Mercer University is located in Macon, Ga. The mission of the university is to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower and to serve.

General Information:

School........................................................Mercer University

Location.....................................................Macon, Ga.

Founded....................................................1833

Enrollment..................................................8,341 (Undergraduate: 4,429)

Nickname...................................................Bears

School Colors.............................................Orange & black

Affiliation.....................................................NCAA Division I

President....................................................William D. Underwood

Athletic Director..........................................Jim Cole

University Website......................................www.mercer.edu

Athletics Website........................................www.mercerbears.com

Other unique facts:

Notable Mercer alumni include Nancy Grace and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. // Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter joined the Mercer Board of Trustees in 2012. // The football program resumed its first game since 1941 on August 31, 2013. // The first intercollegiate football game in Georgia took place on January 30, 1892 between Mercer and the University of Georgia.