Mercer will formally re-open the historic Capricorn Sounds Studios in Macon as Mercer Music at Capricorn on Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. The dedication ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will take place on an outdoor stage behind the studios and will feature music by Mercer’s Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and the Otis Redding Foundation’s DREAM Team, as well as remarks from Mercer President William D. Underwood and other special guests. At the conclusion of the…

Learn about Mercer Libraries' new Primo Discovery Search tool and LibGuides research guides in this short online presentation! Tuesday, January 7 @ 12:00pm https://mercer.zoom.us/j/934646892

2nd Annual Living the Dream MLK Day Celebration Event featuring keynote speaker Dr. Kirk Nooks, president of Gordon State College. Event presented by Minority Mentor Program and Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives. First 100 students receive free t-shirts.

The Byington Lecture will be presented by Dr. Kevin Kruse, Professor of History at Princeton University. The title of his lecture is “White Flight: Race and Public Space in Atlanta”. Dr. Kruse specializes in the political, social, and urban/suburban history of twentieth-century America, with a particular interest in conflicts over race, rights and religion and the making of modern conservatism.

Every year, Mercer Asia host a campus-wide Lunar New Year dinner with free food, prizes and fun performances. During Lunar New Year, Asian families come together to share their meals, wish each other good fortune and celebrate the coming year. We want to create that experience for Lunar New Year attendees and our members and help them learn more about Asian cultures.

MerServe’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is bringing Maconites and Mercerians together to raise awareness about housing and food insecurity through education, advocacy, and service. Events will be held Feb 3-7 with a special preview event on Saturday, Feb. 1. Follow MerServe for more details.

William L. Self Preaching Lectures 2020 Self Preaching Lecturer Miroslav Volf Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology, Yale University Founding Director, Yale Center for Faith & Culture The Home of God and the Task of Ministry

In this first installment of the four-part Economic (in)Justice in America series, a panel will explore the inequity behind urban interstate development and the story of Macon’s Pleasant Hill community in their fight for restoration and revitalization. Panelists include Tedra Huston, Executive Director of Macon-Bibb Community Enhancement Authority; Peter Givens, President of Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Improvement Association; and Dr. Doug Thompson, Professor and Director of Spencer B. King, Jr. Center for South Studies at Mercer University. Co-sponsored by the Center…

Founders' Day began in 1891 and was created as a celebration of Jesse Mercer's birthday. During the mid-1990's, 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.

This is a student debate between Christian Watson and David Stokes hosted by Students for Liberty on the issue of capitalism. It will take place in the Willet Science Center auditorium.