Atlanta-Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy's chapter of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Students of Pharmacy (APhA-ASP) was recently recognized with a Chapter Achievement Award at the APhA-ASP annual meeting in Seattle, Wash.
MACON--Mercer University is now participating in the Independent 529 Plan, a prepaid tuition plan that enables students to lock in future tuition costs at less than today's prices. Through the Plan, certificates are purchased that can be used to pay future tuition costs. When the student is later accepted at a member college, the certificate can be used to pay the percentage of tuition that was pre-purchased. Independent 529 Plan is the first 529 plan sponsored by private ("independent") colleges, and Program certificates can be redeemed for tuition at a broad array of independent colleges nationwide.
Macon--Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics will hold a free MBA and Executive MBA information session on Tuesday, June 22. The program will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Trustee Board Room in the University Center on the Macon campus.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet with faculty and learn more about Mercer's MBA program taught on the Macon campus and the Executive MBA (EMBA) program, which will be offered at the University's new Regional Academic Center in Henry County, approximately 40 minutes north of Macon, beginning January 2005.
With its focus on ethical leadership and problem-solving skills, Mercer's MBA program in Macon enables students to apply their knowledge to the demands of their careers and to the realities of the workplace, giving them a competitive edge in the business world. The two-year, evening program is tailored to meet the needs of individuals already employed as managers, as well as persons preparing for advancement...
Atlanta-The National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) recently awarded four students in the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University the Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship. Only 160 nursing students nationwide, and 17 students in Georgia, received the award.
Warner Robins--Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) Commander Brig. Gen. Michael A. Collings reaffirmed a longstanding partnership between the University and the Base Thursday.
Godsey and Collings signed a modified educational partnership agreement between the WR-ALC and the University. The University established the School of Engineering in 1985 as a commitment to assist WR-ALC in fulfilling its mission by providing well-rounded, highly educated engineers in the Central Georgia area.
Mercer University School of Engineering now provides the largest percentage of engineers to Robins of any educational institution in the nation, with an estimated 40 percent of the new engineers hired by the Base this fiscal year being Mercer graduates.
"The University values its partnership with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center," Godsey said. "We have an institutional commitment to strengthening the communities we serve as well as our state and...
MACON, Ga.-The following students were named to the dean's list and president's list at Mercer University for the 2004 spring semester. Inclusion on the dean's list or president's list requires students to meet rigorous grade point average standards specific to their school within the University. The students' hometowns appear next to their names in the following listing.
President's List:
GRETCHEN LEE ABERNATHYKAREN S ADKINSMELINDA BAILEY AGANYVETTE YADIRA ALEGRIAMICHAEL S. ALFORDNAAFIAA ALLYSAMSON JULIUS ALVAMELISSA M. AMYXAMY ELIZABETH ANDERSONSEALLING AROUNNARATHKATHY L ARROYOPATRICIA ASSUMPCAOLAURIANE AUVERGNE AUVERGNESHERONA BAILEY BAILEYTAMMIE BAILEY-FULTSLAURA I. BARFOOTRUFFIN CHARLES BARNESJENNIFER BARTOW BARTOWCHRISTINA BEASLEYCASEY JEROME BEDGOODANDREA JEAN BEEBEDOUGLAS JEFFERSON BELLANGELA M BERNDTTAMARA GAIL BIGGSJUSTIN...
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced decisions today concerning the certification status of 10 Division I member institutions that have undergone the Association's second cycle of athletics certification.
Raymond R. Christman, president and chief executive officer of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, addressed more than 285 graduates from Mercer University's Stetson School of Business and Economics.
Christman, who previously served as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Pittsburgh, has also served as a senior executive for a number of private non-profit and public sector organizations in Pennsylvania. He has worked as the secretary of commerce for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and served as executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh.
Most recently, he served as president and chief executive officer of Pittsburgh Technology Council, a regional business association and economic development organization.
Christman holds an undergraduate degree in business from Florida State University and a master's degree from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves on the boards...
Box ScoreAUBURN, Ala.- A pair of brilliant pitching performances stymied Auburn's bats, as the Mercer baseball team took advantage of its opportunities in a 2-1, non-conference victory over the Tigers.
Philip Morrison (4-10) had the best outing of his Mercer career, throwing six innings of five-hit, shutout ball against Auburn (31-22). Mercer (20-32) trotted out ace Brian Jones in the seventh inning, who gave up only one run on three hits in his third relief appearance of the season, notching his first save of the season.
"What a great win this is for our program," said Mercer head coach Craig Gibson. "To get great outings from Philip and Brian against a team like Auburn is great. We took advantage of our opportunities and played great in the field. But to get a win like this on this kind of stage is just awesome."
The Bears struck for the first time in the fourth inning, when a leadoff error by Auburn right fielder J.T. Williamson...
ATLANTA, Ga.-Southern School of Pharmacy student Robert Scott Tomerlin of Louisville, Ky., was recently chosen to serve on the Student Regional Council (SRC) for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). He is one of eight students chosen from 45 NCPA student chapters across the nation.
