The Mercer University Chapter of Habitat for Humanity will hold a home dedication ceremony on Sunday, December 5 at 2 p.m. The house is located at 1357 Ross Street, in Beall's Hill. This house marks the second historic-looking Habitat house in Macon. It features a steep roof pitch, full front porch and wood composite siding. This is the sixth Habitat house that the Mercer students have built in Macon. The house will become home to the family of Willie Head. Come by and meet them, take a tour of their new Habitat home, and celebrate with us.
The house is sponsored by Mercer University Chapter of Habitat for Humanity - a student-led organization as well as First Baptist Church and Highland Hills Baptist Church. The students and churches raised the funds and volunteered long hours to construct the house in partnership with Willie Head. The City of Macon collaborated with Habitat and provided the property to further build upon its vision of affordable...
ATLANTA - John Bauer, a doctor of pharmacy and doctor of philosophy (Pharm.D./Ph.D.) candidate in Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy, won first place for his scientific paper presentation at the 25th Annual Southeastern Pharmacology Society (SEPS) meeting held at the University of Mississippi in early November.
ATLANTA - Lilly Endowment Inc. of Indianapolis, through its "Making Connections Initiative" program, has awarded a grant to the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University. The grant of nearly $2 million will allow McAfee to partner with churches in a new pastoral-residency program.
WHO: Mercer University students, faculty and staff
WHAT: The Mercer community will gather for the annual lighting of the University Christmas tree, sponsored by the Student Government Association. The event will include holiday carols, free hot chocolate in commemorative mugs and a special reading of the holiday favorite, The Night Before Christmas.
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m.
WHERE: At the corner of Coleman Avenue and College Street, Mercer University's Macon Campus
*Media interested in covering the event should contact Jenny Butkus at (478) 301-4037 or (478) 731-3668.
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(MACON) Mercer University will host its annual Holiday Open House at the Woodruff House Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 6-8 p.m. nightly. The Woodruff House, one of Macon's grand antebellum homes, is located at 988 Bond St., adjacent to the University's Walter F. George School of Law.
For the past decade, residents and visitors alike have made this holiday event a family tradition. Each year, the rooms throughout the Greek Revival mansion are adorned with new decorations and themes, making the annual tour an exciting event for all - even the most frequent guest. Visitors follow an illuminated path to the front door where they will be greeted by deans and alumni of Mercer University.
The Holiday Open House features a 12-foot Christmas tree trimmed with more than 500 hand-painted eggs, performances by students from Mercer University's Music Department, and holiday cookies and punch for all guests.
The holiday event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Joyner at...
MACON - Mercer University professor Dr. Arthur Salido, assistant professor of chemistry in Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts, was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation's "Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement" program. Totaling $102,000, the grant will purchase an Inductively-Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICPOES), a cutting-edge instrument used in determining metals in samples and investigating air and water contamination.
The ICPOES will be used by the Chemistry Department and will be also available for the Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering departments at Mercer. In addition to Mercer students using this new equipment in their lab work, the Chemistry Department will invite groups of local high school science students to work with it.
"This project will also promote collaboration between Mercer undergraduates and local high school students," explained Salido. The addition of the ICPOES enhances...
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Secretary of Education Rod Paige have called for the celebration of International Education Week, November 15-19, 2004. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. Mercer University will be one of the participating schools during this week.
"It has become very clear that broadening our international understanding is critical." said Paige. "This will mean renewed efforts to encourage the study of foreign languages and cultures, and to provide opportunities for all students to broaden their knowledge of the world."
Powell added, "People-to-people diplomacy, created through international education and exchanges, is critical to our national interests. Americans who study abroad expand...
WHO: A record number of 36 high schools from across the state, including local teams from Macon's Central High School, Mount De Sales Academy, Stratford Academy, Jones County High School, Perry High School, Upson-Lee High School, Washington County High School, Warner Robins High School and First Presbyterian Day School.
WHAT: High school teams will face off in a daylong math competition with a pen and pencil component in the morning and a fast-paced ciphering contest in the afternoon, in which students will have two minutes to complete complex math problems. Mercer Math Department faculty and students will serve as judges.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13, 9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 3 p.m.
WHERE: Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium, off Mercer University Drive.
BACKGROUND: This is the 20th year Mercer University has hosted this high school math competition. Winners from this competition will earn points that will help them...
The Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University has received excellent returns based on graduates' success and faculty expertise.
James T. McAfee, Jr., 65, of Big Canoe, Ga., and Seabrook Island, S.C., died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
