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 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…
If it happened at Piedmont in the past quarter century, chances are good that interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Vickie Turner was here for it, knows about it, and can offer expert advice on it. “When I came to Piedmont, enrollment was 330 students. I have seen that enrollment grow to where we are…
The exhibit “Ashlyn Pope: A History of Moving Forward” at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art is a featured part of the Northeast Georgia Arts Tour June 14-16 and will be on view through Aug. 25. A public reception will take place 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. Ashlyn Pope is an artist and educator of…
The Piedmont University Conservatory of Music will host the 4th Chopin Academy of Atlanta Music Festival on Sunday, June 23, in the Piedmont University Chapel. The community is cordially invited to attend. Admission is free. Since 2021, together with the Chopin Society of Atlanta, Musik21 Conservatory has invited talented young pianists from the metro Atlanta…
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…