Author Archive: Jennifer McManamay

SBC voters win contest: Meyers is the prize
Yes, it’s true! Seth Meyers of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” is coming to Sweet Briar at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
News from the president and board report for Oct. 13 meeting
President Stone reports on the most recent telephonic board meeting and news from around campus.

Library digitizes 16 mm films to preserve riding history
Sweet Briar’s Cochran Library recently partnered with the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg to digitally preserve 35 mm films made by one of the central figures in the development of Sweet Briar’s storied riding program, Capt. Vladimir Littauer.

Rolling Stone: No moss gathering here
President Phil Stone has been hitting the road as part of Sweet Briar’s continuing efforts to raise funds and engage alumnae in recruiting new students.

IHSA season is underway
Sweet Briar’s 2015-16 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team roster is set and the riders are already seeing competition in the ring.

New memorial revealed during Founders’ Day service
It wasn’t exactly the usual crowd clustered inside the protective wall of the Fletcher-Williams family cemetery atop Monument Hill for the 2015 version of Sweet Briar’s Founders’ Day.

SBC musicians, horses put on a show
The Sweet Briar Chamber Orchestra and the riding program will present a joint program, “Le Carrousel,” at around 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, on the dell near Prothro Hall.

Senior dance concerts on tap
Sweet Briar College seniors Samantha Cochran and Comora Littlejohn will present a joint dance concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Sept. 25, in the dance studio theater at Babcock Fine Arts Center.

Cochran renovation recognized in ALA magazine
American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association, has listed Mary Helen Cochran Library in its 2015 Library Design Showcase.
Sweet Briar graduate program to host open house
Sweet Briar College’s graduate program in education will host an open house for prospective students Wednesday, Aug. 5, in the Wailes Lounge at the Elston Inn & Conference Center on campus.