Author Archive: Jennifer McManamay
Great Decisions lineup features Sweet Briar professors
Spencer Bakich, assistant professor of international affairs at Sweet Briar College, will kick off the annual Great Decisions Lecture Series at the Lynchburg Public Library. The series is held at 3 p.m. Thursdays beginning Feb. 7 through Feb. 28 in the Community Room. Light refreshments are provided starting at 2:30 p.m. Bakich, who has expertise [...]
‘S.A.L.S.A. Guy’ headlines 2013 Leadership Conference
The Sweet Briar Leadership Certificate Program will host the 16th annual Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center.
Sweet Briar Creates II: Artists revealed
Community art shows such as “Sweet Briar Creates II” are great for providing plenty of I-didn’t-know-you-could-do-that moments. The show is a faculty and staff invitational art exhibition that opens with a reception at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 in Benedict Gallery.
Barta hopes program flips a switch
Kelsey Barta, a sophomore engineering student at Sweet Briar, will host about 20 area sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls for an after-school “Engineering for Girls” event Thursday, Jan. 31 at Guion Science Center.
Lecturer discusses physics of athletic performance
Lynchburg College physics professor John Eric Goff will present “Physics Goodies from the London Olympics” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 at Sweet Briar College’s Guion Science Center.
Get help tackling the FAFSA at Super Saturday
Sweet Briar’s financial aid and academic computing offices will host their annual Financial Aid Super Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 26 in the Benedict Computer Lab.
Saying thanks, one month at a time
Practically from the time Kelly Meredith Iacobelli ’88 graduated, she has been an enthusiastic supporter of Sweet Briar, both financially and as a volunteer.
‘NewsHour’ series features College’s STEM program
Sweet Briar’s STEM teacher development program is featured in a new online video series produced by PBS’s “NewsHour.”
Dalton to help alumnae office staff
While the alumnae and development office searches for a new director of alumnae relations, Diane Dalton ’67 is volunteering part time in the office to ensure alumnae programming remains strong.
Sweet Briar announces development hires
Sweet Briar College has announced the appointment of two key staff members in the Office of Alumnae and Development.
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