 Type Women's College Endowment $51.5 million[1] President Elizabeth A. Fleming Students 1,938 Undergraduates 773 Postgraduates 1,165 Location Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
34°57′16.59″N 81°55′01.51″W / 34.9546083°N 81.9170861°WColors Purple and Gold Sports Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Lacrosse, Equestrian Mascot Valkyries Affiliations Conference Carolinas Website converse.edu
Converse College is a liberal arts women's college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. It was established by a group of Spartanburg citizens and named after Dexter Edgar Converse.Contents
History
Converse College opened on October 1, 1889 with a student body of 168 and 16 faculty members. The College operated as a "stock company" with the board of directors composed entirely of citizens of Spartanburg. Dexter Edgar Converse, a native of Vermont who had settled in Spartanburg before the American Civil War and had become a successful pioneer in the cotton mill industry, served as the head of the first board of directors. On January 2, 1892 fire destroyed the College's main building. The building was enlarged during its reconstruction. In 1896, the College was incorporated in South Carolina and a self-perpetuating board of trustees was named. In 1964, the College introduced graduate programs.
Description
It has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 750 women who come from throughout the United States. The graduate enrollment of approximately 1,200 students is made up of both men and women. Departments
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Economics, Accounting, and Business
- Education
- English/Creative and Professional Writing
- Foreign Languages and Literature
- Health and Physical Education
- History and Politics
- Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics
- Psychology
- Religion and Philosophy
- Theatre and Dance
- Music
Presidents
Name Years served Benjamin F. Wilson 1890–1902 Robert Paine Pell 1902–1932 Edward Moseley Gwathmey 1933–1955 Oliver Cromwell Carmichael, Jr. 1956–1960 Robert T. Coleman, Jr. 1961–1989 Ellen Wood Hall 1989–1993 Sandra C. Thomas 1994–1998 Nancy Oliver Gray 1999–2005 Elizabeth A. Fleming 2006— Notes
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
External links
Public institutions Private institutions Allen · Anderson · Benedict · Bob Jones · Charleston Southern · Claflin · Columbia · Columbia International · Coker · Converse · Erskine · Furman · Limestone · Morris · Newberry · North Greenville · Presbyterian · Sherman · Southern Wesleyan · Spartanburg Methodist · Voorhees · Wofford
Community Colleges Aiken TC · Central Carolina TC · Denmark TC · Florence-Darlington TC · Greenville TC · Horry-Georgetown TC · Midlands TC · Northeastern TC · Orangeburg-Calhoun TC · Piedmont TC · Spartanburg CC · Technical College of the Lowcountry · Tri-County TC · Trident TC · Williamsburg TC · York TC
Seminaries, graduate, and
professional institutionsCurrent women's universities and colleges in the United States Agnes Scott • Alverno • Assumption • Barnard • Bay Path • Bennett • Brenau • Bryn Mawr • Cedar Crest • Chatham • Columbia • Converse • Cottey • Georgian Court • Hollins • Judson • Lexington • Mary Baldwin • Meredith • Midway • Mills • Moore • Mount Holyoke • Mt. Mary • Mt. St. Mary's • New Rochelle • Notre Dame • Peace • Pine Manor • Russell Sage • St. Benedict • St. Catherine • St. Elizabeth • St. Joseph • St. Mary-of-the-Woods • St. Mary • St. Mary's • Salem • Scripps • Simmons • Smith • Spelman • Stephens • Stern • Sweet Briar • Trinity • Ursuline • Wellesley • Wesleyan • Wilson • Women's College of the University of DenverConference Carolinas Barton • Belmont Abbey • Coker • Converse • Erskine • King • Lees–McRae • Limestone • Mount Olive • North Greenville • Pfeiffer • Queens • St. Andrews
Categories:- Universities and colleges in South Carolina
- Women's universities and colleges in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1889
- Council of Independent Colleges
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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