Winter Semester?

Spring semester has begun at Piedmont, but it doesn't feel like spring. Maybe it should be called Winter semester! Temperatures were below freezing for several days, snow fell and stuck and the roads iced over, and classes were actually canceled Friday Jan. 8th. That's the first Snow Day I can remember at Piedmont! But don't worry. When students finally did get to class, I launched into the first lecture right after introductions and doubled up on the homework. We have to catch up!

Big news from the Georgia College Press Association. This year, the Navigator won 8 awards. We'll find out where we placed (1st, 2nd or 3rd) in each award when we attend the annual convention in Athens Feb. 5th and 6th. We won awards in: General Excellence, Improvement, Layout and Design, General Photography, Best Campus Community Service-Editorial, Best Column, Best Campus Community Service-Sports. Credit goes to the hardworking Navigator staff, but also to our alumni who started the paper, improved and redesigned it, and worked so hard to make it great. You should be very proud.

What are you doing Friday, April 16th at 2pm? How would you like to speak to our current Mass Comm students? I am planning a seminar to coincide with Piedmont Alumni Weekend and I'm looking for 3 or 4 Mass Comm alumni to discuss what it's like in the real world. Email me at ssimon@piedmont.edu if you're interested.