MACON - Michael Thurmond, former Georgia commissioner of labor and 2010 Democratic nominee for United States Senate, will speak at Mercer University on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center. The speech is the keynote event of the 2012 Leadership MU Conference, sponsored by Mercer's Office of Campus Life and Division of Student Affairs.
Two Mercer Law alums, James Phillip “Phil” Bond ('83), and Richard Gerikitis ('81), were honored during the First Annual Mercer Law Alumni Dinner on Friday, March 6, in Atlanta.
Bond, who received the Outstanding Alumnus Award, is a Senior...
MACON, Ga.--Allen London, associate vice president and director of Undergraduate Admissions at Mercer University, has an excellent reason to be excited about the University's future enrollment levels.
MACON - Mercer University will hold two commencements at the University Center on the Macon campus on Saturday, May 13. Students from the College of Liberal Arts, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, School of Engineering and Tift College of Education will graduate during a ceremony beginning at 10 a.m., while students from the College of Continuing and Professional Studies will graduate in a ceremony at 4 p.m.
The main Macon commencement, which includes four schools, is the largest of the University's 10 commencements, with more than 460 graduates in attendance. For the first time, commencements are being held on campus in the University Center, opened in 2004 as the focal point of campus activity.
This year's exercises will be the final ceremonies that Dr. R. Kirby Godsey will preside over as president and CEO of Mercer. Dr. Godsey, the longest serving president in the University's history, will step down as president on June 30 after more than 27...
ATLANTA - Dr. Richard Payne, director of Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life, Duke Divinity School, will give a free breakfast presentation entitled "Faith, Hope & Hospice." The program will be at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Trustees Dining Room on the Mercer University Atlanta campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, just off I-85 inside the northeast perimeter. A lunch presentation will be held at noon at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Road.
Dr. Payne, a renowned neuro-oncologist and pain management specialist, pioneered research in the delivery of palliative care to the medically underserved populations. He will discuss the "under use" of palliative and hospice care among African Americans and explain the differences in how African Americans and other ethnic groups perceive end-of-life care. Additionally, he will talk on the potential role of clergy and lay leaders in helping to establish effective partnerships with physicians and other...
To view a video stream of the presentation by Dr. Collins, click here.MACON - A capacity crowd filled Willingham Auditorium Wednesday afternoon to hear the inaugural President's Lecture by Dr. Francis Collins, author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, as he discussed his views on science and religion.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Three Mercer University student teams brought home awards from a recent American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Section Student Poster Competition held at Virginia Tech. In all, five teams of Mercer environmental engineering students participated in the event, which was attended by students and faculty from engineering programs in the Southeast.
ATLANTA -Martha A. Nodar, a student in Mercer University's Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, placed second in the American Counseling Association 2012 Corey Graduate Student Essay Competition. Nodar's essay was selected as runner-up from among more than 100 entries nationwide.
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...
Macon--Mercer University's Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics will hold a free MBA and Executive MBA information session on Tuesday, June 22. The program will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Trustee Board Room in the University Center on the Macon campus.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet with faculty and learn more about Mercer's MBA program taught on the Macon campus and the Executive MBA (EMBA) program, which will be offered at the University's new Regional Academic Center in Henry County, approximately 40 minutes north of Macon, beginning January 2005.
With its focus on ethical leadership and problem-solving skills, Mercer's MBA program in Macon enables students to apply their knowledge to the demands of their careers and to the realities of the workplace, giving them a competitive edge in the business world. The two-year, evening program is tailored to meet the needs of individuals already employed as managers, as well as persons preparing for advancement...
