Sharing Common Goals
The Office of Residence Life offers a number of living, learning, and connection experiences for first-year students and upperclass students.
What is a living, learning, and connection experience?
Living, living and connection experiences (LLC Experience) are intentional living arrangements where residents share common goals, engage in a common academic program and participate in hands-on learning.
Merrimack offers a variety of LLC Experiences, including:
Austin Scholars LLC
As an Austin Scholar, you’ll celebrate Merrimack’s Augustinian roots by serving those in need in the surrounding communities of Lawrence and Lowell. Through service to others, study and learning, and living together in a community, you’ll explore your own personal values, ideals and spirituality. Events throughout the year are designed to help you deepen your self-awareness and the meaning of life.
Eligibility
Open to all majors — first-year, sophomore and junior residential students.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AUSTIN SCHOLARS
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Creative Arts Affinity Living Community
Whether you are interested in art history, design, music, theatre, studio arts or creative writing, you’ll have the space to create, connect and contribute to our creative community. You’ll explore your own creativity and participate in a variety of artistic experiences in our ALC. You’ll join creative groups and engage in classes and events designed to enrich your creativity.
Eligibility
Open to all residential first-year students interested in the creative arts.
Green LLC
Have a passion for the environment? Then join us in the Green living- learning community. We connect students who have a deep concern for the environment and sustainability. You will live together and share one fall course – with an option of a shared a spring semester course. You’ll take part in extracurricular activities surrounding environmental issues like climate change and campus greening. You may volunteer to work on environmental initiatives in the community. You will also be invited on field trips with Merrimack’s student group, the Green Team.
Eligibility
Open to all residential first-year students.
Honors Program LLC
The Honors Program living-learning communities were established so that Honors students can immediately become part of a community of learners and leaders. Inspired by St. Augustine, we believe you’ll learn best in the company of friends and can become leaders while engaged in all of the social and co-curricular opportunities that arise while living together with a common purpose.
Eligibility
Offers two living-learning communities — one for first-year students and one for upperclass students.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HONORS PROGRAM
Contact Us
Ellen McWhorter
Director of the Honors Program
mcwhortere@merrimack.edu
978-837-3423
iTEC LLC
The iTEC (Innovation Through Engineering and Computing) living-learning community is designed to help first-year students thrive in engineering and computer science majors. You’ll be part of an academically and socially supportive environment, living among your peers who are engineering and computer science majors. You’ll have access to tutoring and review sessions, participate in professional development sessions and engage in social activities.
Eligibility
All first-year engineering and computer science students are included in iTEC unless they request otherwise.
Jumpstart LLC
You’ll work with local schools and agencies to boost early literacy and school achievement as a member of the Jumpstart LLC. You’ll get training and experience in the field to improve your skills in fields such as elementary education, early childhood education and human development/human services. If you volunteer in the program for enough hours during the school year, an educational stipend may be available through the Jumpstart national program.
Contact Us
Russell Olwell
Associate Dean of Education
olwellr@merrimack.edu
978-837-5612
W.E.L.L. House LLC
The W.E.L.L. (Wellness Engaged Living and Learning) House community approaches wellness from a holistic perspective. You will live with others who share similar interests in maintaining or starting a healthy lifestyle — physically, mentally and/or spiritually.
Eligibility
Open to all residential students
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Women in Health Sciences LLC
The Women in Health Sciences living-learning community encourages first-year female students to connect and learn together throughout their first year studying the health sciences. You will participate in a common First-Year Experience Course on health literacy as part of this community.
Eligibility
Open to all health science majors, including exercise science, nutritional sciences, public health, rehabilitation sciences, undeclared health science, the 3+2 athletic training program and nursing.
Contact Us
healthsciencesadvising@merrimack.edu
978-837-3527
Women in STEM LLC
The Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) living-learning community is designed for first-year female students to connect, explore and share their interest and enthusiasm for science and technology. By building a community of peers, you will support each other academically and socially. This LLC has a community-service component and features career exploration opportunities and visits from guest speakers in the STEM fields.
Eligibility
Open to women in all science, math and engineering majors.
