Get ’em, Tigers!
Four Brenau University teams won Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships this spring in the university’s second year competing in the conference. The swim team won its second consecutive championship in February, and head coach Nate Rhoades was named AAC Coach of the Year. Top-seeded tennis finished the regular reason with an 8-0 record and won the […]
Historical notes
Historical Notes and other treasures from the Brenau University archives Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. “To Our Best Piano Pupil” from 1899 Brenau Bulletin What’s in a name? Though founded in 1878 as the Georgia Baptist Female Seminary, Brenau has never been […]
Two quality education systems
Since 2014, Brenau University has operated successful partnerships with colleges and universities in China. In this story, students and professors from Brenau and its partner institutions dig into the similarities and differences between these two world leaders in higher education. The results are in and clear: Studying alongside peers from another culture jump-starts careers, enhances […]
Listening, learning in this grand adventure
In my new role as president of Brenau University, I am asked a lot of questions. The most popular ones are along the lines of, “What are your priorities for Brenau?” and, “What are you going to do?” Having been on the job for a scant amount of time within the context of this 141-year-old […]
The head and the heart
Thanks to a burgeoning collection of naturalist artworks, Brenau University connects its students and community to the arts and sciences in new ways More than 30 years ago, Talladega, Alabama, native William Wood donated a collection of his artwork in honor of his parents to a relatively small, private college in Gainesville, Georgia, not […]
The art of giving
Brenau’s Center for the Arts & Design creating a community of caring Surrounded by a clay menagerie of geometric pottery and chiseled torsos, Huy Chu talks about bowls with an earnest excitement that echoes throughout the dusty ceramics studio in Simmons Visual Arts Center. The bowls — glazed in earthy hues of green, brown and […]
Brenau changes lives for transfer students
At Brenau University, transfer students are given the chance to explore academics and student life in an environment that has plenty of opportunities to create a powerful future for its graduates. In fall 2018, Brenau welcomed its highest number of new transfer students in five years to The Women’s College and Gainesville day program. And […]
Eighth annual President’s Summer Arts Series showcases local artists
This year’s President’s Summer Arts Series — Ed Schrader’s eighth and last as Brenau University president — was a retrospective of work by seven artists previously featured in the engaging annual summer exhibition. “These artists were selected for their continued participation in and support of various university events and efforts over the last 14 years,” […]
Brenau recognizes student and faculty achievements
During the Honors Convocation in April and spring commencement in May, some of the highest honors offered at Brenau University were given to students and faculty in recognition of their hard work and dedication. The student awards included the Baxter-Bryan Scholarship, presented to rising senior Kendy Manzano, fashion design major from Adairsville, Georgia; the Sidney […]
Brenau makes a beginning
We recently said a heartfelt goodbye to our president of 15 years, Ed Schrader, and a warm welcome to our 10th — and first female — president, Anne Skleder. Brenau is entering a year with much change and transformation all the while holding steadfastly to our traditions and honoring our past. I’m reminded of the […]
