At 5:30 a.m., when most of Mercer’s campus is still dark and silent, cadets from the University's Reserve Officers' Training Corps battalion lace up their boots for morning PT, or physical training. As Mercer student continue to sleep across campus, the cadets gather around Kicklighter Hall, which houses the campus’s ROTC program.
As the stage lights dim and the Baptist Collegiate Ministries worship team takes their place on stage, Newton Chapel fills with students preparing to worship the Lord at Baptist Collegiate Ministries at their weekly Thursday evening meeting.
The Student Government Association's annual Christmas Tree Lighting set Toney Auditorium aglow with candlelight and holiday cheer on Thursday evening.
Every December, the Mercer community gathers for a beloved tradition of flickering candles, dazzling decorations and cherished carols in Toney Auditorium. The annual Christmas Tree Lighting, organized by the Student Government Association, brings festive spirit and cheer that kicks off the holiday season on campus and signals an end to the semester.
As finals season approaches, students are preparing for long study sessions and late nights preparing for incoming exams and deadlines. Whether it be tests, papers or projects, the academic pressure is real, and so is the mental toll that it can create. To help manage this stress, Mercer’s Counseling ...
Rain pattered on the tarp roofs of the chicken coops as goats bleated and more than 150 hens rolled around in their freshly cleaned homes at Brave Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center on Nov. 22. MerServe volunteers drove 30 minutes to Brave Meadows for a workday at the farm where they cleaned and beautified the riding center and the animals’ living spaces.
MerServe's Hunger and Homelessness Committee hosted its first “Giving Thanks and Giving Back” from Nov. 21-23, a Thanksgiving-themed event with six separate community service opportunities.
Throughout the years at Mercer University, Newton Chapel has been more than just a campus landmark; it has also been a symbol of cherished memories, whether that be wedding ceremonies, worship nights or, once a year, Freshman Sunday Introduction to Mercer.
Through a research campaign focused on teaching students about electronic waste and how to prevent additional mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a trio of Mercer students presented information on the humanitarian costs of producing many technological devices with elements found in cobalt in the CSC Breezeway on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.
MU Runway, Mercer’s fashion-forward student organization on campus, held casting calls this week for the club's most popular event, the spring fashion show. The club searched for models, makeup artists, hair dressers and crew members. Aspiring models showed off their runway walks and stuck poses in front of MU Runway’s executive committee in Toney Auditorium.
Mercer Young Democrats held a moment of silence, student speeches and prompted a call to action at a memorial for gun violence victims on Tuesday, Nov. 18. About a dozen students attended the service that organizers said was meant to honor victims of gun violence across the United States while also confronting the logistics behind gun control.
Birds Georgia and Georgia Native Plant Society co-organized a program that taught 15 people from Mercer University and Wesleyan College how to remove invasive plant species from Wesleyan’s arboretum in the Fearsome Five Invasive Species Outreach Program on Nov. 15.
Chinekwu Obidoa hosted a screening for the film “Fire in the Blood,” directed by Dylan Mohan, as part of the African Film Series on Nov. 11. The documentary explores the impact of Western pharmaceutical companies blocking access to affordable antiretroviral drugs that treat HIV and AIDS in developing countries.
Between checking to see if a professor ever replied, scanning Bear Blurbs or killing a few minutes between classes, Mercer students opening their Outlook inbox over the past decade have seen a slew of newsletters with the following signature: David A. Davis, Ph.D, Director of Fellowships and Scholarships.
Mercer University crowned Nathan Weldon ‘26 and Callie Lowery ‘26 as Homecoming king and queen at halftime of Mercer’s final home game of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Mercer alumni, students and fans from all over came to celebrate Homecoming and cheer on the Bears as they faced the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Students walking past the University Center this fall have been greeted by sign draped around the roaring bear statue, standing around 12 feet tall, just outside of the University Center when there is a home football game.
Students, professors, alumni and Macon runners gathered Saturday morning for the annual Mercer University Homecoming 5k that circumnavigates campus.
Mercer University blasted back to the early 2000s Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 as hundreds of students packed into Tony Auditorium for the annual Lip Sync Battle, one of Mercer’s most beloved Homecoming traditions. With this year’s theme, battlers went all out, sporting low-rise jeans, retro iPods and throwback classics that the crowd chanted, cheered and sang along to.
Penny L. Elkins was announced as Mercer University’s 19th president on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 in the University Center’s Heritage Hall.
QuadWorks hosted more than 200 students at the Hotter Than 2000 Fashion Show in Toney Auditorium Thursday at 6 p.m., which matched this year’s Homecoming Y2K theme and coincided with its festivities.
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