The Vietnam Mercer on Mission trip is looking to expand its program, and perhaps even establish a full-time presence. This past December, volunteers including Mercer University president William Underwood and donor to the program Chris Sheridan traveled to two cities in Vietnam in order to fit prosthetics ...
Mercer Educators in Action (MEIA) is an organization for students on Mercer University’s campus who are pursuing education degrees in the Tift College of Education. The group is actively involved in the Macon community and strives to raise funds for local schools. During last semester, the group raised ...
The sixth annual First Pitch Classic ceremony marking the start of the Mercer Bears baseball season will be hosted this year on Tuesday, Feb. 4, featuring keynote speaker Pete Rose, a former 24 year-career MLB star. Unlike previous speakers from the Atlanta Braves such as Chipper Jones, Dale Murphy, ...
February 6: Resume and Cover Letter Workshop CSC Conference Room 2 @ 4-6 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. Northern Kentucky Hawkins Arena @ 7 p.m. February 7: First Friday Downtown February 8: Women’s Basketball vs. Lipscomb Hawkins Arena @ 3 p.m. February 10: Stamp a Ring ...
In 1833, Jesse Mercer founded Mercer University. In addition to Jesse Mercer, there are many founders who helped to establish the reputation and establishment that is now Mercer University. Founders’ Day celebrates the work of Jesse Mercer as well as the other founders who helped bring Mercer to ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “the most segregated hour of the week in our communities was 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.” According to Dr. John Dunaway, Professor of French and Interdisciplinary Studies, “this fact has not changed much over the last 46 years.” In an effort to fight this form ...
The second annual Faculty Policy Intensive hosted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), from March 24-27, in Washington, D.C. this year will feature Mercer University Georgia Baptist College of Nursing assistant professor, Tammy Barbé. Although Barbé will represent Mercer at ...
One of Mercer University’s own faculty was chosen to be part of a conference in Tehran, Iran, in hopes of continuing to normalize relations with the Islamic Republic. Dr. Rob Nash, who is associate dean and Arnall-Mann-Thomasson professor of missions and world religions at Mercer’s McAfee School ...
Corey Zeller, head of the Campus Safety and Improvements Committee within the Student Government Association, is currently leading a project to improve the historical room that all visitors go into before ascending to the tower. “The room is dated,” said Zeller, so the committee is using the funds ...
Change is happening at Mercer University, and school administration and faculty have taken notice. Since the 1997-1998 school year, the number of biology and chemistry credit hours taken by Mercer students each year has increased by nearly 100 percent, growing from 4,745 in ’97-’98 to over ...
Senior Rob Kelly represented Mercer University’s intramural program when he was chosen to officiate the National Flag Football Championship. NIRSA (National Intramural Recreational Sports Association) organized the championship tournament where Kelly was named an All-American official for ...
On Jan. 14, SHAPE held its second SHAPE Blitz event in the lobby of Connell Student Center. SHAPE stands for Sexual Assault, Hazing and Alcohol Prevention Education. It was started in 2007 to centralize the efforts of different programs and organizations on campus.That effort led to the creation ...
The Academic Resource Center has made a new addition to the regular tutoring schedule at Mercer University. Assistant Director of the ARC, Stephanie Mooring, recently launched the Study Skills Peer Coach Program. The new program allows students to have a one-on-one “coaching” session on ...
President William D. Underwood was recently named Macon’s Citizen of the Year by the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce at the organization’s 153rd annual meeting on Dec. 5. Chamber member Chris Sheridan of Chris R. Sheridan & Co., who recently completed the construction of Cruz Plaza for Mercer ...
For the first time in history, the Phi Beta Kappa Society is considering Mercer University to shelter a chapter. This oldest and most widely-known academic honor society was the first college society to use Greek letters for its name, and includes members such as Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton ...
SGA President Raymond Partolan announced his decision to keep SGA’s invocation, a prayer said before each senate meeting, for the rest of the year in response to last week’s proposal for its removal. Partolan said that he conferred with the executive SGA officers before reaching his decision on ...
Downtown Macon's historic Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist Church could potentially be demolished in preparation for the construction of a new Dunkin' Donuts. The Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning Committee is set to discuss the proposal for these plans on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall. Congregants ...
On Saturday, Oct. 26, students from all the Great Books classes were able to come together in the spirit of competition in Mercer University’s second annual Great Books Games. Classes became teams that competed in competitions that included a chariot race, a foot race, a rock throw, a banner ...
Raymond Partolan grew up in Macon, Ga. But until recently, he didn’t feel welcome in Macon or the United States. Not all undocumented immigrants cross the border illegally of their own volition. Some come with their parents, who may or may not come into the country legally. Partolan’s family ...
When imagining a street food festival, what ideas come to mind? A large event that features many varieties of food? Street food festivals are held in many cities across the United States such as Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Cincinnati and many others. The general purpose of these festivals ...
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