Month: August 2024

Piedmont University Hosts Division 5 Oral Arguments

The Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Division 5, will hold oral arguments on eight cases on Piedmont University’s Demorest campus.  Presiding Judge Christopher J. McFadden, Chief Judge Amanda H. Mercier, and Judge Brian Rickman will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Swanson Center for Performing Arts and Communications….

Lanneau Brings Decades of Real World Experience to Forensics, Criminal Justice Programs

John Lanneau has law enforcement written all over him, and rightly so. He brought nearly three decades of field and laboratory experience when he joined Piedmont University last year.  Lanneau is a Professor of Forensic Science and Criminal Justice at Piedmont’s Demorest campus and the Director of the Georgia Forensic Academy. Piedmont offers undergraduate degrees in…

Piedmont Art Museum Honors Lillian Smith in Year-Long Exhibition

Join us for “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Lillian E. Smith: 80th Anniversary Exhibition” at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view September 5, 2024-May 15, 2025. A public reception will take place on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Augusta-based photographer Mark Albertin will give a guest lecture.   Lillian E. Smith…

Piedmont University Awarded National Science Foundation STEM Teaching Grant

Piedmont University recently received a Recruitment and Induction of STEM Educators grant from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports…