General Resources
BearPulse (Powered by GivePulse)
BearPulse is an online platform that enables students to track their campus involvement and service to the community.
Why should I use BearPulse?
It’s a great way to connect with other students with similar interests and find volunteer opportunities in the community. You can search for nonprofits in your area, student organizations, register for events and service opportunities, and track your on-campus activities, leadership positions, and service hours.
The more you use BearPulse, the more useful it becomes. Every time you register for an event or log service hours in BearPulse, the platform automatically adds that information to your history. You can pull up a quick summary, sort of like a resume of your campus and community involvement, by clicking on your name in the top right corner and selecting “summary” from the dropdown menu.
How do I access BearPulse?
- Go to mercer.givepulse.com
- Click the “login via Mercer” button.
- Use your Mercer credentials to log in
What information can student organizations put in BearPulse?
- Updated membership roster, including current executive positions
- Updated copy of the organization’s constitution
- Member meetings
- Organization events
- Travel forms
BearPulse How To's
- Subgroup Admin Set Up
- How to Log Service Hours and Fundraising for a Group
- How to Log Service Hours and Fundraising
- How to Affiliate with Annother Group on BearPulse
Bear Blurbs and Weekends at Mercer Newsletter
2024 Bear Blurbs and Weekends at Mercer Submission
Submit events and opportunities for involvement to Bear Blurbs and Weekends at Mercer (WAM) each week. This newsletter goes to all Macon undergraduate students. Bear Blurbs are for Monday through Wednesday events and standing information about an event or organization. Weekends at Mercer (WAM) is for Thursday to Sunday events. All submissions must be submitted by Thursday at 9am the week prior, for both Bear Blurbs and WAM.
Please type the blurb as you would like it to appear in the email, these will be copied directly. Campus Life recommends making a flyer for the event. Flyers can now be included in Bear Blurbs and WAM! Only PNG or JPEG are accepted.
If you have any questions or edits to submissions, please reach out to Campus Life at campuslife@mercer.edu.
Campus Life and Residence Life Posting Policies
Campus Posting Policy: All flyers, posters, and banners must be approved by the Office of Campus Life BEFORE you may post in academic or non-residence life buildings on campus. Campus Life staff will approve, stamp and place up to two flyers in the Connell Student Center. Organizations must place all other flyers on campus (except for residence halls) on their own following the policies of each academic building. One stamped flyer must be included when seeking approval from Residence Life for flyers in the residence halls. Organizations must take all flyers to Residence Life for this second approval process. Residence Life Posting Policy.
See where and how you can post flyers in academic buildings here.
Campus Life will take 2 flyers for the Connell Student Center, and Residence Life must have 65 flyers. Residence Life flyers must be brought to Campus Life to receive a stamp of approval.
Event Accessibility Template (for all on campus advertisements)
The following statement must be included on all flyers for on campus events.
Attendees that need accessibility accommodation please contact the event organizer ___________at _______________. Please make your request two weeks prior to the event to allow coordination of services. We will continue to provide accessibility accommodation to the best of our abilities with short notice.
When creating an event sign-up, please use the following message to allow participants to communicate accessibility and accommodation needs:
Welcome to Mercer, we’re excited to see you at the event. Attendees that need accessibility accommodation (alternate formats, accessible seating, captioning etc.) please contact the event organizer ___________at _______________. To best assist you, please make your request two weeks prior to the event to allow coordination of services. We will continue to provide accessibility accommodation to the best of our abilities even with short notice. We hope you enjoy the event.
Allergy Signage (for all campus events)
All campus organizations should include food allergy signage at events in which food is served. Virtual food allergy templates are available for your convenience here. You may also check out signs from the campus life office (3rd floor Connell). Please see Student Organization Policies for updated information about serving food on campus.
Please note that student organizations are discouraged from serving food that contains common allergens such as shellfish, nuts, and peanuts.
