(This article was published Sunday, May 13, 2007, in the Macon Telegraph.)By Amy Leigh WomackSome Mercer University graduates tossed their caps into the air while others just let out a gleeful squeal Saturday as they filed out of University Center.The undergraduate ceremony marked a milestone as the Townsend School of Music handed down diplomas to its first class of graduates.
MACON - Mercer's recently established Center for the Teaching of America's Western Foundations will sponsor three lectures this fall and spring, as well as a conference in April to shed light on the intellectual underpinnings of American society, particularly the influence of prominent Western philosophers and thinkers.
ATLANTA - Mercer University's James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology will dedicate its first worship service of the spring semester to the tragic events in Haiti. Dr. David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, will speak on Christian responses to human crises, and Frank Broome, coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia, will speak about his group's relief work there. The service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 10:45 a.m. in Day Hall on Mercer's Atlanta campus.
For more on the Center for Collaborative Journalism, visit ccj.mercer.edu. MACON - Mercer University will dedicate the Center for Collaborative Journalism, located on the first floor of the recently completed Phase II of the Lofts at Mercer Village, in conjunction with the fall meeting of the University's National Journalism Advisory Board on Friday. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 11:30 a.m. in front of the new Mercer Village facility. Participants will include representatives from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Peyton Anderson Foundation, Mercer, Georgia Public Broadcasting, The Telegraph and the National Journalism Advisory Board.
ATLANTA-Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University student Curlissa Pauldo Mapp, R.N., recently was awarded the prestigious Ethnic Minority Masters Scholarship from the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation.
MACON, Ga.- The men's basketball team opens its longest conference homestand in nearly four years Thursday as the Bears welcome Belmont to the University Center. Tip off is scheduled for 7.p.m. Game Notes (pdf)
Mercer (5-13, 4-8 A-Sun) is coming off a road swing that saw the Bears down Stetson, 82-81, in overtime on Jan. 24, knock off then league-leading Kennesaw State, 77-70, last Saturday night, and fall just short in its bid to make it three straight, dropping a hard-fought 84-81 decision at East Tennessee State.
"We want to build on the momentum of our successful road trip," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "It will be a difficult game for us, with Belmont coming off a huge win over Lipscomb. With a win here, they'll have an opportunity to move into first place."
The Bruins find themselves in a two-way tie for the third spot in the conference standings after defeating cross-town rival Lipscomb, 81-65, Tuesday night, avenging an earlier loss...
LITHIA SPRINGS - Mercer University will offer two Praxis I exam preparation workshops for prospective teachers at its Douglas County Regional Academic Center, 975 Blairsbridge Road, in Lithia Springs off Interstate 20, exit 44 at Thompson Road. The Praxis I exam is one of the steps required to become a certified teacher in Georgia.
The Praxis I Verbal Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. Individuals will receive hands-on practice at taking the reading and writing sections of the PPST or CBT exam, and will learn a variety of strategies and approaches that will help them tackle reading comprehension and on-the-spot essay writing with confidence. Sample readings, questions and essay prompts will be analyzed. The workshop will also have a refresher of grammar basics.
The Praxis I Math Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. The workshop will cover all the major components of the Mathematics section on the PPST or the...
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.
ATLANTA- Lithia Springs resident Lynn Clemons was recently appointed director of the Organization Leadership Program for Mercer University's College of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Clemons has worked for Mercer for eight years, serving as a professor, mentor and coordinator of the University's Regional Academic Center in Douglas County.
The Organization Leadership Program is a degree completion program established by Mercer in 2000. To enroll in the program, students must have at least four years of work experience and 60 hours of previous college experience. As the program is designed for working adults, classes are held each Saturday for 16 months at Mercer's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta and the Regional Academic Center in Douglas County. The program will also be offered at Mercer's new Henry County Center when it opens in August.
Clemons is excited about this chance to work in adult education, a field very close to her heart. The Douglas County...
