Creating lasting change together
By Margie Gill, BU ’10 Dr. Margie Gill is an associate professor of psychology and Brenau’s interim executive director for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives. She graduated cum laude from Georgia Gwinnett College in 2008 with a B.S. in psychology and received her master’s degree in clinical psychology from Brenau, where she received the […]
Planning with purpose
Planning ahead is vital for the success of any business or organization, but what makes that roadmap to the future strategic? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “strategic,” is an adjective that means “relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.” “Plan” is a noun defined […]
A vision realized: Brenau Downtown Campus takes shape with Renaissance expansion
Brenau University is expanding its footprint in downtown Gainesville to coalesce into a true downtown campus location focused on health sciences. The university’s revitalization of the former Georgia Mountains Center and the addition of the Gainesville Renaissance are changing the look of downtown. Brenau’s expansion in a prime location contiguous to the Brenau Downtown Center […]
‘Passion and talent’: Thompson family donates extensive art collection to Brenau
The estate of Claire Thompson, who died in September 2021, has donated an extensive collection of work by her late husband, William J. Thompson, to Brenau University Galleries. The Thompson collection, valued at more that $270,000, consists of 68 works by the renowned sculptor and printmaker that span the artist’s career from the 1950s to […]
Expanding international efforts: Brenau establishes Miller Institute for Global Education
Brenau University has established the Miller Institute for Global Education to guide its internationalization plans that aim to increase students’ global awareness, an initiative key to the university’s mission and its strategic plan. The institute is funded by an estate gift from Pete Miller, who has been a Brenau trustee since 1998, and his wife, […]
Making dreams a reality: Medical, Health care scholars programs teaches high school students about health care careers
Andrea Garcia, a junior pursuing a psychology degree with a concentration in pre-occupational therapy, hadn’t been exposed to her future career before she participated in Brenau’s Medical Scholars program. “I had never heard of occupational therapy prior,” she says. “I chose Brenau because they have a great and well-known OT program, which I learned about […]
Serving those who serve: Veterans, military family members get gold status treatment as Brenau students
Students can face extraordinary challenges that affect themselves and their families while pursuing higher education. For many, those challenges are due to military service or veteran status. The Postsecondary National Policy Institute reports active duty military students say they struggle with maintaining scholarships and in-state tuition due to deployments and frequent moves. While on active […]
Forging new paths: First-generation students tackle college culture, educational goals
Trailblazers. Pioneers. Leaders. Being the first means taking a different approach, and first-generation college students often must carve a different path to the finish line than their classmates with parents who graduated from college. In spring 2022 at Brenau, 42% of students in The Women’s College were navigating the university experience as first-generation students. The […]
Brenau signs grant to make scholarship funds available for Mexican students
Brenau University signed a grant agreement with the Government of Mexico on July 22 that will help students of Mexican origin offset tuition costs. This marks the third consecutive year Brenau has received the grant funded via the Institute for Mexicans Abroad scholarship program, or IME Becas. The program was created to support Mexican students […]
In Memory: Fall 2021
Frances Sides Prunty, WC ’46, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died July 18. Delores Ward Napier Leslie, WC ’47, of Macon, Georgia, died July 28. AlJean Dorsey Thompson, WC ’49, of Gainesville, Georgia, died May 24. Dell Henderson Young, WC ’59, of Statham, Georgia, died March 29. Sarah Gower Lowe “Sally” Fant, A ’59, of Greenville, […]
