Year: 2023

Piedmont University Opens the State of Georgia’s First Forensics Academy

Georgia Forensics Academy at Piedmont logo

The State of Georgia, Peace Officers Standards and Training Director Mike Ayers, Vice President of Academic Affairs Bruce Willis, and Piedmont University President Marshall M. Criser III jointly announce the initial recognition of Georgia’s first dedicated Forensic Academy at Piedmont University. On Dec. 14, 2023, in Milledgeville, Georgia, the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council…

Piedmont University Presents the 35th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols

Piedmont University invites you to its adored holiday event, Lessons and Carols, as it enters its 35th year on Dec. 1 and 2. “The Annual Service of Lessons and Carols is one of the region’s most beloved events, a true Piedmont University tradition, a special time when the community gathers to welcome the holiday season,”…

Piedmont Students Visit D.C. for Prestigious Scholars Research Program

Piedmont University students were selected to participate in the prestigious 2023-24 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), which included a trip to Washington, D.C. Piedmont Biology Professor Dr. Julia Schmitz accompanied students Shay Bataille and Addie Bowen and alumna Imani Vincent on the Nov. 5-6 trip. (See…

Ford Brings FBI Background to Piedmont’s Criminal Justice Offerings

Dr. Kristin Ford

Dr. Kristin Ford’s reputation preceded her at Piedmont University. It was a badly kept and slightly incorrect secret that a former Federal Bureau of Investigation profiler was teaching classes at Piedmont this fall. Ford is hesitant to talk much about her background except to explain that she was a crime analyst who supported profilers, not…

Rogers Ready to Lead Piedmont’s ‘Middle Georgia Branch’

Dr. Ricky Rogers is deputy superintendent of the Houston County School District in Perry, Georgia. He first came to Piedmont University as an adjunct professor. Now, Rogers is an associate instructor and has taken on the Middle Georgia Site Manager role for Piedmont’s Houston County-based cohort program. A cohort is a group of students in…

Piedmont University Presents Student Chamber Ensembles

The community is invited to a concert of instrumental chamber music on Tues., Nov. 7, 2023, at 7:30 PM at the Piedmont University Chapel. This concert will feature a variety of both original compositions and arrangements for brass, woodwind, percussion, and piano, by composers Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Beach, McMichael, Lennon/McCartney, and others. Student performers represent…

Lotter Comes ‘Home’ to Piedmont as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Gabriella "Gabby" Lotter

Gabriella “Gabby” Lotter joined the Piedmont University athletic training staff as an assistant athletic trainer in January. While a graduate student, Lotter was an athletic trainer with the softball program, which brought home the 2022 USA South tournament championship. Lotter’s role included evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation.  Lotter’s next step was interning with the Nicholls State…

Piedmont University Hosts Artist and Community Builder Nick “NACK” Morris at Campus Museum

Nick Morris Lantern

The Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art is excited to announce an opening reception for Nick “NACK” Morris: Single File Consciousness on Oct. 12 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. The exhibition will be on view through Nov.16. The reception and museum admission are free to the public. Morris grew up in North Georgia, where he cultivated his…

Students Should Register Early to Get the Classes They Want

Students start seeing messages about registering for spring classes about midway through the fall semester. Registration “opens” for different classes on separate dates. At Piedmont University’s residential campus in Demorest, staggering the opening dates gives seniors and graduate students a better chance of getting the courses they need to move toward graduation.  In Demorest, this…