Match Day 2007 was held Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the Mercer School of Medicine Auditorium. Sixty-three soon-to-be Medical School graduates learned where they will serve their residencies following graduation from Mercer. For coverage of the event, click here: 13-WMAZ, Fox 24.
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Macon - Applications are now being accepted for the 2007 Casting for Confidence retreat for women in recovery from cancer. Mercer University School of Medicine and the Georgia Women Fly Fishers are teaming up again this year to offer the retreat in Forsyth. It takes place on Saturday, April 28. The retreat is offered to cancer survivors and patients who are beginning to resume normal physical activity. There is no charge to attend.
The Mercer Baptist Collegiate Ministries of Mercer University won the "CourtsRedford Award for Excellence in Student Missionary Deployment" for the 2006year. This award is presented annually to the leading colleges anduniversities who effectively mobilized their students to impact lostness inNorth America. Accepting the award for the Mercer BCM was the BCM Missionscoordinator for the 2005-06 school year, Sarah Holik, and the BCM Missionscoordinator for the 2006-07 school year, Aaron Kinard. Presenting the awardon behalf of the North American Mission Board was Amy Signaigo.
(The following article was published Saturday, March 10, 2007, in the Macon Telegraph.)By Jennifer BurkTELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER
Mercer's Binary Bears Computer Programming team, L to R: John Wright, Britt Daniel and David Thomas, practice for the 2007 ACM International Computer Programming Contest on a recent Saturday. MACON - Mercer's Binary Bears computer programming team is about to take on one of the world's toughest competitions, the 2007 ACM International Computer Programming Contest, which bills itself as the "battle of the brains." The team leaves Sunday, March 11, for Tokyo, Japan, to pit its problem-solving prowess against 88 teams from around the world. Of the 21 U.S. teams in the competition, Mercer has the smallest undergraduate enrollment.
MACON - Mercer University has been selected as one of 141 colleges and universities in the nation recognized for distinguished community service on the first President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The distinction recognizes Mercer students, faculty and staff for helping to build a culture of service and civic engagement in the nation. More than 500 colleges and universities applied for the Honor Roll this year. Mercer President William D. Underwood this week received the official certificate recognizing the achievement from David Eisner, chief executive officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service."Higher education is a powerful engine of civic engagement and is central to achieving the President's vision of active citizens and connected communities," said Stephen Goldsmith, chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency tasked with fostering an ethic of volunteerism and service in America. "We...
(This article was published Tuesday, March 6, 2007, in The Macon Telegraph.)VIDEO OF NEW BUILDING FROM THE MACON TELEGRAPHBy Jennifer BurkTELEGRAPH STAFF WRITERMercer University's new Science and Engineering Building has high-tech classrooms and high-tech laboratories and high-tech equipment.
MACON - Allen Lynch, Associate Professor of Economics at Mercer University, along with Jay Coleman, Professor of Management at the University of North Florida have been predicting recipients of at-large bids handed out by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee for the more than a decade. The "Dance Card," now in its 13th year, has a 93.7 percent accuracy in predicting the "at-large" berths handed out by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.
Director of Athletics Bobby Pope has announced a news conference will be held Monday morning at 10 a.m. in Heritage Hall at the University Center to name the new head women's basketball coach. Pope said the Mercer community is invited to attend the news conference.Brenda Welch-Nichols resigned just prior to the start of the 2006-07 season and Senior Woman Administrator and Associate Athletic Director Sybil Blalock served as interim coach.
WHO: Walter F. George School of LawWHAT: 2007 Observance of Law DayWHEN: Friday, March 9, 2007, 12:30 p.m.WHERE: University Center, Macon CampusWHY: Annual observance of the Mercer Law School faculty, staff, students and alumni joining with the legal community of central Georgia to hear one of the nation's premiere legal figures speak on a legal issue. This year's speaker is Doug Ammar, executive director of the Georgia Justice Project. Ammar is a graduate of Davidson College and the Washington & Lee Law School. He is in demand as a speaker both nationally and internationally, and has spoken abou the Georgia Justice Project's innovative and holistic approach to representing clients in Israel and Italy in the last year. The Law and Public Service Program at Mercer began in July 2006 and offers public service learning for students through clinical courses, public interest practicum opportunities and volunteer community service.Media...
