WHO: Members of the Class of 2006 whose parents also graduated during the presidency of retiring Mercer University President and CEO R. Kirby Godsey, including the Rev. Craig Williamson, CLA '80, and his wife, Catherine Madsen Williamson, CLA '78, MSE '80, and their daughter, Andilyn Williamson, CLA '06.
ATLANTA- The Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency Program recently received accreditation from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. This is the only accredited community pharmacy residency program in Georgia.
"Receiving accreditation is a tribute to the quality of our residency program and will serve as a catalyst for continuous quality improvement. I am especially proud of this recognition because it is the first accredited community pharmacy residency program in the state," said H.W. "Ted" Matthews, dean of the School of Pharmacy.
The Southern School of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency Program is a structured postgraduate education and training experience that helps pharmacists develop advanced knowledge and skills for delivering patient care services from a community pharmacy. Mercer's residency program requires at least 2,000 contact hours of training for a minimum of 50 weeks. It includes components in...
MACON - In preparation for the return of football in the fall of 2013, Mercer University announced Tuesday that season tickets will be available for the first time to the general public beginning on Thursday, August 16. Ticket prices are set at $75 per seat in the "White Section" (between the 35-yard markers) and $50 per seat for the "Orange Sections" (between the end zones and the 35-yard markers) in the west stands. Each $75 or $50 season ticket will provide admission to all eight home games, including Homecoming, in 2013. "This is an exciting time for Mercer Athletics and the Mercer football program," Director of Athletics Jim Cole said. "We are happy to offer this opportunity to the general public and thrilled with the support we have received so far from our alumni and donors." The reservation period begins Aug. 16 and runs until Sept. 17. "We are excited to be at the point where we are selling season tickets," head coach Bobby Lamb said. "This is another landmark step in the...
WHO: The entering first-year class of Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy
WHAT: Will participate in the Southern School of Pharmacy's White Coat Ceremony. They will be "cloaked" in their first white coat that symbolizes their commitment to the pharmacy profession. Dr. Judy L. Gardner, a 1987 graduate of the School of Pharmacy and a newly appointment member of Georgia's Board of Pharmacy, will deliver the keynote address to the students, their family members and friends. Dr. Gardner is director of Pharmaceutical Services at Northside Hospital.
WHEN: 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004
WHERE: Sheffield Student Center, Mercer University, Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta (One exit inside the northeast interchange of I-285)
WHY: Through the White Coat Ceremony, first-year pharmacy students gain a sense of the School's core values that focus on professionalism, respect, integrity and caring....
ATLANTA - Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy will kick off a new community-focused pharmacy education program with a free lecture on ways to reduce medication costs at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, at Mercer University's Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr., just off I-85 inside the northeast perimeter.
MACON, Ga. - Mercer University's work in the community has garnered national recognition among urban colleges and universities on the first "Saviors of Our Cities" rankings. Mercer was ranked 13th in the nation based on its commitment to community involvement. The rankings were calculated by Evan Dobelle, president and CEO of the New England Board of Higher Education, himself a former urban college president.
According to Dobelle, the colleges on the list were selected because they were "best-neighbor" urban colleges and universities that, because of their strong positive contribution of careful strategic planning and thoughtful use of resources, dramatically strengthened the economy and quality of life of their neighboring communities and have become "Saviors of Our Cities."
"Mercer University enjoys a wonderful legacy of community partnership, strengthened in recent years by the vision of my predecessor, Kirby Godsey, and by the efforts of many faculty and students...
MACON - Mercer University's Board of Trustees will meet in Macon on Friday for its annual Homecoming meeting. The Board will name 10 new members during the meeting, including Barbara (Babs) Baugh, president of the Baugh Family Foundation, San Antonio, Texas; Neville Callam, general secretary, Baptist World Alliance, Falls Church, Va.; James Earl Carter Jr., 39th president of the United States, Plains; Holly McCorkle Jones, attorney and civic leader, Jacksonville, Fla.; Lt. Gen. (retired) Claude M. Kicklighter, former Pentagon inspector general, McLean, Va.; Thomas W. Malone, Atlanta attorney; M. Diane Owens, Atlanta attorney; Miller Peterson (Pete) Robinson, chairman of Troutman Sanders Strategies, Columbus; Raymond M. (Thad) Warren III, chairman and CEO, Warren Environment Inc., Atlanta; and Jerry S. Wilson Jr., former senior vice president and chief customer and commercial officer for the Coca-Cola Company. Jones, Kicklighter, Malone, Owens, Robinson, Warren and Wilson are Mercer...
Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
Dr. Linda Brennan was promoted to associate dean.
School of Medicine
Lisa Killingsworth was promoted...
MACON - A new grant from the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation will help Stetson School of Business and Economics professor Scott Beaulier, Ph.D., advance the study of political economy at Mercer University. Dr. Beaulier, the department chair and assistant professor of economics, will give a special topics course for the spring semester and bring in a number of high-level economists to deliver lectures on contemporary issues in political economy.
