Wiggs Hall, a two-story, red brick building featuring four stately columns, is situated on the historic quad on the Macon campus. A recent renovation of this 120-year-old building at Mercer University has preserved much of the historic structure while simultaneously bringing it into the 21st century. The renovated building, which reopened in spring 2022, now houses the Center for Career and Professional Development, Office of Global Engagement, Office of Fellowships and Scholarships, Center for Engaged Learning, and the University Honors…

The second Gothic Festival at Mercer is a series of events that celebrates the Gothic experience in the arts including literature, drama, film, photography, music, and writing. Oct. 26: 6-7:30 p.m. — Panel of Professors discuss themes in the Gothic tradition Oct. 27: 6-8:30 p.m. — Film: A film will be shown and discussed Oct. 28: 6-10 p.m. — Game night: Werewolf! Oct. 29: 2-3:30 p.m. — Contests and cosplay (students' contributions are awarded) Oct. 29: 7:30 p.m.  — Mercer…

On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 6 p.m. Dr. Carol Anderson will provide us with a virtual discussion on her book "One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy." Carol Anderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of "White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide," a New York Times Bestseller, Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner. She is…

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a private movie screening of "Wakanda Forever" as a pre-homecoming event at AmStar 16 on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Only 40 tickets are available. Register here.

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.…