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...
MACON-Dr. Caryn Seney, associate professor of chemistry in Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts, and Dr. Robin Bright, Fort Valley State University, were recently awarded a three-year grant totaling $244, 752 from the National Science Foundation Research for Undergraduate Institutions program. Mercer will receive $178,552 of the total grant, providing Mercer students with increased learning opportunities through the addition of new laboratory equipment. Fort Valley will receive $66,200 of the total grant.
To apply for the funding, Seney and Bright collaborated on a project entitled "Studies of Antigen/Antibody Interactions with Nanoparticles." The two submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation that was reviewed and judged on scientific merit and impact on science and education. Funding was awarded based on these reviews and availability of funds.
The grant has allowed Mercer to purchase multiple types of lasers and detectors, which have been...
(MACON) STOMP, the international percussion sensation, makes its Macon premiere at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Feb. 22-24, at The Grand Opera House. After playing to sell-out crowds for over 10 seasons, STOMP continues its phenomenal runs with one North American touring company, two productions overseas - a permanent London company and a European tour - and the New York company's continuous sellout run at The Orpheum Theatre, now in its eleventh year. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international phenomenon over the past ten years, having performed in more than 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide.
Tickets for the Macon performances are available through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at thegrand.mercer.edu. Tickets range from $35 to $40.
STOMP has been an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards, and appearances on award-winning national commercials. STOMP has appeared on the 1996 Oscar...
MACON - Dr. Jeffrey Stephens, an internal medicine professor at Mercer University School of Medicine, was recently named a finalist for the 2004 Humanism in Medicine Award, an annual award sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) through the support of the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative.
WHO: Macon area church and community leaders
WHAT: Mercer University Commons will host the Building the Beloved Community Symposium-a symposium on achieving a more collaborative relationship among local churches across racial and denominational lines. A variety of speakers will talk about race relations, including keynote speaker Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 10, and Friday, Feb. 11
Highlights:
Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. "The History of Macon's Race Relations" presentation by Dr. Andrew Manis, assistant professor of history at Macon State College
Friday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. "Women's Role in Racial Reconciliation" presentation by Dr. Catherine Meeks, Clara Carter Acree Professor of Social Sciences and professor of socio-cultural studies.
Friday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. Keynote Address from Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
WHERE: Shuttlesworth's...
MACON - Mercer University School of Engineering's chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) was one of only five schools in the country to receive a Chapter Development Grant from the national IIE organization. The grant is designed to assist chapters with recruitment and retention of its members.
Mercer IIE Chapter President, Ralph Dorsainvil, of Duluth, filed the chapter's application for the grant. Dorsainvil is the son of Andre and Marie Myrtha Dorsainvil.
"My feeling on learning we received this grant was pure joy," the industrial engineering student said. "Our IIE chapter has come a long way since I have been at Mercer. To continue improving, my chapter needed assistance from the national organization."
In order to receive the grant, Dorsainvil presented a proposal to the Institute of Industrial Engineers national organization, outlining the Mercer chapter's budget, size and how the chapter would use the grant. The chapter plans to use the $600...
ATLANTA - Two students in the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University both proved to be so outstanding that they recently received scholarships from the National Kidney Foundation of Georgia, despite the fact that the inaugural award was designed for only one student annually. Sophomore Olivia Kemp of Fairburn, Ga., and Junior Stephanie Hodgson of Duluth, Ga., received the Judy Wilson Memorial Scholarship, an award designed to assist a student pursuing a nursing degree.
ATLANTA - When first-year pharmacy student Stephanie Perrino took a year off from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy last year, it wasn't to work part-time or back pack through Europe. Instead, Perrino traveled to Kuwait with the 1-171 Aviation Regiment of Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta as a chemical operations specialist.
ATLANTA - Mercer University will hold a free community health fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, on the Cecil B. Day campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr., Atlanta. Services are being provided by Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer Health Systems, the School of Medicine, and the Southern School of Pharmacy.
Reprinted from the AP Wire
