Merrimack Welcomes Fourteen New Faculty Members
Merrimack is pleased to welcome 14 new faculty members to the College, across a wide range of disciplines and specialties in line with Merrimack’s mission, growth and continued pursuit of knowledge.
Read moreMerrimack Students Pass The Securities Industry Essentials Exam
More than 20 Merrimack College students have passed the Securities Industry Essentials® (SIE) exam, administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Passing the exam is a prestigious achievement and demonstrates immense promise for students interested in the finance industry.
Read moreMerrimack Students Win Second Place in Student-Managed Fund Investment Competition
Merrimack investment students took home second place at this year’s global financial conference, GAME Forum. Students competed with a brand new team, Fixed Income, and managed over $300,000 in funds through the Mucci Lab.
Read moreNew Faculty Join the Ranks at Merrimack College
Continuing its commitment to provide an enriched academic experience for students, Merrimack welcomed 13 new faculty members to its ranks this Fall.
Read moreMerrimack College Named Again to U.S. News & World Report’s Best College Rankings
Merrimack College announced it has been named, for the third year in a row, a “Top 50 Comprehensive College,” by U.S. News & World Report, while remaining one of the top 10 “Most Innovative” schools. The College’s steady ascent in these rankings is a great external endorsement of its strategic vision.
Read moreMassachusetts Division of Banks Commends Merrimack College Students for Participation in Community Bank Case Study Competition
Commissioner of Banks Mary L. Gallagher recognized a team of students from Merrimack College for competing in the 2020 Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Community Bank Case Study Competition.
Read moreFaculty Fast Five with Marketing Professor Yilong (Eric) Zheng
In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to assistant professor of marketing in the Girard School of Business, Yilong (Eric) Zheng. In his research, Zheng examines how online altruism can be harnessed to create a real-world impact.
Read moreBusiness Students Finish at the Top of National Finance Competition
Merrimack College finance students from the Mucci Capital Markets Lab win second place in largest student-run financial conference in the world.
Read moreMerrimack Establishes Student Emergency Fund
As a testament to our Augustinian value of service to others and in the wake of this ongoing health crisis, Merrimack has established the Student Emergency Fund to assist those students who are facing additional financial hurdles due to COVID-19.
Read moreMerrimack Student Learns Data Science Through Major League Baseball Statistics
Merrimack junior has taken her love of baseball and applied it to her work studying data science and analytics at the College.
Read moreBusiness Students Visit Amazon Robotics
Merrimack students see robot building and manufacturing floor activity up close during their tour of a local Amazon Robotics manufacturing plant.
Read moreAnnual Entrepreneurship Class Donates Money to Help Food Insecure
Students in associate professor Joseph Stasio’s Marketing Department entrepreneurship class recently completed an assignment to open, operate and shut down their own businesses with the goal of making money in the process, then donated the $869.22 in profits to offset the cost of Campus Ministry’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the food insecure in the Lawrence, Massachusetts area.
Read moreMerrimack Trustee and Bouchard Center Director Named to Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40
The Boston Business Journal recently named Merrimack College Trustee Marques D. Torbert and Michaele Morrow, managing director of the Bouchard Center in the Girard School of Business to its prestigious 40 Under 40 list.
Read moreMerrimack Students Start School Year in Search of Knowledge and Wisdom
Merrimack College started the 2019-2020 school year with its traditional Academic Convocation and Mass of the Holy Spirit, encouraging students to recognize the many opportunities for personal, academic and spiritual growth available to them; and to work in union with the supportive community willing to help them make the world a better place, while becoming better versions of themselves.
Read moreGood Deed Multiplying into More Good Deeds
Pedro Lugo ’21 gave away a ticket to a Red Sox game and in return received a new perspective on the plight of homeless people in the Greater Boston region. Now Lugo and his friends are on a mission to alleviate the suffering of those who live on the streets.
Read moreSustainable “Glamping” Plan Earns Honors at Global Symposium
Two students from Merrimack College competing against peers from around the world earned top honors in the international 2019 X-Culture Global Symposium business management competition in Calgary, Canada in July.
Read moreMerrimack Alum Serving as Interim Chief Ranger at Yellowstone
Leslie Reynolds ’91 has traded great white sharks for grizzly bears this summer while she takes a break from her job as chief ranger at the National Park Service’s Cape Cod National Seashore to serve as the interim chief ranger at Yellowstone National Park.
Read morePassions for Lacrosse, Business Move Graduate to World Stage
Teagan Mockus ’19 was a non-scholarship recruit for Merrimack’s women’s lacrosse team four years ago, but rose to be captain.
Read moreStudents Take Top Honors in Global Management Contest
Five Merrimack College students are among the winners of the X-Culture global experiential learning competition for 2018. Each of them earned a trip to a winners symposium in Calgary, Alberta this summer.
Read moreGirard Students Triumph at Market Competition
It was a bull market for the Girard School of Business team which triumphed at the 2019 Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education (GAME) Forum on March 30 in New York City.
Read moreStudent Interns at Financial Capability Center Offer Their Money Management Skills to the Underserved
Merrimack College students completing their internships at the Financial Capability Center have been assisting members of the community throughout the year with money management, from paying off debt to saving for an emergency fund.
Read moreTolle Lege Reception to Celebrate Merrimack’s Authors and Editors
McQuade Library will host its 16th annual Tolle Lege Reception Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in the Writers House, to celebrate the faculty, staff, students and alumni who published scholarly works in journals, books and online publications during the past year.
Read moreCeremony Names Merrimack Apple Distinguished School
Apple formally recognized Merrimack College as an Apple Distinguished School in a Nov. 29 ceremony that celebrated the college’s commitment to technological innovation.
Read moreMerrimack Recognized as Bloomberg Certified Experiential Learning Partner
Merrimack College was recently designated a Bloomberg Certified Experiential Learning Partner (ELP) – a recognition that highlights the leadership role of the Girard School of Business in business education.
Read more$118K Student-Managed Investment Fund Showcases Commitment to Applied Learning
In the ultimate model of applied learning, eight Merrimack College students have been managing a robust $118,000 financial portfolio with the launch of the Merrimack Investment Fund – the college’s first-ever student-managed investment portfolio.
Read moreM.S. in Management Named Among Best in Country
Merrimack College’s Master of Science in Management program is ranked among the top 10 in colleges and universities around the country, continuing a four-year upward trend that landed it at No. 8 this year in the TFE Times 2018 list of best programs nationally.
Read moreHoning Their Skills for Success in the Workplace
Sixty Merrimack seniors received a crash course in career planning last week at the college’s semiannual Professional Development Retreat at the Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston.
Read moreBoard of Trustees Welcomes Four New Members
Four highly accomplished business executives, three of whom are alumni, have joined the college’s board of trustees, increasing its ranks to 25, President Christopher Hopey announced.
Read moreCrowes’ Historic Naming Gift Supports Academic Building
With a toast and a shower of confetti, Merrimack College formally named its first academic building in a quarter century, for the college’s most generous donors, board chairman Michael ’92, H’17, and Kerridan Crowe, P’17. This gift marks the largest individual contribution made in support of the college to date.
Read moreStudent athletes support program with ties to Special Olympics
Merrimack student volunteers and young children from the Young Athletes Program by Special Olympics came together for their last program on Saturday, April 9 at 9:45 a.m. in Hammel Court. Merrimack College Police Chief Michael DelGreco participated by handing out awards to the children.
Read moreVertex gives students multi-career advice
Officials with Vertex Pharmaceuticals during the fall semester met with Merrimack students from the Girard School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering to broaden their perceptions of career tracks in the biotech field.
Read moreManagement master’s program ranked among nation’s best
Merrimack College’s Master of Science in Management degree is gaining tremendous respect nationally — ranking among the top 15 in the country, according to The Financial Engineer.
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