On August 15, we welcomed 145 members into the Mercer Law Class of 2019. The entering class consists of 48% women, 22% students of color, and 13 legacies. They came from 54 undergraduate institutions, represent 39 undergraduate majors, and an array of professional backgrounds varying from legal assistants to coaches to journalists. Our new students range in age from 20-49 with an average age of 25. Many of the students have philanthropic, and non-profit backgrounds that include the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and the American Cancer Society. They have volunteered with mission trips, participated in Special Olympics, and been tutors and college mentors.
The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, a special institute within Mercer University's Townsend School of Music, presents the Mendelssohn Sextet, Tuesday, Dec. 1, as part of the Fabian Concert Series. The performance will take place in Fickling Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Mercer University School of Medicine and Forsyth Farmers' Market, in collaboration with Executive Chef Matt Roher and his staff at The Landings Club, announce a partnership that brings together future physicians and chefs with the intent of teaching the effects of healthy nutrition on an individual's overall wellness.
The Townsend School of Music at Mercer University will offer a variety of concerts and chamber recitals in February, most of which are free and open to the public.
This past April Dr. David Gushee, in cooperation with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Resource Center, facilitated a national conference on “Sexuality and Covenant.” Before the conference Dr. Gushee wrote an article for the Associated Baptist Press discussing seven presuppositions for the conference and then reflected on how the conference handled them in another article for ABP the week after the conference.
We are pleased to announce the following appointments to the important positions of Chief Diversity Officer/Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion (CDO/ADDI) on the Macon and Savannah campuses effective July 1, 2015. This appointment follows up on the recommendation of...
Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a theologian and psychologist whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for healing, justice, and reconciliation in the Christian church and beyond. Dr. Walker-Barnes has earned degrees from Emory University (B.A., Psychology and African-American/African Studies), the University of Miami (M.S. and Ph.D., Clinical Child/Family Psychology), and Duke University (M.Div., Certificate in Gender, Theology, and Ministry). She is currently Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling in the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. Prior to coming to McAfee, Dr. Walker-Barnes served on the faculty at Shaw University Divinity School, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Florida. A candidate for ordination in the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church, she is licensed to practice psychology in Georgia and North Carolina.
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Cem Turan, international admissions counselor, International ProgramsMaconSuzanne Lamarca, instructor of community medicine, School of MedicineChristopher Osier, PC/network technician and media utilization specialist, Technology Support ServicesRanda Stamey, library assistant II, Tarver Library
It was called “The Plunge” for a good reason. It was an option for students who took Dr. Larry McSwain’s Church and Community course at Southern Seminary in the early 1980s.
SAVANNAH - Mercer University's Tift College of Education will offer two Ph.D. programs in Savannah beginning later this year. The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction will be offered for the first time in Savannah beginning in May and the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership will begin in August on the Mercer campus in Savannah. Both degrees will be offered in hybrid format, with both in-class and online components.
