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<span id="docs-internal-guid-ad11b24a-38fa-add2-3796-035a0e1bf7a9"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent#000000;">Converse College is an all-women’s college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Converse continues to adhere to its founders ideals, seeking to provide a comprehensive liberal arts education to young women from across the globe. It has received press in past years for lowering its tuition by 43 percent. In 2014, it ranked 23</span><span style="font-size: 9px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentlarge;">rd </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0tahoma, 0geneva, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundsans-color: transparentserif;">among Regional University South’s college rankings[[File:970312 624336567587821 953896863 n.jpg|center|970312 624336567587821 953896863 n.jpg]]</span></span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style= Promoting student innovation "font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Converse College is an all-women’s liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Converse College continues to adhere to its founder's ideals, seeking to inspire "voice, value, and entrepreneurship ==vision" in its students.&nbsp;It has received press in past years for lowering its tuition by 43 percent. In 2014, it ranked 22nd^&nbsp;among Regional University South’s college rankings.</span></span></span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)#000000; "><span style="font-family: Arialtahoma,geneva,sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentmedium;">Students are encouraged In 2017 a new Quality Enhancement Plan was launched with several goals in mind. The purpose of the QEP is to intergrate existing and new initiatives into the General Education Program requirements in order to participate broaden perspectives in innovative activitiesreal world areans through diverse experiences. The QEP also sponsors visiting speakers, film screenings and workshops to expose students to different cultures, backgrounds and identities. It will also provide solutions oppurtunities for campus-wide problems, internship and create study abroad programs or organizations for students to tackle themlearn about different cultures. Converse College also has a strong presence in the Spartanburg community for service and service learning. There is no formalized problem solving or venture creation processThis January, but some channels students can access when looking to implement solutions or open dialogue are Converse had the individual study departmentshighest participation rate in Spartanburg, student life officesSC, student government association, and for students actively involved in the president's officeMartin Luther King Jr.Day of Service.</span></span></span>

== Encouraging faculty '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship </span></span></span>''' ==

Faculty <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">For what Converse lacks in engineering and technology programs and resources, it makes up with student passion and initiative.&nbsp;Students are encouraged by faculty, staff, and campus leaders&nbsp;to engage participate in innovative teaching methodsactivities, including addressing typical subject matters in out of the box waysprovide solutions for campus-wide problems, and create programs or organizations to tackle them. This includes everthing from teaching economics through Harry Potter&nbsp;There is no formalized problem solving or venture creation process, but some channels students can access when looking to creating a Career Peer mentoring service through implement solutions or open dialogue are the Career individual academic departments, the Center for Professional Development , the Office of Student Life, the Center. Howeverfor Leadership and Service, there is no formailzed system through with teachers and faculty are spurred to push entrepreneurship and innovation in the classroom. Innovation is pursued on a personal basisPresident's Office, and is a direct response to students clamoring for better optionsthe Student Government Association (SGA).&nbsp;</span></span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style= Actively supporting "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">A significant portion of the student body is actively involved in the university technology transfer function =SGA. However, there is&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">no SGA organization that caters to the specifically entrepreneurial needs of the students. There has established certifications such as the Music Business and Technology Certificate, Performance Certificate for Non-Performance Music Majors, and the Business Professionalism Certificate Program, all of which require students to take an array of courses across one or more disciplines.&nbsp;</span>

Converse currently has no formalized function to support <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">The college and its faculty and staff encourage student ventures on campus. Students looking for venture support should look to outside sources of information, like innovation and entrepreneurship through the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Social Entrepreneurship Retreatminor, SCICU grant applications, SGA funding, area businesses such as and Student Excellence funding by the Office of the Iron Yard, or like-minded students on campus to either start an initiative for a formalized function or receive specialized instruction for their individual venturesProvost and Associate Provost.</span></span>

Converse currently has no formalized partnerships with companies or groups in the space of I&E<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>== '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma, however, individual students have gone on to work with local incubators, labs, art studiosgeneva, sans-serif;">Encouraging faculty innovation and so on. However, the fruits of these individual partnerships have not resulted in permanent relationships with the insitution. Converse would fare well to more succinctly create these partnerships, so interested students have pipelines to follow once interested.&nbsp;entrepreneurship</span></span></span>''' ==

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style= Engaging with Regional "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Faculty members are encouraged to engage in innovative teaching methods, including addressing typical subject matters in out of the box ways. This includes everything from teaching economics through Harry Potter, team-teaching interdisciplinary study travel courses around the world, hosting guest speakers and Local Development Efforts ==entrepreneurs for class sessions, and conducting field trips to spaces like The Iron Yard. Some have founded their own social enterprises and businesses. Beyond these, however, Converse faculty members are not prominently involved in entrepreneurship culture.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)#000000; "><span style="font-familysize: Arialmedium; "><span style="font-sizefamily: 15px; white-space: pretahoma,geneva,sans-wrapserif;">As an Algernon Sydney Sullivan school, The Center for Professional Development at Converse has a longstanding tradition of service strives to others. In recent years, this focus has continued on to social entrepreneurship. provide students with the very best resources from&nbsp;A select number of collegiate courses are dedicated to Social Entrepreneurship’s applications in the surrounding communityCareer Peer mentoring, various free workshops, and worldwide. Particularly interested individuals can choose to attend the Sullivan Social Enterprise retreat in the fall or spring sessions. Converse has also sent a team to the foundation’s social venture competition. Converse continues for-credit courses aimed at students who want to increase its Social entrepreneurship offerings, from courses discover their potential and seminars to exploratory learning tripsmake things happen.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style= Future ="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Still, there is no formalized, established system through which teachers and faculty members are spurred to pursue entrepreneurship and innovation in and outside the classroom. Innovation is pursued on a personal basis, and is a direct response to students clamoring for better options.</span></span></span>

== '''<span idstyle="docs-internal-guid-ad11b24a-38fa-add2-3796-035a0e1bf7a9color:#000000;"><span style="font-size: 15pxmedium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0tahoma, 0geneva, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundsans-color: transparentserif;">In 2014, Converse funded its first Actively supporting the university Innovation Fellow, Nadia Gathers. Funding this program has put Converse’s dedication to constant growth and institution-wide innovation at the forefront. It joins other upstate universities in the program, including Wofford, Clemson, and Furman.technology transfer function</span></span></span>''' ==

<span style="color: rgb#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Campus Technology provides students with the necessary resources to start student ventures on campus. Converse currently has no formalized function to financially support student ventures on campus. Students looking for financial venture support should look to outside sources of information, like the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, communicating their need and vision to various donors, partnering with companies like Milliken, or with&nbsp;like-minded students on campus to start an initiative for a project or business idea. Support is available through many sources, but the majority of students do not seek it.&nbsp;</span></span></span> == '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration</span></span></span>''' == <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Converse currently has no formalized partnerships with companies or groups in the space of I&E. However, individual students have gone on to work with local incubators, labs, art studios, and so on. The fruits of these individual partnerships have not resulted in permanent relationships with the insitution. Converse would fare well to more succinctly create and maintain these partnerships, so that interested students will have pipelines to follow once they are interested.&nbsp;</span></span></span> == '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Engaging with Regional and Local Development Efforts</span></span></span>''' == <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">As an Algernon Sydney Sullivan school, Converse has a longstanding tradition of service to others. In recent years, this focus has continued to develop to an academic and experiential focus on social entrepreneurship. &nbsp;A select number of courses are dedicated to Social Entrepreneurship’s applications in the surrounding community and worldwide. Particularly interested individuals can choose to attend the Sullivan Social Enterprise retreat in the fall or spring sessions. However, the social entrepreneurship minor has not been able to form a separate entity with courses and professors from different disciplines. Currently, the minor requires courses that most business majors have already taken.&nbsp;</span></span></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">There is a strong need for concretized partnerships between Converse and its neighboring colleges (0Wofford, 0USC etc.) as well as Spartanburg area businesses.&nbsp;Because of Converse's long-standing commitment to service, 0)there is much that could be done between college-community partnerships that could aid the development of Spartanburg as a whole.&nbsp;</span></span></span> == '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium; "><span style="font-family: Arialtahoma,geneva,sans-serif; ">Future</span></span></span>''' == <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size: 15pxmedium; white"><span style="font-spacefamily: pretahoma,geneva,sans-wrapserif; background">In 2014, Converse funded its first University Innovation Fellow, Nadia Gathers. In 2019, Converse funded three University Innovation Fellows, Aliyah Hancock, Jhazmin Gomez-Reyes and Marisa Daquil-Kawabe. Funding this program has put Converse’s dedication to constant growth and institution-wide innovation at the forefront. It joins other upstate SC universities in the program, including Wofford, Clemson, and Furman.</span></span></span> <span style="color: transparent#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Converse currently offers extensive programs in skills such as leadership, managerial processes, and others necessary to build a successful repertoire outside of college or university. It also provides multiple opportunities for students to conduct individualized institutional researchand experimential learning. </span></span></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size: 15pxmedium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0tahoma, 0geneva, 0); verticalsans-align: baselineserif; white-space: pre-wrap">Among the news initiatives that will all be in effect by the end of the 2019/2020&nbsp; background-color: transparent;"</span></span>Presently, they offer only one course specifically geared towards entrepreneurship and has no formalized internal structures for individuals to pursue such a path if they are interested. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">academic year are the&nbsp; font-size: 15pxBusiness Professional Development Certificate (Economics, Business, and Accounting), the&nbsp; white-space: pre-wrapDigital Arts Certificate (English, Graphic Design, and Computer Science), and&nbsp; background-color: transparentthe&nbsp;">Although it’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is Vocational and Career Development Curricular Integration Plan in its infancythe School of the Arts (Art & Design, Theater and Musical Theater, School of Music, and Dance). Programs such as these, Converse’s dedication to fostering female leadership and excellence primes it for a revolution the attitudes they instill in campus culture, will propel the spacecollege forward.&nbsp;</span> <span style="color:#000000;">&nbsp;</span>

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