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从学院成立以来, graduates have used their Converse experience as launching pads for successful careers and active citizenship. 万博地址的校友中有一位普利策奖得主, 一位著名的心脏病研究者, 德克萨斯州最高法院的法官, 一位杰出的民权律师, 百老汇的演员, 他是泰坦四号火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射的副指挥官, 也是南卡罗来纳州第一位女性巡回法院法官.

尽管万博地址10月1日开门营业, 1890, the first step towards the founding of the college was taken in 1889 when a prominent attorney assembled a group of Spartanburg citizens to discuss the project. 这13人中就有德克斯特·埃德加·万博地址, a native of Vermont who had settled in Spartanburg before the Civil War and had become a successful pioneer in the cotton mill industry.

Mr. Converse was especially interested in establishing a college for women because his daughter, 玛丽, was approaching college age and he wanted her to have every possible 教育al advantage. His initial and subsequent contributions to the cause were so valuable that the college was 给n his name.

最初，学院以股份公司的形式运作. Converse headed the first board of directors, comprised entirely of Spartanburg citizens. 他们选出了牧师. 本杰明F. 威尔逊成为第一任总统. The first faculty roster was comprised of sixteen members and the student body numbered one hundred sixty-eight.

1月2日, 1892, 主楼被大火烧毁了, 但立即被重建和扩大. 学院的工作几乎不受干扰. In 1896, 通过股东的自愿行为, Converse College was incorporated under the laws of the state of South Carolina and a self-perpetuating board of trustees was established. This meant that Converse was converted into a permanent gift to the cause of higher 教育 for women.

Beginning in the 1900s, Converse matured into one of the leading colleges for women in the South. 加强学历要求, the ablest teachers supplemented the faculty and new buildings were constructed. It was during this period that the College’s Petrie School of Music received a national rating as a professional school of music. Converse became a charter member of the National Association of 学校 of Music, 这是由美国认可的.S. 作为音乐课程的认证机构.

1964年，万博地址推出了研究生万博下载ios, 包括教学艺术硕士(MAT)课程, 这是南卡罗来纳州首个此类学位. The graduate program would later become the School of Education and 研究生 Studies and offer a wide range of degrees in fields such as music, 教育, 文科, 还有婚姻和家庭治疗.

In 1983 the college introduced 万博地址二世 to fit the schedules and ambitions of adult women, whether they are a few semesters shy of a bachelor’s degree or a freshman taking college-level courses for the first time.

In 2003, the college completed the most successful capital campaign in its history with $82.500万美元的私人礼物. 这场运动导致了尼斯比特荣誉计划的建立, 查普曼留学经历基金, and an endowment to fund faculty initiatives for innovative teaching and scholarly achievement; renovation of residence halls and the Montgomery Student Center; and construction of The Rose Physical Activity Complex, 贾斯汀五世. R. “Nita” Milliken Addition of Milliken Fine Arts Building and Phifer Science Hall.

Momentum continues today as Converse focuses on providing distinct 教育al experiences that enable creativity and develop the adaptive capacity necessary for students to succeed in the ever-changing world.

万博地址模范计划(阿拉伯联盟), 北约)都是打败了哈佛这样的机构的国家领导人, 加州大学伯克利分校的, 东北, 俄亥俄州立大学, 三个U.S. 军事院校. 万博地址是东南亚地区阿拉伯模式联盟比赛的举办地, 卡罗来纳委员会总部.S.阿拉伯关系, 并帮助在安曼建立和运营了一个高中阿拉伯联盟模式万博下载ios, 约旦.

The Daniels Center for 领导 and 服务 is a partnership between academic affairs and student affairs to provide leadership development training and opportunities to learn, 在校园和社区服务和领导.

In 2006, Converse became the first women’s college to attain the prestigious All-Steinway School distinction.

从2008年秋天开始，女武神就作为 会议卡罗莱纳州 at the NCAA Division II level and represent the only Division II athletics program in the Upstate of South Carolina.

The curriculum supports more than 30 majors including South Carolina’s only Master’s in gifted 教育 program, only low-residency MFA in creative writing and first Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative and professional writing, 以及北部第一个本科音乐治疗学位课程.

In 2013, Converse made national headlines by announcing a 43% reduction in tuition – leading the national movement for transparent college pricing and making a top-quality private 教育 accessible at a public-university price.

2017年，万博地址的新初级住宅综合体完工. 它是以万博地址前总裁贝琪·弗莱明的名字命名的.

In 2018, Converse expanded its reach by joining the University Center in Greenville. Converse provides a rapidly growing array of co-教育al degree programs on the UCG campus, which began with the MAT in Early Childhood Education and expanded in 2019 to include an undergraduate degree completion program, 婚姻与家庭治疗硕士, 以及专业领导力博士学位.

2019 marked a historic milestone as the College announced its new status as a doctoral degree-granting institution following approval of its request for a level-change by the Southern Association of Colleges and 学校 Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).  除了, SACSCOC批准了万博地址的第一个博士万博下载ios, 专业领导教育博士学位. 该万博下载ios始于肯弗斯校区和加州大学洛杉矶分校的学生.

2月7日, 2020, 经过几个月的仔细考虑和研究, Converse College decided to expand its undergraduate residential program from single-gender to co-ed beginning in Fall 2020. The Board of Trustees also approved a name change from college to university, effective July 1, 2021. 在大学的保护伞下, Converse will maintain a 万博地址女子学院 and expand its international school into an international college.

2021年7月1日，万博地址正式更名为万博地址. The name change acknowledges Converse’s long-held university status and positions the institution to lead the charge for 教育al and economic excellence in the region.

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