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Mercer grads play key role in simulation project at Robins Air Force Base
Two men sit inside the cockpit of a C-5 plane, checking its many gauges as they fly the course. It feels like a real flight, but they’re actually safe on the ground at Robins Air Force Base (RAFB)....
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College of Professional Advancement Receives Nearly $1 Million from U.S....
ATLANTA – Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement recently received its second grant of nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Education to help address personnel shortages faced...
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Senior Nidhi Shashidhara Chosen for Peace Corps Service in Malawi
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...
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Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Appointed Distinguished University Professor...
MACON – Mercer University President William D. Underwood today announced the appointment of two-term Georgia governor and Mercer alumnus Nathan Deal to the position of Distinguished University...
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College of Education alumna boosting student confidence through...
A Tift College of Education alumna is spreading positivity throughout her school and district. Kate Christian, a 2018 Mercer graduate, teaches third grade at Rice Creek Elementary in Columbia, South...
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Mercer Debate Team Opens Season at McKendree University
MACON – Mercer’s debate team opened the 2019-2020 season Oct. 17-19 at McKendree University’s Bearcat Classic in Lebanon, Illinois. In their first-ever debate tournament, sophomores Sanaa Yusuf, a...
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Mercer Memories: Nancey Price, CLA ’15
Nancey Price stays busy pursuing passions in art, writing and philanthropy, as well as in her job as the office manager for the Business Innovation Group at Georgia Southern’s Parker College of...
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Mercer University Press Among Recipients of Eighth Annual Governor’s Awards...
ATLANTA – Mercer University Press was recognized at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday among the recipients of the eighth annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were...
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Mercer, Central Georgia Technical College Sign New Transfer Articulation...
MACON – Mercer University and Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) recently signed a new transfer articulation agreement through 2024. “We are pleased to partner with our good neighbor Central...
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Mercer to Host Fall Community Health Fair in Downtown Plains
PLAINS – Mercer University will host a fall community health fair Nov. 2, 9 a.m.-noon, at the Plains Community Center located at 106 E. Main St. in downtown Plains. The fair, co-sponsored by Mercer...
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Binary Bears Take Two of Top Three Spots at Auburn University
AUBURN, Ala. – Mercer University’s Binary Bears computer programming team captured two of the top three spots in a regional competition held on the campus of Auburn University this past weekend. Mercer...
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Mercer to Host Third Annual Jordan Massee Lecture in Southern Culture and...
MACON – Mercer University’s Newton Chapel will host the third annual Jordan Massee Lecture in Southern History and Culture Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. featuring a conversation with journalist and media executive...
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Mercer Set to Welcome Thousands of Alumni and Friends for Homecoming 2019
MACON – Mercer University will welcome thousands of alumni and friends to the Macon campus Nov. 8-10 for Homecoming 2019. The Office of Alumni Services has partnered with other University entities to...
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McEachern Art Center to Open New Exhibit by Longtime Professor Gary Blackburn
MACON – Mercer University’s McEachern Art Center will celebrate First Friday in downtown Macon with the opening of its new exhibit, With Contrast, and a talk by artist Gary Blackburn. The talk is free...
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Promotions and Transfers
Macon Pamela Browning, student support specialist, Bursar’s Office Alvin Clark, police officer, Mercer Police Mary Ness, university scheduling specialist, Provost Office Elma Walker, director of...
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New Faculty and Staff
Atlanta Lisa Bennett, registrar specialist, Registrar’s Office Kendra Hadley, certified medical assistant, Mercer Medicine, School of Medicine Tara Stephen, lecturer, Instruction, College of Nursing...
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Faculty and Staff Notables
College of Education Dr. Karyn A. Allee-Herndon, assistant professor of elementary education, will present “School Readiness and Academic Achievement in Kindergarten: Executive Function, Cognitive...
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College of Professional Advancement, Robins Air Force Base Recognize Latest...
MACON – Mercer’s College of Professional Advancement on Oct. 17 held its latest recognition ceremony for Robins Air Force Base 78th Air Base Wing personnel who received the University’s Certificate in...
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Classroom Spotlight: Media studies course shaping next generation of...
Dr. Michele Prettyman is teaching Mercer students how to find their voices as storytellers and appreciate the stories that others have to tell. This is the fourth year that Dr. Prettyman, assistant...
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Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes to Discuss Leo Frank Case at Mercer Law School
MACON – Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes will describe to Mercer Law students his efforts to reopen one of Georgia’s most notorious lynching cases on Nov. 12, from 12-1 p.m., in Mercer Law School’s...
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