Brenau Scholar: Daniela Santiago
Daniela Santiago from Suwanee, Georgia, considered studying French and international business before following her true calling, musical theater. “Musical theater has always been my passion, for a long time,” she says. “I remember telling my parents that I wanted to go into music when I was younger. They thought it wasn’t practical.” Coming from a […]
Brenau Scholar: Cynthia Ayala-Mata
Cynthia Ayala-Mata of Lawrenceville, Georgia, has made a huge mark on her family history: She is the first in her family to complete high school and go to college. Admittedly, she initially wasn’t sure what she visualized for herself when attending university. “I grew up in Marietta, in a very small area, and I couldn’t […]
Brenau Scholar: Ashton Stockdale
Ashton Stockdale from Tucker, Georgia, had a personal experience at an early age that led to her decision to apply for Brenau’s pre-nursing program. “When I was in fourth grade, my grandfather, who we call ‘Pop,’ was diagnosed with congestive heart failure,” Stockdale says. “He was told that his chances were slim for any type […]
Brenau Scholar: Anna Rose
Anna Rose has plunged headlong into her freshman year at Brenau. A biology major from Mobile, Alabama, she’s already had an impressive start to both her swimming and academic careers at Brenau. At the Converse Invitational in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in October, Rose’s 400-yard medley relay team took first place. Rose also took first in […]
Brenau Scholar: Alyssa Eblen
Alyssa Eblen from Dacula, Georgia, is pursuing degrees in theater and organizational leadership in the hope of running her own theater company someday. That dream was ignited by her first introduction to Brenau’s world of theater. “I came to Brenau to see Guys and Dolls while I was in high school, and I was blown […]
Brenau Scholar: Abby Cape
Originally planning to study middle grades education, Abby Cape of Gainesville, Georgia, quickly decided that she would much rather “do” than “teach,” so she switched to a business major with plans of running her own business after graduation. “My mom and dad both own businesses, so they really persuaded me to go into business for […]
A Golden Tiger in Paris
Madison Elizabeth Kosater dreamed of studying abroad in France since she was 16 years old. A senior history and political science major from Macon, Georgia, Kosater’s dream finally came true when she received the $4,000 Denyse Marchesseau Endowed Scholarship for 2016. Kosater is the fifth Brenau University student to win the scholarship since 1999. Her […]
Welcome Home!
The first wave of junior year students from China’s Anhui Normal University arrived Aug. 19 on Brenau’s Gainesville campus. The 18 students are part of a special agreement between Brenau and ANU that permits the students to complete the first two years of their college careers in China and graduate from Brenau after completing their […]
Golden Tigers join Appalachian Athletic Conference
Starting next year, Brenau becomes a member of the Asheville, North Carolina-based Appalachian Athletic Conference, which gives the Golden Tigers a wide range of intercollegiate sports options, including lacrosse. In the AAC, Brenau will compete in cross country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, softball, tennis, golf, track & field and lacrosse. The Tigers will move from […]
On the Move
Brenau University welcomed more than 400 new Women’s College students, including 130 first-year residential students, this fall as it kicked off the 2016-17 academic year with its residential hall “Move-In Day” on Aug. 24.
