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Kanler Cumbass Focuses on Higher Education Every Day.聽He Would Choose Piedmont. Again.

Kanler Cumbass was a stellar 麻豆视频 student. A tennis player and academic scholar, he was also involved in the campus community, including serving as president of the Student Government Association (SGA).  It was not always so. As a freshman, Cumbass struggled with being so free and far away from home. It can be lonely…

Halle Foundation Grant allows 麻豆视频students to visit international businesses 鈥 without leaving Georgia

Not many academic programs come into existence and begin taking students on trips within just a few months. But with a Halle Foundation Grant and the efforts of Professor Brian McDermott, the German language program at 麻豆视频 is doing just that. Last week, Professor McDermott traveled with 12 of his German 1101 students to…

World-renowned spider expert brings knowledge to 麻豆视频鈥 and Netflix

For most people, spiders are a minor fright or small nuisance. But for Piedmont鈥檚 own Dr. Rebecca Godwin, one of the world鈥檚 foremost experts on trapdoor spiders, they are fascinating, everyday companions. 鈥淚 want people to know that they are more than just fangs with legs,鈥 says Godwin, assistant professor of biology. Her expertise on…

麻豆视频Theatre Season Begins with 鈥楾he Laramie Project鈥 Oct. 3-6

The 麻豆视频 Theatre Department launches the 24-25 Mainstage season with聽The Laramie Project, performing Oct. 3-6. One of the most frequently produced plays in the United States,聽The Laramie Project聽depicts the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man in Laramie, Wyoming. The play aims to promote dialogue about equality, acceptance, and…

Lanneau Brings Decades of Real World Experience to Forensics, Criminal Justice Programs

John Lanneau has law enforcement written all over him, and rightly so. He brought nearly three decades of field and laboratory experience when he joined 麻豆视频 last year.  Lanneau is a Professor of Forensic Science and Criminal Justice at Piedmont’s Demorest campus and the Director of the Georgia Forensic Academy. 麻豆视频offers undergraduate degrees in…

麻豆视频Art Museum Honors Lillian Smith in Year-Long Exhibition

Join us for 鈥淐elebrating the Life and Legacy of Lillian E. Smith: 80th Anniversary Exhibition鈥 at 麻豆视频’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view September 5, 2024-May 15, 2025. A public reception will take place on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Augusta-based photographer Mark Albertin will give a guest lecture.   Lillian E. Smith…

麻豆视频 Awarded National Science Foundation STEM Teaching Grant

麻豆视频 recently received a Recruitment and Induction of STEM Educators grant from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports…

Turner鈥檚 Long Tenure Brings Expertise to Academic Affairs Office

If it happened at 麻豆视频in the past quarter century, chances are good that interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Vickie Turner was here for it, knows about it, and can offer expert advice on it.聽 鈥淲hen I came to Piedmont, enrollment was 330 students. I have seen that enrollment grow to where we are…

麻豆视频Art Museum Exhibition Features Ceramics and Textiles by Ashlyn Pope

The exhibit “Ashlyn Pope: A History of Moving Forward” at 麻豆视频’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art is a featured part of the Northeast Georgia Arts Tour June 14-16 and will be on view through Aug. 25. A public reception will take place 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. Ashlyn Pope is an artist and educator of…