Roberts Academy at Mercer University is launching its Speaker Series with Malcolm Mitchell on Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the Presidents Dining Room in the University Center on the Macon campus. “Overcoming Reading Challenges – Stories of Success” is a free program presented by Roberts Academy, a transitional school for children with dyslexia. Learn more.

This Thursday, Jan. 25, kicks off the first week of the College Town Throwback Film Series! Students from Mercer University, Middle Georgia State University, and Wesleyan College will be able to see movies for FREE at the historic Douglass Theatre downtown at 7 p.m. MGA's Dr. Patrick Brennan will show "Paper Moon" on January 25th. Mercer's Evey Wilson Wetherbee will be showing "Back to the Future" on February 1. Wesleyan's Tom Ellington will show "Groundhog Day" on February 8. Come…

This Thursday, Jan. 25, kicks off the first week of the College Town Throwback Film Series! Students from Mercer University, Middle Georgia State University, and Wesleyan College will be able to see movies for FREE at the historic Douglass Theatre downtown at 7 p.m. MGA's Dr. Patrick Brennan will show "Paper Moon" on January 25th. Mercer's Evey Wilson Wetherbee will be showing "Back to the Future" on February 1. Wesleyan's Tom Ellington will show "Groundhog Day" on February 8. Come…

National School Counseling Week 2024 School counselors play an integral role in K-12 student success by helping students form healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors that promote academic learning and the development of supportive skills such as time management, perseverance, self-motivation, and self-direction (ASCA, 2019). Mercer University celebrates the work of school counselors in our state! Join us for a free webinar series for National School Counseling Week February 5-9, 2024. Zoom link: https://mercer.zoom.us/j/5175941091 Mercer University is an NBCC Approved Continuing…

This Thursday, Jan. 25, kicks off the first week of the College Town Throwback Film Series! Students from Mercer University, Middle Georgia State University, and Wesleyan College will be able to see movies for FREE at the historic Douglass Theatre downtown at 7 p.m. MGA's Dr. Patrick Brennan will show "Paper Moon" on January 25th. Mercer's Evey Wilson Wetherbee will be showing "Back to the Future" on February 1. Wesleyan's Tom Ellington will show "Groundhog Day" on February 8. Come…

Join the Mercer University Dance Team for a college prep clinic. Participants will learn choreography to the Mercer fight song, as well as both a hip hop and pom dance. A "gameday" and technique session has also been included as part of the agenda. Following the clinic, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session with current members of the Mercer Dance Team. This clinic will be held on Sunday, February 11th beginning at 8:30am…

Join MerServe and Mercer Votes for a Panel Discussion on the Intersection of Housing and Food Insecurity on Thursday, February 15th from 5:30 PM - 7 PM in the Willet Auditorium. This event will bring together experts, advocates, and community leaders to explore the relationship between housing and food security in Macon, Bibb. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to the ongoing conversation.

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 Quad Works. On February 21, students, faculty, staff, and the public are welcome to join us in Stetson 251 at 6:30 P.M. as we watch and discuss "93 Days", a film based on the true story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices…

Join Engage for Images of Positive Aging: A Guided Response Tour Photography Exhibition of images used in an interprofessional education activity with health professions students to promote positive aging. Participants will be introduced to the 4Ms framework of age-friendly healthcare and view the photographs using a Guided Response Tour approach. Engage faculty will facilitate a brief discussion at the conclusion on the event. This exhibition is the result of an activity supported by a Mercer Health Sciences Interprofessional Education Grant…

Join us for a screening of "Breaking the News" and a panel discussion on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Willet Science Center Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary "Breaking the News"…