The second annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Summer Faculty Institute was held May 12-16 on the Macon campus.
MACON- Mercer University's Political Science Department will host a free public debate on foreign policy Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. in the McCorkle Music Building, Neva Langley Fickling Hall.
This is part of a nationwide event called "The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World," in which thousands of debates will take place in hundreds of locations across the country between Oct. 5th and 18th. The goal of the program, funded by the Open Society Institute, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the United Nations Foundation, is to engage as many Americans as possible in discussions on foreign policy.
There will be two debates, one between Mercer political science faculty members, associate professor Eimad Houry, Ph.D., and assistant professor Gregory Domin, Ph.D. The other debate will be between Mercer honors students Ruth Beerman of Alpharetta and Matt Stone of Warner Robins. They will address such issues as the legitimate use of military force and...
WHO: Vice presidents, deans, faculty and staff will don tennis shoes and t-shirts to help first-year students move into their residence halls.
WHAT: Freshmen will move into their dorm rooms and begin their college careers.
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 14
WHERE: Mercer's Macon campus, 1400 Coleman Ave.
WHY: An annual event anticipated by the University and Macon communities, Mercer move-in day promises to be a touching and emotional time in the life of new Mercer students who officially begin their college experience on Saturday. As part of Mercer's tradition of personal attention and service, faculty and staff will be on hand to help the first-year students move into the residence halls on Saturday before they begin their fall orientation that afternoon.
Media interested in covering the event should contact Jenny Butkus at (478) 301-4037 or on Saturday via cell phone at (478)...
ATLANTA - When the 145 members of Mercer University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Class of 2010 receive their white coats at the College's annual White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 17, they will see newly-designed logo patches to reflect the College's new name. Approximately 570 pharmacy students will be wearing the logos on their coats in more than 175 locations in the metro Atlanta area as they participate in their practice experiences.
MACON, Ga. - Mercer University has achieved a major step in its aspiration to become a national center for Baptist scholarship with today's announcement that the American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) will consolidate and relocate its vast collections to the University's Atlanta campus.
MACON/ATLANTA - Nearly 1,500 students will participate in graduation ceremonies on Mercer University's Macon and Atlanta campuses in May. Awarding bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, the University will hold 10 commencement ceremonies and hear from an array of renowned speakers, including several prominent Mercerians. Below is a listing of commencement dates, times and speakers.Atlanta Commencements - Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional CampusCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesSpeaker: Dr. Roger L. Williams, executive vice president and Chief Executive Officer of United States PharmacopeiaSaturday, May 5, 9 a.m.Sheffield Student CenterGraduates: 142Georgia Baptist College of NursingSpeaker: Kerry Gough, member of Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Board of Visitors and retired district manager with Travelers Insurance CompanySaturday, May 5, 12 p.m.Sheffield Student CenterGraduates: 47College of Continuing and Professional StudiesSpeaker: Dr. Peter Rhea Jones,...
What: Mercer University, the city of Macon and the College Hill Corridor Commission have scheduled a news conference to announce a major new grant for the College Hill Corridor.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - The National Middle School Association, the nation's largest organization focused solely on middle grades education, welcomes Mercer University's Dr. Karen Weller Swanson as the next editor of Research in Middle Level Education Online. Dr. Swanson will serve as associate editor during the first year, working closely during the transition with current editor, Dr. Micki Caskey of Portland State University (Ore.), before assuming the role of editor-in-chief. The RMLE Online editorship is a five-year term.
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens will host a special Botanic Musicale featuring The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi on Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m. Admission is free of charge. The concert will feature students from Mercer's Robert McDuffie Center for Strings performing with Grammy Award nominee and Center founder, Robert McDuffie, violin, and Elizabeth Pridgen, the G. Leslie Fabian piano chair in music. This concert is one in a series to honor longtime Macon civic leader and honorary Mercer alumna Neva Langley Fickling. Robert McDuffie has appeared as soloist with most of the major orchestras of the world, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, and all of the major orchestras of Australia. He has been profiled on NBC's Today, CBS Sunday Morning, Charlie Rose on PBS, Breakfast with the Arts on A&E, and in The New York Times and The Wall...
MACON - Noted James Madison scholar Dr. Colleen Sheehan of Villanova University will deliver the undergraduate Constitution Day Lecture at Mercer University on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Fickling Hall of the McCorkle Music Building. Mercer's Center for the Teaching of America's Western Foundations is hosting the lecture, titled "James Madison on Citizenship and Statesmanship," which is sponsored by the Jack Miller Center.
