Graduate Spotlight: Savannah Eichhorn
Savannah Eichhorn, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University‘s College of Pharmacy, earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. What are your plans after graduation? I will be completing a pharmacy residency at...
View ArticleFrench lit students meet award-winning author during virtual class
Mercer University students in an advanced French course finished up the spring semester with a virtual meeting with an award-winning writer. Kim Thúy, author of the autobiographical novel Ru, joined...
View ArticleBalloon launch brings Mercer closer to offering low-cost experimentation near...
Standing in a grassy area on the Macon campus, about a dozen members of the Mercer Robotics Club prepared to launch a massive balloon deep into the Earth’s atmosphere. The hydrogen-filled balloon —...
View ArticleGoldwater Scholar wants to inspire more Black girls to pursue careers in STEM
Ever since she was a young girl, Mercer University student Ebonye Smith was encouraged to be an engineer. As an elementary school student interested in math and science, Smith’s grandmother often...
View ArticleGraduate Spotlight: TeKalyn Brown
TeKalyn Brown, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University‘s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, earned a Bachelor of Arts in English. What are your plans after graduation? I plan to start my career,...
View ArticleWatch graduation video recap and download commencement photos
Mercer University welcomed an additional 2,223 alumni following five commencement ceremonies in Macon and Atlanta. Excitement was palpable as guests and graduates filled Hawkins Arena, the Infinite...
View ArticleMercer class helps preserve history of fading Coastal Georgia community
Mercer University students are helping preserve the history of a disappearing community of people in Coastal Georgia. As part of Dr. Melanie Pavich’s special topics course, “History of African...
View ArticleDr. Nathan Gay appointed director of athletic bands
MACON – Mercer University’s School of Music appointed Dr. Nathan Gay associate professor of music and director of athletic bands, effective July 1. Dr. Gay will be responsible for directing Mercer’s...
View ArticleMercer, Southern Crescent Technical College sign new transfer articulation...
McDONOUGH – Mercer University and Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) recently signed a new transfer articulation agreement through 2024. “Through the continuation of this second decade of...
View ArticlePh.D. grad sheds light on challenges Black college athletes face as they...
Through his research, a Mercer University Ph.D. graduate hopes to bring awareness to the grief that Black college athletes — particularly Black Division I college football players — face after their...
View ArticleMercer accepted for membership in United Nations Academic Impact initiative
ATLANTA/MACON – Mercer University was recently accepted for membership in United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), an initiative that aligns higher education institutions with the United Nations in...
View ArticleGraduate Spotlight: Maggie Shannon
Maggie Shannon, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University‘s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. What are your plans after graduation? Graduate school for mass...
View ArticleChemistry Professors Receive $344K DOD Grant for Corrosion-Related Research
MACON – Mercer University chemistry faculty members Dr. Joseph Keene and Dr. Kevin Bucholtz were recently awarded a $344,289 grant through the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Defense University...
View ArticleHelp! I’m starting to regret taking summer classes | Ask Kelly
Dear Kelly, I wanted to graduate a little sooner, so I signed up for extra classes this summer. I’m not sure what I was thinking. I have kids, a job and a husband. I don’t want to drop; do you have any...
View ArticleSchool of Music project aims to ease anxiety with transformative power of music
Early one November morning, Dr. David Keith, dean of Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music, was preparing to speak at a club meeting in Macon. At about 6 a.m., he checked the news. “And...
View ArticleGraduate Spotlight: Michaela Jones
Michaela Jones, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University‘s Stetson-Hatcher School of Business and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a...
View ArticleGraduate Spotlight: Riddhi Patel
Riddhi Patel, a 2021 graduate of Mercer University‘s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. What are your plans after graduation? Physician assistant...
View ArticleMercer students learn the language of sci-fi cinema | Classroom Spotlight
A Mercer University course has given students the skills and knowledge to digest science fiction films and better understand what they say about the world. Dr. Cameron Kunzelman, coordinator of...
View ArticleMercer makes third presentation of Touch3D Yearbooks at Georgia Academy for...
MACON – Mercer University School of Engineering on May 21 presented its latest version of Touch3D Yearbooks to the graduating class at Macon’s Georgia Academy for the Blind (GAB). The 3D yearbook...
View ArticleAlumna finds creative outlet in acting and coding | Mercer Memories
Ninti Chance has always had a passion for theater and acting, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that she discovered another line of work that brought her the same kind of joy and excitement. The...
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