Junior political science major Cole Porter said he’s been passionately involved with community development since high school. “Specifically public space and how it can impact our lives as community members,” he said. On Nov. 3 and 4, he has the opportunity to watch a dream of his come true ...
There were few reports in the Senate meeting on Oct. 30 due to time constraints posed by the first Homecoming event of the week. National Director of Small Business Day JR McNair, an entrepreneur who works at the Mercer Innovation Center as an advisor, presented to SGA about an event that will occur ...
The Macon community was recently invited to participate in a community service project designed and executed by Wesleyan College students through Wesleyan’s Lane Center for Service and Leadership. The Women With Purpose Festival was held Oct. 21. It highlighted women in the Macon-Bibb area who are ...
Tarver Library is set to make some renovations to the main floor in the near future. During the Student Government Association meeting on Oct. 16, Dean of the Library Beth Hammond spoke to the senators about the upcoming renovations in Jack Tarver Library. She said that all of the furniture on the ...
Mercer will soon host an event that they have never done before. The Summit will take place on Oct. 26 with a theme of “Transforming Good Intentions into Good Practices.” Professor Lisa Vu said the idea to host the summit came up because of the many new development-oriented programs at Mercer. ...
The student population of Mercer University has increased in total enrollment by about 300 students in the past five years. An increase that brings more people - and their cars to campus. One of the biggest complaints about these increases has concerned parking. Mercer Police said they have issued ...
Pres. Olivia Buckner opened the meeting by addressing Homecoming. SGA members will maintain a presence at all of the events. All members will also attend a formal presentation by Mercer One in Four alongside Pres. Underwood on Wednesday at seven p.m. Vice President Oge Onuh gave her report next. "Last ...
The Oct. 16 senate meeting opened with President Olivia Buckner expressing concerns about sustainability on campus. She said there are plans in the works for establishing a committee within SGA “focused on researching sustainable development efforts for campus.” Next came a Gallery Report from ...
One of Mercer’s longstanding traditions, Be a Good Neighbear, was held on Oct. 21. Led by MerServe, a student-run organization, this event continues to be one that many students participate in. The event gives a way for students to help out in the Macon community, as well as a way to build bridges ...
A relatively older club on campus has recently become very active. The Mercer Animal Rescue organization was founded several years ago, but was recently revived by fifth year senior Grace Witcher and sophomore Greer Weed. “[We decided to revive the club because of all] the stray animals around campus ...
Kirklyn Hodges, born and raised in Macon, worked most of his life in the construction business. After building knowledge on African culture while living in Atlanta, Hodges said he acquired the desire to educate the Macon community, specifically the youth, on his findings. “That’s something that ...
Mercer University has closed a matter involving one of its former police officers. Mark Teems, formerly of Mercer University Atlanta’s police force at the Cecil B. Day campus, no longer works with the university after comments found on his Facebook page called for murder. Screenshots sent to 11Alive ...
Two Mercer students were recognized by the United Nations for their successes within a campus organization. Seniors Shelsea Chilumuna and Unnati Patel traveled to Washington, D.C. in September to participate in the United Nations’ 2017 Leadership Symposium. The U.N. invited them to attend upon reviewing ...
During this week’s Senate meeting, SGA members discussed initiatives to engage with the student body and to hear their concerns as they plan for future improvements. Plans range from improving the Mercer mobile app to administering more intuitive surveys about dining services. Vice President Oge ...
Pre-health students designed a week-long event titled “When We Talk About Sex, Let’s Be Honest” to combat uninformed or negative dialogue about sex on campus for their senior Service Scholars project. “We think that there really is no harm in talking about [sex],” said Natalie Wharton, a ...
Mercer University has a variety of campus organizations that cater to students on pre-health tracks. One of those organizations, Mercer Pre-Medical, more commonly known as MerPMed, uses relationships with other disciplines to prepare their members for multiple aspects of their future medical school ...
This past summer, fourteen students had the opportunity to spend the summer in Cape Town, South Africa interning at different organizations. “It was a once in a lifetime opportunity that has shown me how important it is to treat people like people and not [like they are] inferior because of their ...
Having conversations on campus about social justice may become a little easier for students who are interested. The Sociology and Criminal Justice departments are in the process of starting a new student club, according to Assistant Professor of Sociology Laura Simon. “We really wanted to have ...
Mary Pinson has had her business, Mary Pinson Designs, for 15 years. Now she’s finally got a studio to call her own. Pinson is a floral designer, event planner and event designer. Her studio in downtown Macon opened on Sept. 7 and serves as the new workplace for her creativity. Before, she was working ...
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