More than 120 runners, spectators and supporters gathered at the Brenau University Amphitheatre on Saturday morning for the inaugural Dempsey Dash 5K, celebrating the memory of the university’s longtime Executive Vice President and CFO Wayne Dempsey, who died May 2, 2014. Proceeds from the event benefit the Wayne W. Dempsey Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides […]
The Brenau University Golden Tigers basketball team, in a gesture of sportsmanship, presented its opponent William Carey University of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a check for $611 following a Jan. 21 tornado that caused extensive damage to William Carey’s campus. The presentation was made Saturday, Feb. 18, on Senior Day for the Golden Tigers, after a 68-64 […]
Brenau’s theater partnership with the University of North Georgia, the Gainesville Theatre Alliance, presents a musical retelling of the gospel of Matthew in Godspell Feb. 14-25 in the Hosch Theatre at the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts at Brenau University. A classic of the American musical theatre repertoire, Godspell is one of the first successful endeavors of Stephen Schwartz. […]
Golden Tigers Inaugurate New Athletics Park with 9-0 and 9-1 Victories over visiting Talladega College Tornadoes By Karen Rosen Brenau University junior Mackenzie Oliver Mullis has scored plenty of runs in her softball career, but she had even more reason to celebrate crossing home plate Friday afternoon. “It’s a whole different story knowing it’s our […]
Brenau University Women’s College students spent their lunch hour Thursday dancing and singing in celebration of the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2017 Winter Convocation in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day was held in Pearce Auditorium and the theme was “United Toward the Dream.” It included performances by […]
The Brenau swim team earned eight first place finishes defeated Converse (SC) College 127-76 on Senior Day this past weekend in Gainesville. Seniors Courtney Hayward and Madison Kosater each contributed to the team’s win over the visiting Valkyries. Hayward notched individual wins in both the 500 yard freestyle (5:20.15) and in the 200 yard IM […]
Brenau University winter commencement for 451 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 17, included completion of a journey for one graduate who started his quest for a Brenau bachelor’s degree more than 40 years ago and a surprise marriage proposal for a graduate student. At the 10 a.m. ceremony in Pearce Auditorium on the Gainesville campus, Katoya […]
The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) continues to expand its reach with the addition of a new full-time member in Brenau University effective for the 2017-18 season. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, Brenau becomes the 14th full member of the AAC. A member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Brenau has been competing in the Southern […]
The Brenau Golden Tigers held off the LaGrange (Ga.) College Panthers 59-56 to win their seventh game of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Gainesville. The game was a tale of two halves as the Golden Tigers closed out the first quarter with a 14-2 run to take a 21-10 lead into the second […]
Future members of the class of 2028 had their first college experience Thursday when Brenau University hosted fifth-graders from Riverbend Elementary School in Gainesville for a day full of tours and activities. Tami English, executive director of student life, showed the elementary school students around the Gainesville historic campus. The students enjoyed learning about the […]
Brenau University celebrated its student, faculty and staff veterans – particularly the service of one outstanding veteran – in a special ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 9. The university held a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new veterans lounge as part of Veterans Appreciation Week. All five Brenau University campuses are now equipped with a […]
The 40 doctoral candidates comprising the class of 2019 in Brenau University’s Department of Physical Therapy celebrated a milestone in their educations on Friday, Oct. 28. The two-year-old program held its second White Coat Ceremony, with a keynote address from Dr. Ryan Balmes, board certified clinical specialist in orthopedic and sports physical therapy. The mission […]
Brenau hosted a number of events to celebrate Brazilian culture for International Week. Events included a movie night, a soccer demonstration, a Brazilian lunch and a joint performance from the music and dance departments. Guillermo Rivera, deputy consul in the Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta, also visited campus to listen to a few Brazilian […]
High school students from across Georgia spent a day learning just what it takes to be a Brenau dancer. Day of Dance, held Sunday, Oct. 16, gave dancers the opportunity to take free classes in ballet, hip hop, modern dance, musical theater and tap. They were taught by professional dancers and Brenau University faculty members and spent time […]
Stefanie Diaz Sheehan, Brenau University alumna and founder of the organization Mastermind Your Launch, advised Brenau women to believe in themselves and support each other’s business endeavors at the Women’s College Convocation known as Grrrl PowHER Hour Thursday, Oct. 26, in Pearce Auditorium. Sheehan graduated from the Women’s College in 2005 with a business degree […]
Brenau students, faculty, staff and administration members joined together, Oct. 18, to honor and remember the lives of African Americans from Georgia who lost their lives due to violence and other miscarriages of the justice system. Brenau President Ed Schrader opened the event with a few remarks, followed by a prayer from Stephen Samuel, pastor […]
Brenau celebrated it’s 2016 Homecoming weekend with festivities, alumnae games and the Athletics Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon. This year’s honorees included swimmers Susie McIntyre Finley, WC ’78, Nancy Voss Emerson, WC ’79, Suzanne Garland, WC ’80, Carol Obermeyer Nall, WC ’80, as well as Brenau’s fist swim coach Dr. Peter ‘Doc’ Kennedy. To read more […]
The Golden Tigers volleyball team opened their home schedule, and conference play, against Dalton State College on Friday. After losing the first two sets Brenau won the third set 25-21 before falling in the fourth. The Golden Tigers will continue conference play against Martin Methodist on Friday, Sept. 16 on Brenau’s historic Gainesville campus.
The Brenau cross country team travelled to Bishop, Georgia to compete in the University of Georgia Invitational. Three Golden Tigers finished in the top ten in the non-Division I group. Sophomore Michelle Velazquez led the way with an overall eighth place finish of 22:11. Monika Nwajei placed ninth with a time of 24:11 and Nia Griffin […]
The Brenau Golden Tigers soccer team started their 2016 season with and emphatic 4-0 win over visiting Point University on Tuesday in Gainesville. Fifteen minutes into the match, senior Jasmine Brewster notched the first goal of the season off a pass from sophomore Jada Foor. In the 44th minute, freshman Alexis Satterfield earned the first of her […]
