Students star in the Evening of Dance "Focus." (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
The Brenau Department of Dance presented their Evening of Dance concert Focus on Friday, Nov. 2-3, in Pearce Auditorium. There was an array of styles and nuances from emerging choreographers from the composition II course, as well as sophisticated choreography from senior Mary Rose Gibson. Joshua Blake Carter, who is originally from Atlanta but now […]
Students star in the "Wizard of Oz." (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Lucky ticket holders will rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat, featuring Brenau University students in the Gainesville Theatre Alliance. Based on the beloved 1939 film that has been entertaining families for generations, Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz is now reimagined for the stage. It is full of the familiar songs […]
Every fall the Brenau University Women’s College hosts Grrrl PowHER Hour, an informal lunchtime convocation for students and the community. But this year, the event was followed by a special surprise. A “birthday party” celebrating the university’s 140th anniversary this academic year was held on the front lawn outside Pearce Auditorium, complete with games, prizes, […]
Cierra Franklin and Gloria Clark during the 16th annual Brenau University Mock Mediation Invitational tournament. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13, Brenau University hosted its 16th annual Mock Mediation Invitational Tournament, which brought students from nine universities to practice their conflict resolution skills in a national tournament. One of the best-known regular competitions at Brenau University, the tournament positions students against each other as they compete to be the best […]
Donna Cherveny photobombs as Bryan Sorohan takes a photo with Captain America and The Flash during LitFest at the Brenau University Downtown Center. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
On Saturday, Sept. 22, Brenau University’s second annual LitFest drew local authors and book lovers to the Brenau Downtown Center. Lainey Kennedy, Brenau assistant director of multimedia and theater services, said the event included open mic poetry, workshops, panels and hands on demonstrations for everyone attending. Children’s activities and readings were held to incorporate the […]
Students, alumni, families and friends of Brenau University gather on Wilkes Lawn for a celebration on Homecoming Weekend, Sept. 28-29, 2018. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
More than 100 students, alumni, their families and friends celebrated Brenau University Homecoming Weekend Sept. 28-29. Events included campus tours, a cocktail reception and the annual Alumni Awards Ceremony. Nancy Rogers Reynolds, a 1970 graduate of Brenau Academy and 1973 graduate of the Women’s College, was named Academy Alumna of the Year. Jeff Seiple, Brenau […]
The Brenau and University of Georgia softball teams pose for a photo along with Doug and Kay Ivester and Brenau President Ed Schrader between the two games of a doubleheader at Pacolet Milliken Field at the Ernest Ledford Grindle Athletics Park on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
For the first time in program history, the Brenau University softball team hosted the University of Georgia in an exhibition doubleheader on Saturday, Sept. 22. The games were played at Brenau’s Pacolet Milliken Field at Ernest Ledford Grindle Athletics Park in Gainesville, Georgia. Brenau Athletic Director Mike Lochstampfor said that while this was a first for […]
Adjunct Professor of Music Portia Burns sings Aretha Franklin's "Respect" at the 2018 Fall Formal Convocation in Pearce Auditorium. (Photos by AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
After giving a compelling keynote address at the Fall Formal Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 30, Chair and Associate Professor of Art & Design Claudia Wilburn asked Adjunct Professor of Music Portia Burns to help her bring home her message. “Your charge for this semester is to remember and act upon these things: Respect your education, […]
Autumn Jordan, library student employee and junior health sciences major, smiles as she welcomes students back to the Brenau Trustee Library. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Paola Benitez-Hernandez, right, laughs while talking with Pam Fountain and Alison Reeger-Cook. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Brenau University’s Gainesville campus was a little livelier on Wednesday, Aug. 22, as new and returning day students moved into dormitories and sorority houses for the start of the new school year. Some students, like Paola Benitez-Hernandez, a biology major from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, traveled far to call Brenau their new home. She found out […]
Xinyan Daisy Qui, BU '18, and one of the teachers of RISE, talks with Jakie Gomez inside her classroom during the RISE summer program. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Local parents were treated to a show during the commencement ceremony for the Real Interactive Summer Learning Experience, known as RISE, in the Fair Street International Academy gym on Friday, July 13. Donning green caps and gowns, the 130 students from Gainesville and Hall County school districts processed into the gym and participated in a […]
A young boy takes in some of the art on display during the President's Summer Art Series reception.
For the seventh consecutive year, Brenau University Galleries presents the President’s Summer Art Series, featuring the works of regional artists selected by Brenau President Ed Schrader. The opening reception for the exhibition was held in the Sellars Gallery of the Simmons Visual Arts Center Thursday, June 7. Since 2012, Schrader has invited four to five […]
Georgia Sen. Butch Miller laughs with Ryan Ahlenius, center, the first graduate from Brenau University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, following the 2018 Spring Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 5, on Brenau University's historic Gainesville campus. (Nick Bowman for Brenau University)
Brenau University graduates were given a special sendoff on May 4 and 5 by Georgia state Sen. Butch Miller, who was the keynote speaker for the 2018 spring commencements. Born in Macon, Georgia, and raised in Hall County, Miller has been a senator for over eight years and in 2017 was appointed president pro tempore. […]
Members of the first cohort of the 2+2 partnership between Anhui Normal University and Brenau University smile with their diplomas following the 2018 Spring Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 5, on Brenau University's historic Gainesville campus. (Nick Bowman for Brenau University)
While Brenau University President Ed Schrader distributed diplomas Saturday, May 5, in his institution’s final commencement of the 2017-18 academic year, four officials from the People’s Republic of China monitored the culmination of a U.S.-China deal that is working just fine. The delegation from Wuhu, about 180 miles west of Shanghai, represented Anhui Normal University, […]
Brenau players hug after winning the final round of the Appalachian Athletic Conference women's tennis championships on Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Chattanooga Tenn. Brenau defeated SCAD Atlanta 5-0 to win the AAC Championship. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 22, 2018) – The Brenau University tennis team wrapped up its first year in the Appalachian Athletic Conference with both the regular season and conference tournament championship after a 5-3 victory over SCAD Atlanta on Sunday, April 22, at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Playing indoor due to rain, the Golden […]
Cierra Franklin receives the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Scholarship during the Brenau University Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 12, 2018. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Brenau University recognized 68 students for their outstanding academic achievements during the annual Honors Convocation Thursday, April 12, in Pearce Auditorium. The ceremony honors the top scholars of Brenau across all disciplines, from the arts to health sciences to business majors, and it recognizes the dedicated work of all students and faculty that makes Brenau […]
May Queen Simon Lewis, center, along with May Princess Quonna Holden and May Prince Mason Garland. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Friday and Saturday, April 13-14, Women’s College of Brenau University students and alumnae celebrated the annual Alumnae Reunion Weekend and May Day, one of the oldest traditions at Brenau. Formerly known as Spring Festival, May Day takes place on front campus, highlighted by the presentation of the May Court, crowning of the May Queen and […]
Veteran television journalist Monica Kaufman Pearson, who made history as the first African-American and first woman to anchor a major 6 p.m. newscast, told a group of high school students considering careers in journalism that they will need to break out of their comfort zones and prepare diligently to work successfully in news media. Addressing […]
Brenau's Lindsay Dowling a junior from Winston, Ga. celebrates after placing second in the 100 yard backstroke during the finals of the NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships on Friday, March 2, 2018, in Columbus, Ga. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Nine Brenau University swimmers were named 2018 All-Americans and Women’s Swimming Scholar-Athletes by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics after their team’s No. 8 overall finish at the 2018 NAIA Swimming and Diving Championships. Nikoletta Alvanou, a freshman from Thessaloniki, Greece, received All-America honors for the 800 free relay and 400 individual medley; Maggie Davis, […]
Deborah Mack speaks during the fifth annual Women's Leadership Colloquium at Brenau University on Friday, March 16, 2018. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Four remarkable women shared their defining moments as pioneers in their different fields, competing with and leading men in the workforce with few women to show them the way, in front of a crowd of more than 300 at the Hosch Theatre at the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts at Brenau University. […]
