The community is invited to a faculty guitar recital by Dr. Corey Flowers Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at the Conservatory of Music Concert Hall in Demorest. The recital will showcase works by Nikita Koshkin, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Tr. Andres Segovia, Greg Burgess, Corey Flowers, Rainer Brunn, and Jose Luis Merlin. Admission is free. Dr….
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Piedmont University a $3,000 grant to support its youth literacy efforts. The funding is part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s recent award of nearly $2.6 million across the country to support more than 300,000 students attending more than 600 schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations in the communities Dollar General…
The Piedmont University Theatre Department opens the 2023-24 MainStage season with the award-winning musical RENT, performing Sept. 28–Oct.1. This ground-breaking production written by Jonathan Larson is about living as well as you can for as long as you can. RENT tells the story of several modern-day Bohemian characters living in the East Village in Manhattan…
Piedmont University sustained last year’s strong enrollment, welcoming 1,246 undergraduate students back to class on August 16. Undergraduate enrollment is up 8 percent on our main campus, and the number of residential students grew by over 6 percent, increasing the number of students who now live, work, and play in Habersham County. This year’s enrollment…
Piedmont University is excited to announce the opening of Tommye Scanlin: Because of Memory at the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art (MSMA). It will remain on view through September 28. The community is invited to attend the kick-off reception on August 31 from 4:30–6:30 PM. Both the reception and the event are free to the public. Because of Memory will…
Bud Lee Picture Maker: Photographs from 1967 to 1972 is now on view at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art (MSMA). The exhibit will conclude with a reception from 4-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. The public is invited to attend this free event. Lee (1941-2015) was an award-winning, Florida-based photojournalist and artist. Lee studied…
Years before she was named Piedmont University’s new Dean of Students and Director of Residential Living, Dr. Tracey Paul was a student standing in line waiting to order lunch at a Chick-fil-A when her hall director saw her. She asked if Paul wanted to be an RA. “I said, ‘Sure.’ What’s an RA?” Now, leading…
Dr. Octavius Mulligan wants prospective and current students seeking degrees in education to do more than consider Piedmont. “If you want an authentic experience with professors who will challenge you to be one of the best teachers possible, then Piedmont University is where you want to be,” Mulligan said. “We don’t want you to consider…
Piedmont University reminds Dr. Joe Dennis of the small, private, liberal arts school he attended, North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. “The second I stepped onto Piedmont’s campus, it reminded me of my alma mater. I remember the close relationships I was able to establish with faculty and staff, and the numerous opportunities presented to…
Note: This series spotlights the people who educate Piedmont University students. We ask them about their childhood, their first jobs, and why they love what they do. Dr. Cynthia Vance, a psychology professor at Piedmont University, was born in Southern California and moved with her family to Oregon when she was 4 years old. The…