WELCOME TO VIXEN WATCH WHICH INCLUDES NEWS AND ARTICLES ON SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE, LIBERAL ARTS, STEM, STEAM, COLLEGE FINANCE, AND MORE.
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THANKSGIVING IS JUST A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW. THEREFOR I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN FOR THE SWEET BRIAR FAMILY TO SHARE YOUR THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS OR MEMORIES. YOU CAN SEND ME A MESSAGE AND I WILL MAKE SURE IT WILL BE IN THE NEXT VIXEN WATCH. JUST SCROLL DOWN TO THE ‘THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS AND/OR MEMORIES SUBMITTED BY MEMBER OF THE SWEET BRIAR FAMILY‘ Section
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PLEASE CHECK THE NEW INFORMATION IN THE ‘ALUMNAE ALLIANCE SECTION‘ ON THE ATHLETICS AND RIDING HALL OF FAME INDUCTION. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOVEMBER 18.
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BY NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL IN THE MAIL REQUESTING TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY REGARDING SWEET BRIAR. AS YOU MAY KNOW THESE SURVEYS HELP SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE DETERMINE HOW TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. PLEASE DON’T IGNORE THIS EMAIL AND TAKE THE SURVEY BY NOVEMBER 16 THE VERY LATEST. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COLLEGE AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU!!!
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3140574/Sweet-Briar-Alumnae-Survey?
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MANY ALUMNAE ARE CURRENTLY BUSY RECRUITING NEW STUDENTS TO STUDY AT SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE. HERE IS A GREAT VIDEO ANY ALUMNA OR FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE CAN USE TO RECRUIT STUDENTS.
WHY SWEET BRIAR?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTjJX_7U15g
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DON’T SKIP THE ‘SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SWEET BRIAR FAMILY‘ SECTION AS YOU MAY FIND QUITE A FEW INTERESTING CONTRIBUTIONS.
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DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE ‘EVENTS‘ SECTION FOR CLUB MEETING, ALUMNAE ART EXHIBITS AND MUCH MORE.
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ONCE AGAIN A SWEET BRIAR VIXEN NEEDS YOUR HELP TO FUND A SUMMER MEDICAL INTERNSHIP IN AFRICA. PLEASE CHECK THE “VIXENS HELPING VIXENS” SECTION AT THE BOTTOM.
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SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE IS STILL HIRING
FOR INFORMATION AND A LIST OF POSITIONS PLEASE VISIT
http://sbc.edu/human-resources/faculty-staff-job-openings/
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND START SAVING!
REUNION IS GOING TO BE JUNE 2 THROUGH 4 2017.
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PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO ALSO CHECK THE “EVENTS” SECTION AT THE BOTTOM.
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ARE YOU PLANNING A TRIP TO SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE? DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE EVENTS CALENDAR
http://sbc.edu/featured-events/
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING FOR
SWEET BRIAR GO TO:
HTTP://SBC.EDU/ALUMNAE-DEVELOPMENT/VOLUNTEER/
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IF YOU PLAN A FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT SWEET BRIAR PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NEED APPROVAL FROM THE COLLEGE. ALL FUNDRAISING EVENTS ARE TIED TO OUR ACCREDITATION PROCESSES AND THEREFOR NEED THE APPROVAL. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO ENTER THE SYSTEM:
HTTP://SBC.EDU/ALUMNAE-DEVELOPMENT/GEOGRAPHIC-CLUBS-AND-EVENTS/
AND
HTTP://SBC.EDU/ALUMNAE-DEVELOPMENT/FUNDRAISING-FOR-SWEET-BRIAR/
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTION PLEASE CONTACT DONNA DODD WHO IS THE CONTACT FOR ALL FUNDRAISERSDDODD@SBC.EDU
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FOR MORE FABULOUS INFORMATION ON SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE, ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, ALUMNAE VISIT THE FACEBOOK PAGE
HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SWEET.BRIAR.COLLEGE/
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SWEET BRIAR NEWS
Sweet Briar College announces 2016 rose awards for staff excellence
Swimming and diving to contest two meets this week
Sweet Briar’s fall dance concert to feature aerial work
Sweet Briar students score plenty of ribbons at SWVHJA hores show in Lexington
Sweet Briar names outstanding underclasswomen to Alpha Lambda Delta
Keydets dominate Wednesday’s swimming action
Girls on the Run of Central Virginia returns to Sweet Briar for Fall celebration 5K
Business student say seminar experience taught them to think bigger
SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SWEET BRIAR FAMILY
Posted on Facebook by Teresa Tomlinson
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE sponsors Steeplechase Pony Races! Alumnae from Columbus, Albany, Macon and Atlanta come in to staff the prospective student table. What a day!!
Posted on Facebook by Ava Spanier
She co-produced the movie ‘All In time’ which can be bought at iTunes.
Hey guys! The film I co-produced is playing in Baltimore tomorrow night. Just thought I would let you know in case anyone nearby wanted to catch it in a theatre. There will be a talk-back after the film with the director and other production team members including our Emmy nominated Director of Photography who is in town shooting House of Cards. Available on iTunes as well and just got picked up for distribution overseas. 
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https://www.facebook.com/events/338250073185570/
Posted on Facebook by Alice Dixon
Your SBC Board dining at the riding center after a long day of committee meetings! We’ll be hard at work through lunch on Saturday. Wish you could be here to enjoy the beautiful campus, and see how happy and active our students are! — at Sweet Briar College Riding Center.
Posted on Facebook by Jane Dure
Students in the JYS in Seville – Sweet Briar College program have been exploring their temporary home city since they arrived in Seville in September. Here they stand opposite El Hospital de la Caridad with a statue of the founder Miguel de Mañara, who is carrying a sick man to the hospital for care.
The hospital, shaded by palm trees and filled with baroque art, has not changed much since its founding in 1674. The statue captures the spirit of Seville, a southern Spanish city where a close community embraces service to others. In fact, most of our students (studying abroad from Northwestern University) are volunteering or interning at schools and organizations that do good. In addition to their coursework, students are building character and CVs by working with organizations that help people who are disabled, suffering from Alzheimer’s or part of the LGBT community.
Posted on Facebook by Jane Dure
There is good stuff in there, like in the old days, our old days. Think about it for holiday shopping.
https://shopsweet.sbc.edu/
ALUMNAE ALLIANCE
Dear Alumnae,
Happy fall!
We are overjoyed to announce that there will be an Athletics and Riding Hall of Fame induction in April 2017. The Sweet Briar College Athletics and Riding Hall of Fame honors special achievements by alumnae who have been associated with athletics at the College. These individuals have helped bring recognition, honor, distinction and excellence to Sweet Briar College and the intercollegiate athletics program. If you would like to nominate and alumna for this recognition, kindly complete the nomination form found on the Sweet Briar Athletics website by November 18, 2016. We are always accepting nominations for this important honor.
If you have questions, contact Megan Behrle ’09, cross country coach and lacrosse recruiting assistant, at mbehrle@sbc.edu.
Thank you,
Sweet Briar Athletics and Riding
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DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN MAKE A MONTHLY GIFT TO SWEET BRIAR?THE COLLEGE CAN SET UP A RECURRING CREDIT CARD PAYMENT FOR YOU OR YOU CAN EVEN SET IT UP THROUGH YOUR BANK. CALL 1-800-381-6131 TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED!
TO MAKE A GIFT NOW, VISITSBC.EDU/GIFT.
To get the most out of Sweet Briar’s alumnae network go to
https://sweetbriar.alumnifire.com/
THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS AND/OR MEMORIES SUBMITTED BY MEMBER OF THE SWEET BRIAR FAMILY
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LIBERAL ARTS
Digital silk road and other initiative forge new path for digital liberal arts
Field trips and site visits enrich the liberal arts experience
4 leading U.S. colleges for post-graduate Liberal Arts
India – Why liberal arts matter
As pressure mounts against small liberal arts schools, leaders make their case
STEM AND STEAM
Pay attention to what you like, kids; it can point ou to a career, author says
New mission – former astronaut Leroy Chiao blasts off in another direction
Ths NFL player is changing children’s lives via unique educational program
Prodigy moves brings arts-infused program to more kids
Shaw Industries expands STEM/STEAM educational partnership
Vermont Teddy Bear launches VTSTEAMspace
Free Cubes in Space program offers opportunity for youth to put experiments into space
Pennsylvania STEM education programs recognized at White House Computer Science Symposium
WOMEN IN STEM
Women’s energy network chapter to present scholarship
The Quad – The under-representation of women in STEM at UCLA
Bridging the gap for women in STEM industries
Women in STEM – A gender gap that could be solved in high school education
Half of women wish they had chosen careers in ‘male sector’
Being more like men does not help women in STEM careers
Study shows – Female scientists found to be underrepresented in Genomics
Global women in STEM leadershi summit sparks ‘critical’ conversation
5 least known female scientists who changed science
UD grant to boost undergraduate STEM research opportunities for women
Women at NASA – What it’s like to work at the organization today
Women slowly crack innovation glass ceiling
What’s the state of women in the workforce
The pay gap – not damned lies, but statistics
This pioneering astronaut blazed a trail for women engineers to follow
Mars 2016 to empower women in research by focusing on infectious diseases and women’s health
Program break down gender norms, empowers girls to be the future of STEM industry
An engineering program with 40% women? How this Microsoft vet cracked the code for gender diversity
Million Women Mentors to launch STEM program at A-state
Papua New Guinea – More PNG women needed in science and technology fields
STUDENT RECRUITMENT, ENROLLMENT, ETC.
UM’s decline cannot be ignored
Loss of International students?
CLC boosts spending to attract more international students
Rutgers sees steady rise in number of international students over past 5 years
COLLEGE SUSTAINABILITY AND FARMING
UC Merced among the country’s most sustainable campuses
Sterling College ranked top college farm in Vermont
WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Better-educated women still prefer higher earning husbands
Want to disrupt the mortgage industry? Ask the decisio maker
How business can put women in the boardroom
Election empowers women to keep gender issues in limelight
UK – U.K. calls for women at the top and an end to all-white boardrooms
Fashion and technology unite to empower women
UAE – Emirati women excel in health and education sectors in Dubai
More and more Saudi women are opting for engineering degrees
COLLEGE FINANCES
Why colleges with billions of dollars still charge tuition
$50 million in donation to St. John’s College set record
Alumni pledge $50 million to St. John’s College
OTHER
Internships – The ultimate return on investment for today’s college student
Home or away – There’s more than one route to college
Washington & Lee – Tradition of Innovation
Timeline – 50 years of higher education
EVENTS
December – January
Attention D.C. area alums, artist Kristin Herzog ’70 has two shows coming up soon. Included in her collection are pieces commemorating the effort to save Sweet Briar. Catch her work at:
Explorations in Color, at Artspace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon, VA 20170
Dec. 7-Jan. 8
Opening Reception on Saturday, Dec. 10 7 –9pm
Arts Club of Washington, D.C., 2017 I St. NW, DC 20006
Jan. 6 – Jan. 28
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 6, 6:30. – 8:30 p.m
JANUARY 8, 2017
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