Category: News

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…

Piedmont University Presents Faculty Guitar Recital

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….

Piedmont University Receives $3,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation

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…

Piedmont University Theatre Opens the Season with Rock Musical RENT, Sept. 28-Oct. 1

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 hosts Tapestry Artist Tommye Scanlin: ‘Because of Memory’ Exhibit Aug. 31-Sept. 28

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…

Exhibit Featuring Acclaimed Photographer Bud Lee Now at MSMA

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…

A Fateful Day at Chick-fil-A Led Paul to ‘Amazing Career Path’ and Piedmont

Dr. Tracey Paul is pictured outside.

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…

New Piedmont University Endowed Scholarship Honors Habersham’s Audrey Davenport

Group of people

Piedmont University celebrated Audrey Davenport and a new endowed scholarship in her name on June 16 at a luncheon held at Sweet Breads in Demorest. Davenport, who grew up in Cornelia, was honored for her many contributions to the Habersham County community. She serves as executive director of the Habersham County Historical Society (HCHS) and…

New Education Dean Brings Decades of Real-World Experience to Piedmont

Piedmont University Dean of the College of Education Dr. Octavius Mulligan

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…

Dr. Joe Dennis Once Feared What Is Now His Favorite Part of the Job

Professor with four students after a graduation ceremony.

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…