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5-11-06 Alva To Graduate With Two Degrees in Three Majors
6-27-06 Alva Wins Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship
5-8-06 Mercer to Introduce Physican Assistant Program
5-8-06 Mercer to Introduce Physician Assistant Program
Mercer University’s Board of Trustees Elects New Members, Names Life Trustee
Mercer to Unveil Master's in Public Safety Leadership
Mercer University Earns High Marks For Student Engagement
Mercer Faculty Stress Importance of Living Wills
11-28-06 Whittum Appointed
1-4-2006 Bears Play at Noon
1-4-2006 Bears Win Over UNF
1-06-2006 Women Win
1-12-2006 Incoming President
1-11-2006 Women Host Lipscomb
1-13-2006 Women Win Third
1-14-2006 Men Lose at Lipscomb
1-12-2006 Wes' Mom
1-16-2006 Bears at Belmont
1-17-2006 Bruins Down Bears
1-14-2006 Women Win Fourth Straight
1-18-2006 Nichols at Tip-Off
1-18-2006 Jennifer Ross Memorial Service
1-19-2006 Women to Jacksonville
1-19-2006 Men Host Kennesaw
1-4-2006 Funeral for Mercer Student
1-18-2006 Baseball Recognized
1-20-2006 Women Win Fifth in a Row
1-20-2006 Kennesaw Holds Off Bears
1-22-06 Win Their Heart and Keep It Healthy, Too
1-23-2006 Homecoming
1-22-2006 Bears Lost to ETSU
1-22-2006 Women Lost at UNF
1-24-2006 Stetson
1-26-2006 Women Host KSU
1-25-2006 Road Win
01-27-06 The Ten Tenors Coming to The Grand
1-27-2006 Bears Defeat KSU
1-27-2006 Bears at KSU
1-30-2006 Macon Traffic Re-Route
1-29-2006 Bears Upset KSU
1-28-2006 Women Upset ETSU
1-30-2006 Mercer on ESPN
1-31-2006 ETSU
2-2-2006 Bears Host Belmont
2-2-2006 Bears to Nashville
2-3-2006 Bears Lose to Belmont
2-3-2006 Women Fall to Belmont
2-3-2006 Baseball Season Opens
2-4-2006 Women Lose at Nashville
2-4-2006 Bears Lose to League Leaders
2-4-2006 Baseball Win Over FAMU
2-1-2006 Man Charged
2-7-06 Master of Public Health Program Granted Accreditation
2-7-2006 Bears Host FAU
2-8-2006 Bears Upset FAU
2-9-2006 Emerson Academic All-District
2-10-2006 Women Tip Off at 4:30
2-10-2006 Bears Host Stetson
2-8-2006 Second Suspect Arrested
2-11-06 Nursing to Host Open House
2-22-2006 Baseball
2-11-06 Big Dance
2-11-2006 Women Win at HC
2-11-2006 Bears Rally Falls Short
2-3-06 Mercer Homecoming Includes Parade
01-31-06 Fall President's List Announced
01-31-06 Fall Dean's List Announced
01-13-06 Godsey To Hold Book Signing
01-10-06 Memorial Planned For Backer
2-13-2006 Bears on the Road
2-14-2006 Bears Over Savannah
2-15-2006 Baseball Faces Gators
2-9-06 Gulfstream President To Present at Macon Executive Forum
2-9-06 Moss Headlines Atlanta Executive Forum
2-18-2006 Women Tip Off at Noon
2-18-2006 Baseball Wins 4-2
2-18-2006 Women's Rally Falls Short
2-28-2006 Brown Leads Bears
2-17-2006 Wrestlers Compete
2-9-06 Nursing to Host Tea
2-18-06 Henry County Center Open House Set
2-21-06 Pharmacy Student Receives National Scholarship
2-20-2006 Baseball Completes Sweep
2-20-2006 Bears Notch Third Straight
2-14-06 Leonard To Lecture on Contemporary Religion
2-20-06 Noted Therapist to Talk About Keeping Love, Intimacy Alive
2-23-2006 Final Homestand
2-20-06 Douglas County Center Sets Open House On Feb. 23
2-24-2006 Baseball Takes on #1 Clemson
2-24-06 Students To Compete In 'Blast' Competition
2-25-2006 Bears Drop Heartbreaker
2-25-2006 Baseball Rained Out
2-22-2006 Bus Trip to Kennesaw
2-24-06 Mercer To Host Math Event For High Schoolers
2-27-06 Nursing and Piedmont to Host Research Conference
2-26-2006 Bears Split With Clemson
2-27-2006 Men's Tournament
3-1-2006 Brumley Named
2-28-2006 Baseball Team Hosts GSU
3-2-2006 President Honored by House
3-2-2006 Bears at Tourney
3-2-2006 Women Hosts JU
3-2-2006 Bears Eliminated
3-3-2006 Women Defeat JU
3-3-2006 Fitzgerald to Speak at Law Day
3-2-06 Mercer's Eastman Center Offers Enrollment For March Session
3-02-06 Macon Center Offers Enrollment For March Session
3-1-2006 Emerson All-Academic
2-23-06 Ridge To Speak In Macon At Executive Forum
2-23-06 Ridge To Speak At Atlanta Executive Forum
3-9-06 Mercer President Recognized by Georgia General Assembly
3-3-06 Corrections Commissioner To Address PSLI Graduates
3-7-06 Gwinnett Superintendent to Address Educational Leadership Academy
3-15-06 Medical Students to Learn Fate on Match Day
3-17-06 Mercer To Offer GRE Prep Course in Atlanta
3-22-2006 Men's Tennis Recognized
3-24-2006 Garden Inn to be Constructed
3-22-06 Sorority To Host Private Event On Campus
3-21-06 Mercer Students Help Atlanta Animal Welfare Organization
3-23-06 Mercer to Host Counseling Fair in Atlanta
1-7-2006 Bears Lose at FAU
3-27-06 Distinguished Author To Speak At Mercer
3-22-2006 Athletes All-Academic
4-6-2006 Law School Rankings
3-27-06 Mercer Hosts Inaugural Shurden Lectures
3-29-06 Educational Leadership Open House Set In Macon
3-24-06 Mercer Offers Praxis Workshops in Douglas County
3-28-06 Educational Leadership Open House Set for Atlanta
3-29-06 Educational Leadership Open House Set for Henry Center
4-13-06 Douglas County Center To Host Open House
4-13-06 Mercer Unveils New Summer Caribbean Experience
4-18-2006 Baptist Voice
4-19-06 Students to Compete in Engineering Competition
4-20-06 Mercer to Host Programming Competition
4021-2006 Trustees Meeting
4-19-2006 Pope Inducted into Macon Sports Hall of Fame
4-27-2006 Third Suspect
4-26-06 Henry Center To Hold Free Open House
4-26-06 MBA Information Session Set in Warner Robins
5-3-06 Southern School of Pharmacy to See Record Number of Academic Honors
5-5-06 Mercer’s Health Schools to Hold Commencements Saturday
5-5-06 Mercer’s Health Schools to Hold Commencements Saturday
5-3-06 Mother of Four Maintains 4.0 GPA throughout Pharmacy Studies
4-28-06 Godsey to Speak, Leavell to Perform at Macon Commencement
4-26-06 Mercer To Hold 10 Commencements
5-12-06 Mercer's Law School to Hold Commencement May 12
5-12-2006 Commencement Live on Cox
5-5-06 Mercer To Hold Two Commencements In Macon on May 13
5-12-06 Godsey's Tenure Spans Two Generations of Family
5-12-06 Three Mercer ROTC Cadets to Be Commissioned U.S. Army Officers on Saturday
5-10-06 Mercer to Honor Basketball Star with Major Service Award
05-11-06 Mercer Singers to Perform Bon Voyage Concert
5-16-06 Commencement Broadcast Re-aired
5-4-06 Business School Introducing Accelerated Executive MBA
5-16-06 Baseball Team in A-Sun Tournament
5-19-06 Gerberding Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
5-18-06 McDuffie Fall Festival For Strings Deadline Approaching
5-19-06 Godsey To Shake Hands of Last Graduates of His Presidency After 27 Years, 250 Ceremonies, 30,000 Graduates
5-19-06 Mercer Expands Graduate Offerings in Education,Public Safety on Atlanta Campus
5-19-06 First Medical School Dean Receives Honorary Degree
5-19-06 Student Humanism in Medicine Award Winner Recognized
5-19-06 Medical Faculty Member Receives Humanism in Medicine Award
5-23-06 Law School Announces Top Student Award
5-23-06 Retired Chief Justice Receives Honorary Degree
5-24-06 Mercer Brings Professional MBA to Savannah
5-23-2006 Baseball Championship on Web
5-25-2006 Baseball Wins Opening Game
5-25-06 Big Auction is May 25
5-26-2006 Baseball Loses to Stetson
6-02-2006 Softball Field
5-24-06 Mercer’s Douglas County Regional Academic Center Offers Opportunities for Students to Enroll for Fall Session
6-5-06 Mercer Staff Offer Tips for Staying Healthy in Summer Heat
6-6-2006 Duke Released by Broncos
6-7-2006 Emerson Conference Athlete of the Year
6-8-06 Emerson Presented with Leadership Award at Mercer Commencement
6-8-06 Mercer to Unveil Master’s in Public Safety Leadership at Information Session in Atlanta
6-14-06 Mercer Posthumously Awards Walden Honorary Doctorate
6-14-06 Mercer Presents Chuck Leavell with Honorary Doctor of Music
6-15-06 Mercer To Host GMAT Preparation Course at Atlanta Campus
6-14-06 Three Mercer Professors Selected as Governor's Teaching Fellows
01-04-06 Students Answer Calling to Missions
6-8-06 Nather Earns Top Honor At Mercer University Commencement
05-10-06 First McAfee Leadership Scholarship Fund Recipient
5-10-06 Nursing Student Receives Mercer’s Top Student Honor
6-21-06 Mercer Faculty Member Named to State Board
6-21-06 Townsend-McAfee Institute Graduate Studies in Church Music to Produce New Hymnal
06-21-06 New Hymnal
06-22-06 McAfee Taps Minister for Preaching Position
6-26-06 Spring 2006 President’s List Announced
6-26-06 Mercer Announces Dean's List for Spring 2006
6-27-06 Mercer's Henry County Regional Academic Center Offers Opportunities for Students to Enroll for Summer, Fall Sessions
6-28-06 GPB Partners with Mercer to Provide Central Georgia News, Coverage on Public Radio Station
6-30-2006 Townsend School of Music
6-29-06 Mercer University’s New President, William D. Underwood, To Hold First News Conference on July 3
7-4-2006 New President
7-6-2006 Savannah Med School
7-6-2006 Athletic Hall of Fame
7-3-2006 Video of News Conference
7-17-06 Nursing Dean First Georgian to Win National Award
7-21-06 Business School to Hold Graduate Programs Information Session, Including its New Accelerated Executive MBA Program
8-10-06 First-Year Medical Students to Receive White Coats
08-09-06 Mercer University Children's Choir Auditions Set for Aug. 10 and 12
8-14-06 Mercer Awarded $1.86 Million Grant to Continue Assisting Adults and High Schoolers into College
7-19-2006 All-Conference Bears
7-21-06 Mercer's Pharmacy College Receives New Logo
8-2-2006 Men's Golf Ranked
8-16-06 White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Students Into Pharmacy Profession
8-18-06 Mercer Again Ranks Among Top Universities in the South
8-16-06 Mercer Community Welcomes Freshmen to Campus
7-28-06 President Underwood Sharing Mercer Vision Around State
8-23-06 AJC Reports
9-5-06 Mercer Commitment Downtown
9-5-06 Music Institute
8-24-06 High School Musicians to perform with Top Strings Artists at McDuffie Labor Day Festival
9-5-06 Commitment to Public Service
8-22-06 Women's Coach Resigns
8-22-06 New Piedmont Scholars Named, Learning Resource Center to be Dedicated
9-7-06 Pharmacy Student Takes Helm of National Organization
8-25-06 A Taste of Ugandan Culture Coming To Mercer
9-5-06 Baptist Joint Committee Director to Address Church-State Relations in 2006 Elections
9-11-06 Mercer Kicks Off Annual Lecture Series Wednesday
9-8-06 John James Lecture
9-7-06 Payne to Provide Insight to End-of-Life Care for African Americans
9-19-06 Court of Appeals
09-22-06 McDuffie Names Director of New Center for Strings at Mercer
9-21-06 Mercer Indian Cultural Exchange Hosts Rangoli 2006, A Night of Dance, Performance
9-14-06 Mercer’s Community Counseling Program to Hold Information Session
9-24-06 Mercer University Professor, Students Assist in Discovery of Lost Caribbean Colony of Jamestown
9-25-06 Mercer to Host Baptist Archives
9-26-06 President to Speak at 195th Anniversary Celebration of Historic Richland Church
9-27-2006 Judicial Forum at Law School
10-4-06 Campolo to Speak at Ethics in Ministry Conference at Mercer
9-29-06 Mercer Offers GRE Preparation Course
10-4-06 Mercer to Host Conference of Science Teacher Educators
10-10-06 Nursing Student Named Editor of National Nursing Publication
10-11-06 State-of-the-Art Cancer Research Laboratory Holds Grand Opening
10-10-06 Director Named for Physician Assistant Program
10-11-06 Law Faculty Still Rocks
8-25-06 Mercer Ranked No. 13 in Nation on “Saviors of Our Cities” List
10-11-06 Mercer Madness
10-12-06 Medical Student Receives Award from President Bush
10-13-06 McDonough Business Leader to be Honored by Pharmacy College
10-11-06 Macon Campus Ramps Up Volunteer Effort This Week
10-16-06 Noted Economist Arthur Laffer to Address Business Leaders at Mercer’s Executive Forum
10-25-06 Mercer Teams Featured
10-16-06 Noted Economist Arthur Laffer to Address Business Leaders at Mercer’s Executive Forum in Atlanta
10-23-06 Former District Attorney to Address ‘Trials of the Century’
10-18-06 Archaeologist Studying Links Between Climate Change and Cultural Change to Speak at Mercer
10-23-2006 Nursing to Host Information Session
10-31-06 Mercer Professor Looking for Breast Cancer Cure
10-31-06 Mercer Offers Free Information Session in Macon on Spring 2007 Academic Programs For Adult Learners
11-2-06 Mercer Undergraduate Admissions Web Site Earns Major Award
11-07-06 Women's Basketball Tonight
11-7-06 Alpha Delta Pi Annual Hoops ’n Hogs Event Begins Today
11-02-06 Mercer Computer Students Take Second in Southeastern Programming Competition; Likely to Earn Trip to Japan for World Championships
11-06-06 Student Elected to Serve as Liaison for National Organization
11-7-2006 Coaches vs. Cancer
10-31-06 Mercer’s Henry County Center Offers Information Session for Adults Interested in Earning College Degree
10-27-06 Political Science Department to Present ‘People Speak’
10-27-06 Impeachment Expert Available to Talk to Media
10-27-06 Mercer Students to Hold Mock Gubernatorial Debate
10-26-06 Mercer Degree Program Equips Adults with Leadership Skills
11-10-06 Pharmacy Names Miller Associate Dean
10-30-06 BB&T CEO to Address Business Leaders at Mercer's Atlanta Executive Forum
11-13-06 Mercer Human Services Professor Earns National Award
11-3-06 World Renowned Diaz String Trio to Perform at Mercer Nov. 13
10-30-06 BB&T CEO to Address Business Leaders at Mercer’s Executive Forum in Macon
11-13-06 Mercer Electrical Engineering Professor Named Among World’s Best
11-07-06 Pharmacy Student Awarded National Scholarship
10-31-06 Mercer’s Douglas County Center Offers Information Session for Adults Interested in Earning College Degree
11-7-06 Mercer Hosts Competition for High School Mathematicians
11-13-06 Mercer University Helping NASA Build A Better Robot
11-16-2006 Lotz to Speak in Macon
11-10-06 Mercer Wind Ensemble to Give Free Concert
11-14-06 Three Mercer Choirs to Present "Thanksgiving Song" Concert
10-23-06 College of Nursing Bestows 2006 Alumni Awards
11-21-06 Pharmacy Ph.D. Alumni Reunite in Texas
11-20-06 Moot Court Wins Region
11-28-06 International Economics, Asia and China Expert Joins Mercer Business School
11-30-06 Mercer Computer Students Earn Trip to Japan for World Finals
11-29-06 Townsend School of Music to Present Holiday Concerts
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2006 Articles  

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Townsend School of Music to Present Holiday Concerts
November 29, 2006
MACONMercer 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Student to Serve as Liaison for National Organization
November 6, 2006
MACON –Stephanie Mathews, a second-year student in