Part of Mercer’s Gothic Festival, this show features ghost stories from Mercer and Middle Georgia, interspersed with moments from Gothic authors. Special effects from the newly constructed tech booth are set to impress! These creepy haunts and horrors will be the epitome of the spirit of fall. Admission to the Nov. 12 show is free.

This holiday tradition, hosted by the Student Government Association, annually draws hundreds of students as well as faculty, staff and their families to Willingham Auditorium. The Mercer Singers lead the audience in carols, the University minister offers a Christmas meditation, and a faculty/staff member entertains the audience with a traditional Christmas reading. The event concludes with the lighting of the Mercer Christmas tree and Winter Wonderland in the Village.

The SNAG’EM acronym summarizes the features of Canvas that should be present in all courses, in all delivery formats, and for all students. SNAG’EM stands for Syllabus, Navigation, Announcements, Grades, Engagement, and Modules. These Canvas features make courses the most usable and effective for students. The SNAG’EM workshop will help faculty members use Canvas well and will serve as a checklist to help make sure your course is effective for all of your students. The SNAG’EM workshop is 45 minutes,…

ChatGPT, powered by OpenAI, is a text generation tool/search engine powered by artificial intelligence. ChatGPT is capable of generating quality text that could be used as the body of papers and essays. Plagiarism checkers like Turnitin do not catch text from ChatGPT since such text has not been published before. This workshop will discuss preliminary observations about these tools and ways to structure assignments that deter students from using them.

Do you want to study abroad but don't know where to start? Come out to Wiggs 116 and join the Office of Global Education on Monday, January 23rd at 5PM to learn all about the different study abroad programs offered at Mercer!

The Women's Rights Are Human Rights exhibition features international posters on gender-based inequality, violence and discrimination. There will be an interdisciplinary discussion panel on the topic at 4:30-5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Connell Student Center, Conference Room 2. The panel includes Dr. Natalie Bourdon, Dr. Erin McClenathan, Dr. Amy Nichols-Belo and Dr. Laura Simon and is moderated by Tennille Shuster. A closing reception will follow in the Plunkett Gallery, Hardman Hall, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.…

Founders’ Day began in 1891 and was created as a celebration of Jesse Mercer’s birthday. During the mid-1990s, the Student Government Association brought Founders’ Day back to the Macon campus as one of the most cherished traditions. Join us as we celebrate this tradition as a prominent Mercerian is invited back to the University to share how Mercer has influenced his or her life.

Terry Hershey is an author, humorist, inspirational speaker, dad, ordained minister, golf addict and smitten by French wine. He divides his time between designing sanctuary gardens and sharing practices of “pausing” and “sanctuary” to help us rest, renew and live wholeheartedly. Story is one of the most powerful forms of communication, and Terry is a master storyteller. He tells stories of grace and inspiration as well as sharing his gift of seeing the world with new eyes. Spending a moment…

The Office for Student Success invites faculty and staff to come to an open Student Success Forum! We will be discussing Student Success initiatives in a town hall-like forum. We welcome Residential and Undergraduate faculty and staff to join. The event will take place in CSC 1 on Wednesday, February 8 at 10:10 am. We look forward to seeing you there!

Celebrate Arbor Day by planting a tree! We will be giving away persimmon and chestnut oak trees to celebrate Mercer's status as a Tree Campus USA. First come, first serve. Limit of two of each type of tree per person. Thursday 2/16 @ 12 pm, GSC Lobby.