The Student Success Center is located in Lane Hall in Demorest and in the Commons in Athens. Students are at the heart of everything we do at Piedmont College. This commitment is reflected in the Student Success Center, established to help our students reach their various academic goals. The Student Success Center offers the following services: tutoring, accommodations, personal counseling, and career education.
The Student Success Center tutoring services offers academic support in all areas, including accounting, foreign languages, math, science, and writing. Our tutors are selected by department chairs, trained in the art of tutoring, and monitored to provide the individualized attention our students need to achieve their personal best. You may also receive assistance for writing papers, resumes and capstone projects in the Learning Center. Tutors in all areas are available for drop-in help or by appointment. One student may endeavor to pass a particularly difficult course. Another may aspire to develop a B into an A. Whatever their objectives, students can find supportive professional assistance at the Student Success Center. http://www.piedmont.edu/learning-center
Tutoring Services
The Student Success Center tutoring services offers academic support in all areas, including accounting, foreign languages, math, science, and writing. Our tutors are selected by department chairs, trained in the art of tutoring, and monitored to provide the individualized attention our students need to achieve their personal best. You may also receive assistance for writing papers, resumes and capstone projects in the Learning Center. Tutors in all areas are available for drop-in help or by appointment. One student may endeavor to pass a particularly difficult course. Another may aspire to develop a B into an A. Whatever their objectives, students can find supportive professional assistance at the Student Success Center.
http://www.piedmont.edu/learning-center
ADA Accommodations
The Director of Academic Learning Services is responsible for arranging reasonable accommodations for those students who have provided documentation stating a medical or learning disability. This service is confidential and free to all students. To receive accommodations, students are required to self-report. Testing to determine disabilities is not provided through this office, but referrals are made. Official documentation is accepted only from licensed health-care professionals. http://www.piedmont.edu/disabilities-support
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as any person who has physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities (walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working), has record of impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. We coordinate and provide a variety of academic and support services based on the individual needs of each student with the goal of creating an accessible academic, social, and physical environment for students with disabilities at Piedmont College.
Dr. Gene Pease
Director of Academic Learning Services
Student Success Center
706-778-8500 ext. 1504
gpease@piedmont.edu
Career Education
Career education and professional development is available to all students and alumni of Piedmont College. The Director of Career Education and Compass provides personal consultations to those students who are unsure of their career goals or require career readiness preparation. Career Services can assist students in developing needed career skills which can include but is not limited to: resume development, interview preparation and practice, graduate school preparation, social media practices, job search strategies, major/career exploration, assessments etc. Students have the opportunity to meet with Career Services staff in individual meetings as well as through career presentations and events. Online resources offered free of charge to Piedmont College students include access to Purple Briefcase, Piedmont College’s online job board and career resource site. Career Services also provides access to regional and statewide career fairs as well as additional employer networking opportunities.
https://www.piedmont.edu/career-services
Brittany Kinard
Director of Career Education and Compass
Student Success Center, Rm. 101
Piedmont College, Demorest GA
bkinard@piedmont.edu
706-778-3000 ext. 1507
Personal Counseling
Personal counseling is provided in a safe, confidential atmosphere and is available to assist students with personal, developmental, or psychological concerns related to their academic progress and personal growth. Through individual counseling, group counseling, and referrals to campus and community resources, personal counselors are committed to supporting students who have personal issues that hinder their academic success.
Personal counselors can assist with and/or provide resources for a variety of topics, such as adjustment to college life, stress, depression, anxiety, loneliness, sexuality, eating issues, perfectionism, academic concerns, discrimination, transition difficulties, and relationship issues with a partner, relative, or child. Personal counselors help students develop new strategies for dealing with these challenges or to help clarify students’ feelings through self-exploration and discovery.
Counseling appointments are requested by email or phone, and services are provided at no charge to students. As necessary, students are referred to other professional resources located on and off campus. The counseling office is located in the Student Success Center on the Demorest Campus and in the Commons of the Athens Campus.
http://www.piedmont.edu/counseling-services
Demorest
Evonne Jones
Counselor/Case Manager
Student Success Center
706-778-3000 ext. 1259
ejones@piedmont.edu
Athens
Emily Pettit
Dean of Student Engagement, Director of Career & Personal Counseling
706-548-8505 ext. 8052
epettit@piedmont.edu