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HICKORY, N.C. - In the waning moments of the 2005 Consortium for Computing Sciences' Southeastern Region Programming Contest, the A Team from Mercer University's Binary Bears programming team pulled out a victory over rivals Furman University and Bob Jones University.
Mercer's top team, composed of junior John Wright of Warner Robins, Ga., and seniors Samson Alva, Dubai, U.A.E.; Mikell Britton Daniel, Grovetown, Ga., and James Huamonte, Pinecrest, Fla., trailed for much of the three-hour competition. However, it managed to come from behind in the final hour to take the competition with five of six problems solved. The top teams from Furman and Bob Jones completed four of six problems in the allotted time.
"I didn't think we had won it when it ended", said Alva who, along with Daniel, has been a part of Mercer's top CCSC teams the last two years. Mercer also won the event in 2004, 2002 and 1995.
The victory marks Mercer's first successful defense of the CCSC...
ATLANTA - Beginning on Jan. 12, 2006, Mercer University will offer a preparation course for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). A program of Mercer's College of Continuing and Professional Studies, the course will be offered on Mercer's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta on Thursdays from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. between Jan. 16 and Feb. 16.
(MACON) Back by popular demand, singer/songwriter and Grammy Award nominee John Berry will perform Sunday, Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Downtown Macon. An annual favorite at The Grand Opera House, the concert will feature a number of holiday favorites, mixed with hits from Berry's repertoire. Tickets are $30, reserved seating, and can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at thegrand.mercer.edu.
Berry has one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in country music. It's a stunningly rich, majestic tenor that he uses to its full effect. His intimate solo acoustic performances have been enthusiastically received internationally with successful concert tours in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. An uncanny ability to tell a story in a song is what endears him to most audiences. With multiple gold and platinum albums and nominations from the Grammy Awards, the Country Music Association and...
MACON — Mercer University's Moot Court Team won the Regional V, National Moot Court competition in November, besting teams from Emory University and the University of Georgia on the way to a National Finals berth in February in New York.
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ATLANTA - The first initiative under the Center for Health and Learning, established through a partnership between Piedmont Healthcare and Mercer University last June, kicks off with the selection of the inaugural group of Piedmont Scholars. Designed to address the critical shortage of nurses in Georgia, the Piedmont Scholars program will help recruit, educate and ultimately place more nurses at Piedmont and in the community at large.
MACON - The Board of Trustees of Mercer University today unanimously elected law scholar William D. Underwood as the University's 18th president. Underwood, who currently serves as interim president of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, will take office on July 1, upon the retirement of Dr. R. Kirby Godsey, who has been the University's chief executive officer for an unprecedented 27 years.
"The Presidential Search Committee was very deliberate in its national search for the next president of Mercer," said David Hudson, chairman of Mercer's Board of Trustees and chairman of the Presidential Search Committee. "Kirby Godsey has left an indelible mark on this university, and we knew the next president would have to be someone who could continue to chart a strong course for the institution. We have found that leadership in Bill Underwood."
Hudson continued, "Bill is a strong academician, committed to excellence in both the classroom and scholarly research. He has powerful...
MACON - United States Sen. Saxby Chambliss, one of the Capitol Hill's most influential lawmakers, will offer "A View from Washington" at Mercer University's Executive Forum lunch program at 12 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, at The University Center, Mercer University, Macon.
DULUTH, Ga. - United States Sen. Johnny Isakson will offer "A View from Washington" at Mercer University's Executive Forum lunch program at 12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, at The Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth.
WHO: Approximately 770 Atlanta-area 1st through 5th grade students and their parents. Nearly 700 of the students hail from Gwinnett County and some of the best-represented schools in the program include: Berkeley Lake Elementary, Camp Creek Elementary, Cooper Elementary, Dacula Elementary, Level Creek Elementary and Riverside Elementary.
