MUCLES Events

Past Events

Building Character on Purpose: Discovering Our Strengths in Character Education

November 5th, 2025 | Innovation Center, Macon

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Liz Whiting from Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative

Join the Center for Leadership, Ethics, and Service’ Pathways to Virtue Program in discussing the values that drive our university.

Workshop Details:

Understand the learning goals and teaching methods of character education.
Identify next steps to deepen the practice in character education
Identify resources and programs Mercer University could implement to support character education

Building Character on Purpose workshop attendees

Pathways to Virtue: Celebrating Strengths, Defining Our Approach and Shaping What’s Next

September 11, 2025. | President’s Dining Room
Keynote Speaker: Craig McMahan

Join the Center for Leadership, Ethics and Service for a gathering of faculty and student leaders to celebrate and reflect on character education and to discuss how we can deepen and expand this work.

Workshop Details:

Networking and Appetizers
Information Session
Group Brainstorming Session

AI, Ethics and Thought Leadership

March 26, 2025 | Innovation Center, Macon
April 2, 11:45 a.m. | Trustees Dining Room,

Atlanta

Join us for a panel discussion and networking event to become thought leaders in ethics and artificial intelligence. You’re invited to submit an example of how you use AI. After opening remarks, participants will discuss usage examples and submit questions to the panel.

The Panel

Mr. Shawn Arnold
Business Leader, MU Class of 1997

Dr. David Garber
McAfee School of Theology

Dr. Jeff Hall
Tift College of Education

Dr. Bremen Vance
School of Engineering

Dr. Susan Codone
Center for Teaching & Learning

Dr. Anthony Choi
School of Engineering

Moderator: Dr. Juanita Forrester, School of Business

November 19, 2024

Fostering Civil Discourse:
How Do We Talk About the Issues That Matter?

President’s Dining Room, Macon Campus

4:30 p.m. – Welcome & Light Refreshments
5-6 p.m. – Faculty Panel Discussion

Please join us as we celebrate the re-launch of the Center for Leadership, Ethics, and Service with a panel discussion on civil discourse and engaging difference. Mercer faculty will focus on Civil Discourse in Higher Education and how to have powerful, nuanced discussions that might engender differing/contrary perspectives. The interdisciplinary discussion will include personal and professional beliefs, theories of knowledge acquisition, and values as they relate to engaging in civil discourse.