Blogging by the Class of 1972

Hello all~
This is a huge THANK YOU to Jill Johnson and MarySue Morrison for spending their time into the early morning hours to finish our Class notes and then getting this blog site up for the Class of 1972. They likely now must re-enter the lives they put on hold to prepare the notes and then suddenly be catapulted into a listening and sharing post for the thoroughly unexpected announcement by the SBC Board.  JJ and MS, we are forever indebted to you!

We want to use the blogging site responsibly. We need to post encouragement, opinions and only facts that have been checked, or provide the source so the reader can evaluate the fact represented. There are a lot of ideas out there that we hope will be posted so we can use them effectively.

Many of us have different avenues for information. Let's share in order to be and remain up to date.
As we proceed, let's not get discouraged, but keep in mind that we have only recently learned of this decision that the SBC Board has studied for a long while, or not enough.  We are joining with other alumnae to find out the facts and perspectives that led to the decision to close Sweet Briar.  We have heard some reasons, but we want to know more about the finances and the plans, if any, the Board has for Sweet Briar. We want to know what is being done to help the faculty, uprooted in their career so suddenly. We want to know what plans are in place for the students. We want to know how this happened without us being told or asked to help.

Hold together, shine the light into the dark, undisclosed places, share and believe we can see this distressed time yield a different outcome, or a different direction.
Yours in the struggle, Marion