SGA hosts annual Pilgrimage to Penfield event
October 30, 2018
Just over 500 students made the annual trip to Penfield, Ga., Oct. 21 to see the original campus of Mercer University before its relocation to Macon in 1871. This year ’s included a chapel service, speeches from students and faculty, heritage events, fireworks and more. Pilgrimage to Penfield is a yearly universit...
Students travel to learn Mercer’s history at annual Pilgrimage to Penfield event
October 24, 2012
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 Associat...
Three vehicle accident occurs returning from Penfield trip
October 24, 2012
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...