Mercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism will welcome award-winning writers Tom Junod and Charles McNair to talk about the art and challenges of writing March 26 at 7 p.m. in Fickling Hall on the Macon campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University has selected first-year Ph.D. student Amanda Reichert as its second Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar.
A history-making year for football at Mercer University continued Oct. 24 at Miles College in Alabama. The occasion didn't have anything to do with head coach Bobby Lamb's Bears, however.
Faculty-Staff Appreciation Day October 12, 2013 Noon Mercer Bears vs. Valparaiso Crusaders Anderson Field
Mercer's October 12 game against Valparaiso has been designated as...
MACON - NAFSA, the Association of International Educators, has recognized Mercer University's Julie Strecker with its Hugh M. Jenkins Award for Excellence in Community Programming. NAFSA is the largest professional organization in international education and the Jenkins Award, one of its highest honors, is given to only one person each year from among the group's large international membership. Strecker is coordinator of international students and scholar services at Mercer and received the award at the annual NAFSA international conference in Houston.
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.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Research Alliance has funded a new collaborative research project, led by Mercer University professor Dr. Martin D'Souza, to explore using nanotechnology to deliver a pneumonia vaccine. Dr. D'Souza, professor in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, will collaborate on the $100,000 grant with researchers from Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MACON - QuadWorks, the campus activities board of Mercer University, will host its third annual Bearstock Music and Arts Festival on Saturday. The concert is free, open to the public, and will feature 17 bands on two stages. The music begins at noon on Porter Patch at Mercer's historic Macon campus and will feature headliners Jeremih, Cartel, The Maine and We the Kings, along with 13 local bands. Jeremih is scheduled to perform at 7:05 p.m. and Cartel will take the stage at 8:05 p.m.
MACON - Paul D. Clement, former United States Solicitor General and current partner in the Washington, D.C., office of King & Spalding law firm, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the annual Law Day luncheon at Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law on March 6. During the visit, Clement will also give a lecture during a class of first-year Mercer law students.
Mercer University students played a small but important role in connecting with "at risk" children, many of whom were at a critical juncture in their lives, during their recent three-week Mercer On Mission experience in Brazil. Nine students and two faculty members participated in the program.
