MACON, Ga. - Nationally noted church-state commentator, J. Brent Walker, the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty, will make two presentations relating to "Church and State in the 2006 Elections," at Mercer University on Thursday, Sept. 7, beginning at 9:15 a.m. The event, sponsored by Mercer's Center for Baptist Studies and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia, will take place in the Religious Life Center on Mercer's Macon campus.
Walker will make two presentations, each followed by discussion periods. The presentations will examine the ethical and legal dimensions of the upcoming congressional elections as related to the intersection of church and state. The first, "The Use and Abuse of Religion: The Ethical Issues," will begin at 9:25 a.m. and the second, "Improper Electioneering by Churches: The Legal Issues," at 10:50 a.m. The program will conclude at noon.
"Brent Walker is one of nation' leading authorities church and...
MACON, Ga.- For the second consecutive year, Mercer basketball forward Will Emerson has been named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-America first team, one day after being named to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference first team.
MACON - The National Science Foundation recently awarded more than $400,000 to Mercer University's Dr. Sinjae Hyun, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, to help create more effective inhalation drug delivery systems. Dr. Hyun won two grants, one for $79,500 for equipment, and the other for $324,012, with a collaborator from North Carolina State University, to research particle uptake in human lung models.
We all need to cast stones. Not simply the pebble-sized expressions of outrage that we share on Facebook and Twitter, but the deadly kind, shaped smooth and aimed perfectly to bring down giants.
Sermon preached by Chanequa Walker-Barnes February 18, 2014, at McAfee School of Theology.
MACON - Dr. Francis Collins, author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, will be the first speaker in Mercer University's President's Lecture Series. Collins will speak in Willingham Auditorium on Mercer's Macon campus at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4.
ATLANTA - Mercer University will hold commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 5, for nearly 200 future health care professionals in pharmacy and nursing at its Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta. The two ceremonies are the first of 10 the University will hold in May as more than 1,500 students graduate from its 11 schools and colleges.
ATLANTA - The College of Continuing and Professional Studies of Mercer University will hold a free information session on its new Master of Science in Public Safety Leadership program from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, on the University's Atlanta campus. The event will be held in Room 213 of the Davis Building, 3001 Mercer University Dr., off I-85 just inside the northeast perimeter. Professors, administrators, and admissions and financial aid counselors will be available to talk with attendees.
The2013 Mercer Law Review Symposium on Friday, Oct. 11, will focus on "Current Trends in International Trade and Their Impact on Multinational Business." The symposium will feature a mix of leading academics, key government officials and expert attorneys in...
The new season of concerts presented by Townsend School of Music includes more than 50 performances by students, distinguished faculty artists, and world-renowned guest artists who span nearly every musical genre. September's concert lineup is illustrative of the musical diversity you may hear throughout the year in performances at Fickling Hall, the signature performance venue at the McCorkle Music Building.
