My two-week visit was made possible by the Shalom Hartman Institute in Israel and the American Jewish Committee who collaborated in bringing together some sixteen US seminary professors and denominational leaders for the purpose of reading Jewish texts with Jewish scholars and of discussing the challenging issues which face the state of Israel today.
Who: Mercer University's new undergraduates
Macon and Atlanta- In conjunction with Mercer President R. Kirby Godsey's creation of a new task force on Civic Engagement, the Mercer Center for Community Development and University Commons are hosting a lecture for students, faculty and staff titled "Why Civic Engagement? Why Now?"
Rick Battistoni, Ph.D., a leader in the field of community service learning and a professor of political science at Providence College in Rhode Island, will give presentations on both the Atlanta and Macon campuses. He will speak at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, on the Atlanta campus in the Trustees Dining Room and at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, in Newton Chapel on the Macon campus. Battistoni will discuss ways professors and students can implement more service learning into the curriculum.
"Mercer has actively worked with the community for a long time," said Jean Fallis, Ph.D., volunteer coordinator for Mercer's University Commons. "The University now is focusing its attention on increasing...
ATHLETIC AUCTION ITEMS
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's 19th annual "Big Auction," to benefit the Bears' athletic program, will be held Tuesday, May 15, at the Grand Opera House. Silent items will be up for bid from 12-7 p.m., with live items going on the block at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in order to help women become aware and find breast cancer in its early stages, the Mercer University School of Medicine's will provide several breast health awareness seminars to women living in Central Georgia. Breast cancer has been increasing at an alarming rate with current estimates indicating that 1-in-8 women will develop breast cancer during their lifetimes. It is the leading cause of death of American women between the ages of 40 and 55.
MACON, Ga. - Season tickets are on sale now for the 2009-2010 Broadway Series, titled "That Old Broadway Magic," at The Grand Opera House, a performing arts center of Mercer University. Featuring a six-show Broadway Series, the 2009 - 2010 season subscriptions can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at The Grand's Web site www.TheGrandMacon.com.
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The College Hill Alliance and Mercer University's Stetson School of Business and Economics will host a competition among area college and university students to identify "The Next Big Idea" on April 5 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on the Macon campus.
Mercer University's Southern Studies Center will a host "Excavating the Native South," a symposium on the past and present of Native Americans in the South on April 19 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in Macon.
A Mercer delegation led by President William D. Underwood will join 500 Stamps Leadership Scholars from 41 universities around the country this weekend for the third Stamps Scholars National Convention, hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology.
