Visionary Student Panel Showcase

If you could wave a magic wand and fix one problem in your community, what would it be?

Since 2015, Mercer undergraduates on the Macon campus have been tackling this question via the Visionary Student Panel (VSP) program. Through VSP, students receive coaching to support their development of a 5-minute project pitch that addresses a real-world problem at a local or regional level. Following a public pitch showcase, participating students can apply for mini-grant funding from the Center for Engaged Learning. With continued coaching and mentorship, funded projects will be implemented during the 2023-24 academic year.

Join the Center for Engaged Learning on Tuesday, March 21st at 6 pm in Willet Auditorium for the return of the VSP showcase. This year's showcase will feature 9 Mercer students presenting 5 projects. 

• Whitley Hester is working to address childhood bedlessness in Macon.
• Maggie Wendt is working to conduct a pilot of the Happiness Index to transform our approach to service and civic engagement. 
• Jamyah Combs and Bree Withrow are working to use illustration as a tool for activism and the retelling of Mercer's integration.
• Harrison Coleman is working to host a campus market with an emphasis on BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or women-owned businesses. 
• McKayla Ayettey, Leilani Cimochowski, Hally Patel, and Alexia Steeh are working to develop a math enrichment program for elementary students at Burdell-Hunt.