One of Macon’s most popular annual Christmas light shows is at Chick-fil-A on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. The dazzling display of colors, synchronized to music, has been a holiday tradition at the restaurant for the past 11 years. In...
How an innovative, 12-month nursing program in Atlanta will help fill the demand
ATLANTA – The nationwide nursing shortage is expected to hit critical levels over the next decade, and Georgia is no exception. That’s why Mercer University is expanding...
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A 12-year-old girl named Harriet. A 5-year-old boy named Nathan. They are written into the pages of Bibb County historical deed books, right beside the sale of land and horses.
These black children are among more than 400 records of...
A Mercer alumnus is using technology to encourage community exploration in Macon. Joey Allen, a December 2017 graduate and Macon native, is one of five people across the country recently chosen for the Niantic/Knight Fellows Program.
The six-month fellowship is...
MACON – Mercer University’s Engineering Scholars Program will host its latest Go Baby Go build on Oct. 27, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., on University Center Intramural Court No. 3 to modify battery-powered toy cars for children with limited mobility.
Go Baby...
Julia Nazerian and Thomas Bridgewater fell in love with the city of Cape Town, South Africa, in summer 2017. The Mercer seniors spent a few weeks there for a Mercer On Mission (MOM) trip with the Service Scholars program,...
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Mercer University students and faculty got down to business in Rwanda this summer, but they also put a lot of heart behind their work.
Dr. Etienne Musonera and Dr. Carol Cagle from the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and...
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"It’s actually kind of amazing what you can accomplish in three weeks,” said Dr. Amy Nichols-Belo, assistant professor of global health studies and anthropology in Mercer’s College of Liberal Arts.
She and Dr. Natalie Bourdon, associate professor of women’s and...
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Two separate groups of Mercer University students and faculty traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, this summer. While their missions were different, both teams touched the lives of local residents … and found themselves changed in return.
Economic development
The first...
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Summer travels to India helped Mercer University students see the world through new eyes. A Mercer On Mission (MOM) group worked with visually impaired children and deepened interfaith understanding through research and dialogue.
Six Penfield College students and six McAfee...
