What the buzz is about
We keep the bees and maintain the hives. We market the honey. We research the impact of bees on the ecosystem.
Engineering Community
We tackle community projects and showcase our prototypes, like a hydroponic system for the greenhouse, a smart compass to locate lost hikers, a silent alert system for library windows. If it’s needed, useful and interesting, we’ll engineer it!
Internships
From Capitol Hill to the steppes of Kazakhstan, 80% of students do internships. We join the horse business and the political world. We are EMTs and kayak guides, arts administrators and journalists.

Admissions Blog: Summer internship success stories
There’s only one way to gain experience in something, and that’s to actually, physically do it. Yes, we’re talking about internships. At Sweet Briar, 80 percent of students intern at least once during their time here. (If you’re an engineering student, make that 100 percent.)
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