MACON, Ga.- The Mercer women's basketball team will host Georgia State Wednesday evening in a match-up of the top two teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Georgia State (12-5, 9-1 A-Sun) comes into the contest leading the league standings by two full games. Their lone loss came at the hands of Lipscomb, who is tied with Mercer in second place in the conference. The Lady Panthers are led by the A-Sun's leading scorer, Patechia Hartman, who is averaging 18.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. Hartman has already been named A-Sun "Player of the Week" four times and is a lock to make the league's all-conference team.Mercer (9-8, 7-3 A-Sun) has won two in a row and three of their last four games as their home-court advantage has carried over from Porter Gym to the new University Center. The Bears will look to continue their home-court dominance, as they have won 13 of their last 16 home games and 11 of their last 13 home A-Sun...
ATLANTA -- Steven Simon, Ph.D., an associate professor of management information systems at Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics in Atlanta, has been named editor of the Journal of Information Science and Technology.
As editor-in-chief, Simon, a Marietta resident, sets the editorial tone for the journal and reviews each paper as well as selects the associate editor who handles the review process. Each article in the journal is selected through a double blind review.
Journal of Information Science and Technology is a new publication of The Information Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan information policy research and educational organization based in the United Kingdom. The journal will publish original research and comments about the science of information and the application of technology for the successful management of organizations. The first issue of the quarterly publication will be this spring.
Simon said he is excited about serving...
WHO: Mercer Student Government Association (SGA) President Alex Brown and the SGA Executive Board.
WHAT: Brown will give a "State of the Student" Union address following the same format President George W. Bush uses. Brown will discuss accomplishments and challenges he has faced during his administration as student body president, as well as future student government plans. A question and answer session with the SGA Executive Board will follow his speech.
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Willingham Hall on Coleman Avenue, across from Tattnall Square Park; Mercer's Macon campus.
BACKGROUND: This is the first State of the "Student" Union address at Mercer.
Note: Media interested in covering the event should contact Jenny Butkus at (478) 301-4037 or (478) 731-3668.
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George M. Israel III, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, will speak at Mercer University's Executive Forum Tuesday, Feb. 24.
In his presentation, entitled "Georgia's Medical Malpractice Crisis," Israel will discuss civil justice reform.
He will give a breakfast presentation at 7:30 a.m. in Macon in the Religious Life Center on the Mercer University Campus. He will give a lunch presentation in Atlanta at noon in the Trustees Dining Room on the Mercer's Cecil B. Day Atlanta Campus. Israel's presentation is part of the 2003-2004 speakers series of The Executive Forum, a business outreach program of Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and the Office of University Advancement.
As president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Israel is the voice of more than 3,300 businesses statewide, aggressively advocating the business viewpoint in the shaping of public policy.
He has proven an effective leader across a broad array of fields. The...
Macon- Mercer University students will "party all night" Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, as part of their third annual Up 'til Dawn overnight finale event to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, and will end at 7 a.m. Saturday.
The public is invited to join the students, faculty, and staff for the 12-hour celebration for the kids of St. Jude in the gymnasium of Mercer's Human Resources and Recreation building. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
"The finale event is our last effort to raise money and also show our excitement for a great year helping St. Jude," said Ben Coursey, co-campus fundraising chair and senior chemistry major at Mercer. "Over the past two years, we have raised more than $26,000 for St. Jude, money that will help the hospital continue to make advancements in...
The Elements Quartet, performing on Mercer's campus free of charge Friday, March 19, 7:30 p.m., may not look like the typical classical music ensemble. As the New York Times has proclaimed, they are "casual, but only in attire."
Called "an important new ensemble" by composer David Del Tredici, the Elements Quartet is a partnership of highly-skilled musicians. They are Jeffrey Multer and Evan Mirapaul on violin, Danielle Farina on viola and Peter Seidenberg on cello.
In contrast to some quartets, which form when their players are students, the four musicians of the Elements Quartet enjoyed successful individual careers in major international orchestras and distinguished chamber music ensembles before their mutual love for the quartet sound brought them together.
Founded in the summer of 1999, the ensemble has already won acclaim for its passionate performances and dynamic programs. The quartet's repertoire ranges from popular masterpieces to neglected...
ATLANTA--The James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University is accepting applications for its new Doctor of Ministry Degree Program. The first three-week seminar of the doctoral program is scheduled for July 6-26. The School will initially accept 15 students each year.
A great deal of research has gone into developing McAfee's Doctor of Ministry Degree Program. In 2001, Dean Alan Culpepper asked McAfee faculty member Dr. Ron Johnson to use his sabbatical at Princeton University to research other doctor of ministry programs and determine the essential components needed to develop one at McAfee.
"I studied literally dozens of programs across the country," said Johnson, associate dean of the Doctor of Ministry Degree Program. "I tried to draw on the strengths of those programs in creating ours. The draft was then circulated among people who direct similar programs for a critique. Then the dean and the faculty at McAfee made further suggestions and brought the...
MACON--World-renowned violinist and Macon native Robert McDuffie joins Mercer University as Distinguished University Professor of Music, effective July 1, University President R. Kirby Godsey announced today. The Grammy-nominated artist is considered one of the top violinists in the world, regularly performing with major orchestras in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia, in solo recital, and in chamber music collaboration with other musicians.
"We are delighted to establish this arrangement with Robert McDuffie, which we hope will endure for many years to come," said President Godsey. "Mercer is extremely fortunate to have Mr. McDuffie on campus to share his enormous talent and wealth of experience with our young, gifted musicians here. Robert's interest in becoming a faculty member at the University is a tribute to Mercer's music program and his participation will underscore Mercer's ongoing commitment to excellence in every arena of its endeavors."
As Distinguished...
(Posted in The Macon Telegraph on Sunday, March14, 2004)
Macon is fortunate to have a number of citizens who, over time, have given their wealth of knowledge and experience - and their money - to the betterment of the community. Annually, the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce honors a "Citizen of the Year" at its annual meeting. This year's recipient could not have deserved the honor more. Dr. R. Kirby Godsey, president of Mercer University, has been a positive force in the Middle Georgia community for a quarter of a century.
Dr. Godsey could have earned the chamber's honor had his accomplishments been restricted to Mercer. While a case could be made that Mercer's School of Engineering and the School of Medicine and the nursing programs would have come about without Godsey, in reality, theformulation of each discipline took vision and, more important, a...
WHO: Association of Women Law Students
