October 15, 2001

Contact: Lance Wallace
at (478) 301-4037 or (800) 837-2911

Revolutionary Author, Harvard Education Professor to Lecture
at Mercer on Making the Most of a College Education

WHO: Dr. Richard Light, professor of education, John F. Kennedy School of Government and Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

WHAT: Inaugural speaker in the Mercer University Center for Teaching and Learning's Distinguished Lecture Series. Dr. Light's topic will be "Making the Most of a College Education: Concrete Suggestions From 10 Years of Research on 20 Campuses."

WHEN: Dinner 5-6 p.m., lecture 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16

WHERE: Medical School Auditorium. Take South entrance onto campus from Mercer University Drive. Turn right at stop sign. Medical School Building is on the left. Go past Mercer Health Systems parking and turn left into back parking lot. Enter building at back door.

WHY: Dr. Richard Light has created a stir on campuses across the nation with his recent revolutionary book, Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. He is a leading national authority on higher education and offers straightforward, simple steps for institutions to maximize the college experience for their students. His visit to Mercer is being sponsored by Mercer's newly created Center for Teaching and Learning, led by Dr. Priscilla Danheiser.

Media interested in covering this event should contact Lance Wallace at (478) 301-4037.

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