We hope to educate students about the health issue of 'lack of sleep' on campus. In order to do this, we will be passing out educational flyers on the health outcomes of poor sleep, make them do a short quiz by asking questions out loud, and if they get a certain amount of answers right, we will be passing out candy.  

Thursday, April 18 Townsend School of Music Honors Recital Fickling Hall, 3:30 p.m.

The final Third Thursday Reading Series event of the season will feature a tribute to Mercer Alumnus David Bottoms (Class of 1971), who served as the Poet Laureate of Georgia from 2002 to 2012. The evening will begin with a reading by the winners of the David Bottoms Prize for Poetry, which will be awarded to the Mercer University undergraduate students whose poems best exemplify Bottoms’ belief that poetry is “a search for consequence.”

Learn to improve productivity and processes through this foundational Lean Six Sigma training. This course will cover key tools and concepts such as the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) methodology, data collection and measurement techniques, how to display visual data, lean analysis tools (including fishbone diagram, 5 Why’s, 5 S’s, Gemba Walk, and Poka-Yoke), brainstorming and option selection criteria, process improvement results assessment, documentation, and introduction to Six Sigma leadership and cultural approaches. This introductory course is designed…

According to Feeding America, nearly 10,000 children in Bibb County suffered from food insecurity in 2019. You can help Backpack Buddies supply children with food when they are not in school! To learn more about how Backpack Buddies benefits our community, click on the link below! Backpack Buddies' Website Please check in at 2:30 p.m. in the Connell Student Center lobby to meet your site leader, receive directions, and arrange carpooling!

Welcome to MerServe, Mercer's student-led service programming board! On Saturday, April 20th, you'll have a chance to engage with organizations like Salvation Army, Girl Scouts Camp, and more as part of our second Service Saturday of the spring semester! Stay tuned for details about our upcoming events! Follow @mercermerserve on Instagram for updates. Please meet at the Connell Student Center lobby at around 8:30 AM to sign in, get instructions for the day, and coordinate rides. We will have the…

Join us on April 20 to volunteer at the Macon-Bibb Earth Day Festival! We will be assisting with welcoming visitors, providing directions for the event, and helping run the "Kids Zone" by assisting children with Earth-Day related activities. Water will be provided for volunteers. Please be sure to wear comfortable shoes and cool clothing. There will be 2 shifts for this event. For the 10 am - 12 pm shift, please check in at 9:30 am in the Connell Student…

Celebrate the end of the semester with inflatables, carnival games, a petting zoo (10 am-1 pm), a beer garden (12-2 pm), and more! Students, faculty, staff, and families are welcome. Graduates, come pick up your free alumni t-shirt!

Do you know your history? The My Name Matters Campaign asks all Mercerians this question through their project, Hidden Threads: Intellect, Diversity & Religious Freedom. The research study has been designed to explore and analyze the historical timeline and debate between Mercer University and the Georgia Baptist Convention severance. With the contribution of the materials stored in the University’s Archives, we have newly restored video footage from the “We are Mercer” rally of 2005. Join us to view this rediscovered…

For the last 10 years, the folks at Mulberry United Methodist Church have used their community garden to feed members of the Macon community. Students can expect to plant various plants and flowers, pull weeds, prune bushes, paint walls/sidewalks, clean up the garden, and much more! According to Feeding America, 60 million people relied on food banks and community programs for food in 2020. Mulberry Garden has been feeding members of the Macon community for over 10 years. Your help…