Mercer University student Allison Moretz, who was reported missing in Jacksonville, Fl. early Sunday morning, has been found safe, according to Mercer Police and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s office. Corporal Mike Kondorf with Mercer Police said Moretz had gone to a J. Cole concert in Jacksonville with ...
Mercer University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting on Monday. The meeting began with the swearing in of SGA’s newly elected freshmen representatives: Sarine Husein, Ngozidirichukwu Ihenacho, Logan Fowler, Elizabeth Mckay and Patrick Harris. The meeting schedule ...
On Aug. 29, 2013, Mercer University announced that it had received a $2 million grant to fund Mercer’s Center for America’s Founding Principles and provide new educational opportunities to students who are from the Dominican Republic. The grant is from Thomas C. and Ramona E. McDonald. According ...
This semester, Mercer’s Student Government Association (SGA) added five new freshmen representatives to its group. The new representatives are Sarine Husein, Ngozidirichukwu Ihenacho, Logan Fowler, Elizabeth Mckay and Patrick Harris. The SGA elections began on Tuesday, September 3, and concluded ...
Thousands of people came to see the Mercer University Bears football team come out of hibernation on Aug. 31. In preparation for the first football game in 72 years, students, families and alumni tailgated across campus on Saturday from 1 p.m. until shortly before kickoff. Students gathered on Cruz ...
Mercer students have returned to campus, and the normal struggles of college life have resurfaced. By now, everybody has been reminded of just how expensive college life can be. Whether it’s for tuition, books, technology or eating at restaurants with friends, money can disappear quickly. One way ...
As the 650 freshmen and 125 transfer students flood the Mercer University campus, issues concerning convenient parking continue among students. As posted on the Mercer website by the Mercer campus police force, “Possession of a decal does not guarantee a parking space. The responsibility of locating ...
Mercer University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its first meeting on Monday. The meeting began with the swear- ing in of SGA’s newly-elected freshmen rep- resentatives: Sarine Husein, Ngozidirichuk- wu Ihenacho, Logan Fowler, Elizabeth Mckay and Patrick Harris. After the fresh- man ...
On Friday, Aug. 30, Mercer University held a dedication ceremony for Cruz Plaza, which commemorated the donors and design team, as well as introduced the plaza to the community. Hosted by Mercer President William D. Underwood, the key speakers of the event included Robert Hughes, principal of HGOR ...
Upon returning to school, Mercerians found themselves wondering where Mercer University’s climbing tower had gone. The climbing tower, which had been a feature of the campus for years, was taken down over the summer as a part of a campus-wide renovation and, according to Mercer wrestling coach Kevin ...
On May 30, 2013, Mercer University announced that it was accepting an invitation to join the Southern Conference, leaving the Atlantic Sun Conference, which it is currently a member of. Mercer’s membership in the Southern Conference will become effective on July 1, 2014, according to a new release ...
In the spring of 2011, Mercer University made plans to include a sports medicine clinic inside of the Drake Field House that was part of the new football stadium. On Aug. 7, 2013, Mercer announced in a news release that the sports clinic was officially open. According to the news release, the main ...
Mercer University has been named in The Princeton Review’s guide to “The Best 378 Colleges 2014 Edition.” The book displays a two-page spread of information specifically addressing Mercer. Princeton’s review said, “Mercer University is a school that students flock to for ‘its reputation ...
Throughout the month of August, the Jack Tarver Library, located on Mercer University’s Macon campus, hosted the Historic Macon Foundation’s Macon Then and Now exhibit. The exhibit is a series of photos that show what historical buildings in Macon looked like in the past, and shows how they look ...
There are more freshmen on campus this year than ever before. Penny Elkins, senior vice president for Enrollment Management at Mercer University said that Mercer broke a record last year with 645 freshmen enrolled for classes. This year, Mercer broke the record again by 10 percent, with 732 freshmen. ...
The Cluster sat down with three new staff members: David Beall, Assistant Director of Media Relations for Athletics; Andrew Haeg, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Visiting Professor with the Center for Collaborative Journalism; and Stephanie DeFeo, Assistant Coach for Women’s Softball. David Beall, ...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] Photo Credit: Mercer Marketing and Communications[/caption] The Georgia Asian Times has published a list of the ‘Top 25 Most Influential Asian-Americans in Georgia.’ The list includes Farooq Mughal, Sharon Lim Harle, and Bryan Ramos, each Mercer University ...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] Photo Credit: Patrick Hobbs / Cluster Staff[/caption] Groundbreaking for the new Cruz Plaza took place on Wednesday, December 12, 2013. Mercer trustee Milton L Cruz, a graduate of Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts, provided the lead gift for ...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="426"] Photo Credit: Mercer Marketing and Communications[/caption] The National Medical Association has awarded the 2013 Practitioner of the Year Award to Dr. Warren Hutchings, Director of the Student Health Center and on the Macon Campus of Mercer University. ...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] Photo Credit: Patrick Hobbs / Cluster Staff[/caption] Mercer University is expanding its student housing portfolio on the North side of campus. Sierra Development broke ground this summer in the construction of the third phase of the Lofts at Mercer Village. Jim ...
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