The wonderful wizarding world of Harry Potter has come to Mercer. For starters, to get you of your muggle bubble are a series of lectures that discuss topics from societal issues to werewolves and even a sprinkle of sparkling Twilight gets thrown into the cauldron. For a schedule of the events just ...
The Mercer Theatre Department held the last performance of the hit musical: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change on September 25th, 2011. This show is the second-longest running Off-Broadway musical and is now the longest running show in Mercer Theatre history. The story is told through short, mostly ...
The symphony of bulldozers moving large amounts of dirt, clay and cement has recently added themselves to the soundtrack of life on Mercer’s Campus. To accompany the noise, a black fence has blocked off an area of through-traffic that connected the east side of campus to the west. Students and faculty ...
Mercer held its annual Family Weekend on Sept. 23, 24 and 25. According to Carrie Ingoldsby, Director of Campus Life and Student Involvement, Family Weekend was a great success, with over 150 families registered to attend. Additionally, many family members of upperclassmen came to support their ...
Mercer student, Kelvin Graddick recently was selected to participate in the Food and Community Fellows program. Graddick is one of 14 students selected for this year’s program from a pool of 560 applicants. Graddick will return to his hometown of Hamilton, Ga. to revamp the West Georgia Farmers Cooperative. The ...
Mercer hosted a Study Abroad Fair in Connell Student Center Sept. 13 throughout the lunch hours to give current students information on upcoming study abroad opportunities. Mercer offers a wide variety of international educational experiences at many destinations, many of which were represented ...
QuadWorks held a Music Trivia Night in the Bear Rock Café of the University Center Sept. 17. Featured on the WAM (Weekends at Mercer) program, the trivia night targeted students staying on campus over the weekend. While some questions tested students’ knowledge of classic rock, most of the questions ...
The National Pan-Hellenic Conference (NPHC) at Mercer held their annual NPHC unity week Sept. 12-16 to raise awareness about their initiatives on campus. NPHC is an organization comprised of the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities, five of which are represented at Mercer University. Shedrick Martin, ...
This past Saturday, Mercer’s LEAP (Local Engagement Against Poverty) initiative hosted the annual ‘Super Service Saturday: Be a Good Neighbear’ event across the surrounding community in an effort to actively reduce poverty and strengthen the relationship between Mercer students and the surrounding ...
On Sept. 15, Dr. R. Kirby Godsey, author of the best-selling books When We Talk About God Let’s Be Honest, The Courage Factor, and Centering Our Souls, spoke to students and faculty in Newton Chapel about his latest book, Is God a Christian?. Dr. Godsey served as Mercer’s 17th president for ...
Mercer students gathered on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks to honor those who lost lives or loved ones. Alpha Phi Omega partnered with Campus Life and the Religious Life center to put together the ceremony. The memorial service began in Newton Chapel and finished ...
U.S. News and World Report ranked Mercer No. 9 in the South in the "Best Regional Universities" category as part of its annual ranking of universities. This is the 13th consecutive year that Mercer has made the Top 10. The University is also ranked No. 7 in the South in the category of “Great Schools, ...
Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music recently announced a new season of concerts for 2011-2012. One event was the annual Robert McDuffie and Friends Labor Day Festival for Strings that was held Sept. 1 and Sept. 5 in Neva Langley Ficking Hall of the McCorkle Music Building. The calendar of ...
From August Wed., Aug. 10 to Sun., Aug. 14, the Mercer University Flute Choir attended the National Flute Association Convention in Charlotte, NC. While at the convention, the flute choir had the honor or performing in a showcase. Joanna Malcom, a member of the flute choir, said that the experience ...
This fall, Harry Potter came to Mercer in the form of English 236, an upper-level English class where students learn about none other than “The Boy Who Lived” himself, and at the same time can fulfill their gen. ed. requirement. Specifically, the class aims to take a critical look at fantasy literature, ...
SGA announced the winners of the senior senator and freshman senator elections this afternoon. The results are as follows:Senior Senator:Trent WhiteFreshman Senators:Akeme Uborn (Class president) Raymond Partolan Thornton Brewer A.J. Winfield Bentley Hudgins"We're really excited to welcome all our ...
Another summer has come and gone, and books have begun to arrive at Mercer students’ doorsteps. Along with the bundle of fresh faces swirled in a mix of returning upperclassman, the lingering option of Greek Life recruitment begins its usual persistence. As the school calendar turns over, incoming ...
This fall, Mercer will begin work on Lyceum, a university-wide initiative to encourage learning, service and action within the Mercer community. The program aims to create a central program, known as a “lyceum” to plan university-wide events that follow the theme of morally transformative learning, ...
Mercer students will have access to affordable rental transportation through Bear Bikes, an initiative supported by the Student Government Association. Heather Bowman-Cutway, advisor to the Student Environmental Association, organized the program along with Jordan Locke, SGA president. College Hill ...
Safety on and off campus remains an important issue for both new students and upper classmen. Students returning to campus should remember to stay aware no matter how comfortable they have become with the area. Police Chief Gary Collins, along with the entirety of the Mercer Police Department, made ...
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