The Spencer B. King, Jr., Center for Southern Studies is hosting guest lecturer Dr. John Lowe. John Wharton Lowe (BA Vanderbilt, MA Georgia State, M. Phil, Ph.D. Columbia), is the recipient of the MELUS Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Ethnic American Literatures, was Robert Penn Warren Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Founding Director of the Program in Louisiana and Caribbean Studies at Louisiana State University. He has authored and edited numerous books…

The Office of Nontraditional and Evening Services (ONES) is a Student Support Services Program for new, returning and transfer students seeking a bachelor’s degree at the Regional Academic Centers in Macon, Henry, and Douglas. We provide services to retain and graduate students and work as liaisons between students, faculty, staff, and our community partners. The ONES program provides opportunities and resources for academic, career, financial, and social development.

Real Talk is a monthly series featuring speakers you know, stories from their lives, and real talk about the ups and downs of navigating college. Get to know the people behind the podiums & the faces you see on campus, and learn that you are not alone in the challenges you face.

Come enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and some plantain chips while we learn about Nigerian food and culture from Dr. Obidoa.

Last year a group of students conducted a Mercer on Mission in South Africa providing Innovations in STEAM Education. Come hear from those students about their experiences, challenges, and joys. Relive some of their adventures through pictures and stories. Also hear about a similar mission planned for this summer.

A competitive tournament style game night with a raffle

A bingo event with prizes for winners hosted at the Farmers Market

This holiday tradition, hosted by the Student Government Association, annually draws more than 500 students as well as faculty, staff and their families to Willingham Auditorium or the grounds outside it. The Mercer Singers and the Mercer Bearitones lead the audience in carols, the University Minister offers a Christmas meditation, and a faculty member entertains the audience with a traditional Christmas reading. The event concludes with the lighting of the Mercer Christmas tree and the serving of cookies and hot…

Join QuadWorks directly after Christmas Tree Lighting to do crafts hosted by Mercer student organizations, hang with Santa, and take pictures in a professional photo booth. Milk, cookies, and hot chocolate will be served for all!

Mercer organizations will host Christmas themed activities at various tables.