Since the 1900s, Mercer University students have made the annual trip to Penfield, Ga. to participate in the historic Pilgrimage to Penfield event. On Oct. 19, students participated in a cemetery tour, gathering in the chapel, dinner and a display of fireworks hosted by the Student Government Association ...
On Oct. 16 Mercer’s Panhellenic Council hosted the High Heel Race, its first philanthropic event of the semester. Non-Greek and Greek male participants paid $5 to $10 and raced up the street near Porter Patch wearing high heels. The first person to cross the finish line won a $30 gift card to Margaritas. ...
Returning from Student Government Association’s annual Pilgrimage to Penfield event on Oct. 19, one of the eight charter buses experienced a three vehicle automobile accident. The bus was the second to last bus driving and contained 54 people onboard, including three SGA members and the bus driver. No ...
Mercer University hosted the annual Lights on Afterschool program on Oct. 18. Lights on Afterschool is held every fall and engages Mercer University students and local Bibb county school children to create a safe and healthy environment for kids after school. This year the event was held at Ingram-Pye ...
Dr. Michael Kreyling gave a series of three lectures at Mercer University which started on Oct. 15 and concluded on Oct. 16. The three lectures were hosted by Mercer’s Southern studies program at the Medical School Auditorium. All three lectures were on the Civil War and are part of the Lamar Memorial ...
Career Services recently held a Graduate School workshop on Oct. 16. The purpose of the workshop was to give students information about applying for graduate school. Steve Brown, Director of Career Services, presented the Graduate School workshop. The presentation at the workshop focused on resources ...
After 92 years of student publication, Mercer’s student run newspaper has been digitized into an online database archive. The project is an exciting development for the Cluster, allowing people to access a large portion of its coverage of the 20th century. The Cluster began its publication in 1920, ...
Mercer students have reacted to an anonymous flyer, which stated opinions about having white history months and organizations on campus. The flyer was posted throughout various residence halls and academic buildings. The flyer expressed that “it is just as fair to have White History Month/s as it ...
Mercer students have reacted over an anonymous flyer, stating the opinion of having white history months and organizations on campus, which was posted throughout various residence halls and academic buildings. The article of paper expressed that “it is just as fair to have White History Month/s as ...
Mercer University students of all ages said goodbye as Fresh Food Company employee Carolyn Smith, commonly known across campus as Ms. Carolyn, retired on Oct. 5 after 23 years of service. Throughout her years at Mercer, Smith came in contact with almost every student as she swiped their bear cards ...
On Sept. 28, Mercer University students, faculty and members of the press from around the nation gathered together as the people who made the Center for Collaborative Journalism possible ceremoniously dedicated the new center. The dedication of the center was led by Mercer President William D. Underwood ...
Mercer University’s Office of Career Services held its annual Fall Career Expo in the University Center’s Heritage Hall Sept. 26. Undergraduate students and alumni had the opportunity to speak with representatives from several local and national organizations and submit resumes for possible employment ...
Many Mercer students experienced their first presidential debate this past Wednesday in the new Center for Collaborative Journalism. This was the opening of the presidential debates for 2012 between candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Quadworks and the Society of Collegiate Journalism co-hosted ...
Tim Regan-Porter, director of the Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University and founder of Paste Magazine was awarded funding for his grant entitled the Macon Music Ambassadors Program on Wednesday Sept. 26. The main idea of this program is to bring in both national and regional musicians ...
Mercer University’s School of Engineering was awarded two grants to support the research projects of Dr. Sinjae Hyun, associate professor of biomedical engineering. The grants were awarded from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grants will aid in creating a more effective inhalation drug ...
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, QuadWorks put on an event that allowed students to give back and show their support for survivors of breast cancer. Go Pink was an event that allowed students to give money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and receive a memento of their donation ...
Mercer’s Student Government Association in conjunction with the Office of Campus Life, the Center of Theology and the Lyceum Committee conducted a campus-wide mock presidential election from Sept. 24-28. The results showed that 55 percent voted for President Barrack Obama, while 39 percent voted for ...
During the week of Sept. 9-15 the National Pan-Hellenic Council held its annual NPHC week showcasing the individual fraternity and sorority’s personalities through a variety of informational and entertaining programs. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. is the coordinating body for the nine historically ...
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity hosted their annual Watermelon Bust philanthropy event on Sept. 21 with proceeds directly benefiting the Middle Georgia Food Bank. The North American Food Drive is the fraternity’s national philanthropy that was established by Lambda Chi Alpha. The fraternity does various ...
Mercer University welcomed many families to campus for the University’s three day annual Family Weekend. “We had 220 families registered this year,” said Carrie Ingoldsby, director of Campus Life. “[That is] about 800 total people, including students. It was the largest Family Weekend attendance ...
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