ATLANTA – As part of its recent annual alumni day, Mercer University's Georgia Baptist College of Nursing announced the recipients of its 2004 alumni...
Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy recently took top honors at the National Community Pharmacist Association's (NCPA) annual convention in Boston, Mass. on Oct....
MACON- Acclaimed creative writer Judith Ortiz Cofer will visit Mercer University on Tuesday, October 26, for a poetry and creative writing reading and book signing. The poetry reading will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Connell Conference Room I in Mercer's Connell Student Center on the Macon Campus, with the book signing to immediately follow. The event is free and open to the public.
The event is sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies Program at Mercer with co-sponsors Quad Works, Campus Life, the Foreign Language Department, the English Department, the First Year Seminar Program, and the College of Liberal Arts Dean's Office.
Cofer is the author of the forthcoming Call Me Maria, a young adult novel; The Meaning of Consuelo, a novel; Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer, a collection of essays; The Line of the Sun, a novel; Silent Dancing, a collection of essays and poetry; two books of poetry: Terms of Survival and Reaching for the Mainland; and The Latin Deli:...
WHO: Southern History Scholar James C. Cobb, Ph.D., Spalding Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Georgia
MACON-In an effort to better structure student programs that promote school spirit and interest in student activities, a spirit team coordinator has been hired. The purpose of the new role will be to organize the efforts of the Mercer cheerleaders, mascot, pep band and, in the near future, a pom-pom squad.
MACON - The Civic Engagement Colloquium of Mercer University kicks off the first of three presentations on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Medical School Auditorium. The panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, will focus on Mercer Engaging Community and Health.
Join QuadWorks and Mercer Athletics for the annual Mercer Madness celebration on Friday, Oct. 15, on the Macon campus! Enjoy fireworks, a carnival with FREE food, games and contests and much more. You won't want to miss this kick-off event for the Mercer basketball season.
MACON - Leading edge information on breast cancer detection and treatment will be presented at an Oct. 21 "Pink Ribbon Rally" hosted by Mercer University. The rally, organized by students in the Master of Public Health program, will feature an educational program, a fashion show, free massages, door prizes and yoga classes. The event will last from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Newton Chapel, on the corner of Coleman Avenue and Adams Street, and is free and open to the public.
ATLANTA -- Students interested in continuing their nursing education beyond a baccalaureate degree should attend the Graduate Tea at Mercer University's Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. The program, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. until noon on Mercer's Atlanta campus, will address questions about the master's of science program in nursing.
Dr. Linda A. Streit, associate dean for the graduate program, will present the general curriculum plan for both areas of concentration (nursing education and acute/critical care of the adult). Meg McGinness, director for the Office of Student Financial Planning, will discuss financial aid available for graduate nursing students.
About Georgia Baptist College of Nursing:The founding of Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University in 1902 was born out of a vision to establish a Baptist institution for the training of "Christian nurses" to "heal the needy sick." More than 100 years later, some 6,000 men...
