Mercer Faculty Stress Importance of Living Wills
December 11, 2006
ATLANTA – The holiday season – traditionally a time of family gatherings, gift-giving and celebrations – is a perfect time for family members to give the most loving gift of all, a living will. In 2002, a survey conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation indicated that 15 to 20 percent of Americans had living wills in place; following the Terri Schiavo case in 2005, 37 percent of Americans said they had a living will and 69 percent of those without a living will said the case made them think about getting one.... [more]
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Mercer to Unveil Master's in Public Safety Leadership
December 4, 2006
ATLANTA — The College of Continuing and Professional Studies of Mercer University will launch its newest degree program in January. The Master of Science in Public Safety Leadership will be the first of its kind in Georgia to focus on a holistic approach to public safety education.
This degree will augment all public safety disciplines and is designed for individuals who work in federal agencies, law enforcement, probation, parole, corrections, and fire rescue and prevention, or in the areas of anti-terrorism and homeland security. The curriculum will include courses covering terrorism, disaster planning and response, and budgeting.
Classes... [more]
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Mercer Earns High Marks For Student Engagement
December 4, 2006
MACON — Mercer University has scored significantly higher than its peers on a major survey of student engagement and learning. The National Survey of Student Engagement results for the University showed Mercer had achieved above its peers in all five benchmark areas of the study. Mercer also earned high marks for spiritual development, academic rigor and overall learning.
The national survey documented the University's outstanding performance in overall learning. The survey indicated that 92 percent of Mercer's respondents rated their entire educational experience as either good or excellent compared to only 87 percent of the respondents from peer institutions.
Mercer... [more]
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Trustees Elect New Members and Life Trustee
December 1, 2006
MACON — The Board of Trustees of Mercer University elected nine new trustees to the Board on Friday, Dec. 1, during the board's semi-annual meeting at The University Center on Mercer's Macon campus. The Board named Tom Watson Brown as a Life Trustee, only the fifth in the University's history, and re-elected Augusta, Ga., attorney David E. Hudson as chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The election of the Trustees represents a milestone in the University's 173-year history since it was the first time the Board has self-elected its new members since its separation from the Georgia Baptist Convention.... [more]
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Computer Students Earn Trip to Japan for Finals
November 30, 2006
MACON — Mercer University's Binary Bears computer programming team has earned a place in the 2007 ACM International Computer Programming Contest, the team learned today. The team was will be one of just 21 schools from North America to take part in the competition, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan in March.
The three-man team is made up of senior Britt Daniel, a computer science and math major from Grovetown, junior David Thomas of Macon, a computer science and math major, and senior John Wright of Warner Robins, a computer science major. The three took second place in the... [more]
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Townsend School of Music to Present Holiday Concerts
November 29, 2006
MACON—Mercer University's Townsend School of Music will present two performing arts events in December that feature two of the School's choirs.
The Mercer Singers will present A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2. The Singers will be conducted by Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, with Dr. Robert Parris on organ. The performances will take place in Newton Chapel on Mercer's Macon campus. Admission is $5 for the general public or free with a Mercer... [more]
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Whittum Named Senior VP for Enrollment Management
November 28, 2006
MACON, Ga. – Mercer University President William D. Underwood has appointed a 25-year enrollment management veteran to serve as the institution's senior vice president for enrollment management.
Terry E. Whittum, currently associate vice president and dean of admissions at Stetson University in Deland, Fla., will assume the post Jan. 2, 2007. He will lead a new division that will consolidate responsibility for undergraduate admissions on the Macon campus and undergraduate and graduate admissions at the university's Regional Academic Centers. He also will be responsible for financial aid operations on the Macon and Atlanta campuses and at the Regional Academic Centers and... [more]
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International Economics Prof. Joins Business School
November 28, 2006
ATLANTA — Penelope B. Prime, Ph.D., an expert in international economics as well as China and Asia, has joined the faculty of Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics. She holds the academic rank of professor and will teach on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
Dr. Prime is also director of the China Research Center, which she founded in 2001. The Center has associates from numerous institutions in Georgia, with its base of operations now at Mercer University. Prime was formerly a faculty member at Kennesaw State University.
"Dr. Prime's addition to the faculty... [more]
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Pharmacy Ph.D. Alumni Reunite in Texas
November 21, 2006
Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences held a reception for its Ph.D. alumni at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) in San Antonio, Texas, on October 31. The reception was attended by some 30 alumni and current Ph.D. students.
H.W. “Ted” Matthews, dean of the College, addressed the gathering to re-affirm his strong support for the graduate program. He also networked with the alumni to discuss what they are doing in the pharmaceutical industry and to offer some... [more]
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Law School Team Advances to National Competition
November 20, 2006
The Mercer University Walter G. George School of Law National Moot Court Team won the Region 5, National Moot Court Competition Nov. 18 at the Richard Russell Building, United States District Courthouse, in Atlanta. The Mercer Law School also captured the best brief award and Tiffany Williams, a Mercer law student, was named the best oralist in the final round. The team is composed of Barton Black, of Houston, Texas; Mary Weeks of Phenix City, Ala., and Williams, of Macon. Madison Roberts serves as student coach and Professor Reynold Kosek serves as faculty coach.
"Our Mercer team performed admirably... [more]
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Denton Lotz to Speak in Macon Saturday
November 16, 2006
Baptist World Alliance General Secretary,Dr. Denton Lotz to speak at Mercer UniversitySaturday, November 18, 2006
Join us for this special opportunity at 10:00 a.m. at the Religious Life Center to hear one of the world's foremost Baptist leaders address Gospel work around the globe, cooperation among Baptist and other Christian organizations, and the road ahead for missions and evangelism. You will be inspired, uplifted, and challenged!
Dr. Denton Lotz served as a missionary in Eastern and Central Europe, and as a professor at the International Baptist Seminary in Rueschlikon, Switzerland, where he founded the Summer Institute of Theological Education. In 1988, Dr.... [more]
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Three Choirs to Present "Thanksgiving Song"
November 14, 2006
MACON—Mercer University's Townsend School of Music will present "Thanksgiving Song," a concert featuring three of the University's choirs, at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 19, in Fickling Hall of the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer's Macon campus.
"Thanksgiving Song" will introduce the new Mercer Men's Choir, directed by Dr. John E. Simons, Mercer music professor and director of graduate studies and the Townsend-McAfee Institute. The concert will also include performances by the Mercer Women's Chamber Choir and the Mercer Singers, both under the direction of Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, Mercer music professor and director of choral activities. The three... [more]
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Engineering Professor Named Among World's Best
November 13, 2006
MACON — The world's largest electrical engineering society has awarded a professor in Mercer University School of Engineering its highest undergraduate teaching honor. IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, has named Clayton R. Paul as the winner of its 2007 Undergraduate Teaching Award "for sustained excellence and creativity in the preparation of instructional material and inspirational teaching of undergraduate engineering students."
Paul, the Sam Nunn Eminent Professor of Aerospace Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Mercer, will receive the award at the 2007 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility in Hawaii in June.
"The 2007 IEEE... [more]
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Mercer Human Services Professor Earns Major Award
November 13, 2006
MACON — The National Organization for Human Services has named Mercer Human Services Professor and Program Coordinator Kyra Osmus as its 2006 recipient of the Lenore McNeer Award. Osmus received the honor based on her “distinctive contributions to the field of human services.” She was presented the award during the organization’s annual conference in San Diego, Calif., held Nov. 1-4.
“Dr. Osmus models what she teaches,” said Thomas Kail, dean of the College and Continuing and Professional Studies. “She is a passionate advocate for continuous learning and for committing one’s professional life to leadership and service to others. She richly... [more]
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Mercer Helping NASA Build A Better Robot
November 13, 2006
By Jennifer BurkTELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
The project resembles something made with Tinkertoys - rods connected together by washers - but it's much more complex.
These rods and washers - called struts and nodes - are part of a robot being developed by NASA to explore the terrain of other planets. The struts can get longer or shorter, allowing the robot to explore places that current robots can't.
The job of two Mercer University students and a professor is to figure out how to control the robot.
"There are lots of engineering issues with this," said Philip... [more]
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Mercer Wind Ensemble to Give Free Concert
November 10, 2006
MACON – The Mercer Wind Ensemble of Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music will give a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Mount de Sales Academy’s Zuver Performing Arts Center, 851 Orange Street, Macon. Mercer music professor Douglas Hill will be conducting.
Featuring works by Philip Rothman, Percy Grainger, Timothy Mahr and others, the concert will include Old English tunes, choral works from Russian literature, and John Philip Sousa’s The Corcoran Cadets March. The [more]
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Pharmacy Names Miller Associate Dean
November 10, 2006
ATLANTA – H.W. “Ted” Matthews, dean of Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, recently announced the appointment of Susan W. Miller, Pharm.D., CGP, FASCP, as associate dean for administration. In this role, she assists the dean with daily operation and budget matters, works with strategic planning for the College, serves as a liaison between faculty and the human resources, and oversees inter-professional education initiatives.
“Dr. Miller has been an integral part of the College of Pharmacy since her appointment to the faculty in 1979,”... [more]
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Women's Exhibition Game Tonight at 7 p.m.
November 7, 2006
MACON, Ga. – After nearly a month of practice, the Mercer women's basketball team will hit the court in a game that counts Tuesday. The Bears open the 2006-07 schedule with an exhibition game against Georgia College & State University. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. at the University Center.
The Bears are coming off a 14-15 season and advanced to the Atlantic Sun Tournament semifinals, but will be missing a pair of cogs from last year's squad. Center Tanya Kessenich graduated as Mercer's all-time leader in blocked shots while her offensive game flourished down the stretch. Guard... [more]
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Pharmacy Student Awarded National Scholarship
November 7, 2006
ATLANTA – Bryan Rodgers, a fourth-year pharmacy student at Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, is one of 27 pharmacy students to be awarded a scholarship for the 2006-2007 academic year by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Foundation. The scholarships, totaling $45,000, were awarded at NCPA's 108th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition recently held in Las Vegas. In addition to the scholarship amount, recipients received funds to help defray the cost of their expenses for the convention.
"These talented and deserving students... [more]
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Mercer Hosts Competition for High School Mathematicians
November 7, 2006
WHO: Thirty-five teams from high schools across the state will be competing in the Mercer High School Mathematics Competition. The area teams will include: Central High School, First Presbyterian Day School, Houston County High School, Jones County High School, Mount De Sales Academy, Perry High School, Trinity Christian School, Upson-Lee High School and Warner Robins High School.
WHAT: High school teams will face off in the daylong Mercer High School Mathematics Competition with a pen and pencil component in the morning and a fast-paced ciphering contest in the afternoon, in which students will have two minutes to... [more]
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Coaches vs. Cancer Game Thursday at UC
November 3, 2006
MACON, Ga.- The Mercer men's basketball team opens the 2006-07 campaign vs. Georgia College and State University in their annual Coaches vs. Cancer exhibition game, Thursday, Nov. 9 in the University Center.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students with all of the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. To purchase a ticket, call (478) 301-2994.
Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. The game can be heard via Web cast at www.mercerbears.com.... [more]
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Alpha Delta Pi Annual Hoops ’n Hogs Event Begins Today
November 7, 2006
MACON — Mercer’s Alpha Delta Pi sorority kicks of its major philanthropic fund-raising event of the year tonight. The second annual Hoops ’n Hogs, a barbecue and student basketball tournament to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, begins at 4:30 p.m. when the Basketball Tournament tips off.
The tournament continues on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The tournament’s championship game will be played during halftime of the annual Coaches vs. Cancer men’s basketball exhibition between Mercer and Georgia College and State University on Thursday. The Coaches vs. Cancer game tips off at 7 p.m. Before the Coaches vs. Cancer game,... [more]
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