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Center for Southern Studies to Award Sidney Lanier Prize to Ellen Gilchrist
MACON – Mercer University’s Center for Southern Studies will award the 2017 Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature to novelist, short story writer and poet Ellen Gilchrist on April 22. The prize...
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Penfield College Receives Georgia Humanities Grant for Project on...
ATLANTA – Mercer University’s Penfield College recently received a nearly $2,000 Georgia Humanities grant for a project titled “Telling Our Stories: African-American Life and Culture on St. Simons...
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AtlantaNatalie King, enrollment associate, Admissions, School of TheologyBarbara Selkirk, center assistant coordinator, Regional Academic CentersJonathan Sirko, police officer, Mercer PoliceAnam...
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College of Liberal ArtsDr. John Marson Dunaway, professor emeritus of French and interdisciplinary studies, was the invited preacher Jan. 8 at the Chinese American Baptist Church in Byron.Dr. Sarah E....
View ArticleCenter for Southern Studies Renamed to Honor Longtime Faculty Member and...
MACON – The Center for Southern Studies in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts has been named for the late Dr. Spencer B. King Jr., who was instrumental in the program’s formation more than 60...
View ArticleCollege of Pharmacy Researchers Awarded Funding to Commercialize Drug...
ATLANTA – The Georgia Research Alliance this week awarded Phase 1 funding to Mercer University College of Pharmacy scientists to assess the viability of forming a new company, DD Therapeutics. The...
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Mercer Debaters Finish Top Two in State for Third Consecutive Year
VALDOSTA – For the third consecutive year, Mercer University’s debate team has the top two speakers in the Georgia Parliamentary Debate Association (GPDA).Junior Kyle Bligen was awarded first-place...
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QuadWorks Announces Format Change, Lineup for 10th Annual Bearstock
MACON – Mercer’s annual Bearstock will have a different format in its 10th year, as the University’s student programming board, QuadWorks, recently announced that the event will take place in two...
View ArticleMercer University Opera Presents 'Scenes From Hugh Smalling' March 28
MACON – The Mercer University Opera will premiere a new work-in-progress by award-winning Townsend School of Music faculty composer Christopher Schmitz, with a libretto based on the life of a local...
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Senior Awarded Prestigious Davies-Jackson Scholarship to Study at Cambridge
MACON – Mercer University senior Teal St. Nicklaus was recently awarded a Davies-Jackson Scholarship by the Council of Independent Colleges.This prestigious award provides the opportunity for students...
View ArticleMathematics Department to Host 96th Annual Meeting of MAA Southeastern Section
MACON – The Mathematics Department in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts will host the 96th annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Southeastern Section on March...
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Mercer Informatics Day Held in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Penfield College’s Informatics Club and User Experience (UX) Club collaborated to host Mercer Informatics Day on Feb. 23 on the Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta. A...
View ArticleCyber Defense Team Advances to Regionals
MACON – Mercer University’s Cyber Defense Team finished among the top eight teams in the qualifying round for the Southeastern Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC) on Feb. 25, advancing to...
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Atlanta La’Tosha Brown, coordinator of experiential learning, Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health ProfessionsMichael Kondorf, auxiliary services technician, Auxiliary ServicesHenry County...
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Atlanta Taylor Belcher, administrative clerk, Pharmacy Practice, College of PharmacyShayla Davis, clinical coordinator, Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health ProfessionsKelly Esidore,...
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College of Liberal ArtsDr. Jonathan Addleton, adjunct instructor of international and global studies, is one of six Northwestern University alumni who will be inducted into the Medill Hall of...
View ArticleCommencements to Include Nearly 2,000 Students in Macon and Atlanta
MACON/ATLANTA – Mercer University will confer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to nearly 2,000 students in four commencements during May in Macon and Atlanta.The School of Medicine, which has...
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Junior Kyle Bligen Selected as Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow
Also Chosen to Participate in Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Summer InternshipMACON – Mercer University junior Kyle Bligen was recently selected as a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a...
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Dr. Wayne Glasgow Appointed Senior Associate Dean for the Savannah Campus
SAVANNAH – Dr. Jean R. Sumner, dean of Mercer University School of Medicine, recently appointed Dr. Wayne Glasgow, professor of biomedical sciences, as senior associate dean for the Savannah campus,...
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Dr. Alice House Appointed Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Student...
MACON/SAVANNAH/COLUMBUS – Dr. Jean Sumner, dean of Mercer University School of Medicine, recently appointed Dr. Alice Aumann House, professor of family medicine, as senior associate dean for...
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