MACON/ATLANTA - Health policy expert Robert Laszewski will be the featured speaker at The Executive Forum presented by BB&T on Tuesday, Nov. 10. He will give a breakfast presentation at 7:30 a.m. in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center. The presentation is sponsored by the Center for Health and Learning, a partnership of Piedmont Healthcare and Mercer. He will also give a lunch presentation at noon at The Piedmont Driving Club, 1215 Piedmont Ave. NE, in Atlanta.
MACON - On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Dr. Mark Whitacre, the subject of the recent film "The Informant!", and Dr. David Nowell, president of Hope Unlimited for Children, a child rescue organization in Brazil, will speak to students at Mercer University about failure, forgiveness and second chances. The two will address Mercer's 10 a.m. university worship service in Newton Chapel.
ATLANTA - Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology will hold the Inaugural Peter Rhea and Ellen Jones New Testament Lectures on Nov. 17 in Day Hall. The inaugural speaker, James D. G. Dunn, is a renowned New Testament scholar and will give two lectures, at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., titled "A New Perspective on Jesus" and "The New Perspective on Paul."
MACON - Grammy Award nominee John Berry performed at The Grand Opera House on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Macon. The concert featured a number of holiday favorites, mixed with hits from Berry's repertoire. Berry is scheduled to perform again next year on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at The Grand. Tickets are $32.00 and can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at TheGrandMacon.com. "Christmas with John Berry" is a highly anticipated annual favorite at The Grand. The singer/songwriter has one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in country music. Berry has released multiple gold and platinum albums and received nominations from the Grammy Awards, the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. His intimate solo acoustic performances have been enthusiastically received internationally as well, with successful concert tours in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. Born in Aiken, S.C., and raised in...
ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has named Dr. Penny L. Elkins, as a teacher education faculty representative on the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, the organization that oversees all teacher certification for the state, as well as the accreditation of all teacher education programs in the state. She will be one of only two such representatives on the board.
MACON - Mercer University, Sierra Development and Piedmont Construction Group LLC today announced plans for a $10 million mixed-use development on the University's Macon campus that will feature loft-style apartments and retail space for the Mercer Bookstore and other businesses that cater to the Mercer community and residents in the College Hill Corridor.
MACON - The Mercer University Board of Trustees today gave the green light to a mixed-use residential/retail development on the Macon campus, approved three new graduate degree programs, and authorized the University to begin offering degree programs in the Forsyth-North Fulton area of metro Atlanta and in Newnan. The board also elected nine new members to replace those trustees whose terms expire this month.
MACON - Come celebrate the transforming power of the spirit of Christmas as you follow Ebenezer Scrooge on his magical journey in "A Christmas Carol," when this vibrant production comes to The Grand Opera House in Macon. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. Tickets are $28 for adults, $22 for students or children and can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at www.TheGrandMacon.com.Ever since legendary theatre pioneer Charles Jones adapted the Dickens classic forNebraska Theatre Caravan nearly three decades ago, the national touring production of "A Christmas Carol" has delighted audiences across America. By artfully combining elements of spectacle, music and dance, Jones created a stage version that not only delights children, but also transports audiences of all ages on a magical journey right alongside Ebenezer Scrooge.With all the warmth and comfort of a cup of Christmas cheer, "A Christmas Carol" ispacked with laughter, pageantry and...
ATLANTA - Mercer University's Georgia Baptist College of Nursing will add a Doctor of Nursing Practice to its graduate degree offerings in 2010. The College, based on Mercer's Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta, began offering a Ph.D. in Nursing Education this fall.
MACON - Mercer University's College of Continuing and Professional Studies will add two graduate degrees and a new certificate program to its curricular offerings in 2010, including its first Ph.D. program.
