Brenau University will have a new leader guiding the school’s College of Education following a nationwide search.Sandra Leslie, a Pittsburgh, Pa., native, comes to Gainesville by way of Shorter University where she served as the chair and dean of the School of Education. Prior to that she was an associate professor and director of secondary education at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina.“Dr. Leslie brings professional experience and credibility within the profession,” said Nancy Krippel, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Brenau. “We are delighted that someone of her stature will be guiding our program as it prepares future generations of teachers and school administrators to address the critical issues in education.”Leslie said that part of her job will be to help boost enrollment in the college, which has slowed the past five years due to economic uncertainty for teachers.“We will do that,” she said, “by being the best program in the state of Georgia and by expanding our reputation for recruitment in other states as well.”Leslie expressed confidence that the economy for public school education will improve.“To suggest that there will not be jobs available for educators is a short-sighted view,” she said.