Piedmont University

Piedmont students involved in Roar Student Media won 15 Pinnacle Awards at the National College Media Conference, held Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in New Orleans. Competing in the Division III classification, which includes colleges and universities with less than 5,000 students, Piedmont students earned a record five first-place Pinnacle Awards, the highest award in college media.

A group of Piedmont University students won an award in the Broadcast Education Association's (BEA) international digital media and broadcast competition and traveled to Las Vegas to accept the honor.

The Piedmont University Singers, under the direction of Music Professor Bobby Ivey, will present a Fall Concert on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 P.M. in the Piedmont University Chapel. More than 30 Piedmont students will perform.

The Piedmont University Theatre Department launched its 2024-25 Mainstage season with The Laramie Project Oct. 3-6. The play aims to promote dialogue about equality, acceptance, and tolerance.

Family members and friends filled the Piedmont University Chapel on Friday, July 19, to watch as more than 70 students received degrees, shook hands with President Marshall Criser III and Board Chair Gus Arrendale, and turned their tassels.

Family members and friends filled the Piedmont University Quad on Friday, May 10, to watch as more than 300 graduates received degrees, shook hands with President Marshall Criser III and Board Chair Gus Arrendale, and turned their tassels, fulfilling a long-awaited dream for many after the pandemic canceled their high school graduation ceremonies.

Piedmont University congratulates the nearly 260 students named Dean's Scholars for the Spring 2024 semester. Students who earned the Dean's Scholar designation finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Piedmont University congratulates the nearly 230 students named Dean's Scholars for the fall 2023 semester. Students who earned the Dean's Scholar designation finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Piedmont University congratulates the approximately 300 students who qualified for the Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester. Dean's List honorees end the semester with a GPA of 3.50-3.99.

Piedmont University congratulates the nearly 270 students who qualified for the Dean's List for the fall 2023 semester. Dean's List honorees end the semester with a GPA of 3.50-3.99.

The Piedmont men's cross country team laid claim to the 2023 CCS Championship behind sophomore Layton Bradford's second-place finish. In addition to Bradford, the Lions claimed five of the top 10 spots in the event. Head Coach Jamie Jimison also won CCS Coach of the Year for his work with the men's program.

The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has announced its 2023 Scholar All-Americans on Aug. 9, and Piedmont was well-represented with four selections.

Piedmont University Natural Science students have been presenting their research at conferences all over the Southeast.

Engaged learning experiences like the Piedmont Symposium create nimble learners. Students and faculty adapted to overcome the challenge of being off campus to take part in the event, which this year was held online due to COVID-19.

Piedmont University's Communication Sciences and Disorders program continues to make a name for itself, this time with a study to be published in The Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Journal, a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international publication. Piedmont student Jaycie Ponce co-authored the article with Communication and Disorders Program Director Dr. Monica Bellon Harn and Rebecca Hancock, a speech-language pathologist who works for Union County Schools.

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.

The winners of Piedmont University's 2022 Student Organization & Leaders Awards have been named and were honored at a dinner and ceremony on April 21. The purpose of the awards ceremony is to recognize the exceptional leadership and achievements of Piedmont University's student organizations, students, and advisors.

The Student Organization and Leader Award honored students, organizations, and advisors at a ceremony to recognize the achievements of Piedmont University student organizations, students, and advisors on April 22.

The Piedmont College men's basketball team placed three student-athletes on the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court.

The 4th Annual Piedmont Symposium showcased the undergraduate research and creative inquiry projects of 389 students on April 6. The day-long event provides research opportunities for students. Their findings were presented across the Demorest and Athens campuses through oral and poster presentations.

Three Piedmont women's golfers have been named Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars for the 2019-20 season.

Nearly half of all Piedmont College varsity athletes earned a 3.4 or better grade point average for the fall semester and have been named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll. In all, 185 student-athletes (49.5 percent) were named to the honor roll, the most in recent memory. Of those, 166 earned a 3.5 grade point average or better and 70 attained a 4.0.