His bachelor’s degree provided him with subject-matter expertise. His master’s degree prepared him to for the day-to-day responsibilities of teaching. His doctorate readied him for leadership. But one of the most important skills four-time Piedmont University graduate Jacob Marble gained during his degree programs was the ability to adapt to the ever-changing demands of secondary…
Piedmont University will host its inaugural Student Startup Competition March 17-20 at the Demorest campus. “Think ‘Shark Tank,’” said Art Department Chair Santanu Majumdar, who is organizing the competition, along with representatives from the Walker College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, and University Advancement, referring to the popular reality TV show in which…
This story appeared in the Feb. 8 edition of The Northeast Georgian. By John Dills After the first weeks in office, Piedmont University President Marshall Criser started decorating his office to match his vision. While removing a painting that was left on the wall, held up by screws, bolts and fixtures, the president noticed what…
It’s a new chapter for Piedmont University and the City of Demorest following Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Council members voted unanimously to settle ongoing litigation with Piedmont University over water and sewer rates. Piedmont filed suit against the city in 2020, claiming the rates the city imposed were fraudulent. Per the settlement, the city…
Rebecca Deurlein ’02 has been a teacher, a school administrator, an author, a business owner, and now a travel writer who just returned from her favorite destination yet: the Maldives. Through each chapter of her career, she’s found new ways to use her Master of Arts in Education degree, from leading her own classroom, to…
Dakota Stockton always loved theatre but never really considered it a career option. Today, he is the director of theatre for Johnson High School in Gainesville, Georgia. Piedmont University helped him get from the dream he had early on to where he is today. He graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama…
She doesn’t graduate until May, but Madison Cassidy, a student in Piedmont University’s 3+2 Athletic Training program — the only program of its kind in the NCAA Division III Southeast — already has a job waiting for her. Earlier this month, Cassidy accepted a full-time athletic training position with the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine….
Two-time Piedmont University graduate and baseball alumnus Noah Heatherly is going to medical school. Heatherly has been accepted to Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. It’s still early in the admissions cycle, and he expects he’ll have a few options to consider before he commits to an institution. “But next year, I’m going to medical…
After 29 years in public education, Sarah Bell MAT ’98 is now teaching what could be the most important lesson of her career: the importance of protecting the state’s natural resources. In 2021, Bell became president and CEO of the Elachee Nature Science Center, a 1,400-acre learning and conservation center located in Gainesville, Georgia. The…
Piedmont University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters, Happy new year! What an honor it is for me to start 2023 as president of this outstanding institution. My wife, Kimberly, and I could not ask for a more beautiful setting for this next chapter of our lives or friendlier people to call our new neighbors…