Mercer’s Students for Environmental Action organized a number of events for Earth Week 2009 in and around campus for the Mercer and Middle Georgia communities. The announcement of the week’s activities drew coverage from The Macon Telegraph.
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Mercer’s Board of Trustees met on April 17 for its regular spring meeting, approving the budget for the new fiscal year and approving several new programs. The actions drew media attention in Macon from The Macon Telegraph and in Atlanta from the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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A mild earthquake in Central Georgia on April 4 sent the local media in search of an expert to discuss the event. 13 WMAZ TV turned to the expertise of Dr. Randall Peters, chair of the Department of Physics. Dr. Peters is the inventor of the world’s first digital seismograph, and his instrument recorded the event and its aftershocks.
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The University, driven by strong new program growth as well as retention, hit a record for spring enrollment. The Atlanta Business Chronicle, as well as a number of its sister sites around the nation, covered the good news.
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Students from Beta Beta Beta biology honor society organized a “Science Day” for students from L.H. Williams Elementary School in Macon. The event introduced fifth-graders to science concepts and equipment they might not see in their curriculum. The event drew statewide radio coverage from Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Georgia Gazette” program, as well as Macon media coverage from 13 WMAZ TV and 41 WMGT TV.
The April 2 “Georgia Gazette” broadcast in which the story appeared is availabe online at http://gpb.org/georgiagazette. The archived programs are available via podcast on the site.
Dr. Philip T. McCreanor, an associate professor of environmental engineering, helped to educate viewers of 41 WMGT-TV in a segment the increasing scarcity of water and the need to conserve it.
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The Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics will launch a new daytime, accelerated Master of Business Administration on the Atlanta campus this summer. The announcement drew the attention of several media outlets in Atlanta, including Business to Business magazine and the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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