(The following article was published Sept. 18, 2007 in The Telegraph, Macon.)By Jennifer Burk - The Macon Telegraph
LITHIA SPRINGS - Mercer University President William D. Underwood dedicated the Fred W. and Aileen K. Borrish Building, which houses the Douglas County Regional Academic Center, on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Following the ceremony, University officials also unveiled the state-of-the-art Fred W. and Aileen K. Borrish Science Laboratory.
(The following article was published Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, in the Douglas County Sentinel.)By Winston JonesStaff Writer Fred W. and Aileen K. Borrish were lauded Wednesday as two individuals who have committed themselves to making quality education available for the people of Douglas County.
WHO: Mercer University students will gather around the flag pole for a time of prayer. See You At The Pole is a student-led event that takes place at elementary, middle and high schools, and universities around the world.
The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings of Mercer University presents the nationally acclaimed Diaz Trio in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Fickling Hall of the McCorkle Music Building, 1329 Adams Street, Macon.
John G. Rice, the vice chairman of General Electric Co. and president and chief executive officer of GE Infrastructure will be the featured speaker at Mercer University's Executive Forum Presented by BB&T on Monday, Oct. 1. He will give a breakfast presentation at 7 a.m. at The University Center on Mercer's Macon campus and a lunch presentataion at noon at The InterContinental Buckhead, 3315 Peachtree Road N.E. in Atlanta.
MACON, Ga., - The 17th annual national conference of the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts will be held at Mercer University, Oct. 19-21. The conference's theme is "Three Mirrors: Reflections of Faithful Living."
(This article was published Monday, Oct. 1, on ESPN.com)By Kyle WhellistonSpecial to ESPN.com
MACON - Freshman at Mercer University are fighting hunger in the community by hosting the first Empty Bowls Event in Macon. The First Year Experience class, lead by Mary Ann Drake, Ph.D., is coordinating the efforts of local artists and restaurants to hold a dinner at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12 at the Cox Capitol Theatre. Tickets are $15 in advance and will include dinner and a handmade bowl. All proceeds will be donated to local organizations that have a positive impact on hunger fighting efforts in Macon.
Empty Bowls is a project started in the 1990s that raises funds for organizations that fight hunger. The premise of this fund-raiser is amazingly simple. Ceramic artists and students donate bowls of all colors, shapes, and sizes. A simple, donated meal of soup, salad, and bread is served in the donated bowls. Individuals purchase tickets, select a bowl, and partake in the meal. After the meal is served, participants take the bowls home as a...
