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Softball returns to Sweet Briar
After a four-year hiatus, Sweet Briar College is excited to announce the return of softball to the College’s varsity athletics offerings with a full NCAA Division III schedule of competition set for the spring of 2023. Sweet Briar plans to hire a head coach during the summer of 2021, who will begin the recruiting process […]
112th Commencement celebrates the resilient Class of 2021
On May 8, 2021, Sweet Briar College held its 112th Commencement for the Class of 2021 — one of the first in-person college graduation ceremonies to be held in the U.S. since the pandemic began over a year ago. While the traditional events looked slightly different than usual, with social distancing in place and a […]
Three student organizations collaborate to bring back the Student Involvement Recognition Awards in 2021
The Inter-Club Council, Campus Events Organization and the Sweet Briar Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society partnered this year to bring back an important series of awards that recognize Sweet Briar’s multifaceted values: leadership, a commitment to diversity and inclusion and community service. The awards also include categories for faculty and staff […]
Nine students inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa
Nine students were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (OΔK), National Leadership Honors Society on Tuesday, April 27. OΔK is the premier collegiate leadership honor society. It recognizes achievement in the five Phases of Campus Life which include: Scholarship Athletics Community service, student involvement, religious activities, student government Journalism, speech, mass media Creative, performing arts Colleges […]
Lynchburg scholarships support local Sweet Briar students
Three local Sweet Briar students have been awarded scholarships funded by The Al Stroobants Foundation and the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation. Both scholarships are given to first-year students. The recipients of the Al Stroobants Foundation scholarship were Ashanti Brown ’24 and Madison Luther ’24. The Stroobants scholars are each awarded full tuition for the academic […]
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