Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi will give a free performance at 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Chapel on Piedmont University’s Demorest campus. Astolfi, a senior artist-in-residence at Piedmont, said the theme of her performance is “fire.” Each of the pieces she will play have been influenced in some way by the element….
The Fine Arts College Experience (FACE) welcomes junior and senior high school students to campus to experience Piedmont University and share their talents with professors. Unlike a general college visit, FACE provides specific information for students interested in the fine arts. Students who plan to major in music, theatre, or the visual arts prepare for…
Success for the Office of Accessibility, Resources, and Services (OARS) is making sure every student has access to everything on campus. OARS Coordinator Dr. Sue Smith is the point person for students who need accommodation. “For students who have struggled with disabilities all their lives and overcome barriers, to get to college and to stay…
The Piedmont University Singers will perform pieces covering a half-century of choral music history during a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 at the Chapel on Piedmont University’s Demorest campus. The Singers will then give the same performance on Jan. 29 in Athens for the Georgia Music Educators Association. The GMEA is an…
Books have been written about applying to college because the process can be daunting and the language bewildering. Accepted, admitted, deferred admission, FAFSA, rolling admission, weighted grade point average — what does it all mean? Imagine how much more difficult it would be to do it all in a foreign language and the difference it…
Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art will host an exhibition featuring the work of sculptor Kenneth Baskin beginning Jan. 13. “The museum is excited to host Kenneth Baskin for our first exhibition of 2022. This will be the only exhibition exclusively dedicated to sculpture this year,” said Rebecca Brantley, assistant professor of art and director…
Piedmont University students aspiring to become scientists or science educators will benefit from a new $200,000 endowed scholarship the Mellichamp family has established in honor of their late brother, Stuart, who passed away Sept. 18, 2021, at the age of 77. “I think he would be quite touched to know that subsequent generations of students…