Mercer University

Mercer University is a private, coeducational university in Macon, Georgia. The university has about 8,000 students. It was founded in 1833. The current president of the university is William D. Underwood.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Bears. They have 19 varsity teams that mostly compete in the Southern Conference (SoCon). Two women's sports that are not sponsored by the SoCon, beach volleyball and lacrosse, play in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Mercer University Media

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  Woodcut of Mercer University from an 1877 Macon, Georgia city directory.

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  R. Kirby Godsey Administration Building, a university landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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  University Center (Hawkins Arena)

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  Mercer Village, location of the university bookstore, other shops, student apartments, and the Center for Collaborative Journalism (newspaper, radio, television)

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  Rev. Billington M. Sanders, Mercer's first President

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  R. Kirby Godsey Administration Building, on the historic quad north, heart of the Macon campus

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  Louie De Votie Newton Chapel, on the historic quad north

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  Mercer's Central Quad, location of the Jack Tarver Library (with the clock tower) and Stetson Hall (on the right); Stetson Hall houses the Stetson-Hatcher School of Business and the Tift College of Education

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  Willingham Hall, an academic building on the historic quad north

Other websites

• Mercer University's Official website
• Mercer Bears' Official athletics website Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine