Mercer Center for Community Development to Host Leadership Academy for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
December 11, 2001
WHO: Mercer Center for Community Development in collaboration with the Georgia Faith Based Initiative Task Force, Charitable Connections Inc., Covenant Community Services, CTS Training Services, Cutting Edge Consulting, ISAYES Inc., People TV and Safehouse Ministries Inc.
WHAT:Leadership Academy 2001: Building Our Capacity for a Better Tomorrow
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15
WHERE: Connell Student Center, Mercer University, 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon.
WHY: Leaders in community groups, faith-based organizations and charities will have the opportunity to receive training on a number of topics, including federal funding, standards and ethics, marketing, conflict mediation, leadership, communication, churches and public policy, connecting with local governments,... [more]
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Mercer Researcher Discovers Adult Pluripotent Stem Cells That May Lessen the Need for Embryonic Stem Cell Use
December 1, 2001
Macon -- A scientist leading a team of researchers at Mercer University School of Medicine has discovered pluripotent stem cells in adult humans. These adult pluripotent stem cells have an extended life span and can form a variety of cells and tissues from a single cell, attributes similar to embryonic stem cells. His findings may reduce the need for embryonic stem cell use, while advancing medical science in the areas of tissue engineering and gene therapy. He is funded in part by MorphoGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a San Diego company dedicated to the research and commercialization of adult-derived pluripotent stem cells.... [more]
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Mercer University's Woodruff House Offers Christmas Tours
November 26, 2001
Mercer University's Woodruff House will be open for free tours between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Dec. 4-6. Each room will be trimmed for Christmas by local businesses and decorators, such as J.C. Penney Co.; C. Terry Holland, Interiors; Carol's Linens; Foxglove Cottage and Ocmulgee Arts. Visitors will enjoy refreshments, live music and storytelling.
Founded in 1833, Mercer is a 7,400-student, comprehensive, Baptist-affiliated university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through the College of Liberal Arts, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the Tift College of Education, the School of Engineering, the Walter F. George School of Law, the School... [more]
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President/Chief Executive Officer of the Georgia Lottery Corporation to Speak at Mercer's Executive Forum
November 26, 2001
MACON -- President/Chief Executive Officer of the Georgia Lottery Corporation, Rebecca Paul, will wrap-up Mercer University's Executive Forum lineup of fall speakers for the 2001-2002 series. Paul will address the members of the Forum at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Medical School Auditorium on Mercer's Macon campus.
Bringing a wealth of expertise in lottery administration, management and marketing to the Georgia Lottery Corporation, Paul's career history includes director positions with two major lotteries, Florida and Illinois, as well as consulting work for public and private lotteries in the United States, the Caribbean, Gibraltar, Hungary and Russia.
Under her guidance,... [more]
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Greater Atlanta Christian School, Augusta Preparatory Day School Share First Place in Mercer University Math Competition
November 15, 2001
Macon -- More than 300 students from 35 public and private high schools in Georgia competed in the Mercer University High School Math Competition held Nov. 10 in Macon.
Greater Atlanta Christian School took first place in the Georgia High School Association division, followed by Columbus High School, which placed second, and Valdosta High School, which placed third. In the Georgia Independent School Association, Augusta Preparatory Day School in Martinez won first place, First Presbyterian Day School in Macon placed second, and Deerfield-Windsor High School in Albany placed third.
Students placing in the ciphering competition were:
First Place Ð Evan Sussenbach, Columbus... [more]
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Mercer Students Compete at Southeastern Small College Programming Contest
November 8, 2001
Two Mercer University programming teams placed third and fourth at the Southeastern Small College Programming Contest in Nashville, Tenn. The two teams correctly coded computer programming solutions to four problems, including one problem that required the team to write a software program for electrical routing. Mercer was the only school to have two teams finish in the top 10.
The third-place team, called the Kodiaks, consisted of Justin Parker of Auburn, Ala., Michael Buttersworth of Thunderbolt, Leonard Holman of Tucker, and Joseph Locker of Baton Rouge, La.
Parker, a junior majoring in computer engineering, is the son of Michael and Patricia Furr... [more]
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Ankylosing Spondylitis Patient Riding Bike Across U.S. Will Speak to Mercer University Medical Students and Residents
November 1, 2001
To increase awareness of ankylosing spondylitis, Californian Rob Williams is traveling across the country by bike, stopping at medical schools along the way to deliver a message about the disease. He will be in Macon on Wednesday, Nov. 7, to speak to Mercer University medical students, Mercer/Medical Center of Central Georgia residents, local physicians and other health care workers beginning at 2 p.m. in the Ebersole Auditorium at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which affects millions of people worldwide, can cause intense pain and permanent fusing of the spine, leaving the victim in an extremely stooped position.... [more]
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Dr. Melinda Dalgarn Named Vice President for Student Affairs
October 1, 2001
Macon -- Dr. Melinda K. Dalgarn has been named vice president for student affairs at Mercer University. Dalgarn is currently associate dean of student affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., where she has served for more than 20 years. She will join the university administration on Nov. 1.
"Dr. Dalgarn brings to Mercer the right combination of experience, creativity and energy to lead the university's student programs in an exciting and innovative direction," said Mercer President R. Kirby Godsey. "The students will find her to be a sensitive confidant, vigorous advocate and capable leader."
While at Vanderbilt, Dalgarn managed a... [more]
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