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College of Education Dr. Karyn A. Allee-Herndon, assistant professor of early childhood education, co-authored “Putting play in its place: presenting a continuum to decrease mental health referrals and...
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Atlanta Robert Baeten II, clinical assistant professor, Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health Professions Lorita Bellamy, credentialing coordinator, Instruction, College of Nursing Natasha...
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Atlanta Roslynn Carson, transfer credit evaluator, Registrar’s Office Kandyce Hylick, transfer credit evaluator, Registrar’s Office Brittny Myers, academic advisor, Dean’s Office, School of Business...
View ArticleArt Department to Unveil Two New Exhibits on First Friday in Downtown Macon
MACON – Mercer University’s McEachern Art Center will unveil its latest show, How to Fold a Paper Boat, composed of works by Philadelphia artist Christie DeNizio, this Friday. The Center will also...
View ArticleCollege of Education Alumna Participating in Project ASD Grant at University...
MACON – Recent Mercer University alumna Katie Sidor began graduate work this fall on a grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Education that provides financial and academic support to students...
View ArticleMcEachern Art Center Bolsters CLA Arts Programming
Mercer’s McEachern Art Center is entering its first full year of programming with a strong roster of emerging artists alongside student and faculty work. As we enter the academic year, the MAC (we’ve...
View ArticleCenter for Collaborative Journalism Working Hard to Engage Local, National...
It’s been seven years since the Center for Collaborative Journalism (CCJ) partnered with Mercer’s Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) Department to try new approaches to educating the next generation of...
View ArticleSchool of Medicine Faculty, Alumna to Receive Dr. Fayth M. Parks Rural HIV...
MACON – Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) faculty members Dr. Jeffrey L. Stephens and Dr. Betsy E. Smith and recent graduate Dr. Sahra Ahmadi were selected to receive the Dr. Fayth M. Parks...
View ArticleMercer Among Best Values, Best Colleges for Undergraduate Teaching in Latest...
MACON – Mercer University remains in the top tier of national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges issue, released today. Mercer continues to be one of U.S....
View ArticleCLA Alumnus Walter Davis Becomes First-Ever Statewide Business Court Judge in...
In 1998, Mercer University College of Liberal Arts alumnus Walter Davis was completing his final year of undergraduate education, unsure of the trajectory of his career. Now, Davis is gearing up to...
View ArticleMcDonald Center for America’s Founding Principles to Observe Constitution Day...
MACON – Mercer University’s Thomas and Ramona McDonald Center for America’s Founding Principles will observe Constitution Day with a lecture by Dr. James R. Stoner Jr., Hermann Moyse Jr. Professor and...
View ArticleExecutive Forum to Kick Off 40th Year with Former Presidential Candidate,...
MACON/ATLANTA – Mercer University’s Executive Forum, presented by BB&T, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this academic year and will kick off its 2019-2020 slate of speakers with a presentation...
View ArticleSenior Will Darragh’s Disparate Passions Foster A Successful College Career
Mercer University senior Will Darragh has a lot of passions. He loves the arts and writing, as well as numbers and algorithms. Not knowing which path to take, Darragh learned that Mercer could provide...
View ArticleMercer Welcomes Alumni, Community to Season-Opening Tailgate on Saturday
MACON – Mercer University invites alumni and community friends to the Macon campus this Saturday for the President’s All-University Tailgate on Black Field, adjacent to Five Star Stadium, in advance of...
View ArticleFrom vacancy to vibrancy: How this architect is helping restore Capricorn
Every day, architect Bob Brown walks less than one mile from his office on Cherry Street in downtown Macon to the Mercer Music at Capricorn construction site. “I’m a couple of blocks away, so it’s just...
View ArticleMercer, Gwinnett County Public Schools, FBI Atlanta Division Partner to Offer...
ATLANTA – Mercer University, Gwinnett County Public Schools and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Division are partnering to offer the innovative new Cybersecurity Dual Enrollment Program...
View ArticleMercer alumna promotes HIV prevention in Uganda as Peace Corps volunteer
One year after graduating from Mercer University, Kayla Beasley is making an impact in Uganda as a Peace Corps volunteer. Her work mainly focuses on HIV prevention among youth, adolescent girls and...
View ArticleFormer Mercer Baseball Star Kyle Lewis Making MLB History Following September...
SEATTLE – The most decorated student-athlete in Mercer University history is the talk of Major League Baseball. Outfielder Kyle Lewis became only the second player in MLB history to homer in his first...
View ArticleMercer Memories: Chris Henderson, EGR ’04, MBA ’13
Chris Henderson is a senior research engineer and head of the technology applications branch at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in Atlanta. He lives in Kennesaw with wife Danielle, who was his...
View ArticleUniversity of Florida Professor Dr. Jon Sensbach to Deliver 62nd Annual Lamar...
MACON – Dr. Jon F. Sensbach, professor of history at the University of Florida, will deliver three lectures on the theme “Dream, Tremble, Fly: Slavery and Sacred Experience in the Revolutionary South”...
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