The Virginian Pilot, Virginia's largest newspaper by circulation, featured the work of Mercer Professor Eric Klingelhofer in a story on Jan. 28. The story focused on the use of technology in the search for the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke Island. To view the story, click here.
MACON - Mercer University has been granted a chapter in Sigma Xi, a global honor society of scientists and engineers that recognizes scientific achievement. The Mercer University Chapter is the first in Central Georgia and will serve not only as the Society chapter for the university, but also as the chapter for the entire area.
ATLANTA - Students and faculty in Mercer University's Physician Assistant Studies program will kick off national PA Week on Oct. 6 when they visit the state capitol to attend Gov. Nathan Deal's scheduled signing of a proclamation officially declaring PA Week in Georgia.
MACON - Mercer University Theatre will perform four plays during the 2010-2011 academic year. The works including "Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline" this month, "The Importance of Being Ernst" in November, "Six Characters in Search of an Author" in February and "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" in April. All performances take place at the Backdoor Theater, located at the back of Willingham Hall on the University's Macon campus. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling (478) 301-2974.The season opens with George F. Walker's play "Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline." The play features gypsies, tyrants and thieves brought to dazzling life in this swashbuckling, philosophical romp through the dark side. "Zastrozzi:" is a thrilling black comedy with a mission. The ageless debate of good versus evil, sex versus love and power versus piety are all covered at a galloping pace in this gothic spectacle of one man's search for truth. The show is recommended for a mature...
MACON - Everyone is ready to exercise outside during the spring and summer months, but staff at Mercer University's Wellness Program say extra precautions need to be taken before heading out the door.
MACON -- Quadworks, the Campus Activities Board of Mercer University, is proud to present the chart-topping group, Augustana, live in concert Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in The Grand Opera House in downtown Macon.
ATLANTA - Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics will hold an information session on July 24 for all its programs on the Atlanta campus. The free information session will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, in the Trustees Dining room of Mercer's Atlanta campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive. The programs to be featured include the School's new Master of Accountancy and joint Bachelor of Business Administration/ Master of Business Administration program, as well as the Executive MBA and Flexible MBA.
Macon-Mercer University students will be hosting their second annual Up 'til Dawn overnight finale event to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, until 7 a.m. the following morning. At the 12-hour celebration, students faculty and staff will "party all night" for the kids of St. Jude in the gymnasium of Mercer's Human Resources and Recreation Building.
Bonnie Rideout may have received a formal education on the violin, but ever since she picked the instrument up at the age of eight, she has been a fiddler at heart. On Sunday, April 18, she will demonstrate her musical gift at The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street.
In 1985, Rideout earned two degrees-one in violin performance and another in fine arts. "I'm indebted to the teachers who taught me the value of reading music and the discipline of learning the 'masters,'" she said. "But the more I played 'serious' music, the more I missed my fiddling."
Rideout charms her audiences with a unique style of fiddling and a vast knowledge of traditional Scottish dance tunes, Highland bagpipe music and ancient Gaelic melodies, each reflecting the rich musical tradition of her heritage.
She is the only American to hold the honor of representing Scottish fiddle music at the prestigious Edinburgh International Festival. She is the first woman to hold a national...
