Office of the Dean of Students

Student Affairs

The Office of the Dean of Students provides students with resources, services and opportunities to get involved in community building and wellness on campus.

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The associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students oversees the following offices, centers and initiatives:

<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/84/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,1421/ignore_cropper/1/20221_190501_MC_Nursing057_3.rev.1556806120.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center</h3><p>Merrimack College broke ground on its new Nursing Center on Wednesday, May 1, touting the employment prospects for future nursing graduates as well as the profession’s embodiment of the College’s founding values. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4734-merrimack-breaks-ground-for-new-nursing-center" role="button" title="Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center" aria-label="Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,200,200/ignore_cropper/1/16177_14013-mc-centered-cmyk-jpg.rev.1492891152.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To</h3><p>Merrimack professors across all disciplines have been winning awards, publishing papers, participating in academic panels and workshops, and featured in the media. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="https://www.merrimack.edu/about/offices_services/communications/notable-quotable/" role="button" title="See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To" aria-label="See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2412,2072/ignore_cropper/1/20272_RgwT-xnQ.rev.1559057523.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Merrimack Men’s Lacrosse Plays for Second National Title Sunday</h3><p/></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="https://merrimackathletics.com/sports/2019/5/19/playoff-central-gillette-mlax.aspx" role="button" title="Merrimack Men’s Lacrosse Plays for Second National Title Sunday" aria-label="Merrimack Men’s Lacrosse Plays for Second National Title Sunday">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2504,1669/ignore_cropper/1/20264_Commencement_02_190519.rev.1558357504.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values</h3><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keynote speaker Jeff Selingo advised graduates at Merrimack College’s 69th Commencement exercises May 19 to expect unexpected career paths that will lead them to surprisingly rewarding opportunities.</span></p></p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4740-graduates-told-expect-change-rely-on-merrimack" role="button" title="Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values" aria-label="Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/204,0,458,254/ignore_cropper/1/20274_Screen_Shot_2019-05-29_at_5.02.23_PM.rev.1559164044.png'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Alum/Historian: ‘God Bless the Souls Who Fell on D-Day’</h3><p><p> Alex Rankin ’97, a military historian, was guest speaker at the Memorial Day ceremony at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Andover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy in World War II.</p></p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4746-alumhistorian-god-bless-the-souls-who-fell-on" role="button" title="Alum/Historian: ‘God Bless the Souls Who Fell on D-Day’" aria-label="Alum/Historian: ‘God Bless the Souls Who Fell on D-Day’">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
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<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/ignore_cropper/1/20279_SLA_DC_Trip_Pic.rev.1559579679.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths</h3><p><p> Liberal arts students learned about career opportunities from alumni in Washington D.C. during a recent trip with faculty.</p></p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4747-liberal-arts-students-in-dc-learn-about-career" role="button" title="Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths" aria-label="Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
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