Recent Articles
Mutual Admiration Brings Alumnae Together on Opera Project
Joan Vail Thorne ’51, two years behind Dorothy Rouse-Bottom at Sweet Briar, knew the older girl mostly through mutual friends and by reputation. “I was in total awe of her,” Joan says. Nearly 60 years later their paths crossed again, this time when Joan’s work drew Dorothy’s admiration. They became friends and collaborators long enough [...]
2012 Outstanding Alumnae
Sweet Briar College has honored Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’62 (pictured second) and Diane Dalton ’67 (pictured first) with the 2012 awards for Outstanding Alumna. The awards were presented during Reunion in May, when Nancy and Diane celebrated their 50th and 45th reunions. Nancy graduated with a degree in American studies and is the owner and [...]
Distinguished Alumna of 2011
Teresa Pike Tomlinson graduated from Sweet Briar in 1987, the same year the College established its Distinguished Alumna Award. Twenty-five years later, Sweet Briar announced that Teresa is the Distinguished Alumna of 2011. Given out by the board of the Alumnae Association, the award honors alumnae, preferably graduates, who have brought distinction to themselves and [...]
One Challenge at a Time: Lacrosse Magazine Features Sweet Briar Grad
Before coming to Sweet Briar in the late 1990s, Jessica Livingston ’00 hadn’t planned on playing lacrosse at all — much less becoming an All-American player and ending up on the cover of Lacrosse Magazine. Yet that’s exactly what happened. Maybe, the magazine speculates in its January issue, it is because “she can’t resist a [...]
‘A Writer’s Gotta Have Nerve’
Since graduating from Sweet Briar five years ago with a degree in English and creative writing, Shavonne Wei-Ming Clarke ’07 has made quite a name for herself. Last fall, her short story “Third Wife” was published in the Bellevue Literary Review and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Set in Singapore, the narrative pays homage to [...]
A Fringe Landscape
In February, Sweet Briar’s art community celebrated its third biannual Fringe Festival. Centered on the College’s “landscape for learning,” the festival featured several outdoor events, as well as a number of music and dance performances, a puppet show and stand-up comedy. Highlights included Sweet Briar’s first concert musical, “Baby,” and a poetry reading set against [...]
Empowering Elementary and Middle School Girls
In May, Sweet Briar partnered again with Girls on the Run to bring more than 300 regional elementary and middle school girls. “Sweet Briar and Girls on the Run share some core values — values about empowerment and achievement for girls and women,” says President Parker. “It’s moving to watch the runners cross the [...]
For the Academic Record
Sonia Olivera, assistant professor of modern languages and literatures, was invited by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars to serve on the U.S. Fulbright Regional Committee, an honor bestowed to only four representatives of the Southern Cone. Research by Claudia Chang, professor of anthropology, is featured in the exhibition “Nomads and Networks: The Ancient [...]
It’s Good to be ‘Liked’
On Feb. 8, 2012, Sweet Briar College’s official Facebook page recorded its 10,000th “like,” becoming the first women’s college in the country known to reach that mark. The milestone came as the result of a rigorous campaign launched in September to expand Sweet Briar’s marketing reach, in part through its Facebook presence. Dubbed “Project Rosebud,” [...]
Sweet Briar Wins Five CASE Awards
Sweet Briar College recently received five CASE awards for several of its publications. CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, honored the College with an Award of Excellence for its feature and news writing. Sweet Briar also was named a Grand Award Winner in four categories: total programs (publications programs), magazines (alumni magazines), [...]