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Graduate Spotlight: Daya Jones
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (264+ words) Daya Jones is graduating from Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing. After graduation, I plan to work for my mom as an assistant for Encourage 365, a ministry she started…...
Building for BEARS: New student center to elevate Mercer's Macon campus
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (316+ words) Mercer University is investing in a dynamic new student center on its historic Macon campus to further elevate campus life and strengthen a sense of belonging for current and future generations of students. The modern, reimagined gathering space, slated to…...
Engineering student selected for MIT Summer Research Program
2+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) MACON, Ga. " Mercer University sophomore Isaac Monteiro has been selected for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Summer Research Program (MSRP). The program is a competitive initiative designed to promote the value of graduate education, broaden participation in research and…...
Mercer School of Medicine celebrates National Residency Match Day 2026
4+ week, 1+ day ago (181+ words) Mercer University School of Medicine celebrated the 2026 National Residency Match Day on March 20 at all three of its four-year campuses in Macon, Savannah and Columbus. Graduating students from the Valdosta clinical campus joined the celebration on their preclinical campus." Ninety-eight…...
Professor helps students discover passion, appreciation for theater
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (619+ words) Francesca "Frani" Rollins helps students develop a passion, curiosity and appreciation for theater and the arts. As theater director, associate professor and co-chair in Mercer University's Department of Communication Studies and Theatre, she equips young people with professional skills and…...
Mercer administrator finds lifelong passion in student affairs
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (558+ words) A profession she once didn't know existed became a lifelong passion for Mercer University Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Samantha Murfree. "Student affairs is an umbrella term that serves as a catch-all for all the ways in which…...
Phi Beta Kappa Society CEO Frederick Lawrence to deliver annual Lester Lectures
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (212+ words) MACON, Ga. " The Phi Beta Kappa Society's Zeta Chapter of Georgia at Mercer University will host the eighth annual Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on Liberal Arts and Public Life on March 30-31 in the Presidents Dining Room on the…...
After serving at home and abroad, physician now trains next generation of doctors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (396+ words) For Dr. Jane Kirkpatrick, medicine has never been just a profession. It is a calling: one she describes as both a responsibility and a privilege. To care for another human life, she believes, is sacred work. Now, after decades of…...
Student changemakers to present visionary ideas at Visionary Student Panel
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) MACON, Ga. " Mercer University's Visionary Student Panel (VSP) will host a cohort of student changemakers presenting their visionary ideas designed to create meaningful impact on Mercer's campus and in the Macon community, on Wednesday, March 18, at 6 p. m. , in Willet Auditorium on…...
Mercer law alumnus lives a life in full bloom
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1022+ words) When Mercer Law alumnus Bill Waldrop says he's had a blessed life, he means it. Now 80 years old and marking 50 years as a lawyer, he looks back with a mix of pride, gratitude and quiet wonder. "Some things," he said,…...