JULY 2011
 


Read all about it.

The Sweet Briar Magazine is in the mail. We're excited to offer it through a whole new section of our website as well. Make sure to check out several bonus features online. Read more...

 


Oh the places they go

During the summer months, Sweet Briar students are busy traveling, interning, working, and, most of all, learning. Biology major Kendall Harris is one example. She's spending her summer at the Oakland Zoo. Read more about her experiences and a bit more about the internships going on this summer far and wide. 

 


Future Engineers go to Brazil

A team from Sweet Briar College went to Ilhéus, Brazil, for two weeks to work on improving the daily routines of clients in an occupational therapy clinic. The students and faculty were there as part of a class in which they've spent the past several months designing and building devices for individuals with impairments ranging from autism to complete paralysis. Read more...  

 


Stories of Haunts?

Most every college campus has its series of ghost stories. For Sweet Briar, our ghost stories begin with founder Indiana Fletcher Williams and her daughter Daisy Williams, perhaps because of Daisy's untimely death. In good fun, the SyFy Network is looking for those stories to see if Sweet Briar is a good candidate for a new series called "School Spirits." If you have a story and want to share it, the talent scout is Lacey Mackey with Gotham Casting and her email is lmackey@gothamcasting.com

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In This Issue
Summer Magazine releases
Internships all over
Future Engineers go to Brazil
Stories of Haunts
A Fulbright to Turkey
Summer Research

 

A Fulbright to Turkey   


Kathryn Alexander '11 will make an impact in the world, maybe as an academic, maybe as a peace builder or conflict analyst. Exactly how she will contribute isn't known to her yet, but she expects the 10-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant she has just been awarded will help clarify what she wants to do.  Read more...  

 


Summer is for Research

 

At least for several students. Eight Sweet Briar students were awarded Honors Summer Research Fellowships for the 2011 program, which runs May 23 through next week (July 15). It's a vital part of what makes Sweet Briar intensely different from other colleges. Read about who's involved this year...

 

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