Macon- Through the support of a $5,000 grant from the National Library of Medicine's Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Mercer University School of Medicine's Medical Library will host a technology awareness conference Oct. 30-31 to assist rural and medically underserved areas in accessing the most current medical information.
Macon, Ga.-Medical students in Mercer University's student chapter of the Georgia Rural Health Association (GRHA), the first student chapter of a state rural health association in the nation, are inspiring fellow health care students across the southeast to become involved in rural health care issues.
WHO: Mercer Center for Community Development, University students, Burke Elementary sixth graders, area residents and community organizations
WHAT: After weeks of hard work by Mercer students, Burke Elementary sixth graders and community members, the community garden outside Burke Elementary school is complete. It will be formally dedicated to Dr. Vivian B. Hatcher, principal of Burke Elementary School and an educator for more than 45 years.
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Outside of Burke Elementary School at the corner of Second Street and Williams Street.
BACKGROUND: The Bibb County Extension Agency, Burke Elementary School, Mercer students, Mercer Center for Community Development, Willing Workers Association of Central South and CORE Neighborhood Revitalization partnered to create the Garden of Success. The purpose of this community garden is to build social capital in the community while simultaneously developing a sense of...
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer will speak at Mercer University's Executive Forum Tuesday, Oct. 28.
He will give a lunch presentation in Atlanta at 12 p.m. in the Trustees Dining Room of Mercer's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta. He will give a dinner presentation in Macon at 6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza.
This event is open to the public. Tickets are $30 per person and $50 per couple. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Anyone interested in making reservations or becoming a member of The Executive Forum can call the Mercer University Office of Advancement at (800) 837-2911.
The Executive Forum is a business outreach program of Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and the Office of Advancement. Entering its 24th year, The Executive Forum provides business professionals with an opportunity to hear nationally noted speakers on business trends while networking with other business...
MACON--- Responding to a national call to make higher education more affordable and more accessible to students, Mercer University has joined more than 200 other private colleges and universities across the country to offer an income tax-advantaged way for families to save on tuition.
McDonough- On Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, the Regional Academic Center of Mercer University in Henry County will offer preparation workshops for the Praxis I exam.
The Oct. 25 workshop will focus on the Praxis I math section. The Nov. 1 workshop will focus on the verbal section of the exam. Both workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the new Regional Academic Center of Mercer University in Henry County, 160 Henry Parkway, off exit 218 of I-75.
Registration is required. The cost is $90 per workshop for the general public and $75 per workshop for Mercer students, alumni, faculty and staff. For more information, contact Angie Macon at (678) 547-6501 or macon_am@mercer.edu.
The first step to becoming a teacher in Georgia is to take and pass the Praxis I exam. The Praxis I Math Workshop will review the most important concepts of arithmetic, algebra and geometry. In addition, this course will provide participants with all the latest tricks and tips for scoring their...
Atlanta, Ga.-Hewitt W. "Ted" Matthews, Ph.D., dean of Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy has received the prestigious Chauncey I. Cooper Award given by the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA). The presentation was made at the NPhA annual meeting held in Las Vegas, Nev.
The award, established to honor the founder of NPhA, is the highest award given by the organization. It recognizes an individual who has shown, sustained and distinguished service to the profession of pharmacy.
In addition to his role at the School of Pharmacy, which celebrates its centennial this year, Dean Matthews has contributed to the pharmacy profession through his leadership in numerous professional organizations. He is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, National Pharmaceutical Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Pharmaceutical Association, Rho Chi, Sigma Xi and Phi Kappa Phi.
He has served on the Board of Directors of the...
The Mercer men's and women's basketball teams will make their 2003-04 season debut on Friday night at the annual Mercer Madness in Porter Gym.
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer BearBackers, the fund-raising arm of the Mercer athletics department, is hosting a four-man scramble at Oakview Golf Course on Oct. 8.
Lunch will be served at noon with a shotgun start set for...
MACON- Mercer University's master's of business administration graduates are prepared to meet the demands of today's diverse marketplace, according to their results on the newly-developed Major Field Test for MBA Programs.
Mercer's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics' summer MBA capstone class scored in the 95th percentile on this national exam.
The Mercer summer MBA capstone class included David Hedge of Florence, S.C., Jennifer Laster of Hawkinsville, Kristopher Robbins of Macon, Brandi Smith of Macon, James Smith of Macon, Jennifer Spano of Warner Robins, Lori Spivey of Douglas and Richard Spivey of Macon. Their class average ranked them in the 95th percentile.
These students followed in the footsteps of spring 2003 MBA graduates Daniel Dunnaway of Warner Robins and Benjamin Carter of Macon, who both scored individually in the 95th percentile when they took the Major Field Test.
The exam was administered to an estimated 45 schools and...
