Mercer University senior Lane Benton was recently selected to serve in the Peace Corps in Botswana beginning in July. 
MACON – Mercer University was recently selected to participate in the Peace Corps Prep program, which enhances students’ undergraduate experience by preparing them for international development fieldwork and potential Peace Corps service. Mercer is the seventh university – and first private institution...
MACON – Mercer University senior Kayla Beasley was recently selected to serve in the Peace Corps in Uganda beginning in June. Beasley, from Peachtree City, is a global health studies major with minors in global development and history. As a community...
https://youtu.be/iKHly9gF4R0 It was time for everyone to go home, but no one moved a muscle. It took 30 hug- and tear-filled minutes before the building finally started to clear out. The students at the South Korean alternative school had felt love...
https://youtu.be/kZQvAptk3N8 They set out for Peru with plans to earn a few course credits while immersed in a new culture. They returned 18 days later as changed young adults with broadened views of life far beyond Mercer University. Accompanied by nine...
https://youtu.be/2fNuy4HMWis They were told to stay away from those neighborhoods. They went anyway because they wanted to be advocates and make a difference. During the three-week Mercer On Mission (MOM) trip to Greece, 10 undergraduate students and three faculty chaperones worked...
https://youtu.be/hrUpPC8iQxw Mercer University students and faculty made a big impact during a medical mission trip to Honduras this summer. Over the course of nine days, they saw 1,510 patients, handed out 4,995 prescriptions and logged 1,560 hours of service. Eight medical students, two nursing students, three...
https://youtu.be/qpjDwuNq31s Summer travels to India helped Mercer University students see the world through new eyes. A Mercer On Mission (MOM) group worked with visually impaired children and deepened interfaith understanding through research and dialogue. Six Penfield College students and six McAfee...
https://youtu.be/zkBSOCq9vWY Two separate groups of Mercer University students and faculty traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, this summer. While their missions were different, both teams touched the lives of local residents … and found themselves changed in return. Economic development The first...
https://youtu.be/ZTKwNKOx9Gw Mercer University students and faculty got down to business in Rwanda this summer, but they also put a lot of heart behind their work. Dr. Etienne Musonera and Dr. Carol Cagle from the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and...

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