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In the News (Sun 6 Dec 09)

  
  Mercer University School of Law
Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University presented Laura Watts Harper of Huntsville, Ala., the 2007 George Waldo Woodruff Award of Excellence during spring commencement in Macon.
Mercer President William D. Underwood and Law School Dean Daisy Floyd hooded Cox and presented the Mercer alumna with the framed degree.
She has served on the Board of Trustees of Mercer University and on the Board of Visitors of the Walter F. George School of Law.
www.law.mercer.edu   (966 words)

  
  Mercer University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mercer has major campuses in Macon, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia; regional academic centers for extended education students in Henry County, Georgia, Douglas County, Georgia, and Eastman, Georgia; teaching hospitals in Macon and Savannah, Georgia; a university press in Macon; an engineering research center in Warner Robins, Georgia; and a NCAA Division I athletic program.
Mercer University was founded in 1833 in Penfield, Georgia, under the leadership of Adiel Sherwood and was named after prominent Georgia Baptist leader Jesse Mercer.
Mercer University is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study; liberal arts, business, education, music, engineering, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, law, theology, and continuing and professional studies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercer_University   (4149 words)

  
 Mercer University
Mercer rallied from a halftime deficit and was perfect from the free-throw line in overtime to defeat East Tennessee State 59-56 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament.
Mercer held a one-point lead with 1:07 left, and the Lady Bucs failed to convert offensively as Zeaquez Flucker grabbed a rebound with four seconds remaining and sank her two foul shots.
Mercer dug an early hole by making only four of its first 17 shots and didn't warm up much after that in losing 68-58 to Campbell in an Atlantic Sun Conference game at the University Center.
www.justblogme.com /merceruniv   (3080 words)

  
 Mercer University Libraries
The primary mission of the Mercer University Libraries is to serve as a gateway of information resources through strong collections and innovative, technology-rich patron services to support the present and future educational needs of the University community.
Mercer is a full participant in GALILEO, the award-winning statewide library network of full-text resources, e-books and indexes that brings a full array of information resources to the desktop.
Combined, the Mercer libraries are a powerful part of the curricula of the schools and colleges of Mercer University.
www2.mercer.edu /libraries.htm   (287 words)

  
 Mercer University - College Closeup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The University is a member of the Division I NCAA Atlantic Sun Conference and competes in a complete schedule of men’s baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, riflery, soccer, and tennis and women’s basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.
Mercer’s University Center is the hub of campus activity at Mercer.
Mercer admits students whose academic credentials and personal qualities are strong enough to give reasonable assurance of success in both the academic and social context of the campus.
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 Mercer University Macon, Georgia
But Mercer refused her requests for incident reports relating to sexual assaults on campus, saying it was not subject to the Open Records law as a private university.
Mercer University's case legally sets a precedent in Georgia because it is interpreting the state open-records law...
Mercer University, was decided in favor of open campus records in February 2004, however, Georgia's appeals...
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 Mercer University:  Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The primary mission of the Mercer University Libraries is to serve as a gateway of information resources through strong collections and innovative, technology-rich patron services to support the present and future educational needs of the University community.
Mercer is a full participant in GALILEO, the award-winning statewide library network of full-text resources, e-books and indexes that brings a full array of information resources to the desktop.
Combined, the Mercer libraries are a powerful part of the curricula of the schools and colleges of Mercer University.
www.mercer.edu /library.htm   (296 words)

  
 Employer Profile: Mercer University
Mercer University is a church-related institution of higher learning that seeks to achieve excellence and scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning and professional knowledge.
The University is guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, while affirming religious and moral values that arise from the Judeo-Christian understanding of the world.
Mercer University continues to be guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom.
chronicle.com /jobs/profiles/929.htm?pg=i   (1349 words)

  
 Baylor University || Public Relations || News
Baylor University Interim President William D. Underwood was elected Friday by the Mercer University Board of Trustees as the university's 18th president.
His understanding of what it means to be a faith-based institution allows him to appreciate the importance of the university's Baptist heritage in the context of academic and intellectual freedom.
Underwood, a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a member of the Board of Editors of the University of Illinois Law Review, graduated as salutatorian of his class, and was a member of the Order of the Coif.
www.baylor.edu /pr/news.php?action=story&story=38103   (676 words)

  
 Mercer University Press Releases
Mercer has four games left in the regular season and at least one in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, and the Bears men's basketball team will play them without their leading scorer and his younger...
Mercer men's basketball players Jacob and Caleb Skogen have decided to leave the team for personal reasons and are not expected to return, Bears coach Mark Slonaker said Monday afternoon.
Mercer had the lead a lot in the second half on the road against one of the better teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
www.topix.net /ncaa/mercer/pr   (1526 words)

  
 Jesse Mercer 1769 & Sabrina Chivers ,  Founder of Mercer University s/o Silas Mercer & Dorcas Green , ...
Her sufferings were long and severe, from palsy, which she bore with Christian meekness and resignation, giving in her latter and, consolatory evidences to her present and many absent friends, that she was dying the death of the righteous.
Jesse Mercer also started a school that later became Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.  He was the largest financial contributor to the school.
Jesse Mercer, founder of Mercer University and one of the State's leading Baptist ministers.
whittenfamily.homestead.com /jessemercer.html   (574 words)

  
 Mercer University School of Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Mercer University School of Medicine and the State of Georgia have a long-standing partnership dedicated to improving the health care of the citizens of Georgia.
Today, 242 Mercer Medical School graduates have completed their residency training and are currently practicing in Georgia.
Eighty-seven percent are practicing in the areas of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine and psychiatry.
med2.mercer.edu /general/news/2001/2001-3-22.htm   (247 words)

  
 Mercer University Press: The Story of Mercer University Press
Mercer is the only Baptist-related institution with an active ongoing publishing program.
The reputation of the Press significantly enhances the academic environment of the University and carries the name of Mercer throughout the world.
The Press supports the work of the University in achieving excellence and scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning and professional knowledge by making the results of scholarly investigation available to the worldwide community.
www.mupress.org /webpages/aboutus/story.html   (143 words)

  
 Study Abroad at Mercer University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Perhaps most importantly, Mercer University’s study abroad programs encourage its students to explore their vocation, or rather ‘calling in life’, while they are immersed in different cultural contexts.
Mercer business students will emerge from the University with a specialized degree, uniquely named by the student and his or her adviser.
If you select a program that is not approved by Mercer University, you must submit a proposal that outlines your reasons why you want to enroll in it, present the courses (and their decriptions) you want to take, and explain your plan of study two semesters in advance.
develop.mercer.edu /studyabroad   (2222 words)

  
 South University: Anesthesiologist Assistant
Mercer University currently provides instruction in anesthesia for medical students and surgical residents at the Macon campus and at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia.
The Mercer School of Medicine administration, through the office of the Dean, is represented in all governing committees to provide their medical education expertise to the program.
South University provides a mock operating room with mannequin based educational opportunities, along with a state of the art anesthesia learning laboratory,a wireless information network and library facilities that provide students with the resources to optimize the learning experience.
www.southuniversity.edu /campus/AnesthesiologistAssistant/as2.asp?aaSection=history   (322 words)

  
 Mercer University
Mercer University's ownership program is one of the best established and most successful in generating student interest in pharmacy ownership.
Mercer requires all students to take a four-semester course in pharmacy management.
For the past three years, Mercer has awarded a certificate in Community Pharmacy Ownership and Management to students who have taken the ownership elective.
www.ncpanet.org /students/entrepreneurship/mercer_university.shtml   (503 words)

  
 Mercer University Admission Application Introduction
Transcript(s) – Request that your official secondary or university transcript(s) be sent to the Office of International Admissions, Mercer University.
Mercer recommends a score of at least 1000 on the SAT or 22 on the ACT.
All applicants are encouraged to visit Mercer to meet with an admissions counselor and tour the campus.
www.electroniccampus.org /applications/Mercer_University/apply.html?application_id=1159   (782 words)

  
 Archived: [5/7/2000] -- [Mercer University], [Macon, Georgia]
Today, Mercer University is consistently ranked among the top schools in the South and it is the only university of its size in America that combines programs in eight diversified fields.
In considering the development of Mercer University and the accomplishments of its students, I was reminded of a great Georgian who faced and overcame many challenges and helped build opportunities for so many who came after him.
So, I challenge the graduates, their families and the entire Mercer University community: as you go forward through life, think about that college student in Washington, D.C. and others like her, and the ways you can make a difference.
www.ed.gov /Speeches/05-2000/000507.html   (1495 words)

  
 Mercer University School of Medicine Archives
In June of 1982 Mercer University School of Medicine received initial accreditation, and in 1986 the first class was graduated.
Also discusses Mercer's plan to send first and second year students to another medical school for basic science education, until the building in Macon is finished, in order to admit students in the fall of 1978.
Letter, November 6, 1984, from President Godsey to J.R. Schofield, advising him of the intent of Mercer University to request a hearing of appeal regarding LCME action placing the School of Medicine on a probationary status.
gain.mercer.edu /intranet/archives/admin2.htm   (2733 words)

  
 Graduate Programs at Mercer University
The mission of the Mercer University School of Medicine is to educate physicians to meet the health care needs of rural and other underserved areas of Georgia.
Therefore, the Mercer University School of Medicine expects that each student admitted will be capable of completing the full curriculum of required courses and electives under the established School policies.
This is the Macon campus of Mercer University.
schools.gradschools.com /graduate-schools/Mercer-University.html   (983 words)

  
 English Language Institute at Mercer University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Whether you choose to study in Atlanta or in Macon, Mercer is interested in helping you reach your goals and succeed in life.
Mercer's English Language Institute on the Atlanta campus prepares students for the English level required for university study.
Students who apply to the ELI can be accepted to Mercer University's degree-seeking programs when they successfully complete their courses.
develop.mercer.edu /eli/atlanta.html   (810 words)

  
 Mercer University Southern School Pharmacy Students Win Inaugural NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Business Plan Competition
A team of pharmacy students from Mercer University's Southern School of Pharmacy were named the winners of the National Community Pharmacists Association's (NCPA) and the NCPA Foundation's inaugural Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.
A team from Washington State University was named first runner-up and a team representing the University of Kansas was named second runner up.
They received $2,000 for their NCPA student chapter, and a contribution of $2,000 was made to their school in the dean's name to promote independent pharmacy.
www.ncpanet.org /news_press/press_releases/2004/mercer_university_southern_school_of_11-04-2004.shtml   (583 words)

  
 Pi Kappa Phi at Mercer University: History
Omega Phi Fraternity, a local fraternity founded at Mercer University in 1921, was installed as the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi on February 16, 1923.
At Supreme Chapter in 1981, the bell was adopted as a symbol of Pi Kappa Phi and Alpha Alpha installed a bell in front of the lodge.
In February of 1983, Area III Conclave was held at Mercer to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Alpha Alpha.
personal.atl.bellsouth.net /m/e/melake/history.htm   (1049 words)

  
 USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Mercer University (Law): At a glance
USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Mercer University (Law): At a glance
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www.usnews.com /usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03041_brief.php   (83 words)

  
 The Information Literacy Land of Confusion: 05/08/2005 - 05/14/2005
This paper is by Jane Elizabeth Thompson of the University of Pretoria.
Damelin Computer School was approached by the University of Pretoria to assist in the teaching of the information literacy program, and the Department of Information Science was given the task of producing the course material.
The discussion was based on the premise that the University has a responsibility to ensure that its courses emphasise broad educational values and 'produce highly sought after graduates with globally applicable skills for the international market'.
lorenzen.blogspot.com /2005_05_08_lorenzen_archive.html   (1219 words)

  
 Mercer University School of Law: Library - Georgia Resources
Georgia State University Law Review Peach Sheets (2000 -) - Georgia does not publish an official legislative history other than the voting records contained in the House and Senate journals.
Mercer law students have access to this expanding legal research service.
Mercer Law Review Annual Survey of Georgia Law - Each year, the Mercer Law Review publishes articles reviewing recent decisions in major areas of Georgia law.
www.law.mercer.edu /library/GeorgiaResources/GeorgiaResources.cfm   (3381 words)

  
 Mercer University Trustees Elect Baylor Interim President as 18th President | Christianpost.com- Christian News Online ...
Mercer University Trustees Elect Baylor Interim President as 18th President
The Mercer University Board of Trustees elected Baylor University’s Interim President as its 18th president on Friday.
For 16 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named Mercer University as one of the leading universities in the South.
www.christianpost.com /article/education/1041/section/mercer.university.trustees.elect.baylor.interim.president.as.18th.president/1.htm   (661 words)

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