Sweet Stories in the Dell

In the final episode of our podcast series, Caperton Morton '85 explores the history and architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and his work for Sweet Briar College. You'll hear from professor emerita Aileen "Ninie" Laing '57, who wrote the exhibition booklet that accompanied the 2001 exhibition of Cram's drawings in 2001 for the College's Centennial, "Dreams to Reality." Travis McDonald, renowned architectural historian and director of architectural restoration at Poplar Forest, also weighs in to address the architectural significance of Sweet Briar's campus to Cram's career.

Finally, you'll hear from Eric Kuchar, the project manager for Sweet Briar's historic assessment at Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects about the assessment itself as well as future plans for historic preservation at Sweet Briar.

If you enjoy this episode of the podcast, be sure to go back and listen to the previous episodes on your preferred Apple or Android podcast app.

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For the past few months, Caperton Morton ’85 has been working on this very special 2-part episode of “Sweet Stories in the Dell,” Sweet Briar’s podcast. In this episode, Caperton talks with Prof. Dwana Waugh, who is a professor of history specializing in American history and desegregation. Prof. Waugh teaches “History Detectives,” a course formerly known as “Doing Sweet Briar History,” which investigates the history of Sweet Briar through research conducted by students.

You will also hear from Ashanti Brown ’24, granddaughter of Preston Brown and descendant of some of Sweet Briar’s enslaved families, including Nannie Christian. Ashanti takes what she learned in the classroom and conducts her own oral history interview, which you’ll also hear in this episode.

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For the past few months, Caperton Morton ’85 has been working on this very special 2-part episode of “Sweet Stories in the Dell,” Sweet Briar’s podcast. In this episode, Caperton talks with Prof. Dwana Waugh, who is a professor of history specializing in American history and desegregation. Prof. Waugh teaches “History Detectives,” a course formerly known as “Doing Sweet Briar History,” which investigates the history of Sweet Briar through research conducted by students.

You will also hear from Ashanti Brown ’24, granddaughter of Preston Brown and descendant of some of Sweet Briar’s enslaved families, including Nannie Christian. Ashanti takes what she learned in the classroom and conducts her own oral history interview, which you’ll also hear in this episode.

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This episode of Sweet Stories in the Dell explores the College's Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 Engineering Program, which fosters the growth of students interested in engineering and its many fields of study. Dr. Bethany Brinkman, Associate Professor and Director of the Engineering Program, speaks to the program's creation and its students' accomplishments.

If you know a young woman interested in engineering, please share this episode with her and point her in the direction of Sweet Briar's engineering program at sbc.edu/engineering.

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In this episode, we explore the creation and implementation of Sweet Briar College's three Centers of Excellence. Caperton Morton '85 jumps into the centers with an interview with Carrie Brown, director of the Center for Creativity, Design and the Arts and professor of English and Creative Writing.

Additional music credits:

https://www.bronte.org.uk/contemporary-arts/artists-in-haworth/ailis-ni-riain

https://www.ailis.info/bronte-linger

http://www.andreaclearfield.com

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In this bonus episode, producer Caperton Morton ’85 introduces assistant professor of music Joshua Harris. He explains how the infusion of technology and sound design into Sweet Briar’s music program has influenced students’ experiences with music and “sound art.” This direction took Josh and the students in his “Sound on Screen” course to the Sundance Film Festival, which highly impacted Brianna (or “B”) Wray ’21. She shares highlights from her experience that support the reason for providing such off-campus experiences. Josh also gives a tour of the Sound Art Production and Analysis (SarPA) Studio <https://sbc.edu/news/sweet-briars-new-electroacoustic-lab-brings-opportunities-for-women-composers/> and explains how the unfettered use for this music studio frees student imaginations as they experiment. This direction of the music program has opened up new courses of study in music production and sound design and expands the opportunities for careers to explore.

Sweet Briar College is a women’s liberal arts college located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains in central Virginia. Take a virtual tour of Sweet Briar’s safe and spacious campus and learn more at sbc.edu/admissions.

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