GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 12, 2020) — In order to protect the health and safety of the community during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Brenau University will suspend on-ground classes beginning Monday, March 16, and shift to an online learning and support process on Monday, March 23. There have been no cases of COVID-19 on any […]
Brenau University officials are continuing to proactively work with local and state public health organizations to monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). To protect the health and well-being of the Brenau community and prevent the potential spread of illness, the university announced Wednesday it would postpone indefinitely several public events in the upcoming weeks. The Centers […]
Phyllis Green, "Claudette", ceramics, 2005, is on display in the Leo Castelli Gallery at Brenau University as part of the exhibit "L.A. Stories."
Known for its strong connection to the New York art world, Brenau University hopes to introduce the community to artists from the other side of the country with L.A. Stories, an exhibit in the Leo Castelli Gallery running through May 7. L.A. Stories is curated by Paul Paiement, a California-based artist and tenured professor in […]
The Golden Tigers swimming and diving team won two awards and two Appalachian Athletic Conference records as they placed second at the AAC Championships held on Feb. 13-15 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Hanne te Velthuis, from Beerzerveld in the Netherlands, was named AAC Co-Swimmer of the Year while head coach Nate Rhoads earned AAC Coach of […]
Brenau’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi earned national recognition after achieving Circle of Excellence Platinum status for 2019-20. “It means that Brenau is in a select group of chapters,” said Linda Kern, dean of library services and Phi Kappa Phi president. “It is a prestigious, national award that says we are […]
Khalid Ibrahim, President of ON Language, explains an assignment to a group of education majors from Brenau's 2+2 program with Anhui Normal University during an ON Language class at Brenau University. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Brenau University’s partner language school ON Language, which offers English instruction on the university’s campus in Gainesville, Georgia, recently received official, initial approval to admit international students from the federal Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP). This not only changes the way the immersive language school admits international students, but changes the way Brenau international […]
Brenau President Anne A. Skleder, and Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta Javier Diáz de León sign an agreement for a grant which will support Brenau students of Mexican origin. (Maria Iniguez/Brenau University)
A recent grant made possible by the Government of Mexico will allow Brenau University to help four students of Mexican origin offset tuition costs. Qualifying students for the grant were born in Mexico or have parents who were born in Mexico. It comes from El Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior — translated to […]
Daniel Pavilion. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
For the third straight year, Brenau University earned multiple awards in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District III competition recognizing outstanding work in educational advancement. Brenau received three awards — including two Silver and one Bronze — in this year’s competition, which included more than 900 entries in 66 categories from public […]
From left: Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield and Brenau President Anne Skleder sign a renewal of the agreement between the district and university for the Ivester Early College program as Melvin Douglas and Victoria Kay Ivester Foundation President Lynn Darby, center, and Brenau faculty and administrators look on. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Brenau President Anne Skleder and Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield signed an agreement for the university’s continued participation in the Howard E. Ivester Early College on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Ivester Early College is a Hall County School District program that gives students the opportunity to earn college credit and certificates while completing a high […]
The public is invited to attend a gallery opening and reception at Brenau University featuring two special guests: New York-based artist Margaret Evangeline and independent curator, journalist and critic Lilly Wei. The Gallery Talk and Reception from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, will celebrate the opening of House and Universe: Margaret Evangeline. Held in Sellars […]
Several of Brenau University’s online graduate programs were recently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The 2020 U.S. News Best Online Programs Rankings named Brenau among the Best Online Master’s Education Programs, Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Master’s Business Programs in addition to the MBA programs. […]
With the pending addition of a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies slated to begin in January 2021, Brenau University continues to build on its reputation of growing and initiating new clinical-grade graduate programs over the past decade. Gale Hansen Starich, dean of both the Sidney O. Smith Jr. Graduate School and the Ivester […]
Daniel Pavilion. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
As 2019 draws to a close, I want to share some of the many accomplishments and successes at Brenau University since my arrival of which I am very proud. All that we have achieved and celebrated is organized around ensuring an excellent experience for our students while at Brenau, and preparing them to successfully take […]
Drs. Gale Starich, Stewart Bauck and Jessi Shrout visit on the Brenau University Gainesville campus in December 2019. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
The Dr. Louise Bauck Endowment for Environmental Studies was recently established to honor the memory and legacy of longtime faculty member Dr. Louise Astrid Brouwer Bauck, who died in July 2019 following a terminal stomach cancer diagnosis. Bauck was a faculty member in biology from 2005-2012 and served as chair of the Department of Math […]
Brenau President Anne Skleder, left, and student Jenna Schardt on stage during the 2019 winter commencement. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
Jenna Schardt expected to be sitting with her classmates in the 2019 winter commencement ceremony at Brenau University on Friday, Dec. 13. But a golf ball-sized mass in her brain changed her plans. Schardt was the guest of honor at the graduate commencement ceremony Friday — one of two ceremonies, including the undergraduate ceremony that […]
Guests view works by Charles Webster Hawthorne during a reception in November celebrating his works on exhibit in the Brenau University Downtown Center from the collection of Doug and Kay Ivester. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
The Brenau University Downtown Center is currently playing host to an ongoing special exhibition of works titled, “Charles Webster Hawthorne: Paintings from the Collection of Doug and Kay Ivester.” The Theatre on the Square Lobby’s towering walls now display 30 oil paintings and watercolors on loan from Doug and Kay Ivester by Hawthorne (1872-1930), an […]
Brenau University interior design students once again decorated for Christmas at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta. Callanwolde is decorated seasonally for the holidays and Brenau interior design students have worked to decorate the mansion with professional designers annually since 2016. The center, built between 1917 and 1921, was the home of the family […]
Current and future Brenau University students can now receive assistance with child care costs as they finish their degrees thanks to the Child Care Access Means Parents In School program. CCAMPIS, a U.S. Department of Education program, supports low-income parents as they complete their postsecondary education through the offsetting of campus-based and community child care […]
Brenau University alumna and trustee Anna Jacobs, right, hugs Assistant Vice President for Executive Programs Juli Clay at the Entrepreneurs: Masters of Innovation awards program where Jacobs and her husband, Jay, were two of the honorees. (AJ Reynolds/Brenau University)
A Brenau University trustee and alumna and six other local business owners were honored during the annual Entrepreneurs – Masters of Innovation presented by the Featherbone Communiversity held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Business Incubator at Brenau University. Masters of Innovation is part of the Featherbone Communiversity’s Masters Series, which annually honors people working in […]
