Service & Civic Engagement at Mercer University

Mercer Service & Civic Engagement is super excited about Civic Engagement Week starting on Monday, September 18th. There will be a week full of events all leading up to Mercer's biggest day of service Be a Good NeighBear! See the attached flyer for more information about upcoming events and how to sign up for Be a Good NeighBear.

Historic Fort Hawkins is looking for volunteers to help with tours.

To become a volunteer, students need to complete the volunteer application and attend a short orientation. A short film can be shown in the Education Center of Fort Hawkins; then, a self-paced tour of the Visitor Center museum. Then, walk up to the Blockhouse and the grounds to complete. We also have t-shirts that are available with a donation to Friends of the Fort.

Some tours are self-paced with the volunteer being available to answer questions and provide customer service.

For the group tours, there is a stipend. Rock Candy Tours takes the reservations and brings the group. We provide the actual tour.

For more information check out BearPulse: https://givepul.se/m5vpui and/or email: Sandra Darby at [email protected].

Fort Hawkins Tours Volunteer Guides - Service & Civic Engagement | Mercer University | GivePulse Rock Candy Tours in Macon is looking for Mercer Student Volunteers to be tour guides at Historic Fort Hawkins on weekend...

The Mercer Votes Coalition will be hosting its first meeting of the semester Feb. 23rd at 6 pm in Wiggs Hall, room 116. The Mercer Votes Coalition is a nonpartisan group on Mercer Campus focusing on voter registration, voter education and voter engagement. Our meetings are open to all Mercer Students, faculty and staff. This semester we will be starting a series called "We the People" with our Feb. talk focusing on representation in local government. We hope to see you next Thursday!

We are just less than two weeks from the 2023 Homelessness and Hunger Week and it is quite the line up of opportunities to learn about this topic and its effects on the Macon community. Homeless and Hunger Week will be Feb. 20-23rd with the following line up:

Monday, Feb. 20th Mercer Students come out to volunteer with Backpack Buddies from 4 pm-5:30 pm. Interested, sign up here on BearPulse: https://givepul.se/cmlqt8

Tuesday, Feb. 21st join MerServe from 5:30 pm- 7 pm in the Connell Student Center Conference Room 2 for Hot Chopics, a discussion about Hunger and Homelessness in the Macon Community with speakers from Daybreak, Brookdale Resource Center, Community Fridge, Rescue Mission, and Middle GA Community Food Bank.

Wednesday, Feb. 22nd test your knowledge on Homelessness and Hunger Trivia in the Connell Student Center lobby from 12:30 pm-2:30 pm.

Thursday, Feb. 23rd volunteer to help at the 10th annual Greater Macon Sleepout with Daybreak from 4 pm-7 pm. More information coming soon.

For additional information on any of these event email [email protected]

MerServe is off and running with some awesome service events this Spring. We hope to see you at one or all of these events! For additional information on these events or other service opportunities email [email protected]

Meet up with Mercer Students at 11 am on Monday, January 16th on the corner of Coleman Ave. and College St. (in front of Knight Hall) to join Macon to march to City Hall in Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy New Year Bears and welcome back to campus! We are so excited to have you back and start the spring semester!! We have so many exciting things planned for this year so make sure to stay up to date with us so you don’t miss out!

October 28th is the last day to submit your absentee ballot request form as well as Early Vote Day for Georgia. Come out to Cruz on October 28th from 10 am to noon for free wings and activity to help you make a plan to vote!

The Mercer Votes Coalition is hosting Goat 🐐 yoga this Friday on Cruz!! Make sure to register for one of their 2 sessions using the link in the flyer!

It’s spooky season 👻!! Join our Student Orgs and Fraternity and Sorority members for Harvest Fest on October 26th @ 5PM! We can’t wait to see you!

Early voting is underway for the primary runoffs. Bibb County voters can vote early this week at the Bibb County Board of Elections.

Locate your precinct for voting on June 21 and review your sample ballot at https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Applications are open for the 2022-2023 America Reads and America Counts (ARAC) Tutoring Program.

ARAC tutors support the reading and math development of students in Kindergarten-8th grade. Flexible scheduling is offered and compensation is $13-$14/hour.

Prospective student-employees should apply online at https://mercer.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/.