Year: 2025

Piedmont University Speech-Language Pathology Clinic Gets a Canine Helper

Students in Piedmont’s Speech-Language Pathology graduate program get the opportunity to practice their skills at the university’s on-site clinic, helping their clients develop their communication abilities. In turn, their clients get to practice their skills and improve their speech and swallowing. Now, thanks to a new employee named Fozzie, students and clients alike get to…

Piedmont’s Director of Counseling Sean Williamson Honored with State Association Award

Piedmont University Director of Counseling Services Sean Williamson was honored with the Sylvia Shortt Counselor of the Year Award at the 32nd Annual Georgia College Counseling Association (GCCA) Conference in January in St. Simons Island, Georgia.  Williamson’s previous experience includes director of behavioral health at a hospital, adjunct professor, and 14 years as director of…

Law School in Laramie: Piedmont Prepared Abby Mauldin Well 

Elle Woods aside, getting into law school isn’t easy. Just ask Abby Mauldin, who graduated from Piedmont University in May 2024 with a psychology degree. These days, she wakes up in Laramie and attends law school at the University of Wyoming. That is about 1,600 miles away from the first-generation college student Mauldin was when…

Wise Words: Piedmont Built Me Up and It Shows Every Day on the Unit

Aneeka Wise had personally brought four lives into the world when she graduated from Piedmont University in May 2023 with a degree in nursing. Three months later, she was working in the unit known for delivering the most babies in the U.S.  The busy hospital experience was invaluable, but Wise wanted more. That is why…

Baseball Alum Goershel Has Great View of Truist Park from RaceTrac Office

When Chris Goershel peers out his office window, he sees Truist Park. He works for RaceTrac, an Atlanta-based convenience retail company that jockeys with other big-name companies for the title of largest privately held revenue generator in Georgia. Goershel majored in business at Piedmont and interned as a broker representing companies seeking industrial space. That later became…

Piedmont University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Program Achieves 100% Pass Rate on CPCE Exam

Piedmont University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Program is proud to announce that 100% of the students in its inaugural December 2024 graduating class passed the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE). This milestone achievement marks a significant accomplishment for both the program and its students. The CPCE is a comprehensive exam designed to assess students’…

Piedmont Students Offer Free Help with Income Tax Returns

For the second year, Piedmont University students are participating in an accounting course this semester that will help community members in Habersham and Banks counties with federal and state income tax preparation at no cost to them. This course is part of the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Walker College of…

Sixteen Piedmont University Students Inducted into School of Nursing and Health Sciences Honor Society

Sixteen Piedmont University students were inducted into the R.H. Daniel School of Nursing Honor Society on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the auditorium of Stewart Hall. The purpose of the honor society is to recognize students for their academic excellence, leadership, and creativity within the healthcare profession. The goal of the R.H. Daniel School of Nursing…