When Kaitlyn Koontz learned her Peace Corps post in Ethiopia would lack running water and reliable power — and that she would be the only American in a village five hours away from another volunteer — her initial reaction was “to turn and run in...
Dr. Mary Alice Morgan wanted her students to know more about the city that was their home away from home. So she created a learning experience to expose them to Macon’s history, features and progress.
In October, 48 students in...
Andrea Cooke is a dreamer.
“Probably an extreme dreamer,” she admits. “And I’m also an optimist, so I believe that all things are possible.”
Right now, she is focusing her dreams on bettering the Macon community, where she’s working to eliminate barriers...
MACON – Mercer University senior Nidhi Shashidhara was recently selected to serve the Peace Corps in Malawi beginning in June 2020.
Shashidhara, from Jacksonville, Florida, is an environmental studies major with minors in global development studies, business and sociology.
As an...
Mercer Service Scholars capped off a semester of volunteering at an after-school program with a holiday celebration for the elementary students they got to know and love.
“We all formed such a tight bond with some of the students,” said...
Mercer University students are playing a major role in administering COVID-19 vaccines to the Atlanta community.
For the past two Saturdays, March 6 and 13, students in the physician assistant program in the College of Health Professions gave a combined 2,000...
A Mercer University team exploring ways to reduce the release of toxic chemicals in artisanal and small-scale gold mining continued its work in Guyana this summer.
Editor’s note: Dr. David Hollar, associate professor in the Department of Community Medicine in Mercer University’s School of Medicine, shares below his recent experience as a lay chaplain helping with Hurricane Ian relief efforts in Florida.
I recently had the...
MACON – Mercer University seniors Alex Grandinetti, Hoor Qureshi and Michael Tan were recently selected to serve the Peace Corps in Panama, Botswana and the Philippines, respectively.
Grandinetti, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, is triple-majoring in international business, international affairs and global development...
An award-winning short film produced in Middle Georgia and involving three Mercer Law School alumni is providing young people with eye-opening facts to help protect their futures. “Armed with Knowledge,” which tells the story of a young man named...
