Brenau University’s radio station, 89.1 WBCX-FM, will broadcast live the Feb. 22 debate from Gainesville, Ga., of candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the 2014 U.S. Senate election. If you are outside of the station’s 1,900-square-mile listening area in northeast Georgia, you can listen to the streaming broadcast online at the WBCX Listen Live link: […]
Because of a spring calendar filled with significant university events, Brenau University announced today that the annual Brenau Barbecue Championship scheduled for Memorial Day weekend in Gainesville has been placed on hiatus – at least for 2014. Brenau President Ed Schrader said the university will decide later whether to resume the event, which has become […]
Brenau University President Ed Schrader projected that expanding investments in educating traditional-aged Southern women would yield a $2.4 trillion economic windfall over a 35-year period in increased lifetime earning potential alone for that demographic group. As the only male speaker at the 2013 TEDx Centennial Park Women conference in Atlanta, Schrader pointed out that the […]
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics named an unprecedented four Brenau University Golden Tigers soccer players as All-America team members for the 2013 season. The honorees included first-team selection Esther Anyanwu from Lagos, Nigeria, who also won first-team recognition on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire All-America team for her outstanding season. The […]
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges elected Brenau University President Ed L. Schrader to a three-year second term on its board of trustees. Schrader also continues his service on the council’s committee that reviews initial candidacies for colleges and universities seeking initial accreditation and those that undergo reaffirmation of their academic […]
New York Times best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe appears for a free public speaking engagement at Brenau University’s historic Pearce Auditorium on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., to discuss her book, The Butterfly’s Daughter. Monroe, author of more than a dozen novels, non-fiction titles and children’s books, established her forte for “environmental fiction” when […]
Brenau University officially celebrated the beginning of its 135th anniversary on Friday with the dedication of what it believes to be the world’s largest golden tiger sculpture as the perfect symbol of the institution’s spirit, academic prowess and nationally ranked intercollegiate sports teams. And, the statute now has a name: Lucile, in honor of Lucile […]
Five songwriters with more than 30 hit songs headline the 12th annual John Jarrard Foundation Concert Songwriters in the Round Show Sept. 20-21. Singer/songwriters Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Doug Johnson, Jim Collins and Bob Morrison will take the stage on Saturday, Sept. 21 on Brenau University’s Front Lawn to honor the late John Jarrard, Gainesville […]
Richard H. Leet, retired vice chairman of Amoco Corporation and a member of the Board of Trustees at Brenau University, died on Friday, Aug. 9, in Gainesville, Ga. He was 86. Throughout his career and following his retirement as a top executive with one of the world’s leading petrochemical companies, Leet was active in many […]
Two established songwriters who also have credits in front of the camera will take to the stage Saturday, June 8, at Brenau University’s Theatre on the Square in downtown Gainesville, Ga. John Ford Coley and Alex Harvey open the new Summer Songwriter Series on Saturday, June 8, from 7-9 p.m., at Brenau’s newest venue, an intimate 300-seat auditorium […]
According to forecasts, temperatures Friday night for the 6 p.m. opening of the festival’s preview party and musical performances in the Brenau Amphitheatre should be in the low 70s with a slight breeze and 0 percent chance of rain. Saturday temperatures are expected to be in the temperate 60s when the festival opens its gates at 10 a.m. and move to the high […]
If you like Deuce Coupes, Ford Model As, Chevy 409s, Corvettes, AMXes, AC Cobras, Challengers, GTOs and anything else produced on wheels between 1930 and 1997, the Brenau Barbecue Championship Car Show is the place to be on Saturday, May 25. In addition to seeing scores of classic cars, patrons also will be in striking distance […]
The Brenau Amphitheatre and Gainesville campus turns into a fun for all ages event on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brenau Barbecue Championship. Although the principal purpose of the festival is to determine which two of about 40 cooking teams win the championship and an automatic bid to compete […]
School is out for the summer for Brenau University senior Katie Barth from Duluth, Ga., but come Memorial Day weekend, she will join dozens of her classmates on the Gainesville campus as volunteers, working at the 5th Annual Brenau Barbecue Championship Festival. Barth says it’s the least she could do. The barbecue raises money for […]
Here are the top 10 things you need to know about the Brenau Barbecue Championship: What is the Brenau Barbecue Championship? Now in its fifth year, the Brenau Barbecue Championship is a fundraiser for a scholarship fund for local students. Jim Barco, the event’s coordinator, initially envisioned the competition as way to combine the […]
This spring Brenau University recaptured a tradition that has been on hold for close to a quarter of a century when it moved its commencement exercises for 738 graduates on May 3 and 4, 2013, to the outdoor venue on the “front lawn” of the historic Gainesville campus. However, inclement weather on May 4 altered the […]
The former U.S. State Department’s top foreign policy planning expert says that by taking sometimes scary risks of choosing ‘caregiving over breadwinning and love over money’ women might actually be able to have it all. GAINESVILLE, Ga., May 3, 2013 – Anne-Marie Slaughter, the former top State Department foreign policy planning leader who shocked Washington […]
Brenau University will recapture this spring a tradition that has been on hold for close to a quarter of a century when it moves its commencement exercises for 738 graduates on May 3 and 4, 2013, to the outdoor venue on the “front lawn” of the historic Gainesville campus. The ceremonies for those eligible to […]
Brenau University and the Institute for Professional Development (IPD) have announced a collaboration to provide accelerated degree programs for busy working adults. These cohort-based programs offer adult students the flexibility they need to complete associate degrees in liberal studies and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, organizational leadership, education, nursing and psychology. IPD, based […]
The new Brenau Golden Tigers intercollegiate golf team made history Friday, April 18, when it signed its first recruit ever – 18-year-old Lumpkin County High School standout Morgan Wood of Dahlonega, Ga. With scores of teammates and school mates turned out in the school gym to cheer her on, Wood celebrated her 18th birthday by signing […]
