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Purpose of Brenau University
Brenau University is a private
comprehensive university that includes the Womens College, the Evening
and Weekend College, the Online College, and the Academy. These four
divisions, distinct yet complementary, offer diverse educational
opportunities founded in the liberal arts which lead to intellectual and
professional development, foster personal growth, and encourage community
responsibility and global understanding.
Brenau University, to implement this
purpose:
Maintains an academically qualified
faculty who offer students a liberal arts education which encourages
creativity and fosters critical thinking;
Creates an environment which promotes
intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, moral and psychological
development;
Is committed to the provision of a
curriculum that is inclusive of issues relevant to women and minorities;
Maintains its position as a nonsectarian
academic institution with a Christian Judaic heritage and encourages an
understanding and appreciation of the diverse cultures of the world; and
Makes its services and facilities
available for the cultural, educational, professional and social
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Institutional Organization
Each component of the university enhances
the others through shared resources, facilities, faculty and cultural
opportunities but has distinct characteristics as defined below. Limited
cross enrollment opportunities are available.
The Women's College offers baccalaureate
and graduate programs with a liberal arts foundation that enable students
to explore general interests and to pursue specialized studies. Women have
opportunities to develop leadership skills in an environment that
encourages awareness of and participation in a world characterized by
pluralism, and to explore and prepare for various career opportunities.
The Evening and Weekend College offers to
both men and women baccalaureate, master's, and educational specialist
degrees. The baccalaureate programs provide foundations for individual and
professional growth and competence. The master's programs encourage
students to develop the proficiency and professionalism necessary to meet
the challenges inherent in their fields of study. Professional
development, a link between Brenau and the larger community, provides for
personal and professional growth through such means as short courses,
workshops and seminars. The Brenau University Institute for Learning and
Leisure makes non-credit educational and enrichment programs available for
senior members of the Hall County community.
The Online College offers to both men and
women baccalaureate and graduate programs and classes facilitated entirely
online using a web-based delivery platform. These classes and programs are
designed for a population of students who must balance the demands of
family, work place, and personal lives with the desire to pursue their
educational goals. Online instructors make effective use of the online
platform to design, construct and deliver meaningful online courses that
address the motivations, needs, learning styles and constraints of
nontraditional learners. The open and collaborative sharing of student
experiences, within the context of the course material, serves to enrich
the learning process for themselves and their peers.
The Academy, a residential preparatory
school founded in 1928, provides educational opportunities for young women
in grades nine through twelve.
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