Mercer’s Counseling and Psychological Services is relaunching a peer counseling program this semester for students who may feel more comfortable talking to trained students than CAPS counselors.
Mercer’s Counseling and Psychological Services has initiated new programs and strategies to fit the needs of students on campus in recent years. The organization partners with many offices and organizations across campus to support students, including campus health, Housing and Residence Life and TRIO programs.
Understanding Now, a teach-in that aims to inform students on current issues in politics, will take place on Friday in Toney Auditorium at Willingham Hall, beginning at 11:15 a.m. and ending around 2:20 p.m.
Mercer University’s Student Government Association is partnering with Mercer Police to launch an initiative in March that would allow students to have select parking tickets forgiven in exchange for donations of non-perishable items.
Strong winds are expected to bring snow into Macon over the weekend as temperatures dip into the teens for the third weekend in a row. The winter weather is expected early Saturday morning and should peak in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
A new Mercer organization is hitting the court as a group of students has officially formed a pickleball club this semester to expand the reach of the country's fastest growing sport. The club currently meets at the Tattnall Pickleball Center in Tattnall Square Park, located next to campus, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
A bomb threat called into Willet Science Center on Friday morning has been cleared by Mercer Police, according to University spokesperson Jennifer Fairfield-Williams.
Prominent victims' rights advocate, legal commentator and Mercer University alumna Nancy Grace will speak at Founders’ Day on Feb. 4 in Toney Auditorium. Grace graduated with a bachelor's degree in English in 1981 and received her juris doctor from Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law ...
Much of the East Coast and Midwest are preparing for a large winter storm that is predicted to begin this weekend and end by Monday, and some projections show that its impact may stretch down to Macon.
Photography enthusiasts at the McEachern Art Center snapped pictures of flamenco dancer Elena Moro during a workshop organized by associate professor of Spanish Alana Alvarez on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
QuadWorks hosted an ice skating rink event on Friday, Jan. 16 in the Stetson Hall parking lot with a "Skating Into the New Year" theme. Despite the weather hovering around the mid-40s, QuadWorks partnered with Neon Entertainment to provide an ice-like surface to skate on.
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin spoke at an annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance program, hosted by Mercer’s TRIO programs on Jan. 14, 2026. From 6-8 p.m, students, faculty and Maconites filled Willet Science Center's auditorium to commemorate King.To kick off the event, Kassia ...
Mercer University’s Center for Leadership, Ethics and Service and the Office of the President are taking applications for the Presidential Fellowship Program. The program aims will work with President Penny Elkins and those who are awarded a spot in it to develop leadership skills through service and engagement-based experiences. It is open to all undergraduate upperclassmen and graduate students, and applications are due Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Winter weather is expected to move into Macon-Bibb County over this weekend with temperatures dropping below freezing. The cold front is expected to arrive on Saturday with the possibility of icy conditions Sunday morning.
Sreeja Pandiri '26 won the Student Government Association special senior senator election on Jan. 16, 2026. The election was called to replace Brielle McLean '25, who graduated in December.
President Penny Elkins outlined Mercer’s next steps and gathered comments from a large contingent of faculty, staff and students during a Future Forward Forum on Thursday afternoon in the Presidents Dining Room.
Mercer President Penny Elkins will host five public meetings this month to discuss her administration’s vision for the University and gather feedback from students, faculty and staff, according to an email sent Jan. 7. As one of Elkins' first moves as president, she said the discussions are just the first step in crafting her administrative strategy.
Lisa M. Lundquist was named provost and University executive vice president on Monday, Jan. 5 by President Penny Elkins after serving as the senior vice provost since February 2025.
The lights were out in Stetson Hall and a roomful of students paid attention to the screen. Nobody was taking notes, nor was a professor lecturing. Instead, the 2019 whodunit film “Knives Out” played to a rapt audience in mid-November.
When the stands fall silent during a timeout or the game clock winds down at halftime, one group refuses to let the energy dip: the Mercer dance team. With new routines every week and crowds of students, parents and alumni watching closely, the dancers are the spirit-keepers of the sidelines.
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