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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 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…

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…

Piedmont Basketball to Host Summer Camps

Women's and Men's basketball players

Piedmont University’s basketball programs will host summer camps again this year in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center and Cave Arena on the Demorest campus. Piedmont Lions men’s and women’s basketball coaching staffs lead the three camps. Summer Basketball Camp for rising first-grade to sixth-grade boys and girls will be held 8 a.m.-noon, Monday-Thursday, July 31-Aug….

Piedmont University Recruiting Students, Community Members for First-Ever Startup Competition

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…

New Year’s Message from Piedmont University President Marshall Criser

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…

Students: Apply Now to Participate in 2023 Piedmont Symposium

Applications are now being accepted for the fifth-annual Piedmont Symposium, the university’s annual celebration of student research and creative inquiry. “The symposium is a highlight of the year at Piedmont University. It’s a chance for students to share their academic achievements and endeavors. They also gain valuable skills as they prepare and deliver their presentations,…