Centers and Institutes

Supporting Research, Creativity, Exploration

Merrimack College has created an array of centers and institutes to stimulate and support faculty research, staff creativity and student exploration.

Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation, Development and Design (CTIDE)

Office of the Provost

Designed to serve the Merrimack community through support for innovation and excellence in teaching and learning.

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Center for Health Inclusion, Research and Practice (CHIRP)

This externally-funded research Center focuses on finding ways to close the gaps in systematic health disparities that adversely affect people from historically marginalized groups, including those living in poverty, people of color, and those with disabilities. CHIRP is made up of three independent but synergistic research labs, with affiliated faculty and postdoctoral researchers.

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Interdisciplinary Institute

School of Arts and Sciences

Embraces the potential for new knowledge, new ways of understanding and new insights on complex questions that can come from integrating the theoretical and methodological approaches of more than one field of study.

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Mendel Observatory

School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

Used by students, faculty, the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club and the general public, the observatory houses an Optical Guidance Systems 20-inch Ritchey-Cretien reflector and a number of electronic imaging systems.

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Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support

Winston School of Education and Social Policy

Provides an ongoing community for new and early teachers currently in the field to receive guidance, resources and developmental opportunities.

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Mucci Capital Markets Lab

Girard School of Business

Creates opportunities for students to gain research proficiency and Bloomberg certification, giving Merrimack students an advantage in the competitive financial industry.

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Rogers Center for the Arts

School of Arts and Sciences

Provides a stimulating, artistic and educational environment that supports the creation of both visual and performing arts, enriching the cultural fabric of Merrimack College and Merrimack Valley communities.

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The Writers House

A place where poets, fiction writers, scholars, journalists, graphic novelists and filmmakers can connect with and inspire students, faculty, staff and the wider community.

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