Andrew Silver, associate professor of English, will be interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting's statewide news program, "Georgia Gazette," today at 6 p.m. Silver, who also teaches in the First Year Seminar program, will speak about the prevalence of sex trafficking in Macon.
In the United States there are about 800,000 heart attacks a year resulting in about 500,000 deaths. Identifying heart attack symptoms quickly and calling for help to get treatment as early as possible is very important. Mercer University (Mercer) and the Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) in Macon, Georgia are taking part in a nationwide study to test if an intravenous solution of glucose, insulin, and potassium in addition to standard treatment, can help save lives.
ATLANTA - Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics will add to its degree offerings this fall, with a new Master of Accountancy and a combined Bachelor of Business Administration - Master of Business Administration degree on its Atlanta campus. The new degrees, which will both be evening programs, are targeted the growing group of professionals in the Atlanta area in need of career-focused programs to help them succeed.
Click here to watch video and audio streaming of the June 6 news conferenceTo view a map of the proposed area, click here.MACON - Redevelopment efforts in downtown Macon and the surrounding neighborhoods have received a major boost from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Mercer University has been awarded a $250,000 planning grant from Knight Foundation to facilitate a voluntary alliance of redevelopment partners to coordinate plans and leverage new investments. The grant was announced today by Macon Mayor Robert A. B. Reichert and Mercer President William D. Underwood during a news conference at Mercer Village, 1645 Montpelier Ave. This grant will fund start-up costs for designing and implementing the alliance along with the creation of a master plan for the College Hill Corridor, a year-old initiative by the City of Macon and Mercer University to improve the social and physical connection between the University and downtown. Together, these initiatives will help...
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MACON - Macon Mayor Robert A.B. Reichert and Mercer University President William D. Underwood will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Friday to announce a major foundation planning grant to facilitate an alliance of redevelopment partners aimed at coordinating plans and leveraging new development in Macon's central city.The news conference will take place at the Mercer Village fountain, 1645 Montpelier Avenue, across the street from the Mercer campus. Following the news conference, participants are invited to a question-and-answer session with light refreshments at Ingleside Village Pizza at Mercer Village. Both events are free and open to the public.For more information, visit the College Hill Corridor Web site at http://www.collegehillcorridor.com and check the "Events" section.--30--
Mercer University Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics David Gushee will participate in a Publishers Weekly-sponsored panel on faith and politics at the 2008 BookExpo America in Los Angeles. The panel will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.The session, titled "Evolving Evangelicals and the Presidential Election," will address how religion will once again play a crucial role in the upcoming presidential election. This is currently a time of change in the evangelical movement. The concerns of many in this large and influential group of Americans have expanded beyond hot-button issues like abortion and gay marriage to embrace other social issues such as poverty, the environment and global AIDS. A panel of authors who write on the intersection of Christianity and politics will discuss how these shifts might influence the race to the White House.Other panelists include Randall Balmer, Ron Snider and Marcia Ford. Publishers Weekly...
Most of the commencement addresses presented at the 10 Mercer graduation exercises are now available for either reading in text form or by watching via video streaming. Mercer held the commencements for graduates of its 11 schools and colleges over three consecutive Saturdays on May 3, May 10 and May 17. Locations for the exercises were the Sheffield Student Center on the Atlanta campus and the University Center on the Macon campus.
CHONGQING, China - Mercer University nursing, public health, science and pre-med students, visiting China as participants in the Mercer On Mission program, embraced the victims of China's recent earthquake with personal care packages and hospital visits in Chongqing this week.
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's 20th annual "Big Auction," to benefit the Bears' Athletics program, will be held at the Grand Opera House, Thursday, May 29. Silent items will be up for bid from noon until 7 p.m., with live items going on the block at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. This year's auction again features a "reverse raffle" with a $10,000 cash prize going to the winner. Tickets for the raffle are $100 each and are on sale now. Only 300 tickets will be sold. Each ticket stub from the raffle will admit two people to the hospitality area. Numerous outstanding items will be up for bid, including trips to Mexico, Hilton Head, St. Simon's Island, Tybee Island and weeklong stays at a mountain retreat in North Carolina and a Vermont chalet. Among the sports memorabilia are footballs signed by the NFL's all-time leading scorer and field goal kicker, Morten Anderson; a baseball signed by Hall of Famer Phil Niekro; a 1996 Atlanta Olympics golf bag and a Mark Richt autographed photo. Rounds of golf...
