Converse College
Professor Chewning is an educator professor. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Clemson University, Master of Education from Converse College, and Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Art History from Wofford College. She was a National Board Certified Teacher. Her specialties are secondary and middle-level education with K-12 classroom experience teaching English and social studies. Dr. Chewning joined the Converse Education Department in 2015 after teaching in the English department at Limestone College, where she was a two-time recipient of the Fullerton Teaching Excellence Award.
Professor Chewning teaches secondary and middle-level methods courses, literature for the child, secondary and middle-level clinical, middle-level philosophy and school organization, adolescent development, and assessment and pedagogy. She is the program director for middle-level and secondary education. She advises undergraduate secondary education minors and MAT candidates in the middle-level or secondary education programs.
Dr. Chewning enjoys sailing with her husband and two children when she is not standing on a pool deck as a stroke and turn swim official. Her favorite part of being a professor at Converse is the lasting connections she makes with her students.
Converse College
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Converse was founded in 1889 by citizens of Spartanburg, S.C. who aimed to create an educational experience that enables women “to see clearly, decide wisely, and act justly.” Converse is a creator of opportunity for all academically-qualified students through a personalized education that is combined with the professional and technical skills graduates need to be successful in their careers. Converse pushes beyond traditional boundaries to make a quality educational experience available to every qualified student who seeks it – both at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Effective July 1, 2021 Converse acknowledges its university status under the name Converse University, and in fall 2021 it will welcome its first undergraduate co-educational incoming class.