Career Services Director Lisa Mann has seen it happen time and again: Job seekers get to the negotiation table and, for a variety of reasons, fail to walk away with every last cent or benefit they could have received. A few years ago, she decided to do something about it. Mann earned her Smart Start…
Two-time Piedmont University alumna Chelsea Leming is a finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year. Leming, a fifth-grade teacher at Indian Knoll Elementary School in Canton, is one of 10 educators vying for the statewide title. Earlier this school year, she was named Teacher of the Year for the Cherokee County School District. She earned…
On March 17, Vocal Performance major Kristy Lightsey will perform her senior recital in the Piedmont University Chapel. It will be the culmination of four years spent learning from and working with music professor Dr. Andrea Price. Lightsey was a junior in high school attending the Fine Arts College Experience (FACE) on Piedmont’s Demorest campus…
Piedmont University’s annual disaster drill, an elaborate, interdisciplinary training exercise that allows students to collaborate with local public safety agencies, will take place March 23. The scenario: Suspicious packages, possibly bombs, placed on the Demorest campus. “The disaster drill has grown tremendously in size, scope and realism over the past few years,” said Karen Greilich,…
Piedmont University will premier an original musical work titled “How Am I to Be Heard?” about the life and pioneering work of civil rights activist Lillian E. Smith. Smith was a writer who penned the best-selling novel “Strange Fruit,” about an interracial relationship that takes place in Georgia in the 1920s. She was also active…
Piedmont University provides graduates with one of the best returns on investment among all the state’s private, nonprofit educational institutions, according to a new study by Georgetown University. “Piedmont University prides itself on offering an exceptional educational experience designed to prepare students for success in their intended careers,” said Piedmont President James F. Mellichamp. “The…
As the regional vice president of a global investment firm, Maryrose Burns strives to build relationships with her clients, to know the people behind the portfolios, and to help them make their financial dreams come true. To accomplish her goal, she draws on her experiences at Piedmont University, where she thrived in small classes that…
Piedmont University students pursuing a degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management have priority preference for new scholarship funds available through The Classic Center Cultural Foundation. “Piedmont University enjoys an outstanding partnership with The Classic Center that creates direct benefits for our students — this scholarship being one of many examples. We thank The Classic Center…
Marchelle Massey Sandoval was 60 years old when she earned her Master of Business Administration from Piedmont University. Now she uses her degree — and the long, winding path she took to earn it — to help others achieve their own educational goals, regardless of their age, past, or personal circumstances. “My work is a…
Piedmont University will host a pair of exciting arts events — its Great Composers Concert Series and an exhibit featuring Atlanta-based photographer Chris Aluka Berry — on Feb. 24. At 7:30 p.m. at the Chapel on the Demorest campus, Piedmont’s choirs, orchestra and soloists will present the latest installment of the Great Composers Concert Series,…