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.
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.
WHAT: Boxes, trunks, lamps and even stuffed animals will line the sidewalks around Mercer's residence halls as new students arrive on campus for fall semester. Faculty and staff will join families in helping students settle into their new living quarters away from home. Parents will have a chance to visit on campus and share time with their student in the University's new dining facility before waving goodbye.
WHO: Mercer University's incoming new students and their families
WHEN: 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 16
WHERE: Mercer's Macon campus, 1400 Coleman Ave.
WHY: An annual event anticipated by the University and Macon communities, Mercer move-in day promises to be a touching and emotional time in the life of new Mercer students who officially begin their college experience on Saturday. As part of Mercer's tradition of personal attention and service, faculty and staff will be on hand to help the first-year students move into the residence halls on Saturday before they begin their...
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...
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.
One hundred forty six students representing 70 undergraduate institutions, 33 undergraduate majors and an array of professional backgrounds have joined Mercer Law School as the Class of 2017. First year students spent three days in orientation and one full...
MACON – Mercer University’s Office of Campus Life has organized three days of events Sept. 20-22 to celebrate Family Weekend 2024.
Every year, Mercer plans a weekend for families of students to visit the beautiful campus and experience a day in...
