McDonough- On Saturday, Aug. 20, Mercer University will offer a preparation workshop for the Praxis I exam at its Regional Academic Center in Henry County, 160 Henry Pky., McDonough (near the Henry County Administration Building).
The workshop will focus on the verbal section of the exam and be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost is $90 for the general public and $75 for Mercer students, alumni, faculty and staff. Materials are included. Registration is required. For more information, contact Angie Macon at (678) 547-6501 or macon_am@mercer.edu.
The first step to becoming a teacher in Georgia is to take and pass the Praxis I exam.
The Praxis I Verbal Workshop is designed to give individuals hands-on practice at taking the reading and writing sections of the Praxis. Participants in the workshop will learn a variety of strategies and approaches that will help them tackle reading comprehension and on-the-spot essay writing with confidence. Sample readings,...
MACON/ATLANTA - Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey has announced that Roger C. Tutterow, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics.
"Roger Tutterow has exceptional academic experience and business expertise," said President Godsey. "His numerous professional accomplishments demonstrate strong leadership in both the academic setting and the business community. Mercer's business students, faculty, staff and alumni will benefit from his progressive vision for educating the next generation of business leaders and his steadfast commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. We are extremely pleased to have him join the University."
Dr. Tutterow formerly served as chairman and professor in the Department of Economics and Finance at Kennesaw State University's Coles College of Business. He serves as director of Econometric Center where he oversees the development of statistical models. His analysis of economic,...
Macon, Georgia- Mercer University Press author Andrew M. Manis was presented with the Georgia Author of the Year Award for History for his book Macon Black and White: An Unutterable Separation in the American Century on June 4 at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus in Atlanta. The presentation was made at the 41st Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards Dinner hosted by Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College, the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne Jr. Chair in Poetry and the H. Bruce McEver Chair Visiting Chair in Writing.
MACON-Mercer University senior Nancy David of Fayetteville was recently selected from college students across the state to receive the Jack Mangham Experiential Learning Award from the Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers.
The award is given to college students in Georgia who exemplify the characteristics of an outstanding student in experiential learning. One winner is selected from across the state in three categories- business, arts and sciences, and engineering/technology. David won the award in the business category in recognition of her outstanding performance as a summer intern with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals last year.
After completing training in New York City, David worked at Pfizer's Atlanta office. For two weeks she shadowed one of Pfizer's Pharmaceutical representatives. She was then allowed to venture out by herself into the world of sales for three weeks. David was in charge of presenting three drugs and their benefits to doctors.
"Through my...
Lithia Springs - Mercer University will hold a free open house at its Regional Academic Center in Douglas County, 975 Blairs Bridge Road, Lithia Springs from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 25. Alumni, current students, faculty and staff will be on hand to talk about the various undergraduate and graduate programs the University offers in Douglas County and the Mercer experience.
Mercer's Regional Academic Center in Douglas County has convenient, weekend and evening classes that can fit into a busy family and career schedule. Mercer's Stetson School of Business and Economics, Tift College of Education and College of Continuing and Professional Studies offer a number of undergraduate programs, including business administration, early childhood/special education and middle grades education, human services, criminal justice, information systems, individualized major and organization leadership.
For more information, call (678) 547-6200 or visit www.mercerdegree.com.
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Macon--Contrary to the popular argument that comprehensive sex education that includes information about abstinence, contraception and sexually transmitted disease prevention provides confusing, "mixed messages" to teens, today's youth are rarely confused by such courses, according to research by Mercer University School of Medicine Professor Dr. Mike Smith.
Smith, who also serves as director of AIDS education and research, will present a new study regarding mixed messages as they relate to sex education at the National HIV Prevention Conference at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta on Tuesday.
In fiscal year 2005, the United States federal government provided $155 million in funding for sex education programs that promote "abstinence only until marriage." Professional organizations, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, however, support comprehensive sex education, arguing that there is extensive evidence that...
ATLANTA - Gregory Scott Newton of Mableton received the top student honor for Mercer University business students in Atlanta at commencement on Saturday, May 21.
ATLANTA - Ruth Gregg Coney of Lawrenceville received the top student honor in the Specialist in Education program of Tift College of Education of Mercer University. The award was presented at commencement on Saturday, May 21, on the University's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta.
