Atlanta Campus Catalog 2011-2012 - Mercer University

Study Abroad ProgramsAll study abroad programs conducted on the Atlanta campus and at the University’sregional academic centers are coordinated through the Macon Study Abroad Office. TheOffice of Study Abroad facilitates foreign educational experiences in order to support students’liberal education and enhance the individual’s pursuit of vocation. Students whostudy abroad at Mercer University demonstrate stronger skills in critical thinking, problemsolving,and cross-cultural communication, all of which aid students’ understanding ofglobalization and prepare them for life in the complex and interdependent world of thetwenty-first century.In addition to the semester- and year-long study abroad programs offered throughoutthe world, Mercer also offers a variety of short-term faculty-led programs during summersessions. Faculty-led study abroad programs allow students to learn more about anotherculture and earn academic credit while being mentored by a Mercer faculty member ina foreign cultural setting. Mercer on Mission is also a faculty-led program comprised ofan international service-learning component. Faculty-led study abroad programs areusually 2-5 weeks in duration and range in the number of credit hours given (usually 3-6). In the past Mercer professors have taught students in Australia, Belize, Brazil, CostaRica, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Scotland, Senegal,Sweden, and Tanzania. Mercer on Mission programs have been led in Brazil, Costa Rica,China, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa, and Thailand and Vietnam. Formore information on they types of programs being offered this year, cost, and financialaid, please contact the Macon Study Abroad Office, visit the web site atwww.mercer.edu/international, or send an e-mail inquiry to oip@mercer.edu.Alumni AssociationThe Alumni Association is composed of all former students of Mercer University andall recipients of Mercer non-credit continuing education certificates. At the present time,there are approximately 30,000 alumni/ae whose addresses are on record in the Officeof University Relations and Development. These Mercerians are located in 50 states and44 foreign countries.The purpose of the association is to perpetuate the friendships formed in college daysand to foster the causes of education in general and specifically at Mercer University. Oneof the functions of the association is the promotion of the Annual Alumni/ae Fund, whichprovides opportunities for contributions to advance the scholarship and student aid fundsand provides many education enhancements to strengthen academic programs.The association is organized by chapters in geographical areas and by major professionalgroups: ministers, attorneys, pharmacists, and teachers. The professional and areagroups have annual meetings. The affairs of all alumni/ae are directed by the officers andthe executive committees of the groups.26 / MERCER UNIVERSITY