Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities. MerServe participates in Lights on Afterschool by hosting fun and engaging art, STEM, and sports activities throughout local elementary and middle schools. All you need do is form a team of 2 or more and select your activity. Past activities have included face painting, corn hole, slime making, and cookie decorating. Don't have…

A talk on "Nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria and their legume plant hosts" - by Dr. Kathryn Jones Ph.D., Associate Professor, Florida State University.

Come on out and cheer on our Championship Game Flag Football teams! There will be pizza, games, and tons of fun at the ORC! The game times are as follows: Women's at 5:45, Co-Rec at 7:00, Men's at 8:15, and Fraternity at 9:30!

Mercer University’s Creative Writing Program will host a reading by award-winning poet Charlotte Pence Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room inside the University Center on the Macon campus. The event, free and open to the public, will include poetry from Pence’s new book, Code, which received the 2020 Book of the Year award from Alabama Poetry Society and was a finalist for Foreword Reviews Indie Poetry Book of 2020.

Dr. Monty Cole, conductor The students of the Mercer Jazz Combo continue their exploration of the music of great American Jazz Artists. Join us for an evening of John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Eddie Harris.

The School to Prison Pipeline is a disturbing national trend where children are funneled out of public school and into the juvenile and criminal Justice system. Join us Thursday, October 28 at 7:13pm in Stetson 243 for a riveting conversation. The first 25 people to enter will receive a canvas to paint as they take part in this event!

Eat great food and support a great cause. Jag's Pizzeria and Pub will donate 10% of the day's sales to Mercer's United Way Campaign!

Volleyball vs. UNCG

Students will play multiple rounds of Bingo to win expensive prizes. There will also be a Halloween costume contest with prizes!

Timothy McReynolds, collaborative piano Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano R. Timothy McReynolds, celebrated vocal collaborator and new faculty member of Mercer's Townsend School of Music, joins Georgia College and State University faculty member and internationally acclaimed soprano, Jennifer Piazza-Pick, champion of American women composers in presenting a recital of new music by living composers.