Summer 2016

Welcome (Pronounced Huan Ying)

Written by & posted on June 6, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Chinese welcome huan ying
A student ambassador program enabled Women’s College students to experience the other side of the world – and build a bridge between Chinese and American educational cultures. In May, eight Brenau University student ambassadors embarked on an 8,000-mile journey to Wuhu, China, to meet some of their future Brenau classmates: about two dozen early childhood education [...]

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Sisters: How One Scholarship Transformed a Family

Written by & posted on June 6, 2016 · 1 Comment 

Brenau University graduates and Jesse Jewel scholarship recipients the Martin Sisters (L-R) Carolyn West, Regina McNeal,Colene Martin, Mary Lou Nix and Martha Tanner pose for a photo. (William Lofton for Brenau University)

Among 10 children in the family, the five Martin sisters didn’t think college was a possibility when they were picking cotton or tending chickens on their farm near Gainesville, Georgia. That all changed, however, when one of their friends began to encourage Carolyn Martin West to further her education and get into teaching. Bobbie Carpenter […]

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2016 Women’s College Commencement

Written by & posted on May 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Annie B. Andrews, retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and Assistant Administrator for Human Resources Management with the Federal Aviation Administration, delivers the commencement address during The Women's College Commencement on Friday, May 6, 2016, in Gainesville, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)

Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Annie B. Andrews told the 2016 Brenau Women’s College graduating class to aim high in their professional aspirations.

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2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Written by & posted on May 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Winter Cardwell, who received a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, greets family and friends while during the processional during the Brenau University Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Gainesville, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)

Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Annie B. Andrews charged Brenau graduates Saturday to never let fear of the unknown stop them from following dreams.

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2016 Health Sciences Hooding Ceremony

Written by & posted on May 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Dr. Sara Propes is hooded for an Occupational Therapy Doctorate by Gale Starich, dean of the College of Health Sciences, and Barbara Schell, associate dean of the College of Health Sciences, during the Brenau University College of Health Sciences Graduate Hooding Ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2016. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)

Photos from the Brenau University College of Health Science 2016 hooding ceremony held May 5, 2016.

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2016 School of Nursing Pinning

Written by & posted on May 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Meg Bronaugh wears 'Class of 2016' sunglasses during the Brenau University School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2016 in Pearce Auditorium in Gainesville, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)

Photos of the Brenau University School of Nursing 2016 pinning ceremony held May 5, 2016.

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Alumnae Reunion Weekend & May Day, 2016

Written by & posted on April 27, 2016 · 1 Comment 

Emily Burgess, an organizational leadership major, center, smiles after being crowned by Dana Cole, a biology major, during the Brenau University Alumnae Reunion Weekend on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Gainesville, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)

Hundreds of Women’s College graduates returned to Brenau’s Gainesville campus for Alumnae Reunion Weekend and May Day festivities April 15-16.

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