The Mercer Cluster. (Macon, Ga.) 1920-current, October 23, 1989, Image 1
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VOLUME 72, NUMBER 3
MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, ITS*
Poetry Reading
page 7
Softball takes two from
Tech
page 10
er System Proposed
page 3
! Entertainment
j What’s New
page 4
Womble named Vice President for
University Relations and Development
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On Noonday, the President an
nounced the appointment of John
M. Womble to the position of Vice
President for University Relations
and Development. Womble’s posi
tion is one of the four Senior Ad
ministrative officers that report
directly to the President. As Vice
President for University Relations
Development. Womble will
manage and direct all external rela
tionships with the University in
cluding fund raising, alumni rela-
public relations and grants.
Womble commented that his first
objective as Vice President is to
meet the annual fund goal of just
over 2.5 million dollars. “The
needs of the University are grow
ing,” said Womble. “Consequent
ly, our fund raising efforts must in
crease to meet those needs."
Womble expressed his intentions
to support the faculty and entities
within the University framework.
“We’re in the student business,”
said Womble. “Our job is to pro
vide the necessary funds that allow
the University to meet the needs of
its students. I hope to get both the
faculty and students involved in this
process.”
Before coming to Mercer, Wom
ble served as vice president for
development at Centenary College
of Louisiana in Shreveport, where
he implemented, a 21.5 million
dollar capital and endowment cam
paign. Prior to that, he was
associate vice president for
development at Baylor University
ta Waco, Texas.
Womble holds a BBA and a
MBA, with emphasis on manage
ment and finance, from Hardin-
Simmons University. He is a
member of the National Society of
Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE)
and the Council for the Advance
ment and Support of Education
(CASE). He serves on the board of
directors of CASE District IV.
Womble is also a contributing
writer to the 1989 CASE Annual
Giving Book, now in the process of
publishing.
"I’m very excited about
Mercer's future.“ said Womble. “1
obviously think that there is great
potential for Mercer's future or 1
wouldn't have conwfierc. Our best
days are yet to cotncJV'
Bohrer joins Student Development
Ken Bohrer joined Mercer’s Stu
dent Development staff in August
of this year. Bohrer is the new
Coordinator of Career Develop
ment and Placement. Bohrer,
originally from New York, earned
his BBA in management from
Lambuth College, his BA in
History and his MS in Human
Resource Development from
Georgia State University.
As Coordinator of Career
Development and Placement,
Bohrer’s responsibilities include
providing such student services as
career counseling and testing,
resume preparation, job searches.
pus recruitment programs, and
various career oriented workshops.
Because the position was vacant
for five months before Behrer was
offered the job. career programing
for this year is slighdy behind
schedule. However, Bohrer is
determined to make up for the lost
time. For example, he mentioned
a joint campus recruiting effort bet
ween Career Placement and
Cooperative Education that resulted
in some 220 companies being con
tacted and invited to Mercer’s cam
pus. Campus recruiting is a pro
gram that invites companies and
corporations to Mercer to interview
students
Bohrer is also working to coor
dinate the recruiting efforts of
Mercer Atlanta with those of
Mercer Macon. The purpose of this
effort is to maximize coverage of
students from both campuses in the
job market.
“My main goal, however, is to
encourage students to start concen
trating on their career decisions
during their junior year,“ said
Bohrer. “I’d like to get Juniors to
sun working on their career files
and resumes so that by the time
they are Seniors they'll be ready to
begin job networking. ’ * A thorough
job search takes anywhere from
three to nine months to complete.
“If students wait too long, they
may be forced to accept jobs out of
desperation. ” said Bohrer. He en
courages any Juniors or Seniors
who have not begun their career
placement files to come by and see
him in the Student Development
suite on the third floor of the stu
dent center as soon as possible.