College of Professional Advancement

The latest work in a multiyear project by a Mercer COPA professor and her students to preserve Gullah Geechee and African American heritage and heritage sites in Coastal Georgia will be showcased on Saturday, May 18, from 2-4 p.m. on St. Simons Island. den.mercer.edu/coastal-georgi…

Mercer's College of Professional Advancement received a nearly $200,000 RSA LTT grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help address personnel shortages faced by vocational rehabilitation agencies in Georgia. den.mercer.edu/copa-program-a…

We are proud of COPA alumnus Michael Hobgood!

A bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Mercer's Henry County Regional Academic Center helped Michael Hobgood to advance his law enforcement career. Today, he is the director of Henry County Animal Care and Control. den.mercer.edu/mercer-crimina…

COPA grad Nathaneal Barrow's personal experiences lead him to pursue career helping others cope with trauma den.mercer.edu/grads-personal…

Mercer's Atlanta and Regional Academic Center Student/Faculty Research Conference on April 6th featured over 200 attendees and participants!

Tomorrow's Mercer Atlanta and Regional Academic Centers Research Conference features a presentation of student research awards and a keynote panel discussion titled “Exploring Psychedelics: Insights from Multidisciplinary Perspectives.” den.mercer.edu/mercers-14th-a…

Mercer's 14th annual Atlanta and Regional Academic Centers Research Conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 6, on Mercer’s Atlanta campus. The conference will showcase work by students and faculty representing colleges across Mercer. den.mercer.edu/mercers-14th-a…

Students and faculty from Mercer’s Atlanta, Macon, Douglas County and Henry County locations will showcase their work during the 14th annual Atlanta and Regional Academic Centers Research Conference on April 6. den.mercer.edu/mercers-14th-a…

Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement (COPA) will host its sixth annual Informatics Day on April 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mercer’s Atlanta campus in the Administration and Conference Center, Room 190. den.mercer.edu/ai-and-health-…

The College of Professional Advancement will host an Informatics Day themed around artificial intelligence and health informatics on April 6 on the Atlanta campus. den.mercer.edu/ai-and-health-…

Please make plans to join us for the Leader to Leader Symposium tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., featuring two exemplary leaders - Stephanie A. Thomas and Kirk Barnes. Register here: mercer.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A master in public safety leadership from Mercer allowed Dr. Stephanie Thomas to take her work with the Atlanta Police Department to the next level. Today, she is the first civilian director of the Atlanta Police Leadership Institute. den.mercer.edu/mercer-alumna-…

Dr. Stephanie Thomas, a 2010 College of Professional Advancement graduate with her master's in public safety leadership, is the first civilian director of the Atlanta Police Leadership Institute. den.mercer.edu/mercer-alumna-…

Mercer professors Dr. David Lane and Dr. Tyler Wilkinson, along with 6 students from CoPA graduate counseling programs (Master’s and Doctoral students) attended the Licensed Professional Counselors Appreciation Day on January 31 at the Georgia State Capitol with Governor Kemp.

It's National School Counseling Week! School counselors are an essential part of the K-12 experience. We celebrate the commitment and hard work of our member #schoolcounselors and the role they play in their students’ lives. #NSCW24

Mercer University is excited to celebrate the work of school counselors in our state during National School Counseling Week! Please join us for a free webinar series that continues today at noon. Please make plans to join us at the following link: mercer.zoom.us/j/5175941091

.@MercerCoPA faculty are helping community members learn how technology and health care are intertwined through outreach sessions. den.mercer.edu/faculty-give-b…

Mercer University faculty in the Department of Informatics and Mathematics are sharing their expertise with the community through free, public information sessions at the Alpharetta Library this winter and spring. den.mercer.edu/faculty-give-b…

Read out how four students in Dr. Bernstein’s Capstone course created an Ecocultural Advocacy Campaign Plan for a new community garden in the Sweet Auburn Historic District, the birthplace of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! den.mercer.edu/communication-…