 The college was named on July 1, 2014 to honor the legacy of Mercer's original location in Penfield, Georgia and to better reflect the college's breadth of academic offerings from certificate programs to doctoral-level degrees.Mercer maintains a portion of the original Penfield campus including historic Old Mercer Chapel and the gravesite of university founder Jesse Mercer.The Public Safety Leadership Institute on the Atlanta campus offers educational programs for law enforcement and other public safety officials.