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Piedmont Professor Co-Authors How-To Article for Faculty Aiming to Increase Diversity in Speech-Language Pathology

  • Publication date November 1, 2021

The speech-language pathology profession is seeking to diversify its ranks, and Piedmont University’s Dr. Monica Bellon-Harn is the co-author of a recently published article on how colleges and universities can lead the way. Bellon-Harn, professor and director of Piedmont’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, wrote “The Power of Faculty: Transformative Agents of Change for…

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Piedmont University Singers to Give Celebratory Performance Nov. 11

  • Publication date October 28, 2021

The Piedmont University Singers will give their first public performance in nearly two years at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Chapel on the Demorest campus, 1021 Central Ave. “The Piedmont Singers last performed in fall 2019, just before the start of the COVID pandemic.  We are thrilled to once again convene this talented…

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Piedmont University Presents ‘Walk Two Moons’ Beginning Nov. 18

  • Publication date October 27, 2021

Piedmont University’s Theatre Department will present Walk Two Moons, a story of abandonment, grief, and identity, beginning Nov. 18. Based on the bestselling Newberry Medal-winning novel by Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons follows 15-year-old Sal and her friend, Phoebe. Sal’s mother left her more than a year ago, and Phoebe’s mother has recently disappeared. The…

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Piedmont Honors Outstanding Alumni at Homecoming Ceremony

  • Publication date October 25, 2021

Piedmont University honored several outstanding alumni during its Homecoming festivities on Oct. 23. In addition to the presentation of Alumni Awards and inductions into the university’s Sports Hall of Fame, Homecoming included entertainment by Atlanta Rhythm Section and Ivan Duke Band, as well as an art exhibit honoring deceased professor Leroy Young. “It was an…

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Piedmont Celebrates $25,000 Gift from Georgia Power

  • Publication date October 22, 2021

Piedmont University has received a $25,000 gift from Georgia Power to support its Lillian E. Smith Center. Area Manager Brent Edwards presented the check to Piedmont President James F. Mellichamp during a visit to the Demorest campus on Oct. 21. “Georgia Power is very committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice,” Edwards said. “We…

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Piedmont’s Own 30-Member Conservatory String Ensemble to Perform in November

  • Publication date October 19, 2021
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Heather Strachan will lead the 30-member Piedmont Conservatory Strings orchestra in performing works by six living composers, including Eric Whitacre and Karl Jenkins, in a concert set for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Strachan is the director of the Piedmont Conservatory Strings, Artist-in-Residence at the Piedmont University Conservatory of Music, and a founding member of…

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For Educator Hensley, Piedmont Visits with Students are ‘Like Coming Home’

  • Publication date October 18, 2021
Britt Hensley ’12 in Piedmont’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew” in 2014.

Britt Hensley ’12 fell in love with the Piedmont University campus in Demorest. Then she fell for the family feeling in the theatre department. “There are kinships that you’re able to have with the people in your department and your professors. They know your face and know your name. You’re not just a number like…

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‘The Ferrari of Choral Singing’: Piedmont’s Cantabile Performs Oct. 28

  • Publication date October 18, 2021
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Piedmont University’s elite student singing ensemble, Cantabile, will perform a repertoire ranging from Estonian folk songs to pop hits during their Oct. 28 concert at the Demorest campus. Cantabile is a small ensemble comprised of only six performers. Students undergo a rigorous audition process before being invited to join Cantabile.  “It’s like the Ferrari of…

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Piedmont Chapel to Host Organist Louise Bass for Halloween Concert of ‘Wild and Crazy’ Music

  • Publication date October 14, 2021
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Expressive French pipe organ works from the last century take the spotlight on Halloween in a free late-afternoon concert in the Chapel on Piedmont University’s Demorest campus. Audience costumes are encouraged for the recital, to be presented by Piedmont University artist-in-residence Louise Bass, an organist, collaborative keyboardist, and specialist in 20th Century French music.  The…

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Piedmont Athletic Training Grad Trae Gaines: “I Get to Help People”

  • Publication date October 8, 2021
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When he enrolled at Piedmont University in 2013, Trae Gaines was studying biology. His major — and the course of his entire life — changed with an ankle injury he suffered during a basketball practice early in his freshman year. “The athletic trainers helped me get back in the game so quickly. Watching them work…

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