MACON - Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts will kick off it "Spotlight on China Series" at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, with a lecture by China expert and Mercer Economics Professor Penelope Prime, Ph.D., entitled "China's Economic Rise: Context and Implications." Held in Medical School Auditorium, the event, co-sponsored by Mercer's Department of International Programs, is free and open to the public.
MACON - Southern literary scholar Anne Goodwyn Jones will present the 2007 Lamar Memorial Lecture Series of Mercer University, marking the program's 50th anniversary, on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 15-16, on the university's Macon campus. Jones, visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, will present three lectures around the theme: "Before and After the War: Formations of Southern Manliness," which are free and open to the public.
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...
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
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.
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 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.
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.
