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Expert Available to Discuss Stroke
Baseball great Kirby Puckett passed away last week at the young age of 45 from a stroke. Unfortunately,
this tragedy is common. Stroke is the third leading cause of death, affecting an American every 45 seconds and killing one every three minutes. Dr. Dare
Domico, professor of adult health nursing at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, is available to talk with the media about stroke,
including warning signs and risk factors. Domico says there are risk factors for stroke that can and cannot be controlled. Some warning signs she advises
looking for include numbness or weakness in the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion and trouble speaking; sudden difficulty
seeing in one eye; sudden trouble walking and dizziness; and sudden severe headache.
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College Offering Three New Programs to Train School Leaders
In addition to introducing its Ph.D. in Educational Leadership this fall, the Tift College of Education
is launching two other innovative degree programs to meet critical education needs in Georgia. The College will begin a degree program at the Henry County
Regional Academic Center called Early Care and Education, which will allow students to receive a Bachelor of Science in education degree with a specialization
in birth to five-year-old education.
For college graduates who want to redirect their career to education, a new Master of Arts in teaching
degree program will be offered on the Atlanta campus. The new program will allow an individual with bachelor's degree in a non-education field to earn a master's degree
in education as well as initial teacher certification.
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College of Nursing and Piedmont Healthcare to Host Nursing Research Conference
Mercer University and Piedmont Healthcare, as part of their Center for Health and Learning, will host a nursing
conference on "The Heart, Courage and Brains of Nursing Research" on Friday, March 24, at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga. Participants will hear from noted speakers
Barbara McLean, MN, RN CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM, and Melodie Chenevert, RN, BSN, MN, MA, who will discuss scholarship related to nursing practice, education and research. The
conference, sponsored by Piedmont Healthcare, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, and the Pi Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, will take
place from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m, and the cost is $75.
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2006 Mercer Music Camps
Summer Chamber Music Academy
May 30-June 3, 2006
The Summer Chamber Music Academy is an intense performance experience for select
high school strings, woodwind, brass and percussion players. The camp focuses on the development of outstanding chamber music skills and
is taught by Mercer music faculty who are recognized worldwide for their teaching and performance expertise. Guest teacher Ronald deKant,
clarinet, is known for his stellar career as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, teacher and master clinician.
The Academy includes private study and instrumental master classes, featuring topics such as performance anxiety, rehearsal mechanics,
synchronicity of phrasing, the art of intonation, uniform articulation styles and repertoire. Applications and audition CDs or cassette
tapes must be received by May 1, 2006. For more information contact the Music Department at (478) 301-2748 or visit www.mercer.edu/music.
Summer Keyboard Academy
June 5-9, 2006
The Summer Keyboard Academy is an intensive study in piano, organ and harpsichord
performance for high school students. Students will receive two lessons and three master classes on their primary instrument. Participants
will select a secondary area of keyboard study to receive three group lessons. The academy is taught by Mercer music faculty and will
feature guest artist Joseph Banowetz. Banowetz has been heard as recitalist and orchestral soloist on five continents, including recent
performances with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Moscow State Symphony, the Prague and Bratislava Radio Orchestras, the Budapest
Symphony, Barcelona Concert Society Orchestra, and the Shanghai Symphony. He is also internationally recognized as an author and editor
and is listed on the Steinway Artist roster. Applications and audition CDs or cassette tapes must be received by May 1, 2006. For more
information contact the Music Department at (478) 301-2748 or visit www.mercer.edu/music.
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March 19, 2006
This is a weekly
installment of experts and story ideas at Mercer University. For more
information, please contact Nancy Fullbright at 478.301.2716 or
fullbright_n@mercer.edu;
Mark
Vanderhoek at 478.301.4037 or
vanderhoek_m@mercer.edu; or Rick Cameron at 478.301.5500 or
cameron_rl@mercer.edu.
For inquiries after business
hours or on weekends:
Nancy: 478.318.8542
Mark: 478.952.5514
Rick: 478.737.4591
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