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.
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Members of the Georgia Court of Appeals
CNBC senior analyst and financial industry expert Ron Insana will address Mercer University's Executive Forum on March 23. Insana will give a lunch presentation at the Capital City Club, 7 Harris St., Atlanta, at noon and a dinner presentation at 6:30 p.m. in Macon at the University Center. Insana's presentation is titled "Now What? Managing Money through the Economic Storm."
ATLANTA/MACON - Mercer University will hold two panel discussions on its Atlanta and Macon campuses on Oct. 2, titled "Election 2012: Why Should I Care?" The two events are part of the Mercer Lyceum, a University-wide conversation and learning experience built around the theme "Rebuilding Democracy." The Atlanta panel will be held in the Trustees Dining Room on the Atlanta campus at noon. The Macon panel will be held at 7 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room of the University Center on the Macon Campus.
MACON - A new line-up has been announced for Mercer University's largest commencement, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, in the University Center on the Macon campus. Mercer President and CEO R. Kirby Godsey will deliver the commencement address, followed by a short performance by jazz and rock and roll musician Chuck Leavell, who is, most notably, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. Four hundred sixty-seven students from the College of Liberal Arts, Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Engineering and the Tift College of Education will receive degrees during the ceremony. The University will hold 10 commencements during May.
Two honorary degrees will be awarded during the Macon commencement: Doctor of Music to Chuck Leavell, musician and conservationist; and Doctor of Humanities to Philip Walden (posthumously), founder of Capricorn Records and Velocette Records.
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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...
The excitement of the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta will kick off early Friday morning and nearly 50 Mercer students will be on hand to join in the excitement. The Georgia Dome is the host site Saturday and Monday for the NCAA basketball finals and CBS is the network originating coverage for the Final Four.
MACON - Christopher Gardner, whose life story served as the basis for the hit movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" featuring Will Smith, will speak Saturday on Mercer's Grand Opera House at 7 p.m.
Because of inclement weather, hours for the on-site registration/orientation for the Henry County Regional Academic Center have been extended to Friday, Jan. 8, and Monday, Jan. 11, from 1 p.m. until the start of the classes that evening.The original hours set for the registration were from 3-7 p.m. on Jan. 7.For more information, contact Stephen Jenkins or Crystal Frazier at (678) 547-6100 or kaseric_ss@mercer.edu.
