Amiee Frutchey, former member of the volleyball team, graduated last May with a Global Health degree from Mercer and is currently working as a Clinical Research Coordinator for Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston in Cambridge, MA. As soon as she graduated, Frutchey moved to the beach town of Kailua in ...
Located in West Africa, Liberia has a rich, diverse culture and a population of almost 3.7 million people. It is also the home of one proud Mercerian. Louvette Cherry Neal, a Global Health major currently finishing her junior year, came to Mercer University two years ago thanks to a partnership between ...
The newly established Macon-Bibb consolidated government is hoping to create a unified recycling program to help the environment, extend the landfill’s life and contribute to meeting federal and state waste-management standards. The city of Macon is currently in charge of handling its own garbage ...
Mercer University alumnus and former Trustee A.V. Elliott donated and helped design the new Elliot Bell Tower which will become part of new Mercer traditions once the football season kicks off next fall. President Bill Underwood offered a small and informal dedication ceremony at the Moye Football and ...
Student Government Association unanimously voted to approve Hoffman’s Hooligans as an official organization. The Hooligans held their first official event by painting and cheering at the homecoming game. Hoffman’s Hooligans began during the 2009-2010 basketball season by a group of students who ...
Seeking a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, preparing for practice and having a social life keeps Jake Gollon’s agenda quite full. Gollon is one of the most successful and recognized members of the men’s basketball team. The Mercer men’s basketball team keeps making progress and was ...
Music, lights and screaming fans filled the Newton Chapel for the Zeta Phi Beta stroll competition on Friday, Oct. 26. Participants from three fraternities and two sororities threw themselves onto the stage and performed dance routines to impress the judges and the crowd. The Omega Mu Chapter of Zeta ...
Mercer University is abuzz as it celebrates Homecoming 2012 and welcomes alumni to campus. This year’s Homecoming will take place Nov. 9-11. Current students, alumni, faculty, staff and the Macon community will be attending various events throughout the week, culminating in everyone cheering on the ...
Both the Bibb and Twiggs County Sheriff offices were recently awarded with a grant through the U.S. Justice Department to fight gun and gang violence. The initiative itself comes from the U.S. Justice Department and is called, Project Safe Neighborhoods and will mainly target gun and gang violence in ...
Coach Damian Elder started his first fall season as head coach of the Women’s Volleyball team and led the Bears to an excellent home court debut. Having coached in the Pacific-12, the Southeastern Conference and the Southern Conference, Coach Elder brings experience, good energy and a positive change ...
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