Tag: Health and Human Performance

More than 300 Receive Degrees at Piedmont University Commencement Ceremonies

Student surrounded by family members on graduation day.

A total of 307 Piedmont University students received undergraduate and graduate degrees on Friday, May 5, during two commencement ceremonies. The graduate ceremony was held at 10:30 a.m., with the undergraduate service following at 1:30 p.m. Both were held in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center on the Demorest campus. Awards were also given during commencement….

Two-Time Grad and Baseball Alum Noah Heatherly Accepted to Medical School

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…

Piedmont University’s Master’s Program in Health & Human Performance Receives National Recognition

Piedmont University’s Master of Science in Health and Human Performance has received the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s official seal of approval.   NSCA notified Piedmont last month that the master’s program in Health and Human Performance has received its three-year Education Recognition certificate. “This is the NSCA’s ‘seal of approval,’” said Associate Dean for…

Hired Before Graduation: Piedmont University’s Spring 2022 Health Sciences Grads are Already Succeeding in the Workforce

This spring, three graduates earned master’s degrees in health sciences from Piedmont University, and all three were hired in their field before they crossed the commencement stage. “Our programs are designed to prepare and position graduates for success in the workforce. These are exactly the kind of outcomes we strive for and celebrate. We are…

Piedmont Grad Puts His Degree to Work in the Classroom and the Weight Room

Piedmont University alumnus Killian McClain is now a an assistant strength and conditioning coach and adjunct professor at Norfolk State University.

As a lifelong athlete, Killian McClain wanted a career that would keep him close to sports. After graduating with his master’s degree in Health & Human Performance from Piedmont University, McClain got exactly what he was looking for, landing a job as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Norfolk State University. “Athletics has always…

Piedmont Grad Living Professional Dream Come True

Mackenzie Wilcox graduated with her master's degree in Health & Human Performance in July and is now designing a new fitness center. Here, she holds blueprints of the fitness center, which is currently under construction.

Just weeks after graduating from Piedmont University with her master’s degree in Health & Human Performance, Mackenzie Wilcox is living a professional dream come true: designing a fitness center from the ground up. “It’s crazy,” said Wilcox, who graduated in July 2021. “I’m amazed every day that I’ve gotten this opportunity.” Always athletically inclined, Wilcox…