ATLANTA -- Steven Simon, Ph.D., an associate professor of management information systems at Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics in Atlanta, has been named editor of the Journal of Information Science and Technology.
As editor-in-chief, Simon, a Marietta resident, sets the editorial tone for the journal and reviews each paper as well as selects the associate editor who handles the review process. Each article in the journal is selected through a double blind review.
Journal of Information Science and Technology is a new publication of The Information Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan information policy research and educational organization based in the United Kingdom. The journal will publish original research and comments about the science of information and the application of technology for the successful management of organizations. The first issue of the quarterly publication will be this spring.
Simon said he is excited about serving...
MACON, Ga.- The Mercer women's basketball team will host Georgia State Wednesday evening in a match-up of the top two teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Georgia State (12-5, 9-1 A-Sun) comes into the contest leading the league standings by two full games. Their lone loss came at the hands of Lipscomb, who is tied with Mercer in second place in the conference. The Lady Panthers are led by the A-Sun's leading scorer, Patechia Hartman, who is averaging 18.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. Hartman has already been named A-Sun "Player of the Week" four times and is a lock to make the league's all-conference team.Mercer (9-8, 7-3 A-Sun) has won two in a row and three of their last four games as their home-court advantage has carried over from Porter Gym to the new University Center. The Bears will look to continue their home-court dominance, as they have won 13 of their last 16 home games and 11 of their last 13 home A-Sun...
MACON-Twenty-one students from Mercer University will be featured in the 2004 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
The students were nominated for this honor by Mercer faculty and selected by the editors and nominating committee of the annual directory based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of student leaders from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning.
Below is a list of the students, their hometowns and the Mercer schools they attend.
Jonathan Brete BissmeyerSamantha Mae DanielCarl Phillip EddyKatharine E. HaldRonald E. HunterTara Nicole JamesonMarcus J. JonesBrooke Gail MillerLori Ann MillerJenny Katherine NinoMelissa Marie NunnRobert Lee O'DellAndrea Michelle ShipleyCassandra Frances ShularHolly Elizabeth SpearsMelanie Kristin ThomasKelly Diane WadeKatherine Virginia...
MACON, GA- A team of six Mercer University School of Engineering graduates recently placed second in American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division, Senior Design Report Contest. The national award was presented at the International Mechanical Engineering Conference in Washington D.C.
Dennis Adams of Macon, Stormie Chenoweth of Warner Robins, Cynthia Dickman of Dublin, Josh Hilderbrand of Hamilton, Scott Silence of Lutz, Fla., and Chelsea Smith of Mableton were recognized for their senior design project from spring 2003 in which they designed and built an apparatus to help NASA scientists test heat transfer in space.
NASA scientists are now using the student team's apparatus in their labs.
Dr. Loren Sumner, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Mercer, served as a technical adviser for the students as they worked on the project.
"These undergraduate students used their engineering knowledge and abilities gained...
WHO: Mercer Students and the Macon Community
(MACON) Thousands of Central Georgia elementary students are discovering the performing arts, thanks to GrandKids, an arts education program offered by The Grand Opera House and Mercer University.
Students at participating schools visit The Grand three times during the academic year for programs of varying art forms, including music, dance and theatre performances. Prior to each visit, their teacher shows a preparatory videotaped workshop, which helps move the arts performance beyond entertainment to a vivid learning experience. After viewing the taped workshop, students receive a GrandKids Gazette, which uses articles, puzzles and games to offer additional insight into the performance, which they attend thereafter.
GrandKids is an effort to bring professional performing arts into an educational context, building an appreciation and understanding of the value of art in children. Since its inception in 1996, more than 30,000 students have participated in the...
Atlanta-In conjunction with the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA), Mercer University will host a series of workshops for counseling professionals, counseling students and the general public on Mercer's Atlanta Campus.
The first workshop will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, in the Cecil B. Day Auditorium. This day-long session is entitled "Evolving Ethics: Trends, Dilemmas and Contradictions." Joanna Colrain, co-founder of Metropolitan Counseling Services, will serve as the moderator for the panel discussion. The workshop will count for 5 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for counseling professionals. The workshop is free for LPCA members, $85 for non-members and $42.50 for student non-members.
A statewide counseling fair, designed for graduate counseling and psychology students, will feature speakers on a variety of topics, such as psychopharmacology. It will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, in Cecil B. Day...
Budding opera star Leah Hunt will return to the Mercer campus March 4, 7:30 p.m., for a free performance. Recently, Hunt has created quite a buzz as a rising opera star while performing around the country and abroad. With...
Atlanta--Georgia's premier business enrichment program, The Executive Forum at Mercer University, announces the speakers in its spring series: . George Israel, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, in February; . Phil Jacobs, president of Georgia Operations for BellSouth, in March, and . Nancy Grace, Court TV anchor, Larry King Live guest host and Mercer Law School alumnus, in April.
All speakers will present on both Mercer's Macon and Atlanta campuses, with details listed below. The Executive Forum is a business outreach program of Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and the Office of Advancement. In its 24th year, The Executive Forum provides business professionals with an opportunity to hear nationally noted speakers while networking with other business leaders.
For registration information on these programs, call Mercer's Office of University Advancement at (478) 301-2724 or (800) 837-2911 outside of Macon.
Macon...
Macon-Mercer University students are busy preparing for the annual homecoming parade planned for Saturday, Jan. 31, at 10 a.m.
Mercer students and administrators have developed a new route for the parade, returning it to downtown Macon for the community to enjoy.
The parade will begin at Bond Street in front of the Walter F. George School of Law. It will continue to Georgia Avenue, then to College Street and wrap around the outskirts of the University's main campus ending at Porter Track, off Stadium Drive.
The internationally-themed parade will feature more than 20 floats designed by Mercer students, Mercer athletes, two marching bands, fire trucks and the Neubian Knights Saddle Club. Priscilla Danheiser, associate provost and interim vice president for student life at Mercer, will serve as the grand marshal.
Prime spots to catch a good view of the parade include Tattnall Square Park and the sidewalks along College Street between Forsyth Street and Coleman...
