Year: 2024

Forum Communications Earns Top Honors in Hermes Creative Awards Competition for Piedmont University Marketing Campaign

  • Publication date May 2, 2024

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…

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More Than 400 Students Present at 6th Annual Piedmont University Symposium

  • Publication date May 2, 2024

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…

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Piedmont Camerata To Perform April 7

  • Publication date March 21, 2024

The community is invited to a classical chamber music concert performed by Piedmont University’s resident ensemble, Piedmont Camerata, on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m. at the Piedmont University Chapel.  The concert will feature Piedmont University’s Artists-in-Residence, Heather-Baird Strachan (violin), Rachael Fischer (violin), Scott Garrett (viola), Ismail Akbar (cello), and Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi (piano), and…

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Piedmont University Presents A1A Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show

  • Publication date March 19, 2024

Piedmont University is thrilled to announce a once-in-a-lifetime event that will bring the magic of the tropics right to our campus and community. On Saturday, April 6, A1A – The Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show will take the stage at the Arrendale Amphitheater for an unforgettable concert experience.  Gates open at 5 p.m..,…

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Piedmont Theatre Ends Season on a Light Note with Neil Simon’s Rumors April 11-14

  • Publication date March 18, 2024

The Piedmont University Theatre Department concludes the 23-24 Mainstage season with Neil Simon’s murderous farce Rumors, performing April 11-14. The New York Times declares that Rumors “has nothing on its mind except making the audience laugh.” As their 10nth wedding anniversary party commences, the Deputy Mayor of New York City Charlie Brock lies bleeding in his bedroom, and his…

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Piedmont University Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Lillian E. Smith

  • Publication date March 6, 2024

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Smith’s debut novel Strange Fruit, the 75th anniversary of Killers of the Dream, and the 70th anniversary of The Journey. The Lillian E. Smith Center is scheduling various events over the course of 2024 to commemorate these anniversaries.  “Celebrating Lillian E. Smith” is the first celebration this year of Smith’s legacy…

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Barq’s Root Beer Collection Featured at Piedmont Art Museum

  • Publication date March 5, 2024

Join us for “Barq’s Root Beer: A History of Design” at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view March 7-April 2. A public reception will be held March 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Introduced in 1898, Barq’s Root Beer originated in Biloxi, Mississippi. Edouard Barq, born in New Orleans, began experimenting…

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Piedmont University Unveils New Brand Identity and University Logo

  • Publication date March 4, 2024

Piedmont University has launched a new brand identity and university logo to better shape and convey our story to our students and community.   Piedmont’s refreshed brand identity and new logo is student-driven and student-designed. It unifies a comprehensive brand strategy with recruitment, communications materials, and messaging and a new institutional logo that embodies our connections…

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