Melanated Bears/Canvasing Black History When: 6 p.m. Feb. 23 Where: Conference Room 3, Connell Student Center, Macon Details: This QuadWorks event will promote cultural awareness about Black history by allowing students to create painted handprints or squares with famous African American initials or sayings that have inspired them. The handprints will later be pieced together to make a mural.

Mercer University’s Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies will award the 2024 Thomas Robinson Prize for Southern Literature to former Poet Laureate of the United States Rita Dove on February 23 at 6 p.m. in the University’s Presidents Dining Room.

Join Mercer Mandarin in celebrating Lunar New Year with a Game Night for our first meeting this semester! Learn about the Lantern Festival, test your vocab and trivia knowledge with Jeopardy, solve riddles for prizes, and play online games! Event is Friday, February 23 at 7:00 PM in KNT 207.

Mercer women's golf team hosts the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational at the Great Waters Golf Club.

Bears host Florida Gulf Coast at Leroy Peddy Tennis Center.

Turn your associate degree into a bachelor’s degree at Mercer. Join Mercer's Office of University Admissions to learn how you can transfer credits and earn your bachelor’s degree at Mercer. With in-person evening classes, fully online programs, and blended class options available in a variety of subject areas, Mercer can help you balance the demands of life while pursuing your education and professional development.

Day two of the Mercer Bear Invitational at Sikes Field.

Double-header action in Hawkins Arena with the women's basketball team hosting Wofford.

Second game of the series.

Black History Month Poetry and Pottery When: 3 p.m. Feb. 24 Where: Conference Room 1, Connell Student Center, Macon Details: QuadWorks will provide students with premade vases to paint, and a slideshow featuring vase painting designs in African culture will help provide inspiration.