Class of 2021
Dual enrollment for high school students in the area. Allow off campus living for those that can prove they cannot afford the college otherwise. A major cause of our low enrollment is poor advertisement. Out of state students generally only hear by word of mouth from alumni or were purposefully looking for a women's college. Look into increasing our recruitment capabilities and send out the recruitment team to visit high schools. Reassign admissions counselors so they are not as centered on just SC, but instead on the rest of the country - these counselors can then be the ones in charge traveling for recruitment. Be more transparent about where we are going wrong with finances. Ask alumnae for help to keep Converse single gendered. I do support changing to Converse University as the fact that we were a college was almost something that held me back from attending. This has to have stopped others from pursuing Converse and is also a cause for our low international student population. Try pursuing everything possible except going co-ed.
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Jan Cox
7 years ago
Don’t let a historical presence in our community go away!!!
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Anonymous
7 years ago
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The comments already made are great. I believe a lot of girls get afraid on single gendered schooling so allowing mixers with other schools can help. Without going to a single gendered school you won’t understand how amazing and empowering it is. Offering other majors will also help tremendously! Fixing the things that are broken internally will help. Add more unique options, I believe that allowing dogs on campus was a huge step and we could continue things like this.
Class of 2020
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Kelsey Barber
7 years ago
Class of 2017
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Kasey Morey Class of 2019
7 years ago
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Address the retention rate, expand marketing outside of SC, offer more programs (nursing, criminal justice, journalism, communication, etc.), address problems present on campus first (black mold, discrimination, housing shortage, etc.), allow high school women to dual enroll at Converse, allow students to live off campus within a certain mile radius after freshman year for a fee, and do everything we can to preserve the sisterhood here at Converse.
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Kathleen Herman
7 years ago
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2017 Grad
Allow off campus living for students that aren’t able to be commuters, I know that is a big setback that a lot of people fine difficult to deal with. Some people can’t afford to live on campus but want to attend the school. It would not only be good for the college but for the community. Increase the amount of online classes, and increase awareness of the college OUTSIDE of SC and the East coast. I know a lot of the students are athletes and that is a big part of the school but why aren’t we going out west spreading our name, there are 33 other all women’s institutions that are still around, ask them what they are doing or look at their business plan. The money has to be going somewhere I just question where.
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Lauren Ruopoli
7 years ago
Class of 2018
Start a letter writing campaign to famous graduates of women’s colleges (Nancy Pelosi, Martha Stewart, Hillary Clinton, etc) to gain support and/or media coverage on our situation to bring in funding. Accept more students and allow them to live off campus for a fee after freshman year to gain more tuition. Invest donations and open high interest bearing accounts so that money the institution receives makes money for years to come. Be transparent with students so that retention rates come back up. Offer dual enrollment for high school women in the area to peak their interest in Converse. Do more to recruit students who aren’t athletes, like musicians, budding scientists, young business women, and women involved in community service. Re-assign admissions counselors so that their placements are more evenly distributed across the country. Call on alumnae to donate specifically for the cause of saving single gendered education.
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Sallie Ballenger Smith
7 years ago
2013
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Caren Stansell
7 years ago
2016
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Angelica Jenkins
7 years ago
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Graduated with a BFA in Studio Art. I didn't want to go to an all girl school originally, but after attending, I became more confident as a woman by having the amazing support of a sisterhood that Converse offers. It's be a shame to lose the most important part of the Converse community by making it coed.
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Haley Rudisail
7 years ago
Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. Graduated 2015
Class of 2021
It's an all women's college.
Class of 2015
2012
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Class of 2017
Class of 2021
Class of 2017
Class of 2017
Class of 2021 Dual enrollment for high school students in the area. Allow off campus living for those that can prove they cannot afford the college otherwise. A major cause of our low enrollment is poor advertisement. Out of state students generally only hear by word of mouth from alumni or were purposefully looking for a women's college. Look into increasing our recruitment capabilities and send out the recruitment team to visit high schools. Reassign admissions counselors so they are not as centered on just SC, but instead on the rest of the country - these counselors can then be the ones in charge traveling for recruitment. Be more transparent about where we are going wrong with finances. Ask alumnae for help to keep Converse single gendered. I do support changing to Converse University as the fact that we were a college was almost something that held me back from attending. This has to have stopped others from pursuing Converse and is also a cause for our low international student population. Try pursuing everything possible except going co-ed.
Don’t let a historical presence in our community go away!!!
The comments already made are great. I believe a lot of girls get afraid on single gendered schooling so allowing mixers with other schools can help. Without going to a single gendered school you won’t understand how amazing and empowering it is. Offering other majors will also help tremendously! Fixing the things that are broken internally will help. Add more unique options, I believe that allowing dogs on campus was a huge step and we could continue things like this. Class of 2020
Class of 2017
Address the retention rate, expand marketing outside of SC, offer more programs (nursing, criminal justice, journalism, communication, etc.), address problems present on campus first (black mold, discrimination, housing shortage, etc.), allow high school women to dual enroll at Converse, allow students to live off campus within a certain mile radius after freshman year for a fee, and do everything we can to preserve the sisterhood here at Converse.
2017 Grad Allow off campus living for students that aren’t able to be commuters, I know that is a big setback that a lot of people fine difficult to deal with. Some people can’t afford to live on campus but want to attend the school. It would not only be good for the college but for the community. Increase the amount of online classes, and increase awareness of the college OUTSIDE of SC and the East coast. I know a lot of the students are athletes and that is a big part of the school but why aren’t we going out west spreading our name, there are 33 other all women’s institutions that are still around, ask them what they are doing or look at their business plan. The money has to be going somewhere I just question where.
Class of 2018 Start a letter writing campaign to famous graduates of women’s colleges (Nancy Pelosi, Martha Stewart, Hillary Clinton, etc) to gain support and/or media coverage on our situation to bring in funding. Accept more students and allow them to live off campus for a fee after freshman year to gain more tuition. Invest donations and open high interest bearing accounts so that money the institution receives makes money for years to come. Be transparent with students so that retention rates come back up. Offer dual enrollment for high school women in the area to peak their interest in Converse. Do more to recruit students who aren’t athletes, like musicians, budding scientists, young business women, and women involved in community service. Re-assign admissions counselors so that their placements are more evenly distributed across the country. Call on alumnae to donate specifically for the cause of saving single gendered education.
2013
2016
Graduated with a BFA in Studio Art. I didn't want to go to an all girl school originally, but after attending, I became more confident as a woman by having the amazing support of a sisterhood that Converse offers. It's be a shame to lose the most important part of the Converse community by making it coed.
Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. Graduated 2015