Getting from high school into college is a narrow, simple path for many students. For students like Samantha “Sam” Williams, the route is more like a river, with bends and curves. Williams is the oldest of six siblings and the first in her family to achieve a four-year degree. She fit in higher education classes…
Carmen Schuerman was always a good student despite a lifelong struggle with numbers and mathematics. It wasn’t until she returned to college in her 60s that she discovered her difficulty had been due to a learning disability. At Piedmont University, she learned its name: dyscalculia. People who have dyscalculia struggle with numbers similarly to how…
After a journey stained by pandemic disruptions and challenges, many students in the class of 2024 finally had their moment. More than 2,000 friends and family members filled Piedmont University Quad to proudly watch as graduates shook hands with President Marshall Criser III and Board Chair Gus Arrendale and turned their tassels, fulfilling a long-awaited…
Last summer, Piedmont University senior nursing student Artizana Hasaj visited her parents’ home country of Kosovo. Artizana observed her cousin, Suzanna, a psychiatric nurse in the Neuro-Psychiatric Unit at the Hospital of Prishtina. “I thought this was a great way to introduce myself to the world of mental health and prepare myself for what I…
On May 1, Piedmont University’s Mass Communications Department held its annual MCOM Awards. These awards include fun superlatives for students and faculty, the James M. Cox Jr. Alumni Award, and faculty-selected awards. This year, the alumni award was given to Cale Padgett, class of 2009. This year was special for the Mass Communications department as…
For the third time for its Piedmont University marketing efforts, Forum Communications earned a top award in the Hermes Creative Awards Competition. A woman-owned full-service marketing agency, Forum Communications earned platinum honors for the “Be a Lion. Not a number.” campaign in the Integrated Marketing Campaign category on behalf of Piedmont University. Administered by the…
The Piedmont Symposium, an annual showcase of academic excellence that has more than quadrupled in size since its inception, was held April 11 at Piedmont’s Demorest and Athens campuses. The Symposium celebrates undergraduate students’ accomplishments in research and creative inquiry. Students apply and must be accepted to participate in the event. “Piedmont Symposium is an…