Images of Positive Aging: A Guided Response Tour Photography Exhibition
Mercer Innovation Center 1501 Mercer University Dr, Macon, GAJoin 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…
“Breaking the News” Screening and Panel
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…
2024 Visionary Student Panel Showcase
Willet AuditoriumIf you could wave a magic wand and fix one problem in your community, what would it be? Since 2015, Mercer undergraduates on the Macon campus have been tackling this question via the Visionary Student Panel (VSP) program. Through VSP, students receive coaching to support their development of a 5-minute project pitch that addresses a…
Roberts Academy Presents: Discovering Dyslexia with Allison Hawkins
Woodruff House 988 Bond St., Macon, GAThe primary goal of the Discovering Dyslexia Community Education Series is to educate Middle Georgia families about dyslexia while also providing a supportive platform for caregivers to ask questions and get answers. Each session will feature an expert guest who will be available to address inquiries on topics such as: the diagnostic process, occupational therapy,…
Africa Film Series “Asmaa”
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 March 20th, students, faculty, staff, and the public are welcome to join us in Stetson 251 as we watch…
Women’s History Month Lecture
Willet AuditoriumDorothy Roberts, the 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor and George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, with give a Women's History Month lecture on “Policing Black Women: The Urgency of Reproductive Justice.” The event will take place 6-8 p.m. March 21. Location TBD. The public is invited.
Roberts Academy Presents Discovering Dyslexia With Orton-Gillingham Expert Ellen Hill
The primary goal of the Discovering Dyslexia Community Education Series is to educate Middle Georgia families about dyslexia while also providing a supportive platform for caregivers to ask questions and get answers. Each session will feature an expert guest who will be available to address inquiries on topics such as: the diagnostic process, occupational therapy,…
G. Van Greene Distinguished Lecture
Cecil B. Day Hall AuditoriumDeanna L. Kelly, Pharm.D., BCPP, professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, will deliver the 2024 G. Van Greene Distinguished Lecture at Mercer University College of Pharmacy in Atlanta. The…
At the Speed of Trust: An Interactive Lunch and Learn
Join the Center for Engaged Learning, Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, and the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing on Wednesday, March 27 for an interactive discussion that explores the…
Fiction Craft Talk by Sams Chair Tiphanie Yanique
Connell Student Center, Conference Room 1 1501 Mercer University Dr, MaconProf. Tiphanie Yanique, Mercer's 2024 Ferrol A. Sams Distinguished Chair of English, will give a craft talk titled "Realisms: Resisting White Supremacy to Develop Character in Fiction and in Yourself" on Mar. 27 at 4 p.m. in CSC 1. This lecture is free and open to the public. Tiphanie Yanique is a poet, novelist, essayist…