MACON and ATLANTA-- President of Georgia Operations for BellSouth Corporation Phil Jacobs will speak at Mercer University's Executive Forum on Tuesday, March 23. His presentation is entitled "The Communications Industry--Change is the Only Constant."
He will give a breakfast presentation at 7:30 a.m. in the Trustees Dining Room on the Atlanta Campus. He will give a lunch presentation at noon in the Religious Life Center on the Mercer's Macon Campus. Israel's presentation is part of 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 Advancement.
Telecommunications is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of technology and service today, and Jacobs, is at the forefront as one of the industry's most respected leaders. Considered among the most modern telecommunications networks in the world, BellSouth is a Fortune 100 company with $49.8 billion in assets.
Jacobs' career in...
WHO: Mercer political science faculty members, Dr. Gregory Domin and Dr. Eimad Houry; and Mercer honors students, Ruth Beerman and Matt Stone
WHAT: Faculty and students debate the future of U.S. foreign policy. The debate is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Mercer University School of Medicine Auditorium, off Mercer University Drive, Macon Campus
BACKGROUND: This is the second debate Mercer's Political Science Department has hosted as a part of a nationwide event called "The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World." Thousands of debates will take place in hundreds of locations across the country. The goal of the program is to engage as many Americans as possible in discussions on foreign policy.
*Media interested in covering the event should contact Jenny Butkus at (478) 301-4037 or (478) 731-3668.
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(Posted in The Macon Telegraph on Sunday, March14, 2004)
Macon is fortunate to have a number of citizens who, over time, have given their wealth of knowledge and experience - and their money - to the betterment of the community. Annually, the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce honors a "Citizen of the Year" at its annual meeting. This year's recipient could not have deserved the honor more. Dr. R. Kirby Godsey, president of Mercer University, has been a positive force in the Middle Georgia community for a quarter of a century.
Dr. Godsey could have earned the chamber's honor had his accomplishments been restricted to Mercer. While a case could be made that Mercer's School of Engineering and the School of Medicine and the nursing programs would have come about without Godsey, in reality, theformulation of each discipline took vision and, more important, a...
MACON, Ga. - The Grand Opera House will be the setting for an evening of music with world-renowned violinist Robert McDuffie and pianists Susan McDuffie and Margery McDuffie Whatley, as they each perform with the Macon Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3. Adrian Gnam will be the musical director and conductor. The program will include works by Mendelssohn and Saint-Sa"ens.
MACON-- Mercer University President R. Kirby Godsey recently announced the appointment of Douglas R. Pearson, Ph.D., as Vice President and Dean of Students, effective July 1. In his new position, Pearson will serve as the senior administrator for student life services for the students attending the University's College of Liberal Arts, Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering, Tift College of Education and the College of Continuing and Professional Studies in Macon."The search committee was committed to selecting an administrator who could advance the University's student life programs to a higher level of service to students," said President Godsey. "The committee has succeeded with the selection of Dr. Pearson, who brings to Mercer 16 years of outstanding experience in student services administration and an in-depth understanding of student needs on a residential campus. Mercer students will benefit greatly from his leadership."Pearson has served as...
ATLANTA--The James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University is accepting applications for its new Doctor of Ministry Degree Program. The first three-week seminar of the doctoral program is scheduled for July 6-26. The School will initially accept 15 students each year.
A great deal of research has gone into developing McAfee's Doctor of Ministry Degree Program. In 2001, Dean Alan Culpepper asked McAfee faculty member Dr. Ron Johnson to use his sabbatical at Princeton University to research other doctor of ministry programs and determine the essential components needed to develop one at McAfee.
"I studied literally dozens of programs across the country," said Johnson, associate dean of the Doctor of Ministry Degree Program. "I tried to draw on the strengths of those programs in creating ours. The draft was then circulated among people who direct similar programs for a critique. Then the dean and the faculty at McAfee made further suggestions and brought the...
MACON--World-renowned violinist and Macon native Robert McDuffie joins Mercer University as Distinguished University Professor of Music, effective July 1, University President R. Kirby Godsey announced today. The Grammy-nominated artist is considered one of the top violinists in the world, regularly performing with major orchestras in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia, in solo recital, and in chamber music collaboration with other musicians.
"We are delighted to establish this arrangement with Robert McDuffie, which we hope will endure for many years to come," said President Godsey. "Mercer is extremely fortunate to have Mr. McDuffie on campus to share his enormous talent and wealth of experience with our young, gifted musicians here. Robert's interest in becoming a faculty member at the University is a tribute to Mercer's music program and his participation will underscore Mercer's ongoing commitment to excellence in every arena of its endeavors."
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Popular neo-soul group Floetry will make a stop at Macon's historic Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St., Tuesday, March 16. Tickets are $15. The show is presented by QuadWorks, Mercer University's student programming board.
MACON, Ga. -- A former law school dean and two Columbus judges were recipients of prestigious awards at the Mercer Law School Law Day 2004 Luncheon. The event was held at the Macon Coliseum where members of the Macon Bar Association joined with Walter F. George School of Law alumni, students and friends in the annual observance.
WHO: Physics teachers from Georgia, Florida and South Carolina universities and high schools
WHAT: The Mercer University Physics Department will host a demonstration contest in which physics instructors from across the Southeast will perform their favorite physics demonstrations.
WHEN: Friday, March 5, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Stetson Hall, Room 251 (Take the Mercer University Drive entrance and turn left after passing the Religious Life Center. Stetson Hall is at the top of the hill.)
BACKGROUND: The demonstration contest is in conjunction with the American Association of Physics Teachers-South Atlantic Coast Section meeting. The Mercer Chemistry Department is hosting the meeting on campus Friday, March 5, and Saturday, March 6, with lectures and workshops all day Saturday.
*Media interested in covering the event should contact Jenny Butkus at (478) 301-4037 (office) or (478) 731-3668...
