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Students, College honor staff members
Sweet Briar College’s Office of Human Resources and student organization Sweet Spirits honored staff members at the Unsung Heroes and Employee Recognition Banquet April 26 at the Florence Elston Inn and Conference Center.
Events scheduled for Black History Month
In commemoration of Black History Month, the College is hosting several events during the month of February. All events are free and open to members of the Sweet Briar community.
Fairy Tale Expert to Speak on Hunger Games
Sweet Briar College will present “From Hunger Narratives to Hunger Games: Fairy-tale Tricksters,” a talk by renowned fairy tale scholar Maria Tatar, at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in the Boxwood Room at the Elston Inn Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Sweet Briar’s Lectures and [...]
Biologist Argues Fishery is Risky Business
Soon, cownose rays will be arriving at their summer breeding ground in the Chesapeake Bay. They swarm into the Bay, by some estimates in the millions, setting up an inevitable clash between man and fish that seems to escalate with each migration. The rays — big mollusk-eating predators — are blamed for harming commercial [...]
Sweet Briar Hosts Girls on the Run Spring 5K
Sweet Briar College will host the Girls on the Run of Central Virginia Spring Celebration 5K at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5 on campus. The Lynchburg-based Girls on the Run council has already held one race at Sweet Briar since the two women’s organizations announced a partnership in August 2011. Formerly known as Girls on [...]
Sweet Briar Choir and Orchestra Present Spring Concerts
At Sweet Briar College, the month of April promises to end on a musical note, with the Spring Choir Concert taking place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, in Memorial Chapel, followed by the Spring Chamber Orchestra performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, also in the chapel. Both events are free and open to [...]
Sweet Briar Names 2012 Outstanding Alumnae
Sweet Briar College has announced that Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’62 and Diane Dalton ’67 will receive the 2012 awards for Outstanding Alumna. The awards will be presented during Reunion in May, when Keuffel and Dalton celebrate their 50th and 45th reunions.
Sweet Briar Celebrates 26th Annual Arts Day
The 26th annual Arts Day will be held at Sweet Briar College on the morning of Friday, April 20. Shelbie Filson, who is organizing this year’s event, says the College is expecting 314 Amherst County fifth-grade students. Before attending workshops across campus, the students will eat breakfast in Prothro Dining Hall beginning at 9:15 a.m. [...]
Endstation Says ‘Come Play’ in Central Virginia
From June 1 to July 22, the Blue Ridge Summer Theatre Festival, produced annually by Endstation Theatre Company and held at Sweet Briar College near Amherst, Va., is inviting visitors from around the region to “come play” in Central Virginia. Festival audience members will be offered discounts at various local restaurants, wineries, breweries and hotels [...]
Business Sophomores Place Second in State
Emily Cochran ’14 and Katie Drake ’14 recently placed second in a statewide competition sponsored by Virginia Phi Beta Lambda. Cochran scored second highest in the state on a statistical analysis test, while Drake was second on a financial concepts test. Phi Beta Lambda, the college and university division of the Future Business Leaders of [...]
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