Macon and Atlanta- More than 1,600 students are expected to participate in graduation ceremonies on Mercer University's Macon and Atlanta campuses over the next month. Awarding bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, the University will hold nine commencement ceremonies and hear from an array of renowned speakers.
Below is a listing of commencement dates, times and speakers.
Macon Commencements
Walter F. George School of Law Speaker: The Honorable Beverly Martin, United States District Court, Northern District of GeorgiaFriday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. Macon City Auditorium
School of Medicine Speaker: Dr. Jordan D. Cohen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Medical CollegesSaturday, May 7, at 5 p.m. Macon City Auditorium
Macon CommencementCollege of Liberal Arts, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering, Tift College of Education and College of Continuing and Professional Studies Speaker: Dr....
Mercer Law Professor Patrick Longan, holder of the William Augustus Bootle Chair in Ethics and Profesionalism, was named by the American Bar Association as the recipient of the second National Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching Professionalism.
National Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching Professionalism
Students of the Mercer Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, at The Grand Opera House in downtown Macon. Dr. Douglas Hill, director of Instrumental Ensembles at Mercer University, will serve as conductor for the ensemble. The event is free and open to the public. Call the Department of Music at (478) 301-2748 for more information.
The program will include Four Scottish Dances (Malcolm Arnold), O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen), Suite of English Folk-Dances (Ernest Tomlinson), Sleep (Eric Whitacre), Symphonies of Gaia (Jayce Ogren), George Washington Bridge (William Schuman) and Shortcut Home (Dana Wilson).
Founded in 1833, Mercer University has campuses in Macon and Atlanta as well as three regional academic centers. With 10 schools and colleges, the University offers programs in liberal arts, business, engineering, education, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, law and theology. For 15 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named...
WHO: Mercer University first-year engineering students
WHAT: Students are designing and constructing vehicles using K'Nex building toys to compete in the following categories: boat, amphibious, dragster, cable car, rampster and tug-o-war.
WHEN: Friday, April 22, 3-5 p.m.
WHERE: University Center on Mercer's Macon Campus
WHY: The students enrolled in EGR 107 - the first-year engineering course - have been designing and building vehicles using K'Nex building kits. These vehicles will compete in a variety of events at the School of Engineering. Each design category will have four to six design teams competing. This is a fun and challenging way for students to put their designs to the test and learn the skills necessary to succeed in the engineering field.
There will be many opportunities for video and photos. Media interested in doing interviews with students or professors or getting still...
WHO: More than 60 students and faculty from 13 colleges and universities in Georgia and Tennessee.
WHAT: Faculty and students will participate in the first Mercer University Undergraduate Research in Mathematics Conference.
WHEN:
Friday, April 15:
3 p.m.- Undergraduate student research presentations
4:30 p.m.- Student problem-solving contest
6:30 p.m.- Georgia Mathematics Association of America dinner, featuring a presentation on "Calculating the Secrets of Life: Mathematics in Biology and Medicine" by Dr. DeWitt Sumners, Florida State University's Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Saturday, April 16:
8:30 a.m.- Undergraduate student research presentations
10 a.m.- Presentation on "DNA Topology" by Dr. DeWitt Sumners, Florida State University's Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
WHERE: Mercer University Macon...
ATLANTA - Bill Jones III, chairman and chief executive officer of the Sea Island Co., will be featured speaker at The Executive Forum on Tuesday, April 26. He will give a lunch presentation at noon in the Trustees Dining Room at Mercer University's Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta.
During the past decade, few Georgians have had a better seat at the state's table of influence than Bill Jones III. As chairman and chief executive of Sea Island Company, Jones served as the host for the G8 Summit that brought President George W. Bush and other world leaders to the exclusive resort and real-estate development off Georgia's coast.
Jones's leadership is being felt throughout the state. He is a charter member of Gov. Sonny Perdue's Commission for a New Georgia, a group charged with helping the governor find ways to make state government more efficient. He serves as a director for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and is a...
WHO: High school students from across the state, including one student team from each Buford High School, Buford; Campbell High School, Smyrna, and Columbus High School, Columbus, and two teams each from Savannah Christian Preparatory School, Savannah, and Westside High School, Macon.
WHAT: Botball - student teams from Georgia high schools compete in a series of challenges using robots they built and programmed. It is part of a national Botball competition sponsored by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 16.
WHERE: Mercer University Macon Campus, University Center Arena
BACKGROUND: This is the fourth year Mercer has hosted Botball in Georgia. High school students from across the state will compete for honors and to advance to national competition in the Botball tournament. Students came to Mercer in March to get a tutorial on the rules of this year's competition and how to build their...
MACON - Bill Jones III, chairman and chief executive officer of the Sea Island Co., will be the featured speaker at The Executive Forum on Tuesday, April 26. He will give a dinner presentation at 6:30 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room at the University Center on Mercer's Macon campus.
During the past decade, few Georgians have had a better seat at the state's table of influence than Bill Jones III. As chairman and chief executive of Sea Island Company, Jones served as the host for the G8 Summit that brought President George W. Bush and other world leaders to the exclusive resort and real-estate development off Georgia's coast.
Jones's leadership is being felt throughout the state. He is a charter member of Gov. Sonny Perdue's Commission for a New Georgia, a group charged with helping the governor find ways to make state government more efficient. He serves as a director for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and is a trustee for The Nature Conservancy of...
It is no secret that one of the cornerstones of the Mercer Law School's award-winning curriculum is its nationally-recognized Legal Writing Program. With the release Friday (April 1) of law school rankings by U.S. News & World Report, those who know legal writing programs best - other faculty in the field - ranked Mercer number one in the country. Mercer and the Seattle University Law School tied for the top spot for legal writing among the nation's 179 accredited law schools.
