Elementary Students to Experience Dance at The Grand
September 26, 2002
WHO: "GrandKids" from Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach and Twiggs counties WHAT: First GrandKids season program, "Dancing On Common Ground" WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1 WHERE: The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St., Macon WHY: GrandKids, an arts education program created by Mercer University, is designed to offer... [more]
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Pharmacy Kicks Off Centennial Forum Lecture Series in January
December 20, 2002
Atlanta — To celebrate 100 years of pharmacy education, Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy is hosting a Centennial Forum Lecture Series, which will feature guest speakers throughout the year.
The first lecture in the series takes place on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at 11:30 a.m., in the Cecil B. Day Auditorium on Mercer's Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta. Dr. Peter Kielgast, immediate past-president of the Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique and keynote speaker, will present Pharmaceutical Care: A Global Perspective.
Kielgast has more than 30 years of service in the pharmacy profession, first as an officer in the National... [more]
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Students Selected to Play at Carnegie Hall
December 16, 2002
MACON – Three Mercer University students were recently selected to play at Carnegie Hall as members of the 2003 National Wind Ensemble.
Alison McDowell of Savannah, who plays the French horn, Rachel Hauser of Conyers, who plays the flute, and Katy Howd of Dacula, who also plays the flute, each sent an 8 to 10 minute audio tape, along with a recommendation from one of their Mercer music professors, Dr. Douglas Hill, and a résumé including all of their previous musical experience to audition for the prestigious ensemble. Out of several hundred applications, McDowell, Hauser and Howd were chosen for this... [more]
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Truett Cathy Awarded Honorary Degree
December 12, 2002
MACON--President R. Kirby Godsey, on behalf of the Mercer University Board of Trustees, bestowed the Doctor of Humanities degree to Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy in a ceremony held Dec. 12 in the Religious Life Center on the Macon campus.
Dr. Godsey said no other citizen has been more exemplary and more successful than Cathy, who has previously served on the Mercer University Board of Trustees.
Chick-fil-A is the third largest quick-service chicken restaurant company in the United States, with more than 1,200 locations in 35 states.
His WinShape Centre Foundation annually awards 20 to 30 students wishing to attend... [more]
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WR Student, FPD Among Math Winners
November 25, 2002
Macon — More than 200 students from 33 high schools throughout Georgia competed in the Mercer University High School Mathematics Tournament Nov. 9 in Macon. Following the competition, Mercer faculty members presented the following awards:
Ciphering Competition
First Place Dustin Bennett Greater Atlanta Christian School, Norcross
Second Place Jack Stahl Pace Academy, Atlanta
Third Place Jordan Lynn Warner Robins High School
Fourth Place Tim Supakorndj Cedar Shoals High School, Athens
Fifth Place Sean Johnston Sprayberry High School, Marietta
Morning Test
First Place David Friend Woodward Academy, College Park
Second Place Ben Bachman Woodward Academy, College Park
Third Place Dustin Bennett Greater Atlanta Christian School, Norcross
Fourth Place Andre Asbury Valdosta... [more]
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Atlanta Hawks General Manager to Speak at Executive Forum
November 15, 2002
MACON -- One of the National Basketball Association's most respected front office executives, Pete Babcock of the Atlanta Hawks will be the featured speaker at the Nov. 19th Executive Forum of Mercer University. The breakfast presentation will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon.
Babcock, who is in his 13th season as the Atlanta team's vice president and general manager, oversees the daily management and direction of the Hawks, including personnel transactions such as trades, free agent acquisitions and selecting from the collegiate draft. The basketball executive also serves on the NBA's Steering Committee... [more]
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Pioneering Research Leads to Potential Treatment for Neurological Disorders
October 23, 2002
Macon, Ga. — In a collaboration that spans the continent, researchers have found that pluripotent stem cells isolated from adult muscle can be induced to become cells specific to nervous tissue, both nerve cells and the supporting tissue called neuroglia. Their findings, published in the Sept. 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Research, open doors for patients with neurological disorders, who, in the future, may be able to use their own reserve pluripotent stem cells to grow new nerve cells and neuroglia.
The research team consists of Dr. Marie-Françoise Chesselet, Dr. Marina Romero-Ramos and Dr. Patrick Vourc'h of the... [more]
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Pioneering Research Leads to Potential Treatment for Neurological Disorders
October 22, 2002
Macon, GA — In a collaboration that spans the continent, researchers have found that pluripotent stem cells isolated from adult muscle can be induced to become cells specific to nervous tissue, both nerve cells and the supporting tissue called neuroglia. Their findings, published in the Sept. 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Research, open doors for patients with neurological disorders, who, in the future, may be able to use their own reserve pluripotent stem cells to grow new nerve cells and neuroglia.
The research team consists of Dr. Marie-Françoise Chesselet, Dr. Marina Romero-Ramos and Dr. Patrick Vourc'h of the... [more]
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Researcher Gearing Up for Space Shuttle Landing
October 18, 2002
Macon, GA — When Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth on Friday, Oct. 18, a Mercer University researcher will be on hand to greet them. Peter N. Uchakin, Ph.D., is leading a study of the effects space flight stress has on the immune system.
His job on Friday will be to collect blood samples from Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Ph.D, a first-time shuttle flier when Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted-off from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 7.
"Space flight generates stress, not only emotional stress, but physical stress," said Uchakin. "Launch and landing accelerations, microgravity and psychological factors all play... [more]
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Alumni and Friends Celebrate Nursing Centennial
October 18, 2002
ATLANTA – More than 600 alumni and friends of Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University came together to celebrate 100 years of nursing education excellence. The weekend event included the dedication of the College of Nursing building, the establishment of the College's Hall of Honor and the induction of its first honorees, the Centennial Gala and a worship service.
Gorgia's oldest nursing education program, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing was founded as the Tabernacle Infirmary and Training School for Nurses in 1902 by Dr. Len G. Broughton, a Baptist minister and physician. The inaugural class had four graduates.... [more]
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Rep. Channell Named to Medicine Board of Governors
October 18, 2002
Macon, GA — State Rep. Mickey Channell of Greensboro has been named to the Board of Governors of Mercer University School of Medicine. In this role, he will work with other Board members to provide guidance and advice to administrators of the School of Medicine regarding medical education and the health care needs of Georgians.
A 10-year member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Channell serves on the Ways and Means Committee and the Intra-Governmental Coordination Committee. He serves as chair of the Community Health Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, and is secretary of the House Transportation Committee.
Channell began his civic... [more]
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Higgins Clark, Grippando to Speak at Authors Luncheon
October 18, 2002
ATLANTA – Thirteen national and regional authors, including best selling writers Carol Higgins Clark and James Grippando, will be featured at the 13th annual Mercer University Authors Luncheon. Scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, at The Swissotel in Buckhead, the event begins at 10:30 a.m. with a reception and book signing, followed by lunch and speakers at noon. The luncheon benefits Mercer University Press. Bob and Ruth West Wells of Atlanta are co-chairs of the host committee. Mercer alumnus, King & Spalding attorney and author Robert L. Steed will serve as master of ceremonies. Ticket prices are $125 per person, and... [more]
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Editor of The Biblical Recorder to Speak on I and II Samuel
October 15, 2002
Leading Old Testament scholar, Tony Cartledge, Ph.D., will speak on I and II Samuel at the 2002 Annual Bible Conference sponsored by Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, on Mercer's Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, then repeated on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Religious Life Center on the Mercer campus, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon. Registration is $25 per person, which includes lunch. Call (678) 547-6470 to register.
President and editor of The Biblical Recorder, North Carolina's Baptist newspaper, Cartledge writes... [more]
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Law School to Host Symposium on 'Lessons from Enron'
October 14, 2002
Macon - Nine of the nation's leading legal and business authorities will participate in the annual Law Review Symposium hosted by Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law, 1021 Georgia Ave., Macon, on Oct. 17. The symposium will be held in the Moot Court Room and is free and open to the public. For more information contact Yonna Shaw at (478) 301-2622
Following the collapse of Enron and other large corporations, society has questioned how such devastating financial events could occur. The American business community has raised the issues of regulations and reform. The symposium will bring together leaders of... [more]
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Executive Forum to Reunite 'Crossfire' Duo for Oct. 29 Program
October 14, 2002
Tucker Carlson, co-host of Crossfire, CNN’s long-running political debate program, and Bill Press, former co-host of Crossfire and current co-host of MSNBC’s Buchanan and Press, will face-off for a lively discussion followed by Q & A from the audience at Mercer University’s Executive Forum, Oct. 29. The lunch presentation will begin at noon on Mercer’s Cecil B. Day Atlanta campus.
The dinner presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Macon City Auditorium.
A CNN political analyst based in Washington, D.C., Carlson has provided expertise for Inside Politics, the nation’s first program devoted exclusively to politics, since 1997. In 1998,... [more]
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Mercer to Dedicate Nursing Building During Centennial
September 30, 2002
WHO: Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University
WHAT: Building Dedication Ceremony
WHEN: 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12
WHERE: Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University building, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta (just off I-85 inside the northeast perimeter)
WHY:... [more]
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Alumni and Friends to Celebrate Nursing Centennial
September 30, 2002
Georgia's oldest college of nursing is gearing up for a festive weekend to commemorate its 100th anniversary this year.
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University will kick off its centennial celebration on Oct. 11 with registration and campus tours. Other events to take place during the weekend include a ceremony to dedicate the new College of Nursing building on Mercer's Atlanta campus, continuing education sessions and a centennial gala reception and dinner on Saturday, Oct. 12, for alumni and friends.
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing was founded as the Tabernacle Infirmary and Training School for Christian Nurses in 1902... [more]
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Alumni and Friends to Celebrate College of Nursing's 100th Anniversary
September 30, 2002
Georgia's oldest college of nursing is gearing up for a festive weekend to commemorate its 100th anniversary this year.
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University will kick off its centennial celebration on Oct. 11 with registration and campus tours. Other events to take place during the weekend include a ceremony to dedicate the new College of Nursing building on Mercer's Atlanta campus, continuing education sessions and a centennial gala reception and dinner on Saturday, Oct. 12, for alumni and friends.
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing was founded as the Tabernacle Infirmary and Training School for Christian Nurses in 1902... [more]
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Los Alamos Scientist to Present Seminar on the Speed of Light
September 30, 2002
WHO: Peter W. Milonni, Los Alamos National Laboratory
WHAT: Seminar "Fast Light, Slow Light"
WHEN: 4:30 p.m., Oct. 9
WHERE: Room 101, Willet Science Center, Mercer University, 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon.
WHY: Can light travel faster than the speed of light in vacuum? Does this violate Einstein's theory of relativity? At the opposite extreme, can light come to a complete stop? Recent experiments have shaken up our ideas about light, suggesting that both are possible. Dr. Peter Miloni will explain the theory behind these experiments. Milonni is a theoretical physicist from Los Alamos National Laboratory. He... [more]
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This Week at Mercer
September 27, 2002
This Week at Mercer University
Sept. 30 – Oct. 4
This is the weekly installment of story ideas and news items from Mercer University. For more information on these or other stories, please contact Lance Wallace at (800) 837-2911 or (478) 301-4037 or send an e-mail to wallace_le@mercer.edu.
What's Coming Up:
• Nursing Education Transformed from Apprenticeship to Academic Model
• Mercer to Host Pulitzer Prize Winner for National Endowment for the Humanities Lecture on Civil Rights
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Pulitzer Prize Winner to Give NEH Lecture on Civil Rights Movement
September 27, 2002
WHO: Diane McWhorter, author of "Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama – The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution."
WHAT: McWhorter will give the National Endowment for the Humanities lecture titled "Images of America, Civil Rights and Wrongs: Birmingham, Alabama 1963." The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9
WHERE:... [more]
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Pickard to Exhibit Art at Medical School
September 24, 2002
WHO: Beverly Bowden Pickard, artist and retired faculty member of Mercer University School of Medicine.
WHAT: "Paintings and Prints" art exhibition opening reception
WHEN: 5 - 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4
WHERE: Lobby, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College St., Macon
WHY:... [more]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters ImplementsNew Mentoring Program with Mercer
September 19, 2002
MACON, Ga. – With the help of a $50,000 donation from Brown & Williamson Tobacco and the promise of an additional 120 mentors, provided by Mercer University, Big Brothers Big Sisters will be able to grow and sustain its First Mentors program for more than 550 at-risk youth in the Central Georgia area.
For more than 40 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been helping children in Central Georgia stay in school with its one-to-one mentoring program. "Currently the program matches 408 children with mentors throughout our five county service area," said Dianna Glymph, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big... [more]
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Pharmacy Student Elected to National Post
September 17, 2002
ATLANTA — Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy student Alissa Hall has been chosen as the national president of the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) of the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA).
The Student Advisory Committee, which first convened at the 2001 NCPA Steering Committee Forum in Washington, D.C., is composed of eight students and is headed by the NCPA summer intern who oversees the committee and its operation. The formation of this group turned NCPA student chapters and their members into a peer-run association.
Hall is the NCPA's summer intern for 2002. A resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., she earned an... [more]
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Canadian Jurist to Present Lecture
September 16, 2002
WHO: The Hon. Louise Arbour, Justice, Supreme Court of Canada
WHAT: Speaking on "The International Criminal Court: Can it Live up to its Promise."
WHEN: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17
WHERE: Moot Court Room, Walter F. George School of Law, 1021 Georgia Ave., Macon
WHY:... [more]
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Craddock to Lead Series on Preaching at McAfee
September 13, 2002
ATLANTA – Nationally acclaimed preacher Dr. Fred Craddock will present a five-part workshop titled "Taking P301 Again for the First Time: How We Can Stay Fresh in Our Own Preaching" on consecutive Thursdays from 1-3 p.m., Oct. 3 - 31, in Cecil B. Day Hall on Mercer's Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta. The cost is $125, and participants should register by Sept. 20 by calling (678) 547-6470 or (888) 471-9922.
Craddock is the Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching and New Testament emeritus at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. He is an ordained... [more]
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President Godsey to Address Law School at Special September 11th Service
September 10, 2002
WHO: Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey
WHAT: Delivering the keynote address as part of special service commemorating Sept. 11, 2001, at the Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University
WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11
WHERE: Front lawn of the Walter F. George School of Law, 1021 Georgia Ave., Macon
WHY: Mercer President R. Kirby Godsey is one of the nation's foremost theologians, philosophers and orators who has a unique ability to assimilate world events and offer meaningful analysis, comfort and inspiration.
Media interested in covering the event should contact Lance Wallace at (478) 301-4037.
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National Expert to Speak on Improving College Transition
September 6, 2002
WHO: Dr. Robert Shoenberg, senior fellow for the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) and co-author of "The Academy in Transition: Contemporary Understandings of Liberal Education."
WHAT: Shoenberg will preview the eagerly anticipated follow-up piece to "Contemporary Understandings," due to be published within the next 18 months. Shoenberg will share national trends in educational reform and examine the implications for the content and organization of higher learning.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10
WHERE: Trustee's Dining Room, Connell Student Center, Mercer's Macon campus, 1400 Coleman Ave.
WHY: Many universities have used Shoenberg's book as a point of departure for their own analyses of... [more]
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Executive Forum to Bring Outstanding Lineup
September 3, 2002
MACON – As Georgia's premier business enrichment program, Mercer University's Executive Forum, a membership-based speaker series designed to link the business community to Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, will bring in some of the nations most sought-after speakers to its Macon campus for the 2002-2003 speaker series.
Kicking-off the fall series will be economist Todd Buchholz, co-founder and managing director of Enso Management. He will give a dinner presentation titled "Is the Economy Headed Higher – Or Off a Cliff?," at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Religious Life Center on Mercer's campus. In October,... [more]
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Executive Forum to Bring Outstanding Lineup to Atlanta Campus
September 3, 2002
ATLANTA – As Georgia's premier business enrichment program, Mercer University's Executive Forum, a membership-based speaker series designed to link the business community to Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, will bring in some of the nations most sought-after speakers to its Atlanta campus for the 2002-2003 speaker series.
Kicking-off the fall series will be economist Todd Buchholz, co-founder and managing director of Enso Management. He will give a lunch presentation titled "Is the Economy Headed Higher – Or Off a Cliff?," beginning at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 24. In October, Tucker Carlson, co-host of CNN's Crossfire and... [more]
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Nationally-Known Economist to Kick-off Executive Forum
September 3, 2002
MACON – Kicking off Mercer University's 2002-2003 Executive Forum speaker series is economist Todd Buchholz, co-founder and managing director of Enso Capital Management. Buchholz correctly forecasted the 2001 slowdown in the U.S. economy through his editorials in the Wall Street Journal and warned of the quicksand facing the stock market in his book, Market Shock. He will give a dinner presentation titled "Is the Economy Headed Higher – or Off a Cliff?" at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 24, in the Religious Life Center on Mercer's Macon campus.
A former Harvard University award-winning economics professor, Buchholz targets his engaging remarks to the... [more]
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Nationally-Known Economist to Kick-off Atlanta Forum
September 3, 2002
ATLANTA – Kicking off Mercer University's 2002-2003 Executive Forum speaker series is economist Todd Buchholz, co-founder and managing director of Enso Capital Management. He correctly forecasted the 2001 slowdown in the U.S. economy through his editorials in the Wall Street Journal and warned of the quicksand facing the stock market in his book, Market Shock. He will give a lunch presentation titled "Is the Economy Headed Higher – or Off a Cliff?" at noon, Sept. 24, in the Trustees' Dining Room on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
A former Harvard University award-winning economics professor, Buchholz targets his engaging remarks to the cutting edge... [more]
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Students Arrive At Mercer to Begin College Careers
August 20, 2002
MACON – Boxes, trunks, lamps and even stuffed animals lined the sidewalks around Mercer's residence halls as new students arrived on campus for fall semester on Aug. 17. Faculty and staff joined families in helping the 625 freshmen and 148 transfer students settle into their new living quarters away from home. Parents visited on campus and shared time with their student in the University's new dining facility before waving goodbye.
An annual event anticipated by the University and Macon communities, Mercer Move-in Day was a touching and emotional time in the life of new Mercer students who officially began their college... [more]
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White Coat Ceremonies Welcome Students' Entrance into Health Professions
August 17, 2002
Macon and Atlanta, GA — First-year students at Mercer University School of Medicine will be cloaked in their white coats on Sunday, Aug. 18, as part of the annual White Coat Ceremony marking their formal induction into the discipline of medicine. For the first time ever, students from Mercer's Southern School of Pharmacy will be given their white coats during a similar ceremony in Atlanta on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
During the separate ceremonies, 56 medical students and 134 first-year pharmacy students will receive and put on their white coats, a tradition designed to help instill a sense of professionalism, responsibility and... [more]
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Inaugural White Coat Ceremony Welcomes
First-Year Pharmacy Students
August 17, 2002
WHO: First-year students at Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy
WHAT: Will participate in the Southern School of Pharmacy's Inaugural White Coat Ceremony, where they will receive their first white coats and get their first lesson in professionalism. Mercer Pharmacy alumna Sharon M. Sherrer will deliver the keynote address to the students, their family members and friends.
WHEN: Aug. 20, 2002, at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Sheffield Center, Mercer University's Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
WHY: The White Coat Ceremony conveys the School's commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity and caring. It also underscores the students' commitment to provide pharmaceutical care,... [more]
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Students Arrive At Mercer to Begin College Careers
August 17, 2002
WHAT: Boxes, trunks, lamps and even stuffed animals will line the sidewalks around Mercer's residence halls as new students arrive on campus for fall semester. Faculty and staff will join families in helping students settle into their new living quarters away from home. Parents will have a chance to visit on campus and share time with their student in the University's new dining facility before waving goodbye.
WHO: Mercer University's incoming new students and their families
WHEN: 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 17
WHERE: Mercer's Macon campus, 1400 Coleman Ave.
WHY: An annual event anticipated by the University and Macon communities, Mercer Move-in... [more]
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First-Year Medical Students to Get First Lesson in Compassion
August 17, 2002
WHO: Fifty-six first-year students entering Mercer University School of Medicine.
WHAT: Will participate in the School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremony, where they will be "cloaked" in their first white coats and get their first lesson in compassion. Dr. Jean Rawlings Sumner, who was a member of the School's charter class in 1982, will deliver the keynote address to the students, their family members and friends.
WHEN: Aug. 18, 2002, at 3 p.m.
WHERE: The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia
WHY: Although compassion has always played a significant role in patient care, it has traditionally not been a formal part of... [more]
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ATS Accredits McAfee for Initial 5-Year Period
July 1, 2002
Atlanta -- Dr. R. Alan Culpepper, dean of Mercer's McAfee School of Theology, attended the biennial meeting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in Pittsburgh, June 22-24, to receive full membership into the group as an accredited school of theology.
Accreditation was granted for five years, the longest amount of time ATS will grant a school seeking initial accreditation.
"Receiving ATS accreditation is a milestone event for McAfee because it affirms that the School has an excellent academic program and that it is sound financially," Culpepper said.
Although Mercer University and its nine colleges and schools are accredited by the Southern Association... [more]
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Rep. Lucas Honored at Medicine Commencement
June 21, 2002
Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree on Rep. David E. Lucas, Sr., during the School of Medicine commencement June 1 in Macon. The degree was presented to Lucas in recognition of his dedication to medical education and health care in Georgia.
Lucas has served on the Board of Visitors of Mercer University School of Medicine since 1994. A native of Byron, he was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1975. During his years of service, he has served as vice chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and as a member... [more]
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President Godsey Re-elected to ARCHE Board
June 20, 2002
Atlanta -- The Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education (ARCHE) has announced the election of its board of trustees officers for the 2002-03 academic year.
Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey was re-elected to the board's executive committee as a member-at-large.
Elected unanimously, Morehouse College President Walter E. Massey will become board chair effective July 1. He succeeds Atlanta College of Art President Ellen L. Meyer, who completes two successive terms in the position.
"ARCHE has become a leader in communicating the collective contributions of Atlanta-area colleges and universities to the region and state. The organization also plays a valuable role in... [more]
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Mercer Breaks Ground on Henry County Center
June 18, 2002
McDonough – Officials from Mercer University and Henry County broke ground today on a 30,000-square-foot regional education center, to be located at I-75 and exit 218 in Henry County.
The facility is being built through a public/private partnership of the Henry County Development Authority, the Henry County Board of Commissioners and Mercer University. It will be located on Henry Parkway in McDonough, adjacent to the Henry County Administration Building, and easily accessible from I-75.
"Mercer University welcomes this partnership with Henry County to develop this regional education center," said Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey. "Henry County is one of the most... [more]
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Roswell Resident Receives Pharmacy Award
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – Mercer faculty member Stephen J. Cutler received the Special Research Award at Mercer's Southern School of Pharmacy commencement May 4 on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
Cutler, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received almost a half million dollars in funding, including a grant from the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and one from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Emergency Preparedness. He was also a co-investigator on a grant from the National Institutes of Health.... [more]
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Villa Rica Resident Receives Nursing Awards
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – University graduate Carey D. Matthews of Villa Rica received the Davison-McKie-Newton Award and the Pi Gamma Award for the December 2001 graduating class at Mercer's Georgia Baptist College of Nursing commencement ceremony May 3 on the Cecil B. Day campus.
The Davison-McKie-Newton Award is the highest award given by the College of Nursing.
While enrolled, Matthews was inducted into the Pi Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. She was active in the Baptist Student Union and was the recipient... [more]
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Fayetteville Mother and Daughter Graduate
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – Fayetteville resident Kathryn Grace Weinmeister Fincher received an early mother's day gift when she graduated from Mercer University with her daughter, Michelle Adamson Williams, also of Fayetteville, May 9, on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
Fincher graduated cum laude and both mother and daughter received a bachelor of science in education degree.
Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey presided over the ceremony with Horace W. Fleming Jr., former educational consultant and Mercer's newly-named executive vice president, delivering the... [more]
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Decatur Resident Receives Award at Business Commencement
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – University graduate Brenda R. King of Decatur received the Major Field Award for Management at the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics commencement May 10 on Mercer's Atlanta campus. The award is based on a faculty vote.
King, a sales and marketing specialist at Experian, earned her bachelor's of business administration degree.
Founded in 1833, Mercer is a 7,300-student, comprehensive, Baptist-affiliated university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through the College of Liberal Arts, the... [more]
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Law School Honors Macon Graduate, Faculty
June 13, 2002
MACON – University graduate Jennifer L. Roberts of Macon received the George Waldo Woodruff Award of Excellence at Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law commencement ceremony in May.
The award is presented annually in honor of Woodruff, distinguished businessman, proponent of education and friend of the Law School. It is given to the graduate having the highest cumulative academic average.
Transferring to the Walter F. George School of Law after completing her first year at Saint Louis University School of Law, Roberts was the recipient of the Mercer... [more]
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Gwinnett County Residents Receive Awards
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – University graduate Rachel G. Shapard of Suwanee received the Griffin B. Bell Award for Community Service at the McAfee School of Theology commencement May 9 on Mercer's Atlanta campus. The award, named for Bell, former U.S. attorney general, is given to a deserving graduating student from among Mercer's nine schools and colleges.
Shapard received the master of divinity degree. She is an associate pastor for discipleship and outreach at First Baptist Church, Gainesville.
At Mercer's Georgia... [more]
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Lawrenceville Resident Receives Education Award
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – Mercer University's Tift College of Education awarded Walt W. Henry of Lawrenceville the Outstanding Student in Middle Grades Education Award at Mercer's commencement ceremony May 9 on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
Henry, who was selected as the 2000 Teacher of the Year at the Gwinnett Intervention Education (GIVE) Center, earned a master of education degree in middle grades and is in the process of applying for National Board Certification in Early Adolescent Mathematics.
He... [more]
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Fayetteville Resident Receives Award at Ceremony
June 13, 2002
ATLANTA – Mercer University graduate Wynetta Scott-Simmons of Fayetteville received the Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education award at Mercer's commencement ceremony May 9 on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
Scott-Simmons graduated with a master of education degree and plans to begin her specialist in education degree with Mercer this summer. A teacher at Peeples Elementary School in Fayette County, she and her husband, Steven, have two daughters, Shayna and Siana.
Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey presided over the ceremony with Horace W. Fleming Jr., former educational consultant and Mercer's newly-named... [more]
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Mercer Second in A-Sun Academic Standings
June 12, 2002
MACON--Mercer University's student-athletes finished second in the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic standings for 2001-2002.
The final standings were released Wednesday morning by the A-Sun office. Belmont, in its initial season in the conference, caputured the Academic Champion Trophy with a record-setting 65% of its student-athletes posting a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better during this past academic year.
Mercer ranked second with 53% of its 193 student-athletes earning A-Sun All-Academic standing, including 87% of the men's and women's tennis teams.
For more information, click here: Atlantic Sun Academic Trophy
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Manor Resident Receives Louie D. Newton Medal at Commencement
June 10, 2002
MACON – Mercer University awarded Kenneth A. Taft of Manor the Louie D. Newton General Excellence Medal at Mercer's commencement ceremony May 12 at the Macon Coliseum.
The Louie D. Newton General Excellence Medal is presented to the graduating student who best exemplifies scholastic achievement, personal integrity and character, service to the campus community and a commitment to spiritual values. The award is named is honor of Newton, former Mercer professor, Christian journalist, distinguished pastor and renowned denominational leader.... [more]
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Rome Resident Receives Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at Commencement
June 10, 2002
MACON – Mercer University awarded Sonal D. Patel of Rome the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at commencement May 12 at the Macon Coliseum.
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award is presented to the graduating student who best exemplifies excellence in character, leadership, service the community and a commitment to spiritual values. The award was established by The New York Southern Society in 1925, and at Mercer in 1926, in memory of Sullivan, a great humanitarian and philanthropist.... [more]
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Paragon House Publishes Professor's First Book
June 6, 2002
Macon – Dr. Harold Jones, assistant professor of management in Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, has just released his first book, "Personal Character and National Destiny," published by Paragon House of St. Paul, Minnesota.
In "Personal Character and National Destiny" Jones shows that economic progress depends upon personal morality. Commenting on the book, Dr. D. James Kennedy of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church writes, "This is straight talk about the essentiality of Christianity in the motivation of achievement in America's history and in its future." Jones' message, he says, is one that "demands our attention."
Griffin Bell,... [more]
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Faculty Receive Awards at Commencement
June 5, 2002
MACON – The following Mercer University faculty members each received an award at Mercer's commencement May 13 at the Macon Coliseum.
Harold B. Jones Jr. received the Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence, which is presented annually by the Southeast Division of the Vulcan Material Company to a member of Mercer's faculty who has made outstanding contributions to undergraduate education, student learning and campus life. Jones, who has been with Mercer since 1997, currently serves as assistant professor of management in Mercer's Stetson School of Business and Economics, and recently released his first book, Personal Character and National Destiny.
R. Scott Nash... [more]
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Students Named to 2002 Spring Semester Dean's and President's List
June 5, 2002
MACON, Ga. - The following area resident(s) recently were named to the dean's or president's list at Mercer University for the 2002 Spring Semester. Inclusion on the dean's and president's lists requires students to meet rigorous grade point average standards specific to their school within the University.
Founded in 1833, Mercer is a 7,300-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 of Medicine, the Georgia Baptist College... [more]
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Medicine Grad Takes Top Honors for National Presentation
June 3, 2002
Mercer University School of Medicine graduate John T. (Temp) Phillips IV was recognized at the national meeting of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, earning the top award for his presentation titled "Not All Salads are Good for Your Heart."
The case study was based on Phillips' treatment of an Erlanger Health System patient in Chattanooga who developed polkweed toxicity after ingesting polk salad, a diet staple of many rural Southerners. Although polkweed has a poisonous root, its green stalks — called polk salad — are often boiled and eaten.
Phillips earned the top award out of 86... [more]
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Fleming Named Executive Vice President
May 22, 2002
MACON – Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey announced May 22 the appointment of Dr. Horace W. Fleming Jr. as executive vice president, effective July 1.
Reporting directly to the president, Fleming will serve as the senior officer of the University and as the University's chief operating officer. He will oversee all academic and administration programs of the University as well as coordinate all the University's planning, program development and budget development processes. He will also assist the president with the University's executive responsibilities.
Fleming is currently an educational consultant based in Washington, D.C., and works with universities throughout the country. He... [more]
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Big Auction is Today; Check Out the Lists of Items
May 19, 2002
Mercer's 14th annual "Big" Auction to benefit the athletic program will be held at the Grand Opera House Tuesday, May 21.
Silent items will be up for bid from 12 noon until 7 p.m., with the live items going on the block at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge. Texas Cattle Company restaurant will provide refreshments this year for those in attendance.
Many great items will be up for bid including trips to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Disney World and Hilton Head, as well as sports items like a Georgia-Florida football weekend; art work featuring... [more]
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Mercer Hosts 'Teaching and Learning with Technology' institute
May 15, 2002
WHO: Selected Mercer University faculty members with presentations by Mercer staff and leading experts such as Jason Lemon, manager of instructional design, Goizueta School of Business at Emory University; Steve Ehrmann, vice president for Teaching and Learning with Technology Group, American Association for Higher Education; Erick Lauber, academic specialist, Institute for Higher Education at the University of Georgia; Forrest Harrington, XanEdu; Cynthia Alby, chair of the Foundations and Secondary Education Department at Georgia College and State University; James Kelly, manager of strategic relations, Apple – Deep South Education Region; and Butch Kayse, Apple higher education account executive for Georgia and... [more]
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Commencements for Law & Macon May 11-12
May 8, 2002
WHO: Graduating seniors of Mercer University and Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law.
WHAT: Law School commencement and Macon campus commencement for the College of Liberal Arts, School of Engineering, Stetson School of Business and Economics, and Tift College of Education
WHEN: Law School, 7 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2002
Macon Campus commencement, 3 p.m., Sunday, May 12, 2002
WHERE: Law School, Macon City Auditorium, 415 First Street
Macon Campus commencement, Macon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Dr.
WHY: Mercer law graduate, former U.S. Attorney General and senior partner with the Atlanta firm of King & Spalding, the Hon. Griffin B. Bell will deliver the commencement address... [more]
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Award Winning 'Ragtime' Comes
to the Grand
April 29, 2002
The Grand Opera House is pleased to present Ragtime The Musical as its final program for the 2001-2002 Broadway Series on Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, 2002.
One of the most beloved and admired novels of modern times, E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime, comes to vibrant musical life in this production of American life at the turn of the 20th century.
Ragtime is a panoramic portrait of three remarkable families: one upper-middle class, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, one Harlem black and one socialist Jewish. As they embark on personal voyages of self-discovery, their lives become dramatically intertwined with one another as well as with real-life... [more]
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Engineering School to Host Statewide
Botball Competition
April 25, 2002
WHO: High school students from across the state, including students from Westside High School and Stratford Academy in Macon.
WHAT: Botball – student teams from Georgia high schools compete in a series of challenges using robots they built and programmed. It is part of a national Botball competition sponsored by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.
WHEN: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2002
WHERE: Mercer University Human Resources and Recreation Building. Go to North Campus Entrance off College Street. Turn left at stop sign and turn right into parking lot in front of Human Resources Building.
WHY: This is the first... [more]
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New Women's Coach to be Named Today
April 23, 2002
The Athletic Department will host a news conference this (Tuesday)afternoon, 1:30 p.m. at the Religious Life Center to announce the newMercer head women's basketball coach.
The entire Mercer Community is invited to attend the news conference andwelcome Mercer's newest member of the Athletic Department... [more]
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Mercer Names New Head Women's Basketball Coach
April 23, 2002
MACON -- Brenda Welch-Nichols has been named the new head women's basketball coach at Mercer University.
The announcement was made by Athletics Director Bobby Pope at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Welch-Nichols, who served as an assistant coach at the University of South Alabama this past season, replaces Sharon Baldwin, who announced her resignation Monday.Baldwin accepted the head coaching job at East Carolina University.
Pope said the quick decision was an easy one. "Brenda was a finalist for the job last year," he... [more]
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School of Medicine Marks 20th Anniversary with Kick-off Celebration
April 23, 2002
WHO: Mercer University Board of Trustee chair Robert F. Hatcher and his wife, Georgia,
WHAT: will host the inaugural celebration commemorating the 20th anniversary of Mercer University School of Medicine
WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m.
WHERE: at the home of Robert F. and Georgia Hatcher, 4870 Forsyth Road, Macon
WHY: The April 24 event kicks off a series of spring and fall celebrations being planned throughout Georgia to recognize alumni, friends, preceptors and community and state leaders whose commitment to the School of Medicine have helped to improve health care in Georgia.
More than 130 guests are planning to attend the... [more]
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Sen. Bob Dole to Speak at Executive Forum
April 23, 2002
Macon — Sen. Bob Dole, former Senate majority leader and 1996 presidential candidate, will speak at Mercer University's Executive Forum at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Macon.
As Georgia's premier business enrichment program, Mercer's Executive Forum provides an opportunity for executives to hear from some of the country's most sought-after speakers, while interacting with other business leaders.
Dole is recognized as one of the most prominent political figures of the 20th Century. Although officially retired from public office, he continues to be active both in public and private projects. He is chairman of the World War... [more]
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Jazz Festival to Feature Saxophonist Chris Vadala
April 18, 2002
MACON – Mercer University will conclude its 2002 Jazz Festival with a performance by guest saxophonist Chris Vadala in concert with the Mercer University Jazztet and Jazz Ensemble at the Grand Opera House on Friday, April 26, at 8 p.m.
Tickets will be $5 for general admission.
The evening event culminates a day of performances by high school and middle school jazz ensembles at Mercer's McCorkle Music Building. Each group's performance will be followed by a brief clinic with Vadala allowing him to share his insight and instruction with the aspiring musicians.
Once of the country's foremost woodwind artists, Vadala is in demand... [more]
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Freshman Build Vehicles for Engineering Design Competition
April 18, 2002
WHO: Mercer University freshman engineering students and engineering faculty members
WHAT: Students are designing and constructing vehicles using K'Nex building toys to compete in the following categories: boat, amphibious, dragster, distance, off-road, cable car and climber.
WHEN: 3 p.m., Friday, April 19, 2001, (please arrive by 2:30 if you would like to set up any video equipment.)
WHERE: Mercer University School of Engineering Building. Go to South Campus Entrance off Mercer University Drive.
WHY: The students enrolled in EGR 107 – the freshman engineering course – have been designing and building vehicles using K'Nex building kits. These vehicles will compete in a variety... [more]
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President Named Top CEO
April 16, 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C., – District III of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) names Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey the recipient of the 2002 Chief Executive Leadership Award for extraordinary service and leadership in advancement and education.
"Among all of the powerful and influential leaders I have worked for and worked with, President Godsey is unmatched in his ability to articulate eloquently and passionately a fundamental vision for change and progress and then follow through on that vision," said former U.S. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell, a 1948 Mercer Law School graduate, in his nomination of Dr.... [more]
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Mercer to Induct Coach Myers, Tim Smith into Athletic Hall of Fame
April 9, 2002
WHO: Mercer University Head Baseball Coach Barry Myers and '84 Mercer Bears Baseball player Timothy J. Smith
WHAT: Induction into the Mercer University Athletic Hall of Fame
WHEN: 5:45 p.m., Friday, April 12, immediately preceding the Mercer vs. Stetson baseball game.
WHERE: Claude Smith Field, Mercer's Macon campus
WHY: There are 134 members of the Mercer University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Myers has coached the Mercer baseball team since 1978, compiling more victories than any other baseball coach in Mercer history – 627. He has been Trans America Athletic Conference coach of the year four times in 1979, '81, '83 and '94. His teams won... [more]
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Bioterrorism Expert Speaks at Medical School
May 9, 2002
(Dr. Clinton will be available for interviews with the media at 11:30 a.m.)
WHO: Dr. Jarrett Clinton, director of the Southeastern Region of the U.S. Public Health Service,
WHAT: will speak to Mercer University School of Medicine students about bioterrorism and the role physicians and other health care workers play as first responders to bioterrorism incidents.
WHEN: Thursday, May 9, 2002, from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium, 1550 College Street, Macon, Georgia
WHY: The U.S. Public Health Service is setting up a training facility at Fort Rucker, Ala., to train physicians, nurses and emergency personnel in how to... [more]
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Business School Hosts 'Business Week 2002'
April 8, 2002
WHO: Students in Mercer University's Stetson School of Business and Economics
WHAT: Hearing from keynote speaker Kellie Appel, senior vice president and general manager of Turner Trade Group, a division of Turner Broadcasting Sales. The week also includes a panel discussion featuring Allen Bass, owner of such restaurants as Bert's, 580 Cherry and Trio; Lisa English, regional technical manager for Wilson Sporting Goods; Eric Wilson, assistant vice president of Merrill Lynch.
WHEN:
10 a.m., April 8, Dress For Success, Stetson Room 258
6:30 p.m., April 8, keynote speaker Kellie Appel, Mercer alumna
8 a.m., April 9, Field Trip to Turner Broadcasting System (preregistration... [more]
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Center for Baptist Studies Offers 'Left Behind' Lecture
April 4, 2002
ATLANTA – In light of world events since Sept. 11, 2001, a renewed focus on the apocalypse is gripping Christians in America, and many have been intrigued by Biblical prophecies for years.
The best-selling series of "Left Behind" books are influencing the world view of many Baptists, especially on college campuses and in local churches.
The Center for Baptist Studies at Mercer University will provide a careful critique and scrutiny of "Left Behind" theology in the one-day seminar, "'Left Behind' Theology and Baptist Life" from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., April 9, in the Medical School Auditorium on Mercer's Macon campus.
Dr. William... [more]
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