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...
Students, faculty and staff, mark your calendars! When you return from spring break on Monday, March 15, the University Center will open for regular operation from 6-10 p.m. All students, faculty and staff are invited to visit the first day to either just check out the U.C.'s many amenities or actually use the pool, intramural courts or wellness equipment. All eateries will be open and live music will be provided in the coffee shop. All students, faculty and staff must have a BearCard to swipe to enter the building.
WHO: David Camacho, PhD., author of United States Politics and Democracy (Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2001). WHAT: Camacho will give a free public lecture entitled "Environmental (In)Justice, Race and Class Struggle" followed by a book signing.
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium on the University's Macon Campus.
BACKGROUND: The lecture is sponsored by the Mercer Political Science Department. Camacho is a political science professor at Northern Arizona University and a respected figure in the environmental justice movement. He is editor of the textbook, Environmental Injustices, Political Struggles: Race, Class, and the Environment (Duke University Press, 1998).
*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 students will "party all night" Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, as part of their third annual Up 'til Dawn overnight finale event to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, and will end at 7 a.m. Saturday.
The public is invited to join the students, faculty, and staff for the 12-hour celebration for the kids of St. Jude in the gymnasium of Mercer's Human Resources and Recreation building. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
"The finale event is our last effort to raise money and also show our excitement for a great year helping St. Jude," said Ben Coursey, co-campus fundraising chair and senior chemistry major at Mercer. "Over the past two years, we have raised more than $26,000 for St. Jude, money that will help the hospital continue to make advancements in...
MACON, Ga. -- ESPN Legal Analyst Roger Cossack will be featured speaker at Law Day 2004, March 5, 12:30 p.m., at the Macon City Auditorium.
Cossack has been a contributing anchor with Court TV since 2002 and is of counsel at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin and Kahn, PLLC in Washington, D.C.
Previously, he covered the top legal stories for CNN from 1995 through 2002, including the trial of O.J. Simpson, custody battle for Elian Gonzalez, and the impeachment and trial of President Clinton as well as the disputed election of 2000.
Law Day is sponsored annually by the Walter F. George School of Law. Other activities scheduled for Law Day Weekend include reunions for the classes of 1949, '54, '59, '64, '69, '74', '79, '84, '89, '94 and '99; a cookout on the Quad March 6 and a special tribute to professor James Rehberg, March 5, also at the Macon City Auditorium.
For more information on these events, contact Emily Turner at (800) 837-2911, extension 5675.
MACON, Ga. -- A tribute to Law School professor James C. Rehberg, AB '40, JD '48, will be held Friday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., at the Macon City Auditorium.
Robert E. (Bob) Hicks, BA '50, LLB '51, will serve as master of ceremonies for the event while professor Rehberg will be toasted by other distinguished alumni including: Charles R. Adams III, BA '80, JD '83; the Honorable Griffin B. Bell, LLB '48; Manley R. Brown, LLB '65; Leah F. Chanin, LLB '54; Hugh B. McNatt, BA '69, JD '72; Richard A. (Doc) Schneider, JD '81; and Robert L. (Bob) Steed, LLB '61.
After he obtained his law degree from Mercer in 1948, he returned to teaching high school until he became Law School librarian in 1949. He landed a full-time teaching job at the Law School in 1954. Rehberg spent a year as assistant dean in 1976-77, technically retired in 1998, but has continued to teach one course each semester.
Law Day Weekend activities include the annual Law Day Luncheon March 5, 12:30...
George M. Israel III, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, will speak at Mercer University's Executive Forum Tuesday, Feb. 24.
In his presentation, entitled "Georgia's Medical Malpractice Crisis," Israel will discuss civil justice reform.
He will give a breakfast presentation at 7:30 a.m. in Macon in the Religious Life Center on the Mercer University Campus. He will give a lunch presentation in Atlanta at noon in the Trustees Dining Room on the Mercer's Cecil B. Day Atlanta Campus. Israel's presentation is part of the 2003-2004 speakers series of The Executive Forum, a business outreach program of Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and the Office of University Advancement.
As president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Israel is the voice of more than 3,300 businesses statewide, aggressively advocating the business viewpoint in the shaping of public policy.
He has proven an effective leader across a broad array of fields. The...
WHO: Students in Mercer's Chapter of Habitat for Humanity
WHAT: In an effort to raise awareness about homelessness, Mercer students will build shelter out of boxes and sleep outside.
WHEN: From 9 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, to 8 a.m., Friday, Feb. 13
WHERE: "The Quad" behind the Administration Building on Mercer's Macon Campus.
BACKGROUND: Mercer's Habitat for Humanity Chapter is currently raising funds to build a house in Macon.
Note: Media interested in covering the event should contact Jenny Butkus at (478) 301-4037 or (478) 731-3668.
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Elliot was recommended to the AAMC selection committee by students in Mercer University's School of Medicine for his compassionate and humanistic care of patients and for serving as a positive and caring role model. Only 50 nominees were accepted for consideration.
ATLANTA - Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Georgia Baptist College of Nursing and Mercer Health Systems will hold a Free community health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Sheffield Center on the University's Atlanta Campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr., just off Chamblee Tucker at Exit 94 on I-85 North.
Students will provide screenings for blood pressure, blood glucose, total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol and osteoporosis. Participants can also bring their current prescription, non-prescription and herbal drugs for review and consultation. Information will be given on exercise programs, weight-loss and meal-planning, smoking cessation, substance abuse, breast cancer, AIDS and more. Foot examination and evaluation by podiatrist Dr. Frank Sinkoe of Decatur and chair massage therapy by the Academy of Somatic Healing Arts will also be provided.
All screening participants must be 18 years or older.
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