Josh Varnadoe loves serving and staying connected to the community. Before he became a public health major at Mercer University, he was a firefighter/paramedic and served in the U.S. Coast Guard.  Varnadoe, a senior who attends classes in Macon and...
Mercer University School of Medicine and its Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center are holding a supply drive for rural populations adversely affected by Hurricane Helene. The drive will focus on rural communities with which the School of Medicine and Georgia...
A Mercer University professor is reaching Middle Georgia teens through a unique pregnancy prevention program that is tailored to them and harnesses the power of storytelling.  Dr. Chinekwu Obidoa, associate professor of global health studies and Africana studies, used her...
Mercer University student Chloe Paulk spent the last two weekends helping with hurricane relief efforts in her hometown. The junior marketing and entrepreneurship double-major is from Ocilla, a small town about 100 miles south of Macon that was among...
Najiva Timothee saw a need for mentorship of teen girls in Macon-Bibb County, so she took it upon herself to create a program that would provide that. Timothee, administrative support associate at Mercer Law School, works with dozens of...
Mercer University School of Medicine reached over 160 middle and high school students through three innovative medical camps over the summer. The camps, which were made possible with support from the Ivan R. Chanin Fund of the Community Foundation of...
In a repurposed fellowship hall at the Beteli Center for refugees, not far from the center of Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia, a marvel of modern day diplomacy is taking place.
In France this summer, Mercer University students and faculty helped provide resources and comfort to families facing unimaginable hardships. During this new Mercer On Mission program, the Mercerians spent time with refugees and asylum seekers and learned about their...
Mercer University students and faculty studied the impacts of tourism in northern India this summer as part of a new Mercer On Mission program.  The team worked in Uttarakhand, located at the foothills of the Himalayas, where tourism has grown rapidly...
A Mercer University team tested for lead in paint and soil this summer as part of a new Mercer On Mission program in Belize.  Seventeen Mercer students participated in the program, which included screening paint on murals, outdoor exercise equipment...

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