A near-impossible feat by the Mercer Bears was recognized by national sports giant ESPN when the nation's cable sports provider ranked the Bears' miracle win over Stetson the number two highlight of the week.
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A few years ago, there was a television comedy every Tuesday night on ABC called "Grace Under Fire."
The Mercer Law School has been ranked 11th nationally by the National Jurist magazine on its "Technology Honor Roll." In its January 2005 issue, the magazine ranked Mercer 11th among the nation's 190 American Bar Association-accredited law schools for its use of technology.
MACON-Mercer University students Stephanie Cox, a junior music education major from Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and John Jenkins, a senior music major from Macon, will perform in Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Feb. 25. Cox and Jenkins were chosen from small universities across the United States to participate in the Small College Intercollegiate Band, as part of the College Band Directors National Association's biannual convention. Dr. Larry Livingston will serve as conductor of the band.
According to Dr. Douglas Hill, director of instrumental ensembles in Mercer's Music Department, "This is a great honor and privilege for these students to have the opportunity to perform in such a prestigious hall with a famous conductor."
Cox studies clarinet under Dr. Monty Cole, and Jenkins studies trombone under Charles Anderson.
Founded in 1833, Mercer University has campuses in Macon and Atlanta as well as three...
Larry Hall, an MBA student at Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, this month was named Student of the Year for the 2004-2005 academic year by the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives.
(MACON) Theatre IV, the nation's second largest touring theatre for young audiences, will present the children's musical The Ugly Duckling at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. March 22 at The Grand Opera House. Tickets are $6 each and can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at thegrand.mercer.edu.
Most children are familiar with the fable of the swan that grows up "ugly" in a family of ducks, later to find his appearance changing as he discovers his true identity. However, folk traditions of other cultures use different animals to teach the lesson of the "ugly duckling." Theatre IV unites the classic ugly duckling with the Burmese mole that hates dirt and the Inuit bald eagle with a full head of hair. These three "misfit" heroes work together to earn their home on the King's estate and to find the self-confidence that only friendship and accomplishment can provide. Both educational and entertaining, children will love this all-singing, all-dancing, all-delightful...
Steven Keeva, an editor with the ABA Journal and the author of the book, Tranforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life, will be the keynote speaker for the Law Day 2005 Luncheon on March 11 at 12:30 p.m. Keeva, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal: The Lawyer's Magazine, also writes the Journal's monthly column, "Keeva on Life and Practice."
Atlanta and Macon--Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, will be the featured speaker at The Executive Forum on on Thursday, Feb. 24. She will give a breakfast presentation at 7:30 a.m. in the Presidents Dining Room in the University Center on the Macon Campus. She will give a lunch presenatation at 12 noon in the Trustees Dining Room at Mercer University's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta.
Appointed director in July 2002, Gerberding is the first woman to head the CDC. Under her leadership, the agency has soared to new heights in its ability to quickly respond to public health emergencies, including an international outbreak of SARS, avian influenza and West Nile Virus. She also led the CDC in its response to emergencies posed by hurricanes that swept through the southeastern United States during the fall of 2004 and most recently the tsunamis that hit Southeast Asia.
Prior to serving as director of the...
MACON, Ga.- Junior forward Will Emerson was named to the 2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Men's Basketball District III team announced Thursday.
The St. Mary's, Ga., native carries a perfect 4.0 grade average while majoring in biology.
"We are proud of Will's accomplishments in the classroom," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "He has challenged himself to maintain a perfect 4.0 GPA, and he has worked extremely hard to reach that goal. Will is a shining example of a true student-athlete. He represents Mercer University both on and off the court in the highest possible manner."
Already a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree, Emerson has started every game for the Bears this season and is third on the team in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game. Emerson has scored in double figures in 21 of 23 games and recorded five double-doubles.
Emerson is joined on the team by Brian Bender of Gardner-Webb, Alex Loughton of Old...
