Written by Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center, Dr. Matthew Teutsch As she prepared to close Laurel Fall Camp for Girls, a camp she ran from 1925–1948, Lillian Smith wrote, “I hope that the idea of Laurel Falls will not die. I want to believe that we have started a chain reaction of dreams that…
Piedmont University’s annual Symposium was held April 12. Symposium is a celebration of academic achievement and has become a tradition at Piedmont. Students apply and must be accepted to participate in the event, which is held on both the Demorest and Athens campuses. Created to encourage deeper learning experiences, the Piedmont Symposium first took place…
The sixth Piedmont Athletic Lions (PAL) Games were held on March 24 in the Mize Athletic Center on the Demorest campus. The PAL Games is a group project created by Piedmont students in 2015 to provide a special day of camaraderie and competition for Piedmont University students and elementary school students with special needs. Thanks…
Last month, Piedmont University Walker College of Business alumna Brittany Latham started a new job as an auditor with a public accounting firm — or as she puts it, she started the path toward realizing her full potential. “Graduating from Piedmont was just the beginning,” she said. “I’ll be continuing my education to get my…
Piedmont University will present a trio of performances on March 21, as the Piedmont University Singers, Pro Musica Choir, and Pro Musica Orchestra take the stage in the final large-scale performance conducted by long-time faculty member Dr. Wallace Hinson. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Chapel on the Demorest campus, 1021 Central…
The Piedmont University Theatre 2022-23 mainstage season continues with Bright Star, March 30-April 2. Written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, and inspired by the Iron Mountain Baby folk story, Bright Star tells a tale of love and redemption set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the 1920s and…
This story appeared in the March 3 edition of The Northeast Georgian: The Piedmont University women’s swim team won the Independent South Swimming ConferenceChampionship on Saturday, as head coach Teddy Guyer was named conference Coach of the Year. The Lady Lions also broke a pair of conference records at the meet in addition to 12…
Piedmont University will host the Habersham Historical Society’s 50th Year Golden Jubilee on March 11 at the Student Commons on the Demorest campus. “The history of Piedmont University and Habersham County are inextricably linked,” said Piedmont University President Marshall Criser. “We are excited to host this event, which also happens to fall within Piedmont’s 125th…
Piedmont University was one of only 14 colleges in the nation to participate in trainings hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last month. “Our students gained invaluable skills during this training,” said Dr. Jaime Johnson-Huff, associate dean of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, who accompanied the students to the training in…
This May, at 46, Susan Chastain will finally receive her bachelor’s degree in accounting. Her graduation day also happens to be the one-year anniversary of the death of her father, Gary. “He was my biggest supporter,” Chastain said. “I can’t wait to look up and say, ‘Dad, I did it.’ I know he’ll be watching.”…