Mercer University will launch a new center this fall that will provide a venue for theologically based discussions on current issues and controversies. The Center for Theology and Public Life, led by Dr. David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, will hold events on the Macon and Atlanta campuses each year focused on discussing current controversies from a sound theological and ethical perspective.
MACON - For the third-consecutive year, Mercer University student-athletes have earned the top spot among its Atlantic Sun Conference cohorts as the best fund-raisers for charity.
MACON - "Avenue Q," the three-time, Tony-Award-winning Broadway musical about real life in New York City - as told by a cast of people and puppets - will come to The Grand Opera House on May 16-17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $43-$47 and can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or Online at www.TheGrandMacon.com.
At 3:30 p.m. today, Mercer University's Athletics Department officially launched its new-look web site, providing information on all of the Bears' NCAA Division I intercollegiate programs. The site was designed by PrestoSports of Rockville, Maryland.
MACON/ATLANTA - Approximately 1,600 students will be recognized during Mercer University graduation ceremonies on its Macon and Atlanta campuses in May. Mercer President William D. Underwood will confer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees during 10 commencements, and graduates will hear from an array of distinguished speakers. Among those speaking at the commencements in Macon will be R. Lanier Anderson III, senior circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, who will address the commencement ceremony for Mercer Law School on Saturday. Additionally, Mercer alumnus and noted author, Dr. Ferrol A. Sams Jr., will address the School of Medicine commencement on May 8.In Atlanta, Dr. Otis W. Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, will address the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on May 8, and on May 22, Robert F. Hatcher, president and chief executive officer of MidCountry Financial Corp. and chair of the Board of Regents...
ATLANTA - Mercer University President William D. Underwood today announced the appointment of Linda A. Streit, R.N., D.S.N., as dean of Mercer's Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, effective July 1. Since July 2009, Dr. Streit has served as the College's interim dean, succeeding Dr. Susan S. Gunby, who returned to a professorship within the college upon her retirement as dean last summer. Dr. Streit is a tenured professor and associate dean of graduate programs, and she has served as a professor and administrator at the College since 1990.
MACON - Two Mercer University students have earned Fulbright grants to address problems in Asia through research and activism. Hannah Vann, a women's and gender studies major from Rome, and Kathryn Doornbos, a biology major from Brasstown, N.C., both earned grants from the highly competitive program to extend their interests beyond graduation. The two are both graduating May 15. Doornbos plans to study tick-borne illness in northern Thailand and Vann will conduct research on the women's movement in Indonesia.
MACON - Sierra Development announced today the retailers that will occupy the first floor of the Lofts at Mercer Village during a groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-million dollar mixed-use development on Montpelier Avenue in the College Hill Corridor. Joining the Barnes & Noble at Mercer University are three local businesses that have leased the remaining retail space. They are Fountain of Juice, Margarita's Mexican Grill and Designer Tan.
MACON - Mercer University will host a reception and book signing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics and the release of Relationship Banker, a biography of the School's namesake, Eugene W. Stetson, on Saturday, April 24, from 4-5 p.m. in Stetson Hall on the University's Macon campus.
MACON - Pipedreams, a syndicated show carried on National Public Radio stations across the country, will air Mercer University Organist Robert Parris' performance of Leo Sowerby's "Concerto for Organ and Orchestra" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The recording will air during the week of April 19 and is the first time it will be broadcast since the 2004 performance at the National Convention for the American Guild of Organists.
