Engage students, faculty and staff in dance, fun and anxiety/stress reducing activities.

Join us for the Second Annual Cocktails with the Bears on Wednesday, September 18th from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Administration and Conference Center (AACC). Complimentary beer, wine, and light hors d'oevres. Featuring music by Mercer's McDuffie Center for Strings. Attendees are invited to bring a guest. RSVP is not required. Those that do RSVP will have a printed name tag at the check-in table.

The annual Macon kickoff luncheon will be Sept. 27 in Penfield Hall. In addition to great fellowship for a great cause, there will be opportunities to win prizes at both events.

Join us for the second annual OctoBearfest on Tuesday, October 22 from 11:30-1:30 on the upper quad. Enjoy pumpkin carving, a food truck, pet costume contest, fall bingo and fall fun!

Mr. Michael B. Hill, a partner in Mayo Hill law firm and Mercer Law graduate, speaks on the legal rights of faculty and staff to express their religious faith (whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu) on Mercer’s campus.

Do films have the power to break barriers, open minds, and transform lives? Discover the answer at the Africa Film Series, hosted by Dr. Obidoa and sponsored by the Africana studies program and QuadWorks. On Oct. 23, students, faculty, staff, and the public are welcome to join us in Stetson 251 as we watch and discuss "Adu," a film based on the true story about the global refugee crisis in Europe of African immigrants. Extra credit can be earned for…

Mercer will celebrate Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day on Saturday when the Mercer Bears take on the Western Carolina at home. Each employee is offered up to six football and meal tickets. The party begins at 12:00 p.m. on Black Field, with food catered by Satterfield’s Barbeque, and will move to Five Star Stadium at 3:00 p.m. to cheer on the Bears. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

Mercer will host the 20th annual Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State Nov. 13-14 on the University’s Atlanta and Macon campuses. This year’s lecturer is Dr. John Compton, professor of political science and chair of the Political Science Department at Chapman University in Orange, California. The three lectures will be delivered under the theme “The Politics of Secularization.” Dr. Compton’s first lecture, titled “Democratic Values in a Secular Age,” will be hosted by the…

Mercer will host the 20th annual Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State Nov. 13-14 on the University’s Atlanta and Macon campuses. This year’s lecturer is Dr. John Compton, professor of political science and chair of the Political Science Department at Chapman University in Orange, California. The three lectures will be delivered under the theme “The Politics of Secularization.” Dr. Compton’s first lecture, titled “Democratic Values in a Secular Age,” will be hosted by the…

Mercer will host the 20th annual Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State Nov. 13-14 on the University’s Atlanta and Macon campuses. This year’s lecturer is Dr. John Compton, professor of political science and chair of the Political Science Department at Chapman University in Orange, California. The three lectures will be delivered under the theme “The Politics of Secularization.” Dr. Compton’s first lecture, titled “Democratic Values in a Secular Age,” will be hosted by the…