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Election results for 2021-2022 Mercer SGA Senators released
By Samantha Homcy | September 9SGA released results for their annual senatorial elections for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Executive Forum to feature Emmy award-winning sportscaster
By Alina Noorani | September 7Mercer University’s Executive Forum will hold its 42nd annual dinner presentation Tuesday hosted by seven-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster Ernie Johnson Jr.Founded in 1979, the Executive Forum aims to connect students and faculty to the outside business world with events ranging from networking ...
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COVID-19 cases jump as students return to Macon campus, classes begin
By Mary Helene Hall | September 3Over 70 cases of COVID-19 were reported on Mercer University’s Macon campus this week according to the weekly testing summary. The number has nearly doubled each week since students began moving back on campus.The week freshmen moved in for Bear Beginnings, August 13-19, the Macon campus reported ...
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Panhellenic recruitment to begin virtually after positive COVID-19 cases
By Mary Helene Hall | September 2Mercer Panhellenic will begin the first round of fall formal recruitment virtually via Zoom Friday.Each round was scheduled to be in-person originally, but three members of Panhellenic sororities reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 Monday and Tuesday, according to the Office of Campus Life in a ...
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Blue Bird Scholars hint at bigger corporate relationships for Mercer
By Samantha Homcy | September 1This past summer, eight Mercer students from the Stetson School of Business and the School of Engineering were selected to participate in the new Blue Bird Scholars program. The program is part of a larger university initiative to enhance corporate relations at Mercer, according to Kimberly Meredith, ...
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Five great places to study on campus
By Samantha Homcy | August 31The transition to college can be tough, and getting used to a new school and a new environment contributes to that. One of the most important parts of starting college is developing an efficient study plan. Luckily, there are lots of beautiful places to study on Mercer’s campus. Tarver Library Tarver ...
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$1 million Outdoor Recreation Complex unveiled at Rec the Night
By Mary Helene Hall | August 31Mercer’s all-new Outdoor Recreation Complex got a warm welcome from students during the annual Recreational Sports & Wellness “Rec the Night” event last Thursday. Rec the Night typically takes place in the University Center, but the opening of the ORC gave those behind the project the chance ...
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Black Bear movie theater to open in Mercer Village
By Henry Keating | August 26Coming soon to a vacated hair salon near you: an all-new, unique movie theater with Mercer ties. Jay Black, a Mercer professor, Carl Fambro, owner of Francar's Buffalo Wings, and Bill Ackerman, a recent Veterans Affairs retiree, have begun converting the former Indigo Salon & Spa next door to Francar’s ...
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Student MTA shuttle releases updated routes
By Mary Helene Hall | August 25The Mercer shuttle has announced new routes, times and an additional pick-up area for the 2021-2022 academic year. The shuttle, managed by the university and the Macon Transit Authority, is a service to allow students a safe method of transportation. Each route has three pick-up and drop-off locations: ...
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Free COVID-19 vaccines to be offered at Bear Fair, Mercer Law School, Penfield Hall
By Samantha Homcy | August 22Mercer is encouraging students, faculty and community members to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by offering free and convenient opportunities to get the shot. In an email sent to the Mercer community Aug. 12, President Bill Underwood said that Mercer’s goal is to have 80% of students either fully ...
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Alpha Kappa Alpha suspended due to hazing, other chapters on probation
By Samantha Homcy and Mary Helene Hall | August 21Fall recruitment for Mercer’s fraternities and sororities is quickly approaching, and according to Fraternity and Sorority Program’s 2020-2021 review, most of the Greek Life organizations are currently in good standing. However, there are a few exceptions.Alpha Kappa Alpha is suspended for the 2021-2022 ...
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Mercer Law announces interim dean of school
By Mary Helene Hall | August 20Karen Sneddon, former Mercer Law School associate dean, has been named the interim law school dean by Provost David Scott Davis. The announcement comes in the wake of Dean Cathy Cox’s appointment to president of Georgia College and State University. “I value Mercer's students, alumni, staff, faculty ...
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SGA announces fall event dates, summer updates, election qualification details
By Samantha Homcy | August 19Mercer’s Student Government Association (SGA) has been hard at work this summer to plan for another successful year, according to SGA President Rylan Allen. The organization now has a newly remodeled office and has solidified many of their plans for the upcoming year, including details about this ...
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Getting to know Mercer Affirmations
By Mary Helene Hall | August 19Mercer students were treated with a new source of entertainment this summer. Mercer Affirmations, an Instagram page that features memes relating to life as a student at Mercer, was started in July and has been going strong ever since. The Cluster had the opportunity to sit down with the curator of ...
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Masks now required on campus for unvaccinated individuals
By Samantha Homcy | August 18Mercer has updated its campus vaccination and mask policy according to an Aug. 12 announcement. The university now requires unvaccinated students, employees and guests to wear masks in indoor public spaces. The university does not require masks for individuals in outdoor settings. While the statement ...
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Dean of Mercer School of Law to become president of Georgia College
By Samantha Homcy | August 16Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State and the current dean of Mercer’s School of Law, has been named as the sole finalist to become president of Georgia State and College University by the University System of Georgia. Georgia College’s current president, Steve Dorman, announced in January ...
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Ford Concert Series lineup announced for upcoming football season
By Samantha Homcy | August 11Mercer Athletics has announced the artists slated to perform during the upcoming football season at the 2021 Ford Concert Series.The series consists of five concerts that will be hosted at Toby Town, which is adjacent to Five Star Stadium, before each of Mercer’s home football games in the fall. This ...
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Mercer to participate in White House vaccine challenge
By Micah Johnston | June 17[related title="Related Stories" stories="28404,28401,28037,28301" align="right" background="on" border="all" shadow="off"] Mercer officially joined the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge last Thursday, according to the university. The school will participate in the program at the request of the White ...
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Mercer to participate in White House vaccine challenge
By Micah Johnston | June 17Mercer officially joined the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge last Thursday, according to the university. The school will participate in the program at the request of the White House and the U.S Department of Education.The College Vaccine Challenge advocates for colleges and universities around the ...
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Students not required to receive COVID-19 vaccine, unvaccinated to be tested weekly
By Mary Helene Hall | June 10Students and faculty will not be required to have their COVID-19 vaccines for the fall semester, according to an email Thursday from university President Bill Underwood.Vaccinated students and faculty will fill out a "screening questionnaire," and unvaccinated students and faculty will be ...
