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.
WHO: 455 Douglas and Paulding County first- through sixth-graders and their parents.
LOCUST GROVE - Mercer University's Tift College of Education is sponsoring an in-depth education program entitled "Safe and Orderly Schools" on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, at Luella Middle School in Locust Grove. The event is part of the Mercer's E.L.I.T.E. Leadership Academy for its Master's of Educational Leadership candidates.
(MACON) Mercer University will host its annual Holiday Open House at the Woodruff House Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m. nightly. The Woodruff House, one of Macon's grand antebellum homes, is located at 988 Bond St., adjacent to the University's Walter F. George School of Law.
For the past decade, residents and visitors alike have made this holiday event a family tradition. Each year, the rooms throughout the Greek Revival mansion are adorned with new decorations and themes, making the annual tour an exciting event for all - even the most frequent guest. Visitors follow an illuminated path to the front door where they will be greeted by deans and alumni of Mercer University.
The Holiday Open House features a 12-foot Christmas tree trimmed with more than 500 hand-painted eggs, performances by students from Mercer University's Music Department, and holiday cookies and punch for all guests.
The holiday event is free and open to the public. For more...
ATLANTA - The English Language Institute of Mercer University will sponsor an International Fair from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, on the Atlanta campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr. The fair will showcase information on 21 countries that Mercer students call home, including the Republic of Korea, Colombia, Taiwan, and Venezuela.
WHO: Karen Ebey-Tessendorf, MPH, emergency preparedness coordinator, North Central Health District; Douglas Skelton, MD, district health officer, Coastal Health District; Joel Brende, MD, former chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Mercer University School of Medicine; and Paul Purcell, security analyst, preparedness consultant and author
ATLANTA - Several Mercer pharmacy students recently competed to represent the Southern School of Pharmacy at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) clinical skills competition to be held in Las Vegas, Nev., this coming December.
WHO: A record number of 37 high schools from across the state, including local teams from Macon's Central High School, First Presbyterian Day School, Houston County High School, Jones County High School, Mount De Sales Academy, Northeast Magnet High School, Perry High School, Stratford High School, Tattnall Square Academy, Trinity Christian School, Upson-Lee High School, Washington County High School and Warner Robins High School.
