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.
MACON - "Music for Haiti," a benefit concert for Haiti relief, will take place Sunday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Newton Chapel on Mercer University's Macon campus. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 with a student ID. Tickets can be purchased and additional donations can be made at the door. Proceeds from the concert will go to the organization Haitian Hope to rebuild the St. Marc's Church School in Trouin, Haiti, which collapsed in the recent earthquake. The event will include performances by Robert McDuffie, distinguished university professor and international violinist; David Halen, concertmaster, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Elizabeth Pridgen, G. Leslie Fabian Chair of Music at Mercer; Monty Cole, associate professor of music, and the Mercer Jazz ensemble. In addition to the music, there will be spoken word poetry.
KENNESAW - Two Mercer University Press authors won awards in their respective categories at the 46th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards, presented by the Georgia Writers Association at a ceremony held at Kennesaw State University Center on June 19. Mercer business and law professor James L. Hunt won the award for creative nonfiction - biography and Philip Lee Williams won the award for fiction.
Macon--Mercer University psychology majors Karen Adkins, Katie Daniel, Tiffany Duffy and Allison Smith recently won the first place award for undergraduate research from the Georgia Psychological Association.
The student research team won the award for their research project entitled "The Effects of Temperament and Breed on Perceptions of Adoptability of Shelter Dogs," which they presented at the Georgia Psychological Association meeting in Hilton Head, S.C. in May.
Throughout the school year, the student research team researched how one dog's behavior affects the way people perceive other dogs of the same breed and the adoptability of a dog of that breed. Their faculty adviser on the project was Dr. John C. Wright, certified applied animal behaviorist and professor of psychology.
Also at the Georgia Psychological Association meeting in May, Samantha Daniel, a spring 2004 graduate of Mercer, won the first place Division of Women Psychologists Award. Daniel's research project was...
WHO: High school students from across the Southeast, including students from Westside High School in Macon.
WHAT: Botball - student teams from Georgia high schools compete in a series of challenges using robots they built and programmed. It is part of a national Botball competition sponsored by the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics.
WHEN: 1 p.m., Saturday, April 24.
WHERE: Mercer University Macon CampusHuman Resources and Recreation BuildingGo to North Campus Entrance off College Street. Turn left at stop sign and turn right into parking lot in front of Human Resources Building.
BACKGROUND: This is the third year Mercer has hosted Botball in Georgia. High school students from across the Southeast will compete for state honors and to advance to national competition in the Botball tournament. Students came to Mercer in March to get a tutorial on the rules of this year's competition and how to build their...
ATLANTA/MACON - Mercer University's James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology will hold the fifth annual D. Perry and Betty Ginn Lecture Series Sept. 18-20 on the University's Atlanta and Macon campuses. This year's lecturer is Adrian Wyard, executive director and founder of the Counterbalance Foundation, websites that provide thousands of links and video focused on the interface between science and religion. He will build his three lectures around the theme "Bridging the Gaps: Can Science and Theology Share a Common View of Nature, Life and Personhood?"
WHO: Mercer Students
WHAT: Vicki Currin from the Crisis Line of Middle Georgia will address students; the Interfraternity Council will present Currin with a donation for the Crisis Line; then students will hold a candlelight ceremony in awareness of violence against women, children and families and to show the power individuals have to prevent such violence.
WHEN: Thursday, March 4. Vicki Currin will speak at 7 p.m., with the check presentation to immediately follow. The candlelight ceremony will begin at 8 p.m.
WHERE: The speech and check presentation will be in the Mercer Willet Science Center Lecture Hall. The candlelight ceremony will be in the Quad (the grassy area behind the Administration Building off Coleman Avenue).
BACKGROUND: "Take Back The Night" is an international event organized by local communities and colleges. Tonight's event is in conjunction with Rape Awareness Week, sponsored by Mercer's Interfraternity Council,...
MACON, Ga.- The visiting Lipscomb Bisons combined lethal outside shooting and a strong inside game to down Mercer, 83-66, in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the University Center.
Shooting woes from the charity stripe also contributed to the Bears' downfall as Mercer (5-15, 4-10 A-Sun) hit only five-of-13 free throws in the opening half and finished the game with a season-low 46.7 percent on 14-of-30 from the line.
"We knew we had to play our best to beat Lipscomb," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "But poor free throw shooting and shot selection really hurt us. Lipscomb is a quality team."
Reigning A-Sun Player-of-the-Week Brian Fisk picked up two personal fouls inside the opening minute of play but teammate Eddie Ard picked up the slack, scoring 18 first-half points. Mercer picked up a free throw and an inside bucket by Sam Dolan to take an early 3-2 lead but Lipscomb edged out to a six-point lead with just over 12...
MACON - The seven candidates running for mayor of the city of Macon will address citizens' concerns in a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at The Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, downtown Macon. Mercer University, The Telegraph and the League of Women Voters, with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, sponsor the event. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
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Cameron Collins, student affairs specialist, Admissions and Student Affairs, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Susan Gilbert, dean and professor of economics and...
