Family Weekend Ice Cream Social with the President

• 5 – 6:30 p.m.
• Godsey Science Center (Macon)
• Mercer students, faculty, staff and registered family weekend attendees
• Family Weekend event info

Cubstock

• 7 – 8:30 p.m.
• Toney Auditorium, Willingham Hall (Macon)
• Mercer students, faculty, staff and registered family weekend attendees
• Cubstock event info

Family Weekend

• Macon
• Family Weekend event info

Football Tailgating

• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Black Field (Macon)
• Football Tailgating info

Mercer Bears Football vs. Western Carolina

• 3 p.m.
• Five Star Stadium (Macon)
• Football Game Tickets

Family Weekend Tower Tours

• 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Historic Quad (Macon)
• Registered family weekend attendees
• Tower Tours event info

Library Displays

• Swilley Library (Atlanta)
• Tarver Library (Macon)

19 Picks for President Elkins

• 12 – 2 p.m.
• Mercer Innovation Center (Macon)
• Mercer faculty and staff only

McDonald Center Fall Speaker Series

• 6 – 7 p.m.
• Presidents Dining Room, University Center (Macon)
• Mercer faculty & staff only
• McDonald Center Fall Speaker Series event info

19 Picks for President Elkins

• 12 – 2 p.m.
• Student Affairs Breezeway (Atlanta)
• Mercer faculty and staff only

Chai & Chat

• 3 p.m.
• Mercer Innovation Center (Macon) | Student Affairs Building (Atlanta)
• Mercer students, faculty and staff

Student Success – Popcorn & Positivity

• 1 – 3 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon)
• Mercer students only

Academic and Advising Services — First Year Unscripted

• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon) | Lower Quad (Atlanta)
• Mercer students only

Paws & Presidential Pause

• 12 – 1 p.m.
• Lower Quad (Atlanta)
• Mercer students, faculty and staff

Cocktails with Bears & United Way Kick-Off

• 5:30 p.m.
• Administration Conference Center (Atlanta)
• Mercer faculty, staff and students only
• Cocktails with Bears event info

Be the Bear Fridays

• All day
• University Wide
• Be the Bear Fridays info

Mercer T-Shirt Swap!

• 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon)
• Mercer students only

United Way Kick-Off

• 12 – 1:30 p.m.
• Presidents Dining Room (Macon)
• Mercer faculty and staff only
• United Way Kick-Off event info

Toby's Pumpkin Patch

• 6 – 8 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon)

Walking Toward Peace Introduction & Guided Meditation

• 7 – 9 p.m.
• Location TBD

Service Saturday: 19 Acts of Orange & Black

• 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• University Wide
• Mercer faculty, staff, and students only
• Service Saturday event info

Walking Toward Peace: Finding Inner Peace

• 9 –11 a.m.
• Presidents Dining Room, University Center (Macon)

Walking Toward Peace: Making Outer Peace

• 2 – 4 p.m.
• Presidents Dining Room, University Center (Macon)

Community Peace Walk

• 2 p.m.
• Washington Park to campus (Macon

Bears Under the Stars

• 8 – 10 p.m.
• Black Field (Macon)
• Mercer faculty, staff, and students only

Groove & Move Outdoor Line Dance & Cardio

• 3 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon)
• Mercer students only

Bears, Belongings & New Beginnings + Groove & Move

• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Upper Quad (Atlanta)
• Mercer students only

OctoBEARfest

• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Upper Quad (Atlanta)
• Mercer students, faculty and staff

Beloved Community Symposium

• 6 – 9 p.m.
• Presidents Dining Room (Macon)
• RSVP required for dinner
• Beloved Symposium event info

FYI Wednesdays

• 10:10 a.m.
• Toney Auditorium, Willingham Hall (Macon)
• Mercer students only

Beloved Community Symposium

• 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Mercer Innovation Center (Macon)
• RSVP required for dinner
• Beloved Community Symposium event info

Wellness Fair

• 4 – 6 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon)
• Mercer students only

1.9-Mile Bear Crawl

• All day
• University Wide

A Bright Beginning (ARC)

• 4 – 6 p.m.
• Historic Quad (Macon)
• Mercer students only

Let Your Life Speak: A Fireside Chat with President Elkins

• 6 – 7 p.m.
• Presidents Dining Room, University Center (Macon) | Livestream

Be the Bear Fridays

• All day
• University Wide
• Be the Bear Fridays info

Innov8GA Fall Conference

• 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Administration and Conference Center (Atlanta)
• Registration required
• Innov8GA Fall Conference event info

PA Creepy Crawly 5K

• 8 a.m.
• Upper Quad (Atlanta)
• PA Creepy Crawly 5K event info

Pilgrimage to Penfield

• 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Penfield
• Mercer students only
• Pilgrimage to Penfield event info

Bear Hunt

• 5 – 7 p.m.
• Knight Hall & Historic Quad (Macon)

A Service of Blessing

• 4 p.m.
• Toney Auditorium, Willingham Hall (Macon)

T-Minus 19: Launching Engineering Careers

• 10 a.m. –12 p.m.
• Science and Engineering Building (Macon)

Bears Bazaar

• 6 – 8 p.m.
• Cruz Plaza (Macon)
• Mercer students only

Homecoming Movie Night

• 6 p.m.
• SEB 110 (Macon)
• Mercer students only

University Picnic

• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Upper Quad (Atlanta)
• Mercer faculty, staff and students only

University Picnic

• 5 – 7 p.m.
• Historic Quad (Macon)
• Mercer faculty, staff and students only

Harvest Fest

• 5:30 – 7 p.m.
• Greek Village (Macon)

Investiture Day: Inauguration of President Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D.

Investiture Watch Parties

• 10:30 a.m. – Noon
• Medical School Auditorium (Macon)
• Day Hall (Atlanta)

Investiture Ceremony Livestream

• 10:30 a.m. – Noon
• inauguration.mercer.edu