ATLANTA - Mercer University will hold its final four commencements of the year on Saturday, May 20, on the University's Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta. The ceremonies will be the last 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 and the longest serving seated university president in Georgia, will step down as president on June 30 after more than 27 years and will become chancellor and university professor.
On Saturday, Dr. Godsey will shake the hand of the final graduate of his presidency after more 250 commencements and more than 30,000 graduates. The last commencement Saturday will be the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, beginning at 5:30 p.m. A member of the class of 2006 Executive Master of Business Administration program will receive the final handshake.
Prior to the final commencement, three other ceremonies will...
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.
MACON - This Saturday, hundreds of children from several of the neighborhood's schools will gather at Tattnall Square Park for a day of adventure, fun and literacy. Sponsored and organized by seniors in Mercer University's Service Scholars program, the Adventure Reading Festival is a free event that runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is intended to encourage children to love reading and to stimulate their imaginations as they head into the summer. The event is free and open to the public.
MACON - On Saturday, retired surgeon and CEO Dr. Roy Vandiver will fulfill his dream of graduating from Mercer, 60 years after it began. Dr. Vandiver, 76, has been commuting back and forth from his home in Decatur this academic year in order to complete the final three courses for his degree. Dr. Vandiver will make the drive again to walk at commencement with the other members of the class of 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in the University Center's Hawkins Arena.
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.
To view a photo slideshow from Vietnam, go>.CHAU DOC, Vietnam - Fifteen Mercer University students, led by Dr. Ha Van Vo, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Dr. Ramachandran Radharamanan, professor of industrial engineering, arrived in Vietnam on June 4. The group has begun its work of fitting and distributing Mercer-designed prosthetic legs and will continue through June 25.The group is one of seven Mercer On Mission '09 teams and is providing the new low-cost prosthetic legs to amputees living in and around Ho Chi Minh City.
McDONOUGH - Beginning this fall, Mercer University's James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology will offer three of the core courses for its master's programs at the Henry County Regional Academic Center. In addition, students can also take two courses online as well - one in the fall and one in the spring - allowing them to take a large portion of their master's core courses without having to travel to the Atlanta campus.
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...
MACON/ATLANTA - Mercer University will hold 10 commencements in two cities over three weekends during the month of May as more than 1,500 graduates receive their degrees. 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 years and will become chancellor and university professor.
President Godsey will give the address on Saturday, May 13, at the Macon Commencement, which includes the School of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics and the Tift College of Education. During his address, President Godsey will also introduce special guest, highly respected jazz and rock and roll musician Mr. Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones, who will perform a special musical selection.
Two...
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...
