The Storyteller
At the grand opening of Brenau’s Florida campus, Brenau President Ed Schrader announced that Dennis Campay, whose paintings appear there and elsewhere on Brenau campuses, had been appointed the university’s first Master Artist. Not bad for a guy who technically did not start working as a “professional artist” until he was 42. In Jacksonville, Florida’s […]
What’s Happening With The Student Access And Experience Initiative
We often think of the college and university experience as a student’s first bold step into the world and as a doorway to endless possibilities. Brenau embraces that philosophy for the 137-year-old institution’s mission. The ForeverGold campaign provides for broader access to what Brenau offers and to richer experiences on campus and around the world. […]
Meeting Mr. Carter
Women’s College First-year Seminar Shakes Students from Comfort Zones In the spring of 2014, the seemingly indefatigable former President Jimmy Carter published his latest book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power – a well-documented indictment of persecution and prejudice that women still endure around the world. Since the Georgia-based Brenau Women’s College assigns […]
Straight Shooter – Danielle Walls
Danielle Walls’ cousin had a tennis ball-sized brain tumor extracted when he was 3 years old. She closely observed his slow and painful recovery process, particularly the work with occupational therapists and “what a big impact they had” on his full recovery. That is why she is at Brenau, and why she is preparing for […]
2015 Alumni Award Winners
Each year, the Brenau University Alumni Association selects up to 15 extraordinary alumni to honor through both the Outstanding Alumnae Awards and the Alumni Hall of Fame. Alumni are nominated by classmates, professors and colleagues and are judged on a host of criteria such as successes in their personal lives, service in the community, and […]
2013- 2014 Donor List
2013 – 2014 Annual Report of Donors July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 The Order of Brenau Sustaining Benefactors $500,000 + Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc. The Order of Brenau Benefactors $100,000 – $499,999 Ms. Margaret Evangeline Mr. and Mrs. James L. Isenson Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Miller North Georgia Community Foundation Mr. Hunt […]
The Song Leader
At the undergraduate and graduate commencement this past spring, the person in full academic regalia chosen to “lead the singing” of the Brenau University alma mater and the university’s praise anthem was 27-year-old Gabriel Lopez, BU ’14. Ironically, a sixth-grade music theory class almost derailed Lopez’s long journey to a musical performance degree from Brenau. […]
High Museum Reception, Feb. 2014
Eighty-five works from Brenau University students, most majoring in fine arts and interior design, were displayed from Jan. 28 t0 Feb. 14 in a special exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Part of Brenau’s unique academic partnership with the High, the exhibition in the museum’s Greene Family Education Center included digital prints, ceramics, oil and acrylic […]
Brenau’s First Doctorates: Five for the Record Books
The women rose as a group, holding hands like finalists in some sort of pageant. In a sense, they were. You could see the excitement bubbling behind their faces as Provost Nancy Krippel in full academic regalia smiled broadly and began the ritualistic intonation: “President Schrader, I present to you the candidates for the Doctor […]
Tami Williams Lee, WC ’02
Tami Williams Lee, WC ’02, director of university events at Brenau University, has earned the Collegiate Conference and Events Professional Certification by the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International. Lee was recognized at the association’s annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, on March 19, 2013. The Collegiate Conference and Events Professional Certification Program was established […]
