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Founded in 1897, Piedmont University is a comprehensive liberal arts institution offering a variety of career-oriented majors. Its four colleges—Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Nursing & Health Sciences—develop tomorrow's leaders by engaging students in the classroom, in their community, and around the world. Our 300-acre residential campus is nestled in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains and we also operate a campus in Athens.

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Founded in 1897, Piedmont University is a comprehensive liberal arts institution offering a variety of career-oriented majors. Its four colleges—Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Nursing & Health Sciences—develop tomorrow's leaders by engaging students in the classroom, in their community, and around the world. Our 300-acre residential campus is nestled in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains and we also operate a campus in Athens.

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Nearly 400 Piedmont University Students Graduate

Nearly 400 students graduated from Piedmont University on May 6. Undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies were held in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center & Museum on the Demorest campus.
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Graduation - 2022 May 9

Piedmont University Students Honored for Work in Clubs, Organizations

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.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 May 3

Piedmont Chorale Performs April Concert

The Piedmont University Chorale performed a variety of works for chorus in an April 25 concert at the Chapel on the Demorest Campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2
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Piedmont University's Instrumental Chamber Ensembles, Wind Ensemble Perform in April

Piedmont University's Instrumental Chamber Ensembles and Wind Ensemble performed free concerts in April. The Instrumental Chamber Ensembles performed the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Bridge, Stein, and other compositions handpicked to showcase their talents during a concert on April 10. The Wind Ensemble performed on April 12.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2
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Students Take Part in 'How Am I To Be Heard' Oratorio

The Piedmont University Singers, orchestra, and soloists presented the world premiere of a semi-staged oratorio based on the life of Lillian E. Smith composed by Mary Carol Warwick for the university's 125th anniversary. The oratorio is based on 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 in the Civil Rights Movement and a friend of Martin Luther King Jr. Smith studied at Piedmont University, which is home to the Lillian E. Smith Center, an educational facility and artists' retreat in Clayton, Georgia.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2
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Piedmont's Cantabile Performed in March

Piedmont University Cantabile, a seven-voice a cappella ensemble, performed on March 29 at the Conservatory of Music in Demorest.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2

Students Perform in Great Composers Series Concert

Piedmont University hosted its Great Composers Concert Series on Feb. 24 in the Chapel on the Demorest campus. Piedmont's choirs, orchestra, and soloists presented the latest installment of the Great Composers Concert Series, Austrian Masters, during which they performed Josef Haydn's Symphony No. 2, Mozart's Symphony No. 29, and Franz Schubert's Mass in G. Dr. C. Wallace Hinson, director of Piedmont's Conservatory of Music and associate dean of the School of Fine Arts, conducted the performance. "The audience heard works that are at the core of the classical music repertoire. All three works on the program were written when the composers were relatively young," Hinson said. "The audience could 'see' into the mind of the youthful composers and perhaps make a connection to their more mature - and possibly better known - works."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2

Piedmont's Lessons and Carols Returns to Live Format

Piedmont University again presented its beloved holiday event, Lessons and Carols, to live audiences during two performances in November. Lessons and Carols celebrated its 33rd year in 2021. The 2020 performance was presented as a video recording because of the COVID pandemic. As the performance returned to a live format, face coverings and social distancing were required.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2
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Piedmont University Singers Perform Wide-Ranging Repertoire

The Piedmont Singers performed at the Demorest campus on Jan. 25 and for the Georgia Music Educators Association on Jan. 29. The Piedmont University Singers performed pieces covering a half-century of choral music history during a free concert on Jan. 25 at the Chapel on Piedmont University's Demorest campus. The Singers then gave the same performance on Jan. 29 in Athens for the Georgia Music Educators Association.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2
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Piedmont's Wind Ensemble Performed Musical 'Journey'

Piedmont University's Wind Ensemble performed a free concert on Nov. 20, 2021, at the Chapel on the Demorest campus. Wind Ensemble Director Anand Sukumaran said the evening will take attendees on a "journey" through different places, times, and experiences.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 May 2
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Students Perform with Piedmont's Conservatory String Ensemble

Heather Strachan led the 30-member Piedmont Conservatory Strings orchestra in performing works by six living composers, including Eric Whitacre and Karl Jenkins, in a concert on Nov. 2, 2021. Three students took part. Strachan is the director of the Piedmont Conservatory Strings, Artist-in-Residence at the Piedmont University Conservatory of Music, and a founding member of the Piedmont Camerata.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 29
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Piedmont's Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Performed Nov. 18

Piedmont University's Instrumental Chamber Ensembles performed the works of Haydn, Brahms, and other compositions handpicked to showcase their talents during a concert n Nov. 18 at the Chapel located on the Demorest campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 29
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Piedmont University Singers Held Celebratory Performance in November

The Piedmont University Singers gave their first public performance in nearly two years on Nov. 11 at the Chapel on the Demorest campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 29

Students Shine in Cantabile Performance

Piedmont University's elite student singing ensemble, Cantabile, performed a repertoire ranging from Estonian folk songs to pop hits during its Oct. 28, 2021, concert at the Demorest campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Apr 29

Piedmont Students Honored for Film 'Overtime'

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.
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Student Competition - 2022 Apr 27
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Nearly 400 Students Participate in Fourth Annual Piedmont Symposium

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.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Apr 27
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Piedmont Congratulates Dean's Scholars

Piedmont University congratulates the nearly 220 students who were named Dean's Scholars for the FAll 2021 semester. Students named a Dean's Scholar finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
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Dean's List - 2021 Dec 21
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Piedmont Congratulates Students on Fall Dean's List

Piedmont University congratulates all of the students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester. Dean's List honorees achieve a 3.50-3.99 GPA.
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Dean's List - 2021 Dec 21

Piedmont University Singers Return for First Post-COVID Public Performance

The Piedmont University Singers gave their first public performance in nearly two years on Nov. 11 at the Chapel on the Demorest campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Nov 30

Students Perform in Piedmont's Chamber Ensembles Concert

A program of music showcased the collaboration between Dianasue Walton's woodwind studio and Dr. Jeri-Mae Astolfi's piano studio and featured SEVEN? Piedmont University students. The Piedmont Chamber Ensembles Concert was held on Nov. 18 in the Chapel at the university.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Nov 30
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Piedmont University Celebrates Fall Commencement

Nearly 300 students graduated from Piedmont University this fall. "To our graduates, congratulations on your tremendous success, and congratulations to your families, friends, and loved ones who supported you along the journey to your degree. We are so very proud to now call you Piedmont alumni," said Piedmont President Dr. James F. Mellichamp.
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Graduation - 2021 Dec 6
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Piedmont University Brings 'Walk Two Moons' to Stage

Piedmont University's Theatre Department presented Walk Two Moons, a story of abandonment, grief, and identity, in November. Several students were among the cast and crew.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Nov 19
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Piedmont University Theatre Department Presents the Rock Musical Hair

Peace, love, and happiness will take the stage this October as the Piedmont University Theatre Department presents Hair, the rock musical that debuted more than 50 years ago. Hair explores themes related to the peace movement of the 1960s that emerged in opposition to the Vietnam War.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Sep 16
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More Than 200 Piedmont University Students Graduated July 30

More than 200 students graduated from Piedmont University this summer. "On behalf of everyone at Piedmont University, I extend my sincerest congratulations to the graduates and their families," said President James F. Mellichamp. "You are to be commended for your persistence and commitment to your education, even in the face of a global pandemic. We are proud to now call you Piedmont alumni." All told, 26 undergraduate and 183 graduate students received their degrees from Piedmont.
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Graduation - 2021 Aug 12
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Piedmont Congratulates Students on Spring Dean's List

Piedmont University congratulates all of the students named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2021 semester. Dean's List honorees achieve a 3.50-3.99 GPA.
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Dean's List - 2021 May 25

Piedmont Congratulates Dean's Scholars

Piedmont University congratulates the nearly 250 students who were named Dean's Scholars for the Spring 2021 semester. Students named as a Dean's Scholar finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
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Dean's List - 2021 May 25

First Piedmont University commencement held May 14

Spring commencement services were held May 14 for the first-ever graduating class of Piedmont University. Piedmont officially changed its name from Piedmont College to Piedmont University in April. About 16 percent of the more than 400 undergraduate and graduate students earned cum laude, magna cume laude, and summa cum laude honors.
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Graduation - 2021 May 19
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Piedmont Softball Earns No. 1 Seed in West Division, Sweeps Huntingdon

Piedmont 's softball team left no doubts about who the best team in the USA South West Division was in 2021 as the Lady Lions dominated the Huntingdon Hawks on May 1 in Demorest to advance to the conference championship series.
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Sports - 2021 May 5
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Campus leaders lauded for contributions to Piedmont University

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.
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Leadership - 2021 May 5
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Piedmont University Men's Track & Field Takes USA South Title

The Piedmont men's track and field team delivered a convincing performance and took home the USA South Championship as the two-day conference meet concluded on April 29 at Berea College in Kentucky.
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Sports - 2021 May 5
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