Mercer Baseball Player Awarded National Post-Season Graduate Scholarship
MACON, Ga. – For the second time in as many weeks, former Bears’ outfielder John Dortch has collected a postseason graduate scholarship. The outfielder for Craig Gibson’s baseball squad continues to add academic accolades after becoming the second consecutive Mercer baseball player to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference’s male postseason graduate scholarship two weeks ago at the conference meetings. This time the scholarship was a national award with each of the regional selection committees sending their top 10-15 list to the national committee. The national committee then selected 29 male and 29 female winners for each of the three seasons... [more]
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Medical School Teams with MedShare to Send Medical Supplies and Equipment to Zimbabwe
June 24, 2008
Dr. Mike Smith, a medical professor, and the Mercer University community have come together to raise the funding for the sending of a 40-foot container of medical supplies and equipment with Atlanta-based non-profit MedShare International. The medical products will benefit the Sanyati Baptist Hospital in Sanyati, Zimbabwe, a government-owned hospital that has trouble meeting the demands of its patients because of very limited medical supplies.
The container, which left MedShare on June 19, includes items specifically chosen for the hospital by Dr. Mark Byler, a voluntary physician at the hospital in Harare and also an adjunct professor at the Mercer School... [more]
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Business to Offer Master of Accountancy, Joint BBA-MBA in Atlanta this Fall
June 11, 2008
ATLANTA — Mercer University’s Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics will add to its degree offerings this fall, with a new Master of Accountancy and a combined Bachelor of Business Administration – Master of Business Administration degree on its Atlanta campus. The new degrees, which will both be evening programs, are targeted the growing group of professionals in the Atlanta area in need of career-focused programs to help them succeed.
The degree programs mark further gains for the up and coming business school, which was recently ranked No. 1 in the nation in “Opportunities for Women” by the Princeton... [more]
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Mercer Student Documents Mission Trip to Ecuador On His Blog
June 16, 2008
PATATE, Ecuador — Mercer student Andrew Lockwood, of Ringgold, is spending his summer working with Baptist missionaries in Ecuador and is documenting his trip on his blog, andrewinecuador2008.blogspot.com. The trip, which began June 6 and will end Aug. 2, marks Lockwood’s fourth time in Ecuador. The junior industrial engineering student is keeping the blog this year to document his trip.
Lockwood is assisting missionaries Steve and Carol Thompson in their work. The Thompsons have been working in the country for 21 years and run a camp for church groups who come on mission trips. Lockwood said he plans to do whatever... [more]
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Mercer Professor Speaking to GPB About Human Trafficking
June 13, 2008
Andrew Silver, associate professor of English, will be interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s statewide news program, “Georgia Gazette,” today at 6 p.m. Silver, who also teaches in the First Year Seminar program, will speak about the prevalence of sex trafficking in Macon.
Silver and his FYS 102 class researched sex trafficking after studying the concepts of justice in the Judeo-Christian tradition and were surprised by the scope of the problem in Macon. In the latter half of spring semester, students from Silver’s class, along with some of Dr. Mary Alice Morgan's students from the Women’s and Gender Studies program, along with... [more]
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Mercer Economics Professor Quoted in The Financial Times
June 13, 2008
Allen Lynch, associate professor of economics at the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics was quoted Thursday in The Financial Times, one of the world’s most important business and financial newspapers. The June 11 article about the business of golf cites Lynch’s work in the use of sales data for golf equipment as an indicator of financial downturns.
The column, by David Owen, entitled “In the Rough” is available at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/71906f6c-3617-11dd-8bb8-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 - free registration may be required.... [more]
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Mercer and MCCG Taking Part in Nationwide Study Concerning Treatment for Heart Attacks in Ambulances
June 11, 2008
In the United States there are about 800,000 heart attacks a year resulting in about 500,000 deaths. Identifying heart attack symptoms quickly and calling for help to get treatment as early as possible is very important. Mercer University (Mercer) and the Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) in Macon, Georgia are taking part in a nationwide study to test if an intravenous solution of glucose, insulin, and potassium in addition to standard treatment, can help save lives.
A 36 million... [more]
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Mercer Awarded Major Grant to Facilitate Macon Redevelopment Alliance
June 6, 2008
Click here to watch video and audio streaming of the June 6 news conferenceTo view a map of the proposed area, click here.MACON — Redevelopment efforts in downtown Macon and the surrounding neighborhoods have received a major boost from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Mercer University has been awarded a $250,000 planning grant from Knight Foundation to facilitate a voluntary alliance of redevelopment partners to coordinate plans and leverage new investments. The grant was announced today by Macon Mayor Robert A. B. Reichert and Mercer President William D. Underwood during a news conference... [more]
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New Web Site Helps Georgians Find Local Health Services
June 3, 2008
Georgia
residents now have a free, fast, and easy way to find health services close to where they live.
A new Web site called Georgia Health - Go Local (www.gahealthgolocal.org) provides information and links to hospitals, doctors, clinics, support groups, immunization programs, home health care, and other programs and services people can use to find help for themselves and their loved ones.
Some of the topics include: Where can I find a weight loss program? Is there an adult daycare center in my area?... [more]
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News Conference Scheduled To Announce Major Grant To Form Macon Redevelopment Alliance
June 2, 2008
MACON – Macon Mayor Robert A.B. Reichert and Mercer University President William D. Underwood will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Friday to announce a major foundation planning grant to facilitate an alliance of redevelopment partners aimed at coordinating plans and leveraging new development in Macon's central city.The news conference will take place at the Mercer Village fountain, 1645 Montpelier Avenue, across the street from the Mercer campus. Following the news conference, participants are invited to a question-and-answer session with light refreshments at Ingleside Village Pizza at Mercer Village. Both events are free and open to the public.For more... [more]
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Distinguished University Professor To Discuss Christianity And Politics At BookExpo America
May 30, 2008
Mercer University Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics David Gushee will participate in a Publishers Weekly-sponsored panel on faith and politics at the 2008 BookExpo America in Los Angeles. The panel will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.The session, titled “Evolving Evangelicals and the Presidential Election,” will address how religion will once again play a crucial role in the upcoming presidential election. This is currently a time of change in the evangelical movement. The concerns of many in this large and influential group of Americans have expanded beyond hot-button issues like abortion and gay... [more]
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Mercer Students Assist China's Earthquake Victims
May 28, 2008
CHONGQING, China — Mercer University nursing, public health, science and pre-med students, visiting China as participants in the Mercer On Mission program, embraced the victims of China’s recent earthquake with personal care packages and hospital visits in Chongqing this week.
Dr. William Bina, interim dean of the Mercer School of Medicine, is leading 15 students and four faculty members on the first Mercer On Mission trip to China. Recognizing the plight of the earthquake victims from the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province, students initiated the project. Students collected donations and purchased personal care items for distribution to the patients and their... [more]
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Commencement Addresses Available on Mercer Web Site
May 28, 2008
Most of the commencement addresses presented at the 10 Mercer graduation exercises are now available for either reading in text form or by watching via video streaming. Mercer held the commencements for graduates of its 11 schools and colleges over three consecutive Saturdays on May 3, May 10 and May 17. Locations for the exercises were the Sheffield Student Center on the Atlanta campus and the University Center on the Macon campus.
Most of the addresses are in text... [more]
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Mercer 'Big Auction' is Thursday at The Grand Opera House
May 23, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's 20th annual "Big Auction,” to benefit the Bears’ Athletics program, will be held at the Grand Opera House, Thursday, May 29. Silent items will be up for bid from noon until 7 p.m., with live items going on the block at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. This year’s auction again features a “reverse raffle” with a $10,000 cash prize going to the winner. Tickets for the raffle are $100 each and are on sale now. Only 300 tickets will be sold. Each ticket stub from the raffle will admit two people to the hospitality area. Numerous outstanding... [more]
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Arthur Laffer and Horace Fleming Appointed Distinguished University Professors
May 20, 2008
Mercer University President William D. Underwood has announced the appointments of economics icon Arthur B. Laffer Sr. and long-time educator Horace W. Fleming to the positions of Distinguished University Professors. Underwood made the announcement of Laffer as Distinguished University Professor of Economics at the May 17 commencement of the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics in Atlanta. Fleming’s appointment as Distinguished University Professor of Educational Leadership was announced by the president at the May 10 undergraduate commencement on the Macon campus. [more]
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Mercer University to Launch School Counseling Master’s Program This Fall
May 20, 2008
ATLANTA — Mercer University will introduce a graduate program for individuals desiring a career in school counseling. The College of Continuing and Professional Studies, in partnership with the Tift College of Education, will offer the Master of Science in School Counseling program on Mercer’s Atlanta campus, with classes beginning in August. For those who already have a master’s degree in counseling, the college will have an add-on certificate program in School Counseling.Pending Georgia Professional Standands Commission certification, both programs will prepare counselors to address Georgia’s efforts not only to meet the needs of its growing elementary, middle and high school... [more]
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Mercer Re-Focuses Graduate Program on Two Areas of Critical Need: Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist
May 19, 2008
ATLANTA – Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University will offer two focuses in its Master of Science in Nursing program: the Nurse Educator and the Clinical Nurse Specialist. Both programs are taught on Mercer’s Cecil B. Day Atlanta campus, which is off Interstate 85, just inside the northeast perimeter. Classes begin the 18th of August.
“Both of these programs address critical needs in today’s healthcare,” said Linda Streit, D.S.N., director of Graduate Programs for the College of Nursing. “Our nation and our state are facing enormous shortages of nurses, and a major part of the shortage can be attributed... [more]
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Dortch Earns Top Honor At Mercer University Commencement in Macon
May 19, 2008
MACON, Ga. — Mercer University presented John D. Dortch, of Tallahassee, Fla., with the Louie D. Newton Award for General Excellence during commencement on May 10 in the University Center. Mercer University President William D. Underwood presented him with the Louie D. Newton General Excellence Medal — one of two top awards given to Mercer undergraduate students.
Dortch graduated from the University summa cum laude with a 3.98 cumulative grade point average as an economics major with a chemistry minor. He also continues a successful college baseball career, where he walked onto the team four years ago and has become... [more]
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Engineering Double Graduate Cook Earns DuVall Award and Scholarship
May 19, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Derek Cook, of Homerville, Ga., has earned one of Mercer University’s top honors for graduates, the Wallace Odell DuVall Excellence in Leadership Award, given to outstanding students in the form of a monetary award to further their graduate study.
Cook is the son of Phillip and Beverly Cook of Homerville, and graduated magna cum laude from the Mercer School of Engineering’s five-year master’s program, earning a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering.
The DuVall Excellence in Leadership Award is given annually to a student or students who... [more]
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Carson Wins Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at Commencement
May 19, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Mercer University presented Peachtree City native Elizabeth B. Carson with one of its highest honors for undergraduate students, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, during commencement on May 10 in Macon.
Carson graduated magna cum laude, with a 3.831 grade point average as a double major in both music and communications. She was a Tift College and Townsend Music scholarship recipient. Carson was selected based on her “high standards and compassionate contributions to the Mercer and Macon communities.”
Music professor Martha Malone nominated Carson for the award, notes that Carson’s “spiritual values manifest themselves not only in community work... [more]
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Business Student Ard Takes Home DuVall Award and Scholarship
May 19, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Stephanie L. Ard, of Richmond Hill, Ga., took home one of Mercer University’s top honors when she graduated this month. She is the 2008 recipient of the Wallace Odell DuVall Excellence in Leadership Award.
Ard graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Mercer’s Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics on May 10 and will continue her studies in a Master of Accountancy program.
The DuVall Excellence in Leadership Award, which includes a monetary award, is given annually to a student or students who have been accepted into an accredited graduate program and... [more]
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Law Graduate Jensen is 2008 Griffin B. Bell Award Recipient
May 16, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Grant Michael Jensen is the 2008 recipient of the Griffin B. Bell Award for Community Service, the highest honor Mercer University bestows on a graduating student nominated from all of its 11 schools and colleges. The Houston, Texas, native was presented a crystal Steuben sculpture and a frame certificate during the May 10th commencement of the Walter F. George School of Law, where he received a juris doctor degree.Named in honor of Mercer alumnus and former United States Attorney General Griffin B.... [more]
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Laffer Among Featured Speakers As Mercer Completes Commencement Season
May 13, 2008
ATLANTA — Renowned economist Arthur B. Laffer Sr. will be one of four keynote speakers at Mercer University’s final four commencements on Saturday, May 17, in Atlanta. Laffer will address graduates of Mercer’s Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics at 2:30 p.m. in the Sheffield Student Center on the University’s Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta.
The three remaining commencements will also take place at the Sheffield Center, with the College of Continuing and Professional Studies ceremony at 9 a.m., the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology at 11 a.m. and the Tift College... [more]
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Nancy Grace Commencement Address Available for Viewing on Mercer Web Site
May 15, 2008
The commencement address presented by Nancy Grace at the May 10 ceremony at the University Center is now available for viewing on the Mercer Web site. Grace, national television legal analyst and host of Headline News' popular legal analysis program, "Nancy Grace," was keynote speaker at the commencement honoring graduates from the College of Liberal Arts, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering, Tift College of Education and Townsend School of Music. Grace is a 1981 graduate of Mercer's College of Liberal Arts and 1984 graduate of Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law.To view the commencement... [more]
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Mercer Staff Cancels Annual Picnic to Donate Funds and Time to Local Relief from Tornadoes
May 14, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Friday was supposed to be a day to celebrate the end of another successful year at Mercer University. However, due to the tornadoes that ripped through middle Georgia on Sunday the Mercer Staff Council has opted to help victims by not only donating funds budgeted for their annual picnic, but also by volunteering their time Friday afternoon to help storm victims.
Friday’s annual staff picnic, sponsored by the Staff Council, was cancelled and the $3,200 designated for food... [more]
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Commencement to be Streamed Live, Re-broadcast on Cox Channel 15
May 9, 2008
The Macon Commencement, to be held Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m., at the University Center will be available for viewing via live streaming on the Mercer Web site. At the commencement, the University will confer degrees to graduates in the College of Liberal Arts, School of Engineering, Stetson School of Business and Economics, Tift College of Education and the Townsend School of Music. TV personality and Mercer alumna Nancy Grace will deliver the commencement address. Admission to the UC for commencement is by ticket only.To view the commencement at 9 a.m. on Saturday, click here.The commencement again this year will... [more]
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Mercer Athletics Wins A-Sun Fundraising Competition for 2007-08
May 8, 2008
MACON, Ga. – The third annual Atlantic Sun Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) fundraising competition again shattered records as the combined efforts resulted in $21,966 raised for charities ranging from the American Cancer Society to local youth programs and local hospitals.
For the first time in the three-year history of the fundraiser, each school could choose their charitable cause. Mercer, after finishing second to UNF last year, won the title, raising $6,500 and establishing an institutional record. Florida Gulf Coast finished second, raising $3,703 with Campbell claiming... [more]
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Goldsmith Presented 2008 Humanism in Medicine Award
May 8, 2008
MACON — Augusta native Andrew “Drew” Goldsmith, M.D., was presented the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Leonard Tow Student Humanism in Medicine Award from Mercer University School of Medicine during commencement May 3 in Macon. Goldsmith, who also received his doctor of medicine degree at the commencement, was chosen by the medical school faculty for his empathic, sensitive and respectful behavior in providing patient care.
According to his professors, Goldsmith has been a model student for community service activities, regularly volunteering in the Macon Volunteer Clinic, the Macon Outreach Soup Kitchen, as well as many... [more]
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Mercer’s Professional Education Programs Earn National Accreditation
May 7, 2008
MACON/ATLANTA — Along with its regional and state accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Tift College of Education of Mercer University has received national accreditation for all of its programs from The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. NCATE, the national organization responsible for professional accreditation of teacher education, notified the College of its new status on May 1.
“Receiving NCATE accreditation is an important achievement for any institution. We are particularly proud that the review team found that we met all six of NCATE’s rigorous standards – an unusual... [more]
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Mercer Alumnus Featured on The Today Show
May 7, 2008
Mercer alumnus Bill Mickler, class of 1981, was featured on The Today Show on Wednesday morning, highlighting his work with underprivileged children in Atlanta. His organization is called Wilderness Works.To view a video of today's program, click here.... [more]
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Nancy Grace Among Prominent Speakers at Mercer Commencements Saturday
May 7, 2008
MACON, Ga. — Mercer University will hold three commencements at the University Center on Saturday to honor graduates from seven of its colleges and schools. Among the three speakers will be national television legal analyst Nancy Grace, host of Headline News’ popular legal analysis program “Nancy Grace.” She will give the keynote address at the 9 a.m. commencement, which includes the University’s five undergraduate schools and colleges in Macon.
A 1981 graduate of Mercer’s College of Liberal Arts and 1984 graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law, Grace will address more than 2,700 attendees, including 480 graduates of the... [more]
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Morgan Appointed Senior Vice Provost For Service-Learning
May 2, 2008
Mercer University President William D. Underwood today announced the appointment of Dr. Mary Alice Morgan, professor of English and director of Women’s and Gender Studies, to the position of senior vice provost for service-learning, effective July 1.
In her new role, Dr. Morgan will work to promote, support and coordinate Mercer’s work in service-learning, community-based learning and civic engagement. She will work with faculty and academic units to develop service-learning curriculum, coordinate professional development activities, and collaborate with students, faculty, advisory boards and committees to facilitate service-learning and community engagement.
“The Mercer experience engages students in challenging, holistic and transformational learning, while cultivating the... [more]
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Eight Mercer Graduates to Serve Others in National Programs
May 1, 2008
MACON — Eight Mercer University graduates have been selected to participate in two highly selective national and international service programs upon graduation on May 10. Rizza Ibanez, of Milledgeville, Ga., will enter the Peace Corps, while seven other members of the class of 2008 will participate in Teach For America, the rigorous and nationally competitive program that places top college graduates in low-income schools across the nation.
Entering the Teach For America program are Akeem Anderson, of Columbus, Ga.; Farley Burks, of Bowling Green, Ky.; Jamie Alongi, of Woodstock, Ga.; Whitney Davidson, of Alexander City, Ala.; Sydney Nehrig, of Tampa, Fla.;... [more]
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Pharmacy, Nursing and Medical Schools to Hold Commencements Saturday
May 1, 2008
ATLANTA/MACON — Mercer University will hold the first three of its 10 commencement ceremonies this Saturday. The health schools will graduate their students in separate ceremonies on their respective campuses in Atlanta and Macon. The remaining seven ceremonies will take place over the next two Saturdays.
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Mercer University will graduate 135 doctor of pharmacy and eight Ph.D. candidates at 9 a.m. at Mercer’s Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta. The keynote speaker will be Michael Cohen, Sc.D., president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a non-profit health care organization... [more]
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Piedmont, Mercer Name Nieb Executive Director of Center
May 1, 2008
ATLANTA — Piedmont Healthcare and Mercer University announce the appointment of Sharon L. Nieb as the executive director of the Center for Health and Learning, a center of excellence established by the two partnering institutions to provide solutions to today’s challenges in healthcare delivery, education and research. The appointment is effective May 1.
“Ms. Nieb brings tremendous expertise and experience to this new position,” said Richard Swindle, Ph.D., senior vice president for Mercer University – Atlanta. “Her extensive background in program development, grant coordination, operational management and strategic planning will move the Center for Health and Learning forward effectively and efficiently.”
“We... [more]
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Jittery Joe's Coffee to Open in Mercer Village
April 25, 2008
MACON — On the heels of last week's opening of Ingleside Village Pizza at Mercer Village, the College Hill Corridor Commission and Mercer University today announced the commitment of a second college-friendly business to open in the redeveloped retail district adjacent to the Mercer University campus.
Jittery Joe's Coffee, an Athens-based roaster and coffeehouse, will open its first Macon location in August. The locally owned establishment will be located next door to Ingleside Village Pizza at Mercer Village in an historic building that has been restored by the University.
“We are very pleased to be welcoming Jittery Joe's to Mercer Village,” said... [more]
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University Appoints Dalton as Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management
April 24, 2008
MACON, Ga. — Mercer University President William D. Underwood today announced the appointment of Brian Dalton as senior vice president for enrollment management, effective July 1. Dalton, currently vice president for enrollment management and associate academic dean for program development at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn., succeeds Terry Whittum, who recently resigned to return to Florida for personal reasons.
“Brian is an innovative higher education leader with more than 15 years of experience in strategic planning, marketing, admissions, orientation, financial aid, curriculum development and first-year programs,” Underwood said. “Over the last 10 years at the College of St.... [more]
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Grace, Laffer Among Speakers at Mercer's 10 Commencement Ceremonies
April 24, 2008
MACON/ATLANTA — More than 1,500 students will participate in graduation ceremonies on Mercer University’s Macon and Atlanta campuses in May. Mercer President William D. Underwood will confer bachelors’, masters’ and doctoral degrees during 10 commencements, and graduates will hear from an array of renowned speakers, including three prominent Mercerians. Among those speaking will be national television legal analyst Nancy Grace and renowned economist Arthur B. Laffer Sr. Mercer alumna and trustee Grace, host of Headline News’ popular legal analysis program “Nancy Grace,” will give the keynote address at the May 10 commencement, which includes the University’s five undergraduate schools and... [more]
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Ingleside Village Pizza Celebration Sign of Things to Come for College Hill Corridor
April 23, 2008
MACON — More than 100 Mercer University students, faculty and staff joined President William D. Underwood and a number of city officials on April 23 to celebrate the opening of the second location of Ingleside Village Pizza on Montpelier Avenue, adjacent to Mercer’s Macon Campus. The celebration also marked the beginning of the University’s and College Hill Corridor Commission’s vision for the retail area along Montpelier, just north of campus. The new project, currently under development, will be called the Mercer Village and will eventually include a number of college-friendly businesses.
One of Macon’s local favorites, IVP is the first college-friendly... [more]
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Mercer Trustees Approve 10-Year Plan, Set $170 Million Budget for 2008-09
April 18, 2008
Mercer Trustees today endorsed a new vision statement and an ambitious 10-year strategic plan for the University that calls for more than $1.2 billion in new investments in the institution’s endowment, faculty and staff, facilities and technology, and academic and co-curricular programs over the next decade.
“The Board of Trustees made a bold statement today that Mercer aspires to significantly raise its national profile and achieve a reputation on par with the finest major private institutions in the Southeast,” said President William D. Underwood. “And more importantly, the board endorsed a comprehensive plan that will enable us to get there... [more]
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McAfee Names Younger Associate Professor of Preaching
April 17, 2008
ATLANTA – The McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University announced today the appointment of prominent pastor the Rev. Dr. Brett Younger to the position of associate professor of preaching, effective July 1, 2008. Younger currently serves as pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
“Dr. Younger has a passion for preaching; a quick sense of humor; extensive pastoral experience in rural, suburban, and urban churches; and a winsome personality,” said Dean R. Alan Culpepper. “We are excited about the contributions he will make both in the classroom and in churches across the Southeast.”
A native of Mississippi, Younger... [more]
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Political Science Expert to Lecture on The Presidential Selection Process
April 17, 2008
MACON — Noted political scientist Charles S. Bullock III will deliver a lecture on “Lessons from the Presidential Selection Process” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 21, in the auditorium of the Science and Engineering Building on Mercer University’s Macon campus.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Department of Political Science of Mercer’s College of Liberal Arts and Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science honor society.
“We’re delighted to have Professor Bullock on campus to give his thoughts on the Presidential Selection process,” said Gregory Domin, assistant professor of Political Science. “His... [more]
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Student Group Co-Sponsoring Take Back the Night March and Vigil to End Sexual Violence
April 16, 2008
MACON – The Women’s and Gender Studies program and Mercer’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance are inviting community members to take part in an empowerment march to end sexual violence. The event is part of “Take Back the Night” and will begin at 7 p.m., when participants will gather at Third Street Park, march down Cherry and Magnolia Streets, and end with a candlelight vigil in Washington Park in downtown Macon. During the vigil, survivors, supporters and advocates are encouraged to help break the silence about sexual violence and speak out about their own experiences with sexual violence.
Take Back the Night... [more]
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University to Conclude Academic Year With Several Lectures
April 15, 2008
Mercer University will wind down the year with a number of lectures from various parts of the University's Macon campus. Free Lectures:
“The Power Of The Closing Argument: How A Case Is Won Or Lost In Court”Trials of the Century Lecture by Charles H. Weston Sr., J.D., senior lecturer of Criminal Justice at Mercer and Former District Attorney and State Prosecutor for the Macon Judicial Circuit and The State of Georgia for 31 years.Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.Willet Science Center AuditoriumThe event is sponsored by the William Fielding Ogburn Department of Sociology.
Beyond an “Inconvenient Truth”Vicki Coulter, a member of the Climate... [more]
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Students for Environmental Action Host Earth Week 2008
April 15, 2008
MACON — Mercer University’s Students for Environmental Action are sponsoring a series of events for Earth Week 2008, April 15-22, organized under the title, it “Feels Good to be Green.” The SEA will hold several student events, including the weeklong “Go Green!” Campaign, encouraging students to take steps toward a greener future. The SEA will also host a number of free public events.
Free Public Events Include:
Beyond an “Inconvenient Truth”Vicki Coulter, a member of the Climate Project who was personally trained by Al Gore, will lead a discussion with Robert Hargrove, professor of chemistry, concerning the causes of and... [more]
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Engineering Expo and Undergraduate Research Symposium Highlight Achievement
April 14, 2008
MACON — More than 200 Mercer University students will show off what they have learned at the University Center on Mercer’s Macon campus. The students will showcase their talents on Friday, April 18, as part of two events, the Inaugural Engineering Expo and the Second Annual Mercer University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Both events will take place from 2 - 5 p.m.
The Mercer Undergraduate Research SymposiumThe event will include 35 poster presentations by 47 undergraduate students from 10 departments across the Macon campus from 2 - 4 p.m. in Heritage Hall. The event will include students from the College of... [more]
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Bell Family Gifts Historic Home to Mercer School of Engineering
April 11, 2008
One of Macon’s most historic homes, once used by the Allman Brothers Band for their debut album photo cover, is now owned by Mercer University, thanks to the generosity of a Savannah family with close ties to Mercer. The Bell House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was gifted to the University to benefit its School of Engineering by Mercer Trustee Gus Bell, of Savannah, and his family in memory of his wife, Amanda Hancock Morris Bell.
The Bell family chose to dedicate the house to Amanda Bell – wife, mother and grandmother – who was very... [more]
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Fall 2007 President’s List Announced
April 11, 2008
MACON — The following students were named to the president’s list at Mercer University for the 2007 fall semester. Inclusion on the president’s list requires students to meet rigorous grade point average standards specific to their school within the University.
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City
State
Danielle Nteza Acha-morfaw
Doraville
Ga.
Ashleigh May Adams
Columbia
Md.
Dorothy N. Adike
Powder Springs
Ga.
Shawn Lee Agur
Mcdonough
Ga.
Nicole Marie Aldoretta
Duluth
Ga.
Leslie Nichole Aldrich
Macon
Ga.
Carol E. Alexander
Atlanta
Ga.
Patrick Scott Alford
Newnan
Ga.
Muhammad Sho'ayb Ally
Macon
Ga.
Eric Michael Alston
Columbus
Ga.
Keya Michelle Alston
Jonesboro
Ga.
Alison Marie Amyx
Calhoun
Ga.
Andrew Paul An
Richmond Hill
Ontario
Angelette T. Anderson
Jonesboro
Ga.
Molly Ruth Anderson
Stockbridge
Ga.
Jessica Sarah Andrews
Lilburn
Ga.
Christopher B. Anglin
Lithonia
Ga.
Anene Areh
Mcdonough
Ga.
Joelle Breanne Arnhold
Edmonds
Wash.
Edward James Atkinson
Rockville
Md.
Thomas Austin
Mcdonough
Ga.
Krystal Ramona Avula
Lagrange
Ga.
Patricia Ayers
Temple
Ga.
Wendy W. Baggett
Glenwood
Ga.
Kelli Nicole Banister
Warner Robins
Ga.
Melinda Kelley Banks
Tyrone
Ga.
James B... [more]
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College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to Sponsor Latin Health Fair
April 11, 2008
Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will conduct a Latin Health Fair on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will be held at Norcross First United Methodist Church, 2500 Beaver Ruin Road.
The fair will offer free diabetes and blood pressure screenings, and will also provide information about pediatric immunization schedules, cancer awareness, heartburn awareness and women’s health issues. Pharmacists will be on hand to provide information and answer questions.
Translators will be available for Spanish-speaking patients.
The Latin Health Fair is sponsored by the Georgia Pharmacy Association, which has encouraged the state’s three pharmacy schools... [more]
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Mercer's Gushee to Appear Sunday Morning On CNN Talk Show
April 11, 2008
David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at the McAfee School of Theology, will appear this Sunday morning at 11 a.m. on Wolf Blitzer's Late Edition talk show on CNN. Gushee will discuss the Compassion Forum event that will occur later on Sunday at Messiah College. Gushee serves on the Compassion Forum board that organized the event, which is a presidential candidate discussion on faith, values and policy and will involve the three major presidential candidates.The forum itself will be televised live on CNN at 8 p.m. This is Gushee's second national TV appearance in two weeks. He appeared on C Span on... [more]
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Fall 2007 Dean’s List Announced
April 11, 2008
The following students were named to the dean’s list at Mercer University for the 2007 fall semester. Inclusion on the dean’s list requires students to meet rigorous grade point average standards specific to their school within the University.
Name
City
State
Meaza T. Abebe
Norcross
Ga.
Amy Carol Abel
Senoia
Ga.
Mary Elena Aceves
Martinez
Ga.
Sherri Dawn Adams
Jonesboro
Ga.
Nicholas Wayne Adams
Orlando
Fla.
Paul Thomas Adams
Knoxville
Tenn.
Shellie R. Adams
Macon
Ga.
Jonathan S Adams
Macon
Ga.
Jessica Canning Addison
Milner
Ga.
Abdul-Razaq Adedej Adeniyi
Macon
Ga.
Ola Al-Baldawi
Atlanta
Ga.
Ruaa Al-Baldawi
Atlanta
Ga.
Bradley David Aldrich
Hartwell
Ga.
Caroline Suzanne Alena
Peachtree City
Ga.
Hinna Mukhtar Ali
Lawrenceville
Ga.
Janet H. Allen
Macon
Ga.
Roger Dale Allen
Macon
Ga.
Jamie Lynn Alongi
Canton
Ga.
Lora Michelle Alsher
Marietta
Ga.
Leena Amine
Johnson City
Tenn.
Darrin Delano Anderson
Dallas
Ga.
Danita Latrell Anderson
Ellenwood
Ga.
Courtney May Anderson
Stockbridge
Ga.
Eleta Donelan Andrews
Thomaston
Ga.
Joann Jackson Andrews
Lithonia
Ga.
Charles Brandon Andrews
Forsyth
Ga.
Laura Rachelle Anthony
Durham
N.C.
Daniel Gabriel April
Fort... [more]
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Mercer Sociology Research Conference Features Meeks, Student Research Projects
April 4, 2008
WHO: Eight Mercer University Sociology majors will be presenting the results of their yearlong research projects to their professors and peers. The event will also include a keynote address by Catherine Meeks, Ph.D., director of the Wesleyan College Center for Community Engagement and Service, the Clara Carter Acree Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Socio-Cultural Studies at Wesleyan.WHEN: Monday, April 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 2 to 3:30 p.m. The keynote address will begin at 12:30 p.m.WHAT: The Fourth Annual Social Research Conference at Mercer University, presented by the William Fielding Ogburn Department of Sociology. Meeks, a... [more]
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Mercer Students to ‘Paint the Town Orange’ as Part of Chamber’s Discover Macon Initiative
April 4, 2008
MACON — A group of Mercer University business students is working to bring more interaction between the Macon community and Mercer students through a series of events for students and community members called “Paint the Town Orange.” The events, which are part of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce’s new “Macon. Discover it.” initiative, will take place from April 14-18, include discounts for Mercer students and events that are free and open to public, including an outdoor concert on April 18.
The student are part of Associate Professor Tammy Crutchfield’s Marketing Management class and they have taken on the challenge –... [more]
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MUSM's Kemle Named National Outstanding PA of the Year
April 2, 2008
(Alexandria, Va.) – Kathy A. Kemle, M.S., PA-C, has been selected as the 2008 Outstanding Physician Assistant of the Year by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). Kemle teaches geriatric medicine at the Mercer University School of Medicine and practices in Macon. She has held several leadership positions in various medical societies, including AAPA, and is a widely-published authoritative figure in the field of geriatric medicine. She will be presented with the award on Friday, May 23, in San Antonio at AAPA’s 36th Annual Physician Assistant Conference. The Outstanding Physician Assistant of the Year is a physician assistant (PA)... [more]
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Law School Legal Writing Program Again Ranked Best in Country
March 28, 2008
The Legal Writing Program at the Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University is again the top-ranked program among all of the law schools in the nation as announced today by U.S. News and World Report. The 2009 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools lists Mercer’s program first in the country after being tied for first with Seattle University in 2006, second in 2007 and first in 2008. Seattle this year is ranked second, followed by University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Temple University,... [more]
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Registration Open for the Claypool Classic 5K Run/Walk
February 28, 2008
ATLANTA – Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to participate in the Third Annual Claypool Classic 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 12, on Mercer University’s Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive. The 5K course includes 2.1 miles on the road and 1 mile on a cross-country trail that is somewhat hilly. The run is part of the Run & See Georgia Grand Prix series.
Registration will begin at 3 p.m., with the 5K run starting at 4 p.m. and the 1-mile fun walk kicking off at 4:30 p.m. Registration is $15 by March 31 and $20 starting... [more]
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Georgia Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Arguments Monday at Law School
March 28, 2008
WHO:
Members of the Georgia Court of Appeals
WHAT: annually visit the Walter F. George School of Law to hear a limited number of oral arguments. Judge Robert Johnson will be presiding. Chief Justice Anne Elizabeth Barnes also plans to attend.
WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2008, at 2:15 p.m.
WHERE: Moot Court Room, Mercer Law School, 1021 Georgia Avenue (atop Coleman Hill), Macon.
WHY: For Law School students to have the opportunity to observe the... [more]
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Bears to be Included as Part of CBS's Final Four Coverage
March 31, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Highlights of Mercer’s stunning, 96-81, upset of then 18th-ranked Southern Cal on Nov. 10, will be included in CBS Sports’ coverage of the men’s basketball Final Four. Segments of the Bears’ win are scheduled to be on “Coast to Coast ’07- ’08: The College Basketball Season in Review” which will be aired from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Mercer Athletics provided video footage and photos as well as Rick Cameron’s – the Voice of the Bears – radio call of the game, for the network to use in the show. Mercer capped a sensational season-opening week... [more]
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McAfee School of Theology Offers Workshop April 1-2 on the Urban Church
February 29, 2008
ATLANTA – “Congregational Strategies for Urban Mission” is the theme of the April 1-2 workshop of the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University, 3001 Mercer University Drive. Designed for pastors, church staff and lay leaders interested in or working in urban ministry, the program will feature four plenary sessions as well as practicum ministry workshops.
Dr. Robert M. Franklin, president of Morehouse College will give the keynote address at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. Prior to becoming the 10th president of Morehouse College, he was a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics at Emory University and a senior fellow... [more]
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Mercer University Names John H. Dickson as Dean of Townsend School of Music
March 26, 2008
MACON, Ga. — Mercer University President William D. Underwood today announced the appointment of John H. Dickson, D.M.A., as dean of the Townsend School of Music, effective July 1, 2008. Dickson, currently director of Choral Studies and chair of the Conducting Division at Texas Tech University, succeeds Stanley L. Roberts, who will return to full-time teaching after having served the University as interim dean since May 2007.
“Dr. Dickson is an accomplished teacher, scholar, and performer. He received accolades from all those – students, faculty, staff and others – who met with him during his recent campus visit,” said Mercer... [more]
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Kail to Step Down As Dean of College of Continuing and Professional Studies
March 28, 2008
ATLANTA — The founding dean of Mercer University’s College of Continuing and Professional Studies, Thomas E. Kail, Ph.D., has decided to step down from his post effective June 30. Kail, an administrator with Mercer for the past 13 years, holds a professorship within the College, and will return to that role following his resignation.
Kail presided over the founding of the College of Continuing and Professional Studies in 2003, transitioning from his position as associate provost and dean of the Division of Extended Education. Under his leadership, the College added new faculty, established a Department of Mathematics and Science, developed graduate... [more]
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Bob Hoffman Named New Head Men's Basketball Coach
March 27, 2008
VIEW THE NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING COACH HOFFMAN
MACON, Ga. – Mercer Athletics Director Bobby Pope on Thursday introduced veteran coach Bob Hoffman as the new head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. Hoffman was recommended by a 10-member search committee that included Trustees Sam Mitchell, Diane Owens, Tony Moye, Bruce Gordy, Dick Plunkett, Mercer alums and former athletes John Collier and Tommy Mixon and boosters Charlie Cantrell and Henry Arrington. He succeeds Mark Slonaker, who coached the Bears from 1997 to 2008.
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Mercer Students, Faculty, Staff to Help Historic Macon with Neighborhood Cleanup
March 27, 2008
MACON — Mercer University students, faculty and staff will join the Historic Macon Foundation and Beall’s Hill residents in a Neighborhood Cleanup on Thursday at 3 p.m. The event will be followed by a cookout at 5 p.m. for participants.
The Cleanup will begin at the pocket park between Ross Street and Ross Street Lane and conclude at the pocket park, where the cookout will be held. The food and drinks are free.
The City of Macon will provide a dumpster, garbage bags and gloves. The city is also launching a new program called Cash For Trash, where neighborhoods earn $5 for... [more]
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Mercer Co-Sponsors Lecture Series with Tubman Museum and Georgia Humanities Council
March 26, 2008
MACON — The Tubman African American Museum, in partnership with Mercer University and the Georgia Humanities Council, is bringing five scholars from around the country to lecture about five black leaders from Central Georgia who helped to shape the post-Civil War South. The event is the 2008 edition of the Ellen Craft Memorial Lecture Series and is entitled “The Rise of Prominent National African-American Leaders in Macon from Reconstruction to the 20th Century.” It will take place March 28 and 29 at Mercer University’s Macon campus.
All events are free and open to the public.
The intent of this program is to... [more]
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Medicine Seeks Participants for Free Study Concerning Two Memory Loss/Confusion Illnesses Connected to Aging
March 26, 2008
MACON, Ga. —No family is immune from the possibility of dealing with age-related, memory-loss and/or confusion illnesses. Two of the more prominent are Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia. Because of the aging of the population, particularly Baby Boomers, and the fact that people are living longer, these diseases are expected to triple in prevalence over the next 40 years. And Middle Georgia may experience an even greater rate of increase since Georgia ranks in the 3rd and 4th deciles of elderly influx among the 50 U.S. states.
The Mercer University School of Medicine is conducting a research study, free... [more]
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Newt Gingrich to Speak at Executive Forum in Macon and Atlanta on April 10
March 19, 2008
ATLANTA/MACON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will be the featured speaker at Mercer University's Executive Forum Presented by BB&T on Thursday, April 10. He will give a lunch presentation at in Atlanta at the Four Seasons Hotel, 75 Fourteenth Street, and a dinner presentation at 6:30 p.m. at The University Center on Mercer’s Macon campus.
The Atlanta event is sponsored by the Center for Health and Learning, an educational partnership between Piedmont Healthcare and Mercer University.
Gingrich is one of the world’s most well known statesmen and a forward-thinking political leader. Chosen Time... [more]
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College Hill Corridor Announces Bicycling Week Events, Discounts to Promote Bicycling
March 20, 2008
MACON — The College Hill Corridor Commission and Mercer University Students for Environmental Action will kick off a weeklong celebration of pedal power with a press conference at 4:30 p.m. on March 24 in the Lecture Hall of Willet Science Center on Mercer University's Macon Campus. (Directions available at
http://chemistry.mercer.edu/Willetdirections.htm
.)The press conference will officially launch the Bear Bikes program, a free program where Mercer University students, faculty and staff can check out reconditioned bright orange bikes to ride around campus and through downtown. The conference will also announce a weeklong schedule of public events from March 24-30, including daily... [more]
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Match Day for Mercer Medical Students is Thursday at Noon
March 17, 2008
WHO:
55 senior medical students at Mercer University School of Medicine
WHAT: will take part in the annual Match Day rite of passage — a nationwide event that serves to tell senior medical students what residency programs they will enter following graduation.
WHEN: Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 12 noon
WHERE: Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium, 1550 College Street, Macon.
WHY: Until Match Day, senior medical students are unsure of where they will spend the next few years as residents. At noon... [more]
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Health Care Data Researcher on Minority Populations to Give Lecture Thursday
February 27, 2008
ATLANTA – Gary A. Puckrein, Ph.D., a nationally recognized leader in collecting and organizing health care data on minority populations, will deliver the 2008 G. Van Greene Distinguished Lecture at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, on the Atlanta campus of Mercer University, 3001 Mercer University Drive. Puckrein will speak on “Building a 21st Century Health Care System.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
Puckrein founded the National Minority Quality Forum, of which he serves as president and chief executive officer, in 1998. The goal of the not-for-profit organization is to strengthen the capacity of local communities... [more]
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2008 Law Day Program Available for Viewing
March 17, 2008
The 2008 Law Day Luncheon, held March 7 at the University Center and sponsored by the Walter F. George School of Law, is now available for viewing by video streaming. The 2008 Law Day program honored members of the Law School Class of 1948, who were observing their 60th year reunion. The Honorable Jim Marshall, who represents Georgia's 8th Congressional District and a former faculty member at the Law School, saluted the Class of '48 in his keynote address. To watch the event, click here.... [more]
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Tickets on Sale for April 12 'UC Live' Featuring Cartel, Mario and Plain White T’s
March 11, 2008
MACON — Quadworks, the Campus Activities Board of Mercer University, is now selling tickets for UC Live, which will feature three nationally known headliners. UC Live, which begins at 7 p.m. on April 12, will take place in the University Center Arena at Mercer’s historic Macon campus, and will feature national recording artists Cartel, Mario and Plain White T’s. Additional sponsors for this event are Cumulus radio station, Mercer University's Student Government Association, and the Eleventh Hour.Tickets for the concert will be $18 for Mercer students with ID, $23 for military, high school and college students with ID, and $28 for the general... [more]
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Mercer Professor, Collaborator Bring Methods To March Madness
March 12, 2008
MACON — For the past 14 years, Allen Lynch, associate professor of Economics at Mercer University, and colleague Jay Coleman, professor of Management at the University of North Florida, have been crunching the numbers trying to determine which teams will make it into the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The pair’s “Dance Card,” a statistical model, has only once missed more than three teams and currently stands at 93.3 percent accuracy in predicting the “at-large” berths handed out by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.
Lynch and Coleman are not just picking who gets in, they are now in their third year... [more]
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'Rashomon' Highlights Events Spotlighting Japan At Mercer University
March 12, 2008
MACON — Mercer University Theatre will hold performances of Fay and Michael Kanin’s play “Rashomon” this week at 7 p.m. at the Backdoor Theater, located at the back of Willingham Hall on the Mercer Macon campus. The play runs March 11-15 and 17-19, and admission is $5.
Directed by Scot J. Mann, assistant professor of Communication and Theatre Arts at Mercer, the play, is set 1,000 years ago in Japan. Three men who take shelter from a terrible storm discover that the mysterious, violent death of a stranger touches them all.
College of Liberal Arts professors Leona Kanter, Ph.D., chair of... [more]
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Nursing Research Conference Focuses on Patient Safety and Outcomes
February 27, 2008
ATLANTA - "The Link Between Patient Safety and Patient Outcomes" will be addressed in the 2008 Nursing Research Conference, sponsored by The Center for Health and Learning, an educational partnership between Piedmont Healthcare and Mercer University. The conference is designed to enhance participant awareness of common patient safety issues and nursing interventions that promote positive patient outcomes.
The conference will include lectures, interactive and panel discussions, and poster presentations. Keynote speakers will be Barbara J. Bates, R.N., B.S.N., Surgical Services manager at Scripps Encinitas Memorial Hospital in San Diego, Calif., and Susan Fuller, R.N., C.P.S.O., director of Quality Patient Safety at... [more]
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Becvar to Lead Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series
March 10, 2008
WHAT: The Ninth Annual Armour Family Therapy Lecture SeriesWHO: Featuring Dorothy Becvar, Ph.Dl, Professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University, Licensed Marital and Family TherapistWHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: School of Medicine Auditorium on the Macon Campus of Mercer University WHY: Theme of this ninth annual event is "Soul Healing: A Spiritual Orientation in Counseling and Therapy. Tonight's lecture, open to the public, is entitled "Ethically Informed and Spiritually Sensitive Practice: A Postmodern Perspective." Media interested in covering this event should contact Richard L. Cameron at (478) 301-5500 or (800) 837-2911, ext. 5500.
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Marshall to Speak and Class of 1948 to be Honored at Law Day 2008
March 4, 2008
WHAT: The Walter F. George School of Law will observe 2008 Law Day.WHO: Members of the distinguished members of the Law School Class of 1948 will be honored and U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall will present the keynote addressWHEN: Friday, March 7, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. WHERE: University Center Arena on the Macon Campus of Mercer University WHY: The Mercer Law School hosts Law Day each March at the University Center. This year's event will focus on the class of 1948 on the occasion of their 60th reunion. Highlight of the Law Day Luncheon will be the presentation of the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Meritorious Service Award. Other classes will also... [more]
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New Web Site Launched for Down Payment Assistance Program
March 3, 2008
A new Web site has been launched within the Mercer Web site in order to assist faculty and staff who have an interest in participating in the Down Payment Assistance Program. Mercer, in partnership with the Knight Foundation, has expanded its grants to faculty and staff who purchase homes in the newly designated Intown Macon District. The district, which is in close proximity to the Macon campus, includes Tatnall Square Heights, Huguenin Heights and Beall's Hill.Thanks to the Knight Foundation, Mercer has been able to increase its matching fund from $5,000 to $10,000, for a total of $20,000, including Knight funds.The... [more]
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Fulton Grants Administrator to Address Mercer Leadership Academy
February 28, 2008
ATLANTA — Vickie Perdue Scott, the executive director of grant development and administration for Fulton County Schools, one of the largest public school systems in Georgia, will address Mercer University’s E.L.I.T.E. Leadership Academy at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, on Mercer’s Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta.
Scott will deliver the keynote address in the Auditorium of the Tift College of Education building to kick off the daylong conference on the subject of “Unlocking Budget and Finance Knowledge in Education.”
In addition to Scott’s address, there will be a number of breakout sessions led by prominent education budgeting experts,... [more]
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Violinist McDuffie to Give Free Concert at Mercer on March 11
February 27, 2008
MACON – Internationally renowned violinist Robert McDuffie will give a free concert on Tuesday, March 11, as part of the Spring String Series of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Neva Langley Fickling Hall of the McCorkle Music Building, 1329 Adams Street, on Mercer’s Macon campus.
The program will include a variety of music styles and periods and will showcase several of the Center’s outstanding string students. McDuffie will perform “Winter” from Antonio Vivaldi's best-known work, “Four Seasons,” with the McDuffie Center String Orchestra of Mercer University. The orchestra... [more]
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Slonaker's Contract Not Renewed
February 26, 2008
MACON, Ga. – Mercer Director of Athletics Bobby Pope on Tuesday announced that the University will not renew the contract of head men’s basketball coach Mark Slonaker.
“I want to thank Mark for his 11 years of service to the Athletic Department,” said Pope. “He has been a great ambassador for the department as well as the University."
Pope said the team would play its final regular season game Friday night at home against Kennesaw State and the Atlantic Sun... [more]
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Prominent Evangelical Scholar to Deliver Smith Lectures At Mercer
February 8, 2008
MACON — Prominent evangelical scholar the Rev. Dr. Anthony Campolo, professor emeritus at Eastern University, and founder and president of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, has been named the 2008 Harry Vaughan Smith Distinguished Visiting Professor of Christianity. Campolo will give three lectures as part of his appointment. The lectures are free and open to the public.Campolo will deliver his lectures in Newton Hall on Mercer’s Macon campus; each lecture will build upon the theme “A Sociological Deconstruction of American Christianity.” The times and subjects of each lecture are: Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 10:50 a.m. “Durkheim and... [more]
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Founders' Day Event in Atlanta Continues Kick-Off of University's 175th Anniversary Celebration
February 25, 2008
ATLANTA — Mercer University, which is celebrating its 175th year, will mark the anniversary with a special Founders’ Day event in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Day Hall. The event begins at 3 p.m. and will formally kick-off the 175th anniversary celebrations on Mercer’s Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta.
The Founders’ Day event will feature a keynote address by Mercer Chancellor R. Kirby Godsey. The event will also feature a presentation of an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, the day of Mercer's founding 175 years ago.
Godsey, who... [more]
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Moretti to Perform Debut Recital Thursday in Fickling Hall on the Mercer Campus
February 24, 2008
MACON
– Critically acclaimed violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti will give her debut recital at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb 28, as director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University. Personally selected by McDuffie to direct the highly-selective Center for Strings, Moretti has brought a wealth of concert experience and musical talent to the University. She has made extensive solo and collaborative appearances across the United States and abroad in addition to her orchestral career as former concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony and Florida Orchestra.
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Gore Speech at New Baptist Covenant Celebration Inspires Mercer Attendees
February 21, 2008
ATLANTA — When former Vice President Al Gore addressed more than 2,500 people at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration on Jan. 31, among the audience were a number of Mercer University faculty, administrators and students, who heard Gore’s speech on “Stewardship of the Earth” in the vast World Congress Center.
Mercer’s involvement in the luncheon went far beyond filling seats. President William D. Underwood, one of the sponsors and leaders of the New Baptist Covenant, presided at the luncheon. Underwood recognized Gore as a “prophetic voice” on global warming, which Underwood described as “the great moral crisis of our age.”
Many... [more]
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Mercer Physics Professor Sheds Light on Anti-Satellite Technology
February 19, 2008
WHAT: Randall Peters, Ph.D., chair of Mercer University's Physics Department, offers a unique angle in the story on the new quest by the United States Navy to shoot down an ailing spy satellite before it plunges to earth. Peters was part of team of engineers and scientists that worked on a similar project in 1985, which was part of President Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program. On Sept. 13, 1985, a United States Air Force fighter jet screamed into the sky, releasing a missile tipped with a miniature vehicle, helping to propel that vehicle into the path of an... [more]
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African Union Ambassador to Make Official Visit to Mercer
February 18, 2008
MACON — Amina S. Ali, the African Union’s ambassador to the United States, will make an official visit to Mercer University, meeting with students, administrators and the community, and delivering a speech at an event on Thursday, Feb. 21. Her speech, entitled “The African Union: Building A New Africa,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Medical School Auditorium on Mercer’s Macon campus, followed by a question and answer session and a reception. The event is free and open to the public.“To have the ambassador for the African Union on campus and working with the University to help us... [more]
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Medical Students Respond to Sugar Factory Disaster
February 15, 2008
SAVANNAH—Within minutes of the explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth on Feb. 7, students from Mercer University School of Medicine began springing into action. Several students were on call Thursday evening and immediately received “mass casualty” pages from Memorial Health University Medical Center, where three dozen Mercer medical students are completing their clinical studies. Others saw footage of the disaster on television and headed to the Emergency Room to see if they could help.
“We were afraid we might just be in the way,” said Siri Raju, a fourth-year medical student from Richland who saw the news reports... [more]
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Telegraph Covers Founders' Day Events 'Mercer Marks 175 Years'
February 14, 2008
The Telegraph published an article about the two Founders' Day events held in Macon on Wednesday which kick off the 175th anniversary celebration of the University. The article was published Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, to view photos and video, as well as the story, click here.... [more]
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Law & Public Interest Students to Host Showcase and Benefit Concert
February 12, 2008
Students in the Mercer Law School Law and Public Interest program are sponsoring a Showcase and Benefit Concert on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Cox Capital Theatre in downtown Macon. Proceeds from the event will fund stipends for students in unpaid public interest summer internships.Two distinguished individuals will be recognized at the event for outstanding leadership in public service: the Honorable Bryant Culpepper and Tomieka Daniel of the Georgia Legal Services Program.The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 12 midnight with the awards and raffle to begin at 8 p.m. Among the many items in the raffle include a... [more]
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'Legends' Join 175th Anniversary Founders’ Day Events
February 7, 2008
MACON — Mercer University, which is celebrating its 175th year, will mark the anniversary with several special Founders’ Day activities, including the traditional convocation on the Macon campus, as well as a Feb. 26 event on the Atlanta campus and an event featuring a discussion with five “Mercer Legends” on the Macon campus. Both Macon events will be held on Feb. 13 in Willingham Auditorium.
The Macon convocation and the Atlanta event on Feb. 26 will feature keynote addresses by Mercer Chancellor R. Kirby Godsey. The event in Atlanta will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Cecil B. Day Hall.... [more]
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First-Year Engineering Competition Garners Media Attention
February 8, 2008
Teams of first-year students from the School of Engineering competed against each other on Feb. 6 and 7 to see which team could build the strongest bridge out of toothpicks as part of a class project teaching them the fundamentals of engineering design, management, and documentation.In all, more than 100 students in five sections of EGR 107 participated in a series of competitions to test the toothpick bridges, which are weighted down until they break, often after being loaded with as much as 50 pounds.Six Middle Georgia media outlets covered the events, for links to coverage see the bottom of the page.... [more]
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Famed Diaz Trio Kicks Off McDuffie Center Spring Concert Series
February 8, 2008
MACON – The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University is kicking off its Spring Strings Series with a special performance of the Díaz Trio Friday, February 15, at Neva Langley Fickling Hall of the McCorkle Music Building, located at 1329 Adams Street on Mercer University’s Macon campus. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public. Seating is limited, and doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. For more information, call... [more]
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International Authority on Comets to Speak at Mercer
February 1, 2008
MACON — One of the world’s leading cometary scientists, Paul Weissman, Ph.D., a senior researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will deliver two lectures at Mercer University’s Macon campus on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The lectures are free and open to the public.
Weissman will speak at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium (Room 110) of the Science and Engineering Building off College Street. The first lecture is entitled “Physical Characterization of Cometary Nuclei” and will be of a highly technical nature suitable for college students and those with a deep interest in comet science.
The 7:30 speech is... [more]
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Aldridge to Retire as Dean of School of Engineering
February 1, 2008
MACON – M. Dayne Aldridge, Sc.D., P.E., announced today that he will retire as dean of the Mercer University School of Engineering, effective June 30, 2008, completing a distinguished 9-year career as dean of the School and more than 45 years in engineering.
Dr. Aldridge was appointed dean of the School of Engineering in 1999 and was named Kaolin Chair of Engineering in 2004. During his tenure, Aldridge led the School to be nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report and oversaw the completion of the $14-million Science and Engineering Building, a state-of-the-art facility that is one of the... [more]
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