Merrimack College Names the Winston School of Education and Social Policy

Nov. 19, 2020 Merrimack College Press Release

Merrimack Celebrates Comfort Dog Merri’s 1st Birthday

Faculty, staff and students wished a happy first birthday to Merrimack’s comfort dog Merri at a socially distanced outdoor celebration in her honor.

Merrimack Students Learn About the Electoral Process

The Office of Civic and Community Engagement at Merrimack is teaching students about the United States electoral process by providing them with the tools they need to make informed decisions this election season.

Special Olympics Recognizes Merrimack College as a Unified Champion School

Merrimack’s Young Athletes and Developmental Sports program has been awarded the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® designation for the 2019-2020 school year.

New 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.

Faculty Fast Five with Political Science and Public Policy Professor Anne Flaherty

In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to Anne Flaherty, associate professor and department chair, political science, in the School of Liberal Arts. Flaherty specializes in indigenous rights and politics. Her intellectual curiosity was stoked through international travel.

Merrimack 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.

Athletics Fast Five with Head Football Coach Dan Curran

In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to Head Football Coach, Dan Curran. Curran, a former NFL player, shares his passion for the game of football, his affinity for coaching and the importance of developing quality student-athletes.

Merrimack College Welcomes New Member to the Board of Trustees

Merrimack College is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Scammon, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bose Corporation and a graduate of the class of 1983 to its Board of Trustees.

Faculty Fast Five with Biology Professor Azam Noori

In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to assistant professor of biology in the School of Science and Engineering, Azam Noori. In her research, Noori examines ways to use phytotechnology to clean our environment.

Hands to Help’s Back to School Supply Drive Needed Now More Than Ever

Hands to Help, a neighborhood resource center, is hosting its annual Back to School Supply Drive to collect backpacks and other school supplies for students in need.

Appointment of New Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Merrimack College is pleased to announce that Dr. Simona Sharoni has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Merrimack Faculty and Students Turn to Art to Examine Social Problems

The Interdisciplinary Institute at Merrimack College created a multimedia exhibition to help faculty and students explore social issues through art.

The Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support (MINTS) Goes Virtual

The MINTS program, part of the College’s School of Education and Social Policy, is using virtual platforms to provide guidance and professional opportunities to new teachers.

Merrimack Professors Blend Art and Science to Create Petri Dish Art Exhibition

Merrimack professors combined their expertise in art and science to create a unique, cross-collaborative project for students resulting in “Highly Cultured,” an exhibition of living, microbial-based artworks.

Join Merrimack’s Virtual Prayer Vigil for Racial Justice on June 4

Merrimack’s Campus Ministry and the Black Student Association (BSA) will hold a virtual prayer vigil for racial justice this Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Massachusetts 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.

Faculty 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.

Local Woman, 66, Graduates from Merrimack College

Merrimack College’s Class of 2020 includes graduate student Sue Sinacore, 66, who chose to switch careers later in life and earn her clinical and mental health counseling master’s degree.

Visual and Performing Arts Students Showcase Projects and Performances Virtually

Virtual technologies during the spring semester helped Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students share their Senior Capstone Projects and perform in the annual Voice Studio recital.

President Hopey Delivers Special Care Packages to the Class of 2020

Merrimack President Christopher E. Hopey and his wife, Cheryl Lucas, visited local graduating seniors to offer congratulations and distribute care packages.

College Announces Annual Merrimack Medal Award Winner

Tony Munzing is awarded this year’s Merrimack Medal Award, the most prestigious non-academic award at the College.

Merrimack Alumnus Charlie Day Tells the Class of 2020 to “Come Out Swinging”

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day ’98, H’14, sent a congratulatory message to Merrimack College’s Class of 2020 encouraging them to persevere during these challenging times.

Merrimack College Announces Annual LEAD Award Winners

Merrimack College announces its annual LEAD award winners for 2020 celebrating outstanding students and student organizations.

Merrimack Student-Athletes, Teams, Faculty and Staff Honored with 2020 Athletic LEAD Awards

Merrimack College Athletics Department announces their annual LEAD award winners for 2020 celebrating their outstanding student-athletes, teams, faculty and staff.

Father John J. McKniff, OSA, Honor Society Announces 2020 Student Award Winners

Join us in celebrating this year’s Father John J. McKniff, OSA, Honor Society recipients honored for offering their hearts, their time and their talents in extraordinary ways to serve those in need.

Business 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.

Merrimack Alumna Helps Coordinate Girl Scout Cookie Donations to Local Medical Workers

Julia Maggiacomo ’18 and her Girl Scout troop are donating hundreds of boxes of cookies to health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Austin Scholars Create Educational and Spiritual Videos for Community Partners

Members of Austin Scholars, a leadership-through-service program, are using YouTube to stay present in the lives of their community partners during the coronavirus pandemic.

Merrimack Community Participates in The Front Steps Project to Help Local Charities

Merrimack College community members in the North Andover area are posing for professional family photos in front of their homes and then donating to local organizations that provide support for those in need.

Merrimack Alumnus Manufactures and Donates Medical Masks to Health Care Workers

Merrimack College alumnus Michael McMahon ’06 and his company Furniture Concepts have manufactured and donated thousands of masks to Boston-area hospitals and health care facilities.

Students Use Social Media to Boost College Community’s Spirits

In recognition of the growing anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic and related self-isolation, Merrimack’s Active Minds club is holding a #HereForYou social media campaign to boost hope and morale.

Poetry Connecting Students and Professors in the Virtual Classroom

Andrea Cohen, executive director of the Writers House at Merrimack College, shares the power of poetry in helping us connect more deeply with ourselves and others during remote learning.

Don’t Feel Guilty Binge-Watching TV While Social Distancing, Says Merrimack Professor

Associate professor of communication and media, Lisa Perks, Ph.D., unpacks the positive effects of binge-watching during the coronavirus pandemic.

Faculty Offers Tips for Parents to Make Kids’ Remote Learning Less Stressful

Professors from Merrimack’s School of Education share their recommendations on how parents can ease their kids’ stress as they navigate remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wertz Sisters Lead Parade of Teachers Through Town to Greet Students

A Merrimack alumna and her sister, a current education major, participated in a driving parade through Stoneham, Massachusetts to greet students stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Academic Success Center’s Online Services Helping Students Succeed Academically

Merrimack students studying remotely during the coronavirus pandemic have access to a full suite of online support services from the Academic Success Center.

Campus Ministry Uses Virtual Technology to Stay Connected

Campus Ministry is livestreaming daily Mass, increasing its social media presence and using additional digital technologies to minister virtually to the Merrimack community.

McQuade Library Continues to Offer Virtual Support

Services available at Merrimack’s McQuade Library are fully online as the community deals with COVID-19 and Massachusetts’ stay-at-home advisory.

Merrimack Hockey Player Accomplishing Goals On and Off the Ice

Whether breaking records as a star forward for the Merrimack women’s ice hockey team or excelling in her criminology and psychology studies, Mikyla Grant-Mentis ’20 gives her all to everything she pursues.

Merrimack Introduces New Music Major in the Visual and Performing Arts Department

Merrimack is expanding its visual and performing arts academic offerings with the introduction of a new music major.

Comfort Dog’s New Role at Merrimack and New Name Celebrated at Meet and Greet Event

Merrimack community members had the chance to meet Merri, the College’s new black Labrador comfort dog, and celebrate her new name at a March 3 event in her honor.

Pizza with the President Draws Standing Room-Only Crowd

At February’s Pizza with the President, President Christoper E. Hopey spoke with Merrimack students about scheduled campus projects and addressed questions about housing, sustainability and the College’s future growth.

Merrimack Rolls Out Double Warrior Program for Prospective Graduate Students

Merrimack’s new Double Warrior program offers reduced tuition and a simplified application process to current Merrimack undergraduates and alumni who apply to the College’s graduate programs.

Merrimack 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.

Merrimack Bringing Full-Time Comfort Dog to Campus

A full-time comfort dog is joining the Merrimack College Police Department this spring to provide comfort and community engagement to the Merrimack community.

Merrimack Celebrates New Nursing Center with Ribbon Cutting

The Merrimack community explored the College’s new 20,000-square-foot Nursing Center, a space designed to simulate real-world clinical experience, during its February grand opening.

Men’s Basketball Coach Leading Warriors Through New Territory

Head coach Joe Gallo is leading the Men’s Basketball Team, in their first year as a Division I team,  to record-breaking victories this year. 

Monique LeBlanc Becomes the Winningest Coach in Merrimack Women’s Basketball History

Head coach Monique LeBlanc is now the all-time leader in women’s basketball wins at Merrimack College with 124 victories.

Merrimack College’s Mendel Observatory Offers Free Wed. Night Public Stargazing

Northshore Magazine featured the Mendel Observatory which offers free public stargazing to the public every Wednesday.

17th Annual Tolle Lege Reception Recognizes Academic Writings of Merrimack Community

The Merrimack community came together to honor the written accomplishments of 100 of its members during the 17th Annual Tolle Lege Reception.

Pilot Program for Teaching Literacy Skills to Children Expands

Merrimack College’s Reading and Writing Instruction for the 21st Century pilot certificate program held at Boston Public Schools is expanding into the Merrimack Valley.

Austin Hall Chapel Renovations Complete

Renovations to the Chapel of Our Mother of Good Counsel bring a new organ and updated flooring, lighting, seating and more to its Austin Hall location.

Merrimack College Awarded the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has recognized Merrimack College with their prestigious Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates the institution’s commitment to community engagement. Merrimack College is one of 119 U.S. institutions selected for this important classification.

Andrew Maylor Named Vice President, Chief Business Officer at Merrimack College

Merrimack College has announced the appointment of Andrew Maylor, current Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and former Town Manager of North Andover, as Vice President and Chief Business Officer at the College effective February 24, 2020.

Historic Rise of Men’s Basketball to First Place Featured in The Washington Post

The Washington Post features Merrimack Men’s Basketball success in its Jan. 25 article - “This team is four years from having even a shot at March Madness. It’s winning anyway.”

Merrimack Holds White Coat Ceremony for Inaugural Class of Nursing Students

Students from the College’s first nursing class pledged their oath to compassionate patient care at the inaugural White Coat Ceremony at Merrimack College.

Merrimack Men’s Basketball Stays in First Place After Double-Overtime Win Against FDU

On Thursday the Warriors defeated defending NEC champs Fairleigh Dickinson 74-71. This win means the Merrimack Men’s Basketball team, in its first year as a Division I program, stays in first place in the Northeast Conference. 

Gov. Baker Hails Merrimack’s Pioneer Scholars’ Hard Work in His Annual Address to State Legislators

Pioneer Scholars - recipients of full scholarships to Merrimack College - were recognized for their achievements during Gov. Charlie Baker’s 2020 State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday.

Merrimack’s New Nursing Center Blessed on First Day of Classes

Students, faculty and staff recently joined together to bless Merrimack’s new Nursing Center which features state-of-the-art equipment, laboratories, classrooms and study space.

Business 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.

Merrimack Alumnus Selected to Judge LEGO® Masters on FOX

Jamie Berard ’99, a senior design manager for Lego in Denmark, is an expert judge on the Fox Television show LEGO® Masters.

Engineering Students Participate in Windmill Competition

Engineering students showcased their team-building skills and structural, mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge during Merrimack’s annual windmill competition.

Women’s Ice Hockey Team Traveled to Ireland as Ambassadors of their Sport and as Scholars

Ireland may be best-loved for rolling green fields that earned it the nickname Emerald Isle but women’s ice hockey Head Coach Erin Hamlen and her team visited the country over the winter break to help spread the popularity of their sport and to experience another culture.

A Rose by any Other Name...Still Shatters When Frozen in Liquid Nitrogen

Instead of writing a paper on how the Greek tragedy about the brothers Epimetheus and Prometheus would have changed if the characters switched places, Arlene DiMento’s students and other sixth graders at the Alex B. Bruce School got a visit from Merrimack College undergraduates on a recent Friday afternoon.

Merrimack’s Marching Orders: Strike Up a Band

Merrimack College is recruiting students for its first-ever marching band with plans to debut during the institution’s 2020 Homecoming Weekend. The new marching band will be a staple at college events such as football games where it will perform to promote the Merrimack spirit.

College Community Stepping Up Again to Make Christmas Brighter for Others

Merrimack College’s Campus Ministry is holding its seventh annual Christmas Gift Card Drive in partnership with the not-for-profit Key Program in Methuen, Massachusetts to help financially insecure teenagers in the region celebrate the Christmas Season. 

Merrimack Hosting Professors from China

Two professors from China arrived at Merrimack this semester as part of an exchange program. Both spent most of the semester observing classes and and will continue through the early part of the spring semester.

Nursing Students See the Face of ALS Disease

The onset of ALS came with the simple cramping of Doug McIlvaine’s left ring and middle fingers almost three years ago.

Merrimack College Celebrates the Season of Light and Hope with Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Merrimack College welcomed in the Christmas season with its annual Light and Hope celebration amid a picturesque blanket of fresh snow covering campus Tuesday Dec. 3, 2019.

Campus Community Supports Thanksgiving Dinners for the Food Insecure

Merrimack College Campus Ministry broke with Thanksgiving tradition this year when it asked for financial donations in lieu of food for this year’s holiday dinner drive. The idea paid off as the community raised over  $7,000 in donations to feed the food-insecure in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Merrimack Celebrates Renaming of Science and Engineering Building After Dedicated Alumnus

On Monday, November 18, members of the Merrimack community gathered to honor the renaming of the College’s Science and Engineering building, formerly known as Mendel Hall.

Merrimack Fraternity Raises Money for the Homeless

Members of the Sigma Kappa chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) at Merrimack College raised money for the Lazarus House in Lawrence.

Professional Development Retreat Prepares Students for Success

Merrimack College held its semi-annual Professional Development Retreat at the Commonwealth Hotel in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston Nov. 14-15 to help seniors prepare for the realities of the workforce and fine-tune their non-academic networking and interviewing skills to enhance professional confidence in the workplace.

Building a Rewarding Career - One Step at a Time

Merrimack alum Amy McDonough ’97, senior vice president and general manager of Fitbit, discusses her career path, the value of a liberal arts foundation and why to pursue a passion.

Hands to Help Growing Again

Merrimack’s community service Hands to Help program held the official grand opening of its new location at 60 Island St. in Lawrence, Massachusetts Friday, Nov. 15. It’s the second location change to accommodate the growing resource center since opening in 2015.

Mack Gives Back Blazes New Trails, Honors Veterans

More than 450 Merrimack College students volunteered at 24 sites in the Merrimack Valley during the recent eighth annual Mack Gives Back honoring the military service of veterans.

Austin Scholars, Professors Heading to International Conference on St. Augustine

Students from the Austin Scholars living-learning community are traveling with professors to Tunisia from Nov. 8-15. They will have the opportunity to celebrate St. Augustine’s birthday in Carthage where he studied and taught more than 1,600 years ago while representing the College at the “Journées augustiniennes de Carthage.”

Merrimack Celebrates its Veterans with Pomp and Respect

Merrimack College paid tribute during its annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Sakowich Campus Center’s MPR Tuesday Nov. 5, 2019 to the sacrifices service women and men make for the country.

Annual 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.

Nursing Receives Grant for White Coat Ceremony

Executive Director of Nursing Lynne Sheppard in the School of Health Sciences remembers, as a nurse, holding the hand of a patient to help them relax while undergoing a painful procedure and wants her students working toward a bachelor of science in nursing to remember they, too, will need to be compassionate toward their patients someday.

We Are One: Merrimack Homecoming Melds Past with Present

From Macktoberfest to the Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony to the centerpiece football game, Homecoming Weekend offered something for everyone.

Wellness Expo Injects a Dose of Fun into Health

There were free plants, bouncy balls and food for students who stopped by the Wellness Expo in O’Brien Plaza Sept. 30 to learn about the resources available to help students stay healthy this academic year.

Students Walk for the Environment

Environmentally conscious community members participated in a walk of support for protecting the earth and natural resources Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019.

‘Lunch in Lawrence’ Brings Colleagues and Local Community Together

Rosana Urbaez ordered the seafood dish Mar y Tierra with platano maduros and white rice off the menu at the Terra Luna Cafe Sept. 23, 2019 when she and about 20 others enjoyed the first-ever installment of the Lunch in Lawrence program initiated by the Rev. Ray Dlugos, O.S.A.

Renovations Underway on Chapel in Austin Hall to Give it a New Look

There are more renovations moving forward on Our Mother of Good Counsel Chapel on the second floor of Austin Hall, beginning with new windows and including installation of a pipe organ.

From Andover to Malaysia with Love, Friends for Life

Emily Kearns ’82 was just a 16-year-old junior at Andover High School when she heeded the call of her adventurous spirit to spend a year in Malaysia through the American Field Service’s foreign exchange program.

Merrimack Closes Record-Breaking Campaign with Evening of Celebration

Merrimack College marked the close of its record-breaking Together for Good fundraising campaign with an elegant Together We Did finale celebration Sept. 12, 2019 to honor the incredible generosity and support of the Merrimack community. More than 350 guests, including alumni, friends, faculty and staff, gathered on campus to reflect on the monumental accomplishments of the campaign.

Merrimack 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.

Merrimack Climbs U.S. News & World Report’s Ranking of Best Colleges

Merrimack College continued its steady climb up U.S. News & World Report magazine’s Best Colleges rankings this year, leaping from 50th a year ago to 46th on the 2020 list released Monday Sept. 9. It also listed the Merrimack among the top 10 most innovative regional universities.

Merrimack 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.

Defender of the Arts to be Guest Speaker at This Year’s Convocation

Merrimack College is honored to welcome a tireless defender of arts, the poet and playwright Hallie Hobson, as its guest speaker for this year’s Convocation at Hammel Court in the Merrimack Athletic Center Thursday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m.

Praise for Organization Amid the Hustle and Bustle of Move-In Day

The Merrimack College community came together in welcoming the class of 2023 to campus at the start of the Labor Day Weekend Aug. 30. Upperclassmen arrived en masse at the end of the weekend.

Good 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.

Summer Break Offers Professors Time for Research, Including Art

Associate professor of visual and performing arts Nancy Wynn went on the 20th annual Pellegrinaggio pilgrimage to Italy last spring and is using the experience as inspiration for her latest artwork series.

School Supplies Handed Out to Hundreds of Underserved Children

Merrimack College’s Hands to Help handed out 300 backpacks stuffed with school supplies for students from kindergarten through high school on Aug. 12. There everything from notebooks, pencils, binders, folders and even Crayons included in the bags.

Sugar is a Time(ly) Topic for Professor of Health Sciences

Merrimack College assistant professor of nutrition Juliana Cohen, of the School of Health Sciences, was a featured expert in the recent Time magazine article exploring whether sugar is as bad for children as it is for adults.

Sustainable “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.

Merrimack 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.

Merrimack, Charity Partner to Aid Schoolchildren

Merrimack’s Hands to Help/Manos Para Ayuda program is holding its third annual Back to School Supply Drive for underserved school children in nearby Lawrence, Massachusetts this month. Director Rosana Urbaez would like to fill 300 backpacks with almost everything students in grades 1-12 will need to start the academic year.

Research into Squirrels Takes Flight on Campus

Instruction/Liaison Librarian C.J. Wong led a team of three students and two assistant professors in the installation of nesting boxes for flying squirrels in the woods behind parking lot K this summer, to learn whether there are any of the nocturnal animals in the area.

Women’s and Gender Studies Department Speaker Named National Poet Laureate

When Joy Harjo was recently named national poet laureate there was a wellspring of pride in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. 

Science Inspires Sculptor to Challenge Sense of Space and Expectations

Visual and performing arts assistant professor Jonathan Latiano is an installation sculptor who works in big, bold ideas that are so complex he’s hired students as studio assistants using a Provost Innovation Grant through the SCURCA program to help him this summer.

Hitting her Stride in Berlin, Sophomore Looking to Paralympics

Cailin Currie ’21 recently returned from the Paralympics World Series in Berlin where she competed in the tune-up swimming meet leading into qualifying races for next summer’s Paralympics games in Tokyo.

Meeting Focuses on Prison Courses to Reduce Re-Offending

Merrimack College hosted a meeting of schools studying ways to provide college-level courses to inmates as a means of keeping them from reoffending after their release.

Passions 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.

Community Institute Stresses Importance of Cooperation

The second annual Community Engagement Institute drew dozens from both Merrimack College and the surrounding communities for seminars and field trips studying ways to serve those in need.

Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths

Liberal arts students learned about career opportunities from alumni in Washington D.C. during a recent trip with faculty.

Alum/Historian: ‘God Bless the Souls Who Fell on D-Day’

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.

#7 Men’s Lacrosse Repeats as National Champions to Close Out Division II Era

Merrimack Men’s Lacrosse Plays for Second National Title Sunday

Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values

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.

Austin Scholars Join Celebration of New University in Bogotá

Three students from Merrimack College’s Austin Scholars living-learning community recently traveled to Bogotá, Colombia with the program’s director, Sr. Jeanne Gribaudo, C.S.J., and professor Joseph Kelley to attend a conference with Augustinian scholars from the Americas, Europe and the Philippines as part of a celebration marking the opening of the Order of St. Augustine’s newest university.

Officer, scholar tells students: Find ways to serve

Retired police sergeant Richard Donohue told criminology honors students that they should be resilient, work hard, and always seek to be of service.

Women’s Lacrosse Wins First NE10 Championship

Healthcare Summit Highlights Disparities in Public Health

Merrimack College sponsored Lawrence General Hospital’s sixth annual Healthcare Leadership Summit, with over 250 practitioners and leaders on campus to discuss the social determinants of healthcare.

Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center

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.

Faculty Retreat Focuses on Innovation in Teaching

Two dozen Merrimack College faculty members, representing 15 departments across various schools, recently spent two days engaging in discussions and activities about pedagogical innovations and best practices for teaching and learning.

Students 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.

Campus Drive Helps Teens in Emergency Foster Care

Campus Ministry finished its Lenten Backpack Drive with roughly a carful of donations to give the Key Program in Methuen, Mass., which helps teenagers who go into emergency foster care.

With National Internship, Theater Major Leaps to Next Stage

Benjamin Mendonça ’20, a theater major from Lowell, Mass. has been awarded a prestigious Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas (SILV)  Internship for stage management.

Philanthropist Bill Cummings tells students to “look for an opportunity and do something with it”

“Work hard and save your money,” billionaire philanthropist Bill Cummings advised students gathered Tuesday, April 16, at the Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi Center to learn about his storied career, chronicled in his new autobiography, “Starting Small and Making It Big: An Entrepreneur’s Journey to Billion-Dollar Philanthropist.”

Performance to Put Human Face on Women Refugees in Mideast

Laila Farah, associate professor of women’s and gender studies at DePaul University, and Isis Nusair, associate professor of international studies and women’s studies at Denison University, have been collecting stories of women refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Syria.

Science and Faith Come Together in Search of Solutions to Climate Change

For organizers of the April 10 conference “Religion, Science and Ecology: Shared Responsibility for the Future,” it is time for science and religion to work together in saving our planet from climate change.

Lifelong Teacher, Lifelong Learner

A self-described lifelong learner and teacher, Anne Halley ’67 credits her Merrimack education with providing her the opportunity to fulfill her dreams, leading her to earn multiple graduate degrees and enjoy a successful career in teaching and, later, management at the New York Times. Inspired by her Merrimack experience and to honor a dear friend who was never able to attend college due to financial constraints, Anne established the Anne Halley Scholarship in 2005 for underrepresented populations of students at Merrimack, later making an additional planned gift to the College. Elaborating on the inspiration behind her giving to Merrimack, Anne shares, “My experience and education at the College were priceless and inspired me to start a scholarship to give someone else the same opportunities I had.”

Hands-on Learning the Key Benefit for New Twomey Fellowship

Ashley Hall ’19, is finishing up her John “Jack” Twomey ’56 Fellowship this semester filled with a zeal to continue her career promoting corporate wellness.

Former EPA Chief to Speak at Merrimack Conference

Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be the keynote speaker Wednesday at Merrimack’s Religion, Science and Ecology conference.

Merrimack Student Honored for Saving Life in Andover

Mary Lavallee ’20, a health science major from South Hadley, Mass., was honored by the Andover Fire Department for her heroic role in helping save the life of a 28-year-old woman who collapsed while working out at the Merrimack Valley YMCA March 15.

Girard 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.

Faculty-Student Team Explores Collaboration in India

A team of Merrimack College students and faculty members traveled to Tilonia, Rajasthan, India over spring break to explore potential collaboration between Barefoot College and Merrimack.

Merrimack Skaters Go for (More) Gold in Finland

Freshman Ava Dimmick and sophomore Annmarie Schmid are competing in the World Synchronized Skating Championships 2019 in Helsinki, Finland April 12-13 as part of the storied Haydenettes team based in Lexington, Mass.

Merrimack Hosts Conference for Cutting-Edge Design

Design Incubation Colloquium 5.3: Merrimack College will be hosted by Merrimack’s Visual and Performing Arts Department on Saturday, March 30.

Read All About It: Merrimack Magazine

The latest edition of Merrimack Magazine is in mailboxes and in select locations around campus, and also online — highlighting the accomplishments of faculty, students, alumni and staff through a variety of articles and timely class notes.

Aspiring Engineers Attending NSBE National Conference

Members of Merrimack College’s National Society of Black Engineers chapter are attending the group’s national convention in Detroit, networking with peers and talking to recruiters from top companies.

In Crisis Remain Calm, Remember Humanity

“The stuff you should be worried about isn’t the stuff on your calendar,” Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera told a packed house of students, faculty, staff and members of the public at the College’s 19^th annual St. Germain Lecture. “The stuff you should be worried about is the stuff you don’t see coming.”

Cancer Survivor Giuliana Rancic Shares Story of Hope

Best-selling authors and TV personalities Giuliana and Bill Rancic will be the featured speakers at Merrimack College’s Relay For Life, held at Lawler Rink April 12.

19th Annual St. Germain Memorial Lecture to feature Mayor Dan Rivera

Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera will be the featured speaker at the 19th Annual St. Germain Memorial Lecture at Merrimack College that will include a  reception at 6 p.m. Weds., March 20, followed by the lecture and Political Science Honor Society inductions at 7 p.m. in Cascia Hall.

Student 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.

Top companies recruit at Merrimack Career Fair

Students descended on the Multipurpose Room in the Sakowich Campus Center dressed in their best professional clothes looking for internships, co-ops and full- or part-time jobs at the O’Brien Center for Career Development’s annual Career Fair on March 6.

Merrimack in India - Celebrating Women Solar Engineers

Our faculty-student team members traveling in India during Spring Break 2019 had the chance to meet the Solar Mamas at Barefoot College.

Merrimack in India - Meet the Team

Learn more about our faculty-student team members who are traveling in India over Spring Break 2019 to become familiar with the work of Barefoot College, an International Non-Governmental Organization.

Women’s hockey Warriors design new Hockey East trophy

Two Merrimack College’s women’s hockey players designed the Hockey East Association’s new regular season championship trophy, which was unveiled on campus Monday, March 4.

College Interfaith Prayer Service Delivers Message of Hope

About 200 people left their comfort zone on a recent frigid winter evening to participate in Where We Dwell Together: the 16th Annual Interfaith Prayer, presented by the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations.

A Lifelong Commitment to Giving Back

From her first time stepping foot on Merrimack’s campus as a student, to returning as a math and computer science teacher, to becoming a tenured faculty member and integral part of the College leadership, Associate Professor Mary Noonan ’75 has been totally immersed in the Merrimack community. While she has witnessed the College undergo an incredible transformation over the years, she declares, “There’s more to come, and I can’t wait to see what happens next!”

Warriors at Work director engaging students, alums

Warriors at Work is on the fast track to success under Stacey Phelps, who was recently named the program director.

Merrimack Celebrates Campus Authors

Merrimack recently recognized more than 80 authors during Tolle Lege, an annual event celebrating faculty, staff, students and alumni who published in the last year.

‘Feed Your Neighbor’ event breaks record, teaches justice

At the fifth annual Feed Your Neighbor at the Sakowich Campus Center, volunteers of different faiths and traditions gathered with one goal Feb. 6: to help the hungry.

Faculty Panel to Explore ‘Designer Baby’ Ethics

A panel of experts will meet at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in Cascia Hall to discuss the moral and ethical dilemmas of altering the DNA in human embryos. A team of scientists in China recently announced it had altered the DNA of twins while they were still embryos in order to make them HIV-resistant.

Coach Kicks Off 2019 Create Your Impact Season

Female staff and faculty recently came together at Connecting with CoworkHERS for an enlightening presentation on ice hockey and team management by ice hockey head coach Erin Hamlen.

Exhibits Worth a Triptych to the Rogers Center

Two new exhibits in the Rogers Center for the Arts showcase the work of photographer Kevin Salemme, the director of media instructional services for Merrimack College, and artist David Raymond, a former professor for Merrimack’s Visual and Performing Arts Department.

Ms. Digital Editor to Speak on Merging Job, Passion

Carmen Rios, the digital editor of Ms. magazine, is the scheduled keynote speaker for the Women’s and Gender Studies’ event “Forging Your Feminist Future: Merging Jobs and Passions” at Cascia Hall, 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28.

Tolle 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.

Fiona Coleman ‘14 Not Satisfied Until Everyone Fed

After graduating Merrimack College with a degree in sports medicine, Fiona Coleman ’14 worked with the Peace Corps in Zambia for two years to address food insecurities in a small village there. This spring she’s beginning a PhD. program at Cornell University to study international nutrition.

Professional Development Retreat Provides Confidence to Seniors

Merrimack College’s third semiannual Professional Development Retreat (PDR), at Hotel Commonwealth in Boston, saw 60 pre-selected seniors gather for two days of soul-searching, self-assessment, team building and soft skills development.

Former Merrimack Professor Now Bangladesh Foreign Minister

Former Merrimack College professor Abdul Momen has been named foreign minister of Bangladesh.

Karen Ryan Named Dean of School of Liberal Arts

Karen L. Ryan will join Merrimack College as the dean of its School of Liberal Arts. She begins July 1.

Merrimack Partnering with SquashBusters for Lawrence Youth

Merrimack College is further strengthening its commitment to the betterment of our community, specifically the city of Lawrence, by formalizing a partnership with the nationally recognized organization SquashBusters.

Augustinian Anniversary: Father Ray Marks 40th Year

Merrimack College honored Rev. Raymond Dlugos, O.S.A., vice president of mission and ministry, this week for reaching 40 years as an Augustinian Friar and 35 years as a priest, including a decade serving the college and the wider community.

A Life Dedicated to Academia

For the past few years Joanne Caruso Bentley ’81 has served on Merrimack’s College Leadership Council, and she recently joined the Board of Trustees. As Senior Director of Business Operations and Faculty Research Management Services at Yale University, Joanne leads an organization that supports faculty research by administering proposals and managing millions of dollars of sponsored awards. She attributes much of her leadership and negotiation skills to her early experiences at Merrimack College. 

Merrimack Celebrates Light and Hope

Merrimack College’s annual Celebration of Light and Hope gave students, faculty and staff the opportunity to embrace the spirit of Christmas in an evening of fun.

Ceremony 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.

Merrimack College Students Learn About Hate Crimes from ADL

Members of the Anti-Defamation League joined Merrimack students in November to deliver a hate crimes presentation. Sponsored by the college’s Criminology Club, the presentation examined hate crimes versus hate incidents and the value of raising awareness of bias, bullying and abuse.

New 100% Online Master of Science in Accounting

The accounting graduate degree’s inaugural session begins January 21, 2019.

Create Your Impact Event Brings Together Female Staff and Faculty

Last month, a panel of distinguished leaders participated in the first Create Your Impact event of the academic year: Personal HERstories.

Gift Advances Merrimack Environmental Initiatives

Merrimack College’s new Center for Sustainability and the Environment will provide the college and local community with a new platform to advance environmental awareness and support research and enhanced academic programs.

Temple Emanuel, Merrimack College students remember Crystal Night, precursor to the Holocaust

Exactly 80 years ago, Nazi thugs and paramilitary gangs attacked Jews throughout Germany, burning their synagogues, vandalizing their businesses and killing at least 91 of them.

Homecoming: Thousands Arrive for Fun, Football, Family

Several thousand alumni, students, parents and friends gathered to renew their bonds to one another and to the college during Homecoming Weekend despite less than perfect weather.

Festive Lineup of Events for Homecoming 2018 This Weekend

A record number of Warrior alumni, families and friends are expected from near and far to celebrate all things Merrimack during Homecoming weekend Oct. 26-28.

Merrimack’s J-C-M Center Hosted Conference on Thomas Merton

To mark the 50th anniversary of Trappist monk Thomas Merton’s death Dec. 10, 1968, the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations held an all-day conference Oct. 16 on his life and work, focusing on his interfaith writings and relations.

NASA’s Observe the Moon Night to be Observed on Campus

The Physics Department is opening Mendel Observatory to the college community and surrounding communities as part of NASA’s ninth annual International Observe the Moon Night from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.

Media Maven Makes Her Mark

Lee Slattery ’81 has worked in the world of media and publishing in New York City for almost her entire career. She is currently the Vice President & Publisher of Family Circle owned by Meredith Corporation—a media conglomerate featuring such well-known publications as People, Real Simple, and Martha Stewart. Earlier in her career Slattery oversaw sales and marketing for allure, Glamour and Golf for Women Magazine, the only women’s lifestyle publication dedicated to female golfers. As the daughter of two golf-club champions, Lee grew up playing golf and tennis as well as skiing and swimming, which her mother said kept her and her five siblings out of trouble. As a golf club champion herself, Lee spends weekends in the summer and fall on the course at her club near her home-away-from-home in Scituate, MA. A resident of New York City for 34 years, Merrimack still holds a special place in Lee’s heart. She has served on the President’s Advisory Board, the Business Advisory Board of New York, the Athletics Executive Committee, Reunion Committees, and has been on the Board of Trustees since 2012.

James Wood to be Writer-in-Residence at the Writers House

Long-time “New Yorker” magazine staff writer and author James Wood is visiting Merrimack College Oct. 16-18 as the Writer-in-Residence at the Writers House.

Augustinian Vicar General to Address Austin Scholars Oct. 25

The Rev. Joseph L. Farrell, O.S.A., vicar general of the Order of St. Augustine, will address Merrimack College’s Austin Scholars at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher. The address is free and open to the public.

Nursing Degree to be Offered Starting in the Fall 2019

With the growing demand for healthcare in Massachusetts as a backdrop, the state Board of Registration in Nursing has approved Merrimack College’s plan to offer a bachelor of science degree in Nursing starting in the fall of 2019.

“Avatar” Star Stephen Lang to Perform His One-Person Play at the Rogers

Actor Stephen Lang, a star in the Hollywood blockbuster “Avatar,” is appearing for one night at the Rogers Center for the Arts Nov. 1 to perform his one-man show “Beyond Glory,” which pays tribute to the stories of eight Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.

All Abilities Awareness Week

October 9-12, 2018

Merrimack Seeks ‘Apple Distinguished’ Designation

Merrimack College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Provost recently submitted an application for designation as an Apple Distinguished School in recognition of efforts around Mobile Merrimack, a campus-wide initiative to integrate technology into classrooms and curriculum.

Dr. Daniel Herda brings his second Sociology of Immigration class to Germany

For the second consecutive year, Professor Herda’s Sociology of Immigration class (SOC 3650) traveled to Germany to observe and experience the phenomenon of human migration first-hand.

Grant Supports Research on Child Wellness, Technology

Assistant professor April Bowling is leading a team of researchers studying whether exergaming paired with with virtual health coaching will help motivate children to exercise more often.

College Opens Arcidi Center, Celebrates Benefactors

The Arcidi Center, named for the late Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi ’53, will house the College’s Welcome Center and the O’Brien Center for Career Development.

Gabriella Angelini ’14, Research Associate, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

“I am proud to have gone to Merrimack because Merrimack continues to strive for excellence and provides more and more opportunities for students. Merrimack places high value in not only learning facts and skills, but also building character and developing leaders.”

A Winning Formula for Life

Michael J. Bradley ’78 recently celebrated his 35th anniversary as a mathematics professor at Merrimack College and his 40th class reunion. An active member of the Reunion Committee, Wenzel Giving Society, Road Warriors faculty/staff Relay for Life running group to fight cancer, and a supporter in MORE retreats and student service trips, Mike’s Merrimack roots run deep. 

Opening Convocation Sends Out a Call to Embrace Differences

A collegiate tradition that marks the beginning of an academic year.

Merrimack Students Collaborate with NASA to Build Satellite

Engineering students make themselves experts on the art of burning fishing line to help solve an out-of-this-world dilemma.

Merrimack Named Top 50, ‘Most Innovative’ in U.S. News & World Report

Merrimack College ranked among the best regional universities in the North for 2018.

Students at Mass of the Holy Spirit Called to Service

The Merrimack College community came together for the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 4, marking the start of the 2018-2019 school year.

New Faculty Members Join Merrimack Community

Accommodating the steady growth in academic offerings on campus, new faculty members join the Merrimack community

Merrimack College Welcomes the Class of 2022 to Campus

There are more than 1,100 freshmen this year, making it the largest class in school history.

Graduate Fellowships Applications Are Open

Apply today for a Graduate Fellowship

Lacrosse Team Head Coach Throws Out First Pitch At Fenway.

Merrimack College Men’s Lacrosse Team Head Coach Mike Morgan threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway surrounded by his 2018 NCAA Division II National Champion team.

Merrimack One of ‘Most Transformative’ U.S. Colleges

Money Magazine recently gave high marks to Merrimack College as one of the top 10 “Most Transformative Colleges” in the United States, based on student outcomes that far exceed expectations.

Christina Troy ’09, Senior Project Manager, Arnold Worldwide and Co-Founder, OnBendedKnee

“Merrimack helped shape the way I approach life, the career decisions I have made and the relationships I’ve cultivated along the way. Because of the sense of purpose developed through my time with the institution and the friends and faculty who were a part of that journey, I’m proud of who and what I’ve become and will remain grateful to those 4 incredible years.”

Over $66K Raised for The Warrior Fund at 37th President’s Cup Golf Tournament

Clouds and drizzle didn’t dampen the success of the 37^th President’s Cup Golf Tournament on Monday, August 13, where over 140 golfers hit the links at Vesper Country Club in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts to support our student-athletes.

Civil Engineering Student Spends Summer Exploring Electrical Engineering

Leslie Lima, a 19-year-old soon-to-be sophomore at Merrimack, has found a unique way to spend her hot summer days. As an electrical engineering intern for SMMA — an architecture, engineering, and design firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts — the civil engineering major has been attending site visits with professional civil engineers and encountering real-world issues during lengthy department meetings.

Governor’s Office Recognizes Merrimack’s Early College Program

Merrimack College’s Early College Program was one of four colleges and universities in Massachusetts to receive state designation from the Baker-Polito Administration recognizing the institution’s work preparing disadvantaged high school students for college academics at no cost to their families, while earning credits toward graduation. 

Three Faculty Members Promoted to Full Professor in Fall 2018

Congratulations to Kevin Finn, Ed.D. (School of Health Sciences), Christina Hardway, Ph.D. (School of Liberal Arts), and Janine M. LeBlanc-Straceski, Ph.D. (School of Science and Engineering) – all of whom are being promoted from associate professor to full professor this Fall 2018.

Professor Completes 500-Mile Pilgrimage in Spain On Foot

In August 1968, 15-year-old Warren Kay and his friend completed a 250-mile run in four days, from Midland Park, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. Now a professor of religious and theological studies at Merrimack, Kay recently commemorated the 50^th anniversary of that achievement by trekking more than 500 miles along the northern coast of Spain as part of a pilgrimage to the city of Santiago de Compostela.

Austin Scholars Living-Learning Community Nearly Doubles in Size

The Austin Scholars living-learning community is nearly doubling in size from 67 last year to 121 freshmen for the coming year, including commuters for the first time.

Campus Opens Doors for Area Police Training

Merrimack College hosted police from Boston, North Andover, New Hampshire and even Connecticut for two days this July while they conducted trainings for their dogs that sniff out explosives and narcotics.

Merrimack Grad Works Front Line of Major TV News Outlet

Brittany Dempsey ’17 always thought working in broadcast television was an unobtainable goal. After transferring to Merrimack midway through her freshmen year and becoming immersed in the Communication and Media Department, she saw her future in journalism taking shape.

Hands to Help Summer Camp Empowers Young Lives

In just a week’s time, the employees and volunteers at the Hands to Help and St. Mary of the Assumption Summer Camp can see the growth in behavior among their campers

Merrimack 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.

“Hands to Help” Collecting Donations of Back to School Supplies

The Merrimack community is coming together in its annual drive to collect school supplies for economically disadvantaged children of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Working and Wellness Focus of Two New Living Learning Communities

Starting this fall, Merrimack will kick off two new Living and Learning Communities (LLCs) that will enable students who share academic interests to attend classes, workshops, and social events together.

Merrimack Students Brought ‘Hope and Light’ to Ecuador During Immersion Trip

Associate Professor Anne Flaherty and Augustinian Volunteer Maggie Morrin recently led eight Merrimack students to Ecuador, to expand their personal horizons and spread hope to the less fortunate.

Governor Baker Congratulates MC Lacrosse Team at State House

Merrimack was hosted by the Office of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker as part of the team’s recent visit to the State House in Boston.

MC Filmmaker-Sisters Win Raves for Golf Film

The Reilly sisters, Emily and Hannah ’21, came up short in their bid to win New England Sports Network’s video production contest for the popular “NESN Next Producer” television show — but won the hearts of viewers across the region who voted the Reillys their fan favorite.

Eye Tracker Technology Uncovers What People Fixate On

Faculty and students at Merrimack College are using a sophisticated tool — the eye tracker — to evaluate various eye movements.

Merrimack Awarded $100,000 from a Cummings Foundation Grant

Merrimack is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through the Cummings Foundation’s “100K for 100” program.

Welcomed Home: Reunion Brings More Than 500 Alumni and Guests to Campus

Merrimack’s Reunion weekend brought more than 500 alumni and guests back to campus, with more than 120 attendees staying on campus in the North Residential Village.

$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.

$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.

Professor’s Study Published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Juliana Cohen, Sc.D., assistant professor of health sciences at Merrimack, was recently published in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine for her research addressing sugar intake during pregnancy.

Merrimack Celebrates 68th Commencement with the Class of 2018

Merrimack College celebrated its 68th Commencement and for the first time held the ceremony outdoors at the new Merrimack Stadium for 889 students, including 657 undergraduates and 232 graduate students May 20.

Together We Discover Event Celebrates Research, Innovation and Creativity

Merrimack College held a celebration in early May for the ongoing and innovative research being performed on campus and the generous investments by benefactors who keep that research going.

Soon-to-Be Merrimack Grad Heading to Colombia After Commencement

After graduation, Kenney Tran ’18 won’t be sitting behind a desk in an office, but instead will head to another continent - the trenches of Colombia, South America to serve as a business volunteer teaching in high school and working with nonprofits near Bogota.

Early Action Applicant Scripting His Future at Merrimack

Ryan Giggey has known since he was a young boy that he wants to attend Merrimack College.

Health Sciences Majors Network with Alumni

The O’Brien Center for Career Development wrapped up its series of undergraduate networking breakfasts by hosting a meeting between 53 School of Health Sciences majors and six industry professionals who are alumni.

Rejuvenated Campus Kitchen Creates a Recipe for a Satisfying Future

The Merrimack chapter of the Campus Kitchen hunger relief program enjoyed renewed energy and effectiveness helping to serve the food-insecure using a new leadership model this year that is designed to be sustainable going forward.

New York City Alumni Welcome Business Dean and Students

A group of Merrimack students, faculty members, and Dean Catherine Usoff from the Girard School of Business recently traveled to Manhattan to visit three alumni worksites and learn more about the finance industry.

Author Claire Messud Comes to The Writers House on April 17

Messud has penned six novels including her most recent “The Burning Girl” and “The Woman Upstairs.” She will be the writer-in-residence for The Writers House April 17.

Relay for Life Raises Over $60K, Features Pro Football Star Amendola

Class of 2022 Admitted Student Day

Welcome, Future Warriors!

Scott Borek Introduced at Wednesday Press Conference

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Scott Borek was formally introduced to the Merrimack College community at a formal press conference on campus Wednesday afternoon in the Merrimack Athletics Complex (MAC).

Merrimack Names Scott Borek as Eighth Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey Program

Borek arrives at Merrimack with 33 years of collegiate coaching experience, including eight as a head coach.

Football Star Danny Amendola to Appear for President’s Speaker Series Friday, April 13

NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola is this semester’s scheduled guest for the President’s Speaker Series to be held during the Relay for Life fundraiser at J. Thom Lawler Rink, which starts at 6 p.m. April 13.

Cardinal O’Malley Visits Merrimack to Meet with Students

Cardinal Seán O’Malley visited Merrimack College March 14 to meet with students in the Austin Scholars Living Learning Community and hear their reflections on the community service they perform in Lawrence and Lowell.

Do Healthier Snacks Improve Brain Function in Children?

Scientists agree that nutritious food improves physical performance. But what about its impact on brain power?

‘Re-creating the World’ to Assess Political Regimes

It isn’t possible to move an entire country to a different part of the world for research purposes, but two Merrimack professors are doing the next best thing — they are simulating the process.

March Is Time to Honor Women’s Achivements

March is a time to celebrate and honor women throughout history who have made a difference in the world.

Grad Student’s Work With Underprivileged Gets Boost

Graduate student Yina Cordero, MEd’19, has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship that will aid her work to help the underprivileged.

Sacrificing a Leisurely Break for a Chance to Serve Others

Not all college students kick back over spring break. This year, more than 70 Merrimack students, staff and faculty will spend Alternative Spring Break volunteering at one of seven locations.

Model Sedar Recounts Jews’ Exodus From Ancient Egypt

Members of the Hebrew nation (what would become the Jewish faith) fled ancient Egypt under the leadership of Moses so quickly, there was not even time for their bread to rise.

68 Years of Friendship, Forged at Merrimack

John “Jack” Carney ’54 and Anthony “Tony” Fragala ’54 P’86, ’92 crossed paths at Central Catholic High School in the 1940s, but their friendship truly began in the chemistry laboratory at Merrimack College. With only a handful of students focusing on such a rigorous major, Jack and Tony became fast friends.

Students Make Their Pitch at Annual Spring Career Fair

Hundreds of students eager to land their first job or internship queued up at last Friday’s career fair in the Sakowich Campus Center for a chance to speak with companies in the market for young talent.

Cardinal O’Malley Gratified by Work of Austin Scholars

Cardinal Seán O’Malley visited Merrimack College March 14 to meet with students in the Austin Scholars Living Learning Community and hear their reflections on the community service they perform in Lawrence and Lowell.

Students Learn to Become ‘Informed Practitioners’

For students who are studying to become teachers, it’s essential to take part in research that explores the latest methods and practices in their field.

No Time to Run to the Gym? The Library Has the Answer

You know the feeling: You’re going on your third hour of studying in the library, and your legs begin to bounce, your fingers begin to tap and your mind begins to wander.

Merrimack Teams With Teradyne on Robotics Project

North Reading, Massachusets-based Teradyne Inc. has loaned Merrimack College and assistant professor Rickey Caldwell Jr. one of its most advanced robots on which students can hone their engineering and mathematical skills in real-world applications.

Together For Good: A Campaign Update

In the fall of 2016, Merrimack publicly launched its historic campaign, Together for Good, with an ambitious goal to raise $50 million to fund priorities identified in the College’s strategic plan, The Agenda for Distinction. The Campaign’s call has resonated strongly with the Merrimack community — to date some $48 million has been raised from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, corporations, foundations and friends.

Twin Sisters Vie for Shot as NESN’s ‘Next Producer’

A comedy-horror short film produced by Merrimack twins Emily and Hannah Reilly is among 12 semifinalists in New England Sports Network’s video production contest for the popular “NESN Next Producer” television show.

Giving Thanks at Merrimack’s Christmas Celebration

More than 100 members of the Merrimack community joined President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D. and his wife Cheryl Lucas at a private gathering prior to the annual Christmas Celebration at Boston’s Four Seasons Hotel on Dec. 1. Members of the Board of Trustees, the College Leadership Council, the Together for Good Campaign Committee, faculty and staff enjoyed a short program, which included an invocation from Father Gary McCloskey, O.S.A., featured speaker Andrea Rego ’18 and Hopey.

Faculty-Staff Campaign Participation Exceeds Goal

Together for Good is all about the future of Merrimack. I gave to the campaign because I know firsthand the tremendous student experience that Merrimack provides and all the good that will result from the generosity of our community. As an alumnus, it was important for me to serve as an ambassador and give back to the institution that has helped me become the person I am today.” — David Golden ’07, Interim Director of Residence Life and Together for Good Campaign Ambassador

New Outreach Program Creates Passage to India

Faculty and students from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology in Tamilnadu, India, are traveling to Merrimack College for a series of lectures and shared academic experiences — without ever having to leave their desks.

Issue 22 - The Broadsheet

English Career Night: Recalibrating Dream Job Expectations; Remaining open to all possibilities: English Alumni offer their wisdom; The Impact of Button Poetry: Olivia Gatwood inspires generations of women; An Interview with Dr. Christy Pottroff

Serving Up Sandwiches for Neighbors in Need

As part of a community service initiative through Merrimack’s First Year Experience program, more than 60 students recently prepared approximately 2,000 sandwiches for Daybreak Shelter in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Merrimack Breaks Ground on North Campus Arcidi Center

On Friday, Dec. 1, Merrimack College, with members of the Board of Trustees, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi Center in honor of the unprecedented leadership gift made by Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi ’53, P’81, ’84, ’85, GP’06, ’15, ’18, M’18, H’12.

College Welcomes Advent Season With Song, Prayer

Merrimack College Schola on Monday welcomed the Advent season with its fifth annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, which included nine biblical readings prophesying the birth of Christ interspersed with musical selections.

Nothing to Be SAD About During Dark Days of Winter

McQuade Library this fall began offering two new light therapy boxes to help treat seasonal affective disorder. SAD is a type of depression that can occur as the days get shorter but light therapy affects brain chemicals that are linked to mood and sleep so it can ease the symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic.

New Approach to Math Class Adds Up at Merrimack

The math department this semester introduced an innovative approach to teaching its Concepts in Algebra class, which has been recognized nationally for making learning more student-centered, personalized and aligned with student learning preferences.

Merrimack Community Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

Merrimack is getting into the Christmas spirit with its upcoming tree-lighting ceremony, a visit by Santa Claus, a public skate and opportunities for reflection and helping the less fortunate.

Together for Wellness

When Merrimack students need somewhere to turn, they now have an abundance of resources thanks in large part to Karen (Johnson) McCarthy ’92. A former high school teacher and the mother of three sons ages 13, 19, and 21, Karen is familiar with the many challenges that young adults face like stress, anxiety, and depression. That is why she was inspired to support student-centric health resources at Merrimack by establishing the McCarthy Student Wellness Fund.

Health Students a CLASS Act Helping Disabled Get Fit

Working with diverse community groups is at the core of becoming a successful public health professional. That’s why Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Zi Yan started a program for providing one-on-one fitness training and lessons in nutrition to high school students with intellectual disabilities.

Hopey’s Storied Career Leaves Kids Spellbound

Merrimack President Christopher Hopey had young students at the Professional Center for Child Development in Andover stomping their feet, clapping and cheering during his appearance as a guest storybook reader this month.

College Community Spreads Thanksgiving Holiday Cheer

The Merrimack College community brightened the holidays for dozens of needy families this week by donating and delivering full Thanksgiving meals through the Neighbors in Need program in Lawrence.

Power to the People — Who Major in Engineering

The electrical engineering department has introduced a new concentration for students who plan to go in the electrical power industry, where the demands of a changing field offer a strong employment outlook.

M.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.

Salemme Tapped to Deliver Annual Last Lecture

Merrimack’s popular director of media instructional services, Kevin Salemme, will deliver the honors program’s annual Last Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Cascia Hall.

Students Commemorate Kristallnacht Pograms

More than 150 Merrimack students participated in the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian Muslim Relations’ annual Kristallnacht commemoration, “Shattered Glass, Shattered Lives,” Nov. 8 at Temple Emanuel of Andover. The event included a performance by the Merrimack Concert Choir, under the direction of Hugh Hinton.

Honing 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.

Communication Benefits Chronically Ill Patients

Receiving a diagnosis of a serious illness or terminal disease can be a frightening experience for even the strongest person. But by maintaining an open line of communication with their doctors, patients can mitigate feelings of losing control over their life, a Merrimack professor has found.

Mack Gives Back Day Honors Those Who Serve

More than 1,000 Merrimack faculty, staff, alumni, students and family members fanned out across the region Saturday for the college’s annual day of community service, Mack Gives Back. The event celebrates two days of great importance in Merrimack’s history: Veterans Day and St. Augustine’s birthday.

Classes ‘Hiring’ Each Other to Prepare for Real World

Merrimack has begun a “cross-hiring” initiative to help prepare students for careers in the real world. Recognizing that most graduates will need to work within interdisciplinary teams, the college has set up a framework for specialized classes to collaborate with each other to complete projects.

Psychologist to Probe Mysteries, Beauty of Sleep

Merrimack’s Institutional Review Board has approved research experiments to study the effects of concussions on sleep, emotional reactivity to behavioral tasks and brain activity that are to be conducted in a new sleep lab.

Improving the Future

Karen Martin ’75 doesn’t just care about the environment, she works to protect it every day. From installing solar panels and geothermal heating to lessen their energy footprint to advocating for climate change legislation, Karen and her husband Gary exemplify what it means to be environmentally conscious. They are also exceptionally committed to helping Merrimack College advance the cause.

Sophomore Finds True Calling: Caring for Animals

When Kaycie Kasza-Hook ’20 got a job at Petco as a freshman, she fell in love with animals and realized her true calling is animal care and not in the business world. So she switched majors from business to biology with the goal of becoming a veterinarian.

New Master’s, Certificate Offerings in Spirituality

Beginning next spring semester, Merrimack will offer two new master’s and two new certificate programs in spirituality, with particular emphasis on the college’s Catholic and Augustinian tradition as well as ecumenical and interfaith relations.

The Writers House Hosts Author Meghan Daum

Acclaimed author Meghan Daum will read from her latest book, “The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion,” on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. at The Writers House. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a Q&A and reception.

Health Sciences Celebrates Its New School Status

The new School of Health Sciences, upgraded from department status in recognition of its importance to Merrimack’s current and long-term enrollment goals, introduced itself to the campus community Monday during a soft-launch opening in its newly renovated space in O’Reilly Hall.

In the Business of Doing Good

A conversation with Kevin ’89 and Karen Lucey, two of Merrimack’s most dedicated supporters. The Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of the private equity investment firm, Hamilton Lane, Kevin also serves on the College’s Board of Trustees. In addition to his professional success, Kevin has been married to his wife Karen for 26 years and they have four children ranging in age from 16 to 22.

Athletics Hall of Fame Enshrines 11 New Members

Merrimack College enshrined 11 new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame Oct. 12 — the school’s first induction ceremony since 2004.

Charlotte Berkes Awarded First Demers Professorship

Associate Professor of Biology Charlotte Berkes has been named Merrimack’s inaugural Laurence M. Demers Professor in Life Sciences.

Writers House to Host Author Susan Eaton Oct. 12

Author Susan Eaton, director of the Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management, will read from and discuss her critically acclaimed book “The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial” during an appearance at The Writers House Oct. 12 at noon.

Chinese Delegation Visits Merrimack Campus

In Merrimack’s mission to become more global, sometimes the globe comes to campus. President Zhang Hongtian of Heilongjiang Institute of Technology in China and his delegation recently visited Merrimack to tour the campus and meet with several college representatives.

Baker Lauds Merrimack’s Town-Gown Partnership

“You can be whatever you want to be,” Gov. Charlie Baker told several hundred Lawrence students at a rally celebrating the public schools’ education partnership with Merrimack College and Northern Essex Community College.

STEM Community Like ‘Creating a Sisterhood’

About 60 female freshmen are participating in Merrimack’s new Women in STEM living-learning community this semester. The community is meant to provide much-needed support for women as they prepare to enter male-dominated occupations.

Merrimack Takes Lead in Regional STEM Initiative

The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s STEM Advisory Council has awarded Merrimack College and Salem State University a $60,000 grant as the lead institutions of the new Northeast Regional STEM Network.

Scope Brings New Clarity to Scientific Research

Merrimack scientists are calling it one of the most amazing and fun research tools they have ever used. It also promises to bring new clarity and precision to the work that leads to biomedical discovery.

Board 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.

Merrimack Celebrates Donors with “An Evening of Gratitude”

More than 300 guests gathered on September 14 for Merrimack College’s annual “Evening of Gratitude,” an event recognizing the generous and loyal donors to the College. President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D. used the opportunity to report that the Together for Good Campaign—the largest fundraising effort in Merrimack’s history, with a goal of $50 million—has now raised more than $42 million in total, including approximately $14 million since its public launch last fall.

Engineering Programs Hit Key Accreditation Milestone

The independent nonprofit Engineering and Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc. has accredited Merrimack College’s new mechanical engineering program and reaccredited the bachelor’s degree program in electrical and civil engineering.

Merrimack to Induct First Hall Class Since 2004

Merrimack College will relaunch its Athletics Hall of Fame at a special ceremony next month by inducting its first new class in more than a dozen years.

Liberal Arts Launches Interdisciplinary Institute

The School of Liberal Arts has launched a new Interdisciplinary Institute with a focus on bias, perfectly timed to study the current political and cultural climate in the United States.

College Adds 28 Faculty to Meet Program Growth

Merrimack has hired 28 new faculty members across disciplines to accommodate the steady growth in academic offerings on campus, college officials said.

Convict-Turned-Author Inspires at Convocation

If there’s anyone who knows the value of higher education, it’s Reginald Dwayne Betts. Arrested and incarcerated at the age of 16 for a carjacking in his home state of Maryland, Betts’ prospects for an accomplished and prosperous life seemed remote.

Special Mass Celebrates Life of Saint Augustine

The college’s Augustinian friars and members of the Merrimack community gathered for a special Mass Aug. 29 to honor the man whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy, St. Augustine of Hippo.

What’s Up? Merrimack Gathers for Eclipse Viewing

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a mesmerizing partial solar eclipse of the sun!

Merrimack Athletics Dept. Launches Updated Website

Merrimack athletics has joined forces with industry leader SIDEARM Sports to launch a redesigned website that will serve as home to the college’s 24 men’s and women’s varsity sports programs.

Watch Solar Eclipse Today From Crowe Courtyard

Members of the Merrimack community who want to safely view the partial solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, can visit the courtyard outside Crowe Hall, where a telescope and individual viewing glasses will be available.

Criminology + Chemistry = Forensic Science Minor

Question: What do you get when you mix equal parts criminology and chemistry? Answer: Merrimack’s new interdisciplinary minor in forensic science.

Helping Merrimack Compete for Good

A conversation with College Leadership Council member Richard H’15 and Susanna Gallant, advocates for theTogether for Good Campaign. A seasoned entrepreneur with multiple business interests, Richard is also the President of the Middlesex Islanders, one of the premier development and competitive hockey programs in New England. The Gallants and the Middlesex Islanders are also the founding partners and investors of Merrimack’s Gallant Arena.

Go Climb a Mountain! Skelton Eyes New Milestone

When the legendary English mountaineer George Mallory was once asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everett, he famously replied, “Because it’s there.”

Merrimack’s Online M.Ed. Receives National Ranking

Merrimack’s Master of Education program has been ranked among the best in the country for online or hybrid programs designed to lead to initial teacher certification.

Giving Students a Leg Up on Their College Careers

The statistics are as startling as they are cautionary: First-generation college-bound students from low-income families are four times more likely than their peers to drop out of school in their first academic year.

On Your Marks, Get Set, Go to Merrimack This Weekend

Merrimack’s own Dave McGillivray ’76 will host the second annual DMSE Sports Classic this weekend, bringing together runners of all levels and ages for two days of competition and festivities on campus.

Prof: Good Things STEM From Robotics Camp

Michigan’s loss, it turns out, is Lawrence, Massachusetts’ gain. Since 2009, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Rickey Caldwell Jr. has run a summer robotics camp for academically gifted middle- and high-school students in his adopted home state of Michigan, where he attended college.

Librarian Accepts New Post in Her Native Ghana

It’s a job that’s been a lifetime in the making. Earlier this month, Merrimack librarian Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah returned to her native Ghana to prepare for her new role as that West African nation’s permanent representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO.

The Immigration Debate, Up Close and Personal

Daniel Herda subscribes to the adage that if you want to understand another person’s experiences, walk a mile in his shoes. So, last month, the assistant professor of sociology led a 10-day study-abroad trip to Germany as part of his course Crossing Borders: The Sociology of Immigration.

New Residential Community Supports Women in STEM

Though women make up about half of the U.S. workforce, fewer than one-quarter hold positions in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions. This not only deprives the country’s fastest-growing sector of some of its brightest and most creative minds, it stifles innovation and growth by failing to capitalize on women’s unique perspective of the market economy.

Dr. Herda Takes Students on Embedded Study Abroad Trip

Dr. Herda’s embedded study abroad trip was a resounding success.

When Disaster Strikes, How Can States Cooperate?

Year in and year out, America’s transportation infrastructure falls prey to Mother Nature: earthquakes in California, hurricanes in New England, flooding in the South, tornadoes in the Midwest.

Groundbreaking Ceremony Officially Commences Construction for Outdoor Athletic District

Merrimack College, in conjunction with its Together for Good Campaign, is pleased to announce that construction has begun for a state-of-the-art Outdoor Athletic District that will include a new stadium and track and the redevelopment of current facilities to support nearly half of its 24 varsity athletic programs and its nearly 600 student-athletes.

Sophomore to Perform at Boston Symphony Hall

Shannon Doucette ’20 is expecting a finger-snapping, joyful time when she makes the leap from the Rogers Center to Symphony Hall this month as the newest — and possibly youngest — member of the Boston Pops Gospel Choir.

Crowes’ Historic Gift Names New 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.

Crowes’ 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.

Documenting Campus Life, Nine Photographs at a Time

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Cynthia Carlson is marking time at a fence post near the honors program residence hall in North Campus.

Merrimack College to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Athletic District Project Friday, June 9

Merrimack College will host an official groundbreaking ceremony to commence the start of construction for the outdoor athletic district project on Friday, June 9, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Schelzi Plaza on Cullen Avenue, located outside of the main entrance to the Merrimack Athletics Complex.

Four Recent Graduates Prepare for Year of Service

For four recent Merrimack graduates, volunteering for weeklong community-service projects was among their most rewarding experiences as students. But it wasn’t enough to satisfy their yearning to help others.

Student Veterans Seek Official Club Status

It always struck Casey DiPanfilo ’17 as odd that Merrimack College, an educational institution founded to serve returning soldiers from World War II, doesn’t have a formal student group for veterans.

Internships Put Students on Path to Success

A new 10-week paid internship program for undergraduates represents the intersection of the college’s focus on student preparedness, corporate and community relationships and Augustinian traditions.

Cole to Grads: Embrace Change, Don’t Be Changed

Determination and imagination can change the world — and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune, fashion-industry icon Kenneth Cole told graduates at Merrimack College’s 67th undergraduate commencement exercises Sunday.

Master’s Graduates Urged to Never Give Up

Retired Air Force Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar, a decorated war hero who blazed the trail for female armed services members to serve in ground-combat roles, urged Merrimack master’s graduates Friday to never back down from a challenge, even when things look bleak.

For One ‘Bright’ Student, Graduation Honor Beckons

With his infectious smile, charismatic personality and outsized intellect, Bright Owusu-Konadu is the natural choice to perform the ceremonial duties of cross bearer at Friday’s commencement ceremony for graduate students.

Exploring New Depths With Virtual-Reality Goggles

Merrimack is going gaga for goggles. The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning recently purchased eight HTC Vive virtual-reality headsets for use in classrooms across all academic disciplines on campus.

When ‘The Walking Dead’ Earns You Class Credit

Plenty of students may feel like they’re in an episode of “The Walking Dead” around finals time, but few have the chance to study the hit TV show for class credit.

Harvard Salutes Marine for Women’s Leadership Work

Susan Marine, associate professor and program director of higher education graduate programs, was presented with a 2017 Women’s Leadership Award by Harvard University for her work on behalf of sexual-assault prevention.

Market volatility adds excitement to Stock Trading competitions

Students from across campus took part in the 2nd Annual Merrimack Madness Stock Trading Competition while finance students competed to earn the greatest returns in the first-ever offering of the Merrimack Investment Fund challenge.

Cole, Hegar to Keynote Graduation Ceremonies

Fashion designer and social activist Kenneth Cole will address Merrimack College’s 67th undergraduate commencement exercises on Sunday, May 21.

Internships Put Students on Path to Success

A new 10-week paid internship program for undergraduates represents the intersection of the college’s focus on student preparedness, corporate and community relationships and Augustinian traditions.

Grant Will Enhance College’s Capacity in Life Sciences

Merrimack’s School of Science and Engineering received a major boost this month with receipt of a $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to expand facilities and enhance educational programs in the life sciences.

Hands To Help Unveils Its New Headquarters

The college’s Hands to Help/Manos Para Ayuda neighborhood resource center showed of its new headquarters earlier this month at an open house for faculty and staff.

Renewing relationships, building legacies

A conversation with Robert “Bob” Zatta ’71 and Kathy Zatta, supporters of the Together for Good Campaign.

Honoring the past, investing in the future

A conversation with Mike and Mary Franco ’81 P’12, both who are serving on the Together for Good Campaign Committee.

Service Honor Society Inducts Inaugural Class

Twenty-seven Merrimack seniors were inducted into the inaugural class of the Father John McKniff, OSA, Honor Society Wednesday in recognition of their commitment to community service throughout their college careers.

Cordano to Step Down From Business Dean Position

Girard School of Business Dean Mark Cordano has announced that he will step down from his position at the end of the academic year and return to the faculty after a one-year sabbatical.

Grant Will Enhance College’s Capacity in Life Sciences

Merrimack’s School of Science and Engineering received a major boost this month with receipt of a $500,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to expand facilities and enhance educational programs in the life sciences.

Writers House to Host Final Events of Academic Year

The Writers House, Merrimack’s center for creative writing, reading and thinking, will host its final two events of the academic year in the coming days.

Cowart Named Vice Provost, Awarded ACE Fellowship

Professor of Philosophy Monica Cowart has been appointed vice provost and awarded an American Council on Education fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year, Provost Allan Weatherwax said.

Business Students Connect With New York City Alumni

Nearly 30 Girard School of Business students and faculty recently traveled to New York City for several days of career exploration and industry networking.

Linking Lab and Lectures Helps Student Performance

Combining science lecture and laboratory instruction into a single class is more beneficial to students than taking those courses separately, as is typically done at the college level, a team of Merrimack professors found.

Active Science Program Having National Impact

The success of Merrimack’s Active Science continues to grow under the leadership of Associate Dean of Health Sciences Kyle McInnis.

Gymnast Raisman Headlines Relay for Life Fundraiser

Merrimack is marching toward a $65,000 fundraising goal for cancer research during the college’s 11th annual Relay for Life, which begins Friday at 6 p.m. at Lawler Arena.

Campus Groups Unite for Social Justice Week

A committee of motivated faculty and students has developed an impressive lineup of events and lectures, including a two-day symposium on immigration, for this year’s annual Social Justice Week celebration at Merrimack. Activities run today, April 3, through Friday, April 7.

Resumés in Hand, Students Seek to Win Over Employers

If you’re looking for evidence that Merrimack students are fervently focused on their future careers, look no further than last week’s spring career fair in the Sakowich Campus Center.

Song, Scripture and Poetry to Highlight Lenten Service

The college’s liturgical music ensemble, Merrimack Schola, will present an hour-long Lenten service on Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Center for the Arts. A reception will immediately follow.

Students Spend Spring Break Helping Those in Need

While many of their peers were hitting the beaches of Florida or hanging out at the nightclubs in Aruba, about 85 Merrimack students spent their spring break last week offering help and hope to some of the country’s — and world’s —most underserved populations.

M.Ed. in Counseling Program OK’d for Mass. Licensure

Merrimack College’s Master of Education program in school counseling has been approved for guidance counselor licensure for grades K-8 and 5-12 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, school official said.

Boston Brass Tunes Up for Rogers Center Performance

Renowned jazz quintet Boston Brass will hit the stage at the Rogers Center for the Arts on Thursday, March 23, for their only New England performance this spring.

Learning, Culture Await Grad Students in Ireland

Luck of the Irish, indeed. A group of nine Merrimack College graduate students is traveling through Dublin, Cork and Galway, Ireland, this week as part of the college’s first short-term study-abroad program for master’s candidates.

Pellegrinaggio Pilgrimage Photo Blog From Italy

Check out Director of Media Instructional Services Kevin Salemme’s photo blog from Merrimack College’s 18th annual Pellegrinaggio Pilgrimage to Italy.

President Awards Tenure to Five Merrimack Faculty

President Christopher Hopey recently announced the awarding of tenure to five members of the Merrimack faculty, representing all four of the college’s schools.

Pellegrinaggio Pilgrimage: Community, Faith, Reflection

A group of 22 Merrimack students, along with several faculty and staff members, leave today for Italy, where they will take part in the college’s 18th annual Pellegrinaggio pilgrimage.

Inspiring a Positive Transformation

A conversation with Dr. Kyle McInnis P’19, associate dean and professor of health sciences. As the Community Chair for the Together for Good Campaign, Kyle is an integral member of the Campaign Committee.

Professor Honored for Work With Obesity in Children

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Juliana Cohen has been named a fellow at the Obesity Society, the leading scientific organization dedicated to the study of obesity.

Juniors Hone Networking, Public-Speaking Skills

More than 60 Merrimack juniors recently attended a two-day retreat in Boston focused on developing and polishing their professional-networking skills.

Warrior Skaters Defeat UNH in Conference Playoff Opener

Four different players found the back of the net, and junior goaltender Collin Delia stopped all 25 shots he saw, to propel the Merrimack men’s hockey team to a 4-0 victory over New Hampshire in Game 1 of their 2017 Hockey East opening-round playoff series March 3 at Lawler Rink.

Goldziher Prize Awarded to Three Prominent Journalists

Three prominent journalists have been named winners of Merrimack’s coveted Goldziher Prize for their coverage of the lives and struggles of American Muslims.

Merrimack Financial Group attends Financial Professionals Meeting at Fidelity

With topics ranging from cyber-security to corporate liquidity, students attended presentations on the trends and pressing issues in the financial industry at the New England Association for Financial Professionals Regional Meeting hosted by Fidelity’s Steve Johnson ’80.

Ash Wednesday Services Mark Start of Lenten Season

The Merrimack community and Christians around the globe today are observing Ash Wednesday, the official start of the Season of Lent, a 40-day period for penance suggested by Christ’s 40 days in the desert.

Athletic Training Major to Deliver First Lecture

David Bailot is first among equals. The senior and athletic training major from Adams, Massachusetts, has been selected to deliver the college’s eighth annual First Lecture Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rogers Center for the Arts. The topic of the speech remains confidential until that evening.

Women’s Hockey Clinches First-Ever Playoff Berth

For the first time in program history — and in just its second season of Division I competition — the Merrimack women’s ice hockey team has clinched a berth in the Hockey East playoffs.

New Director Hired to Lead Online Master’s Programs

Andrew D. Banasiewicz, a seasoned risk analyst and educator, has been appointed director of Merrimack’s new online master’s programs in data science and business analytics.

M.S. in Health Science Adds Internship in Dietetics

Merrimack College has launched a new internship partnership for individuals seeking to become registered dietitians or to further their careers in the health sciences.

Standout Gymnast Raisman to Speak at College April 7

World champion gymnast and Massachusetts native Aly Raisman will speak at Merrimack College April 7 as part of this year’s President’s Speaker Series, in conjunction with the institution’s annual Relay for Life fundraiser.

Kaklamanos Honored By Civil Engineering Society

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering James Kaklamanos has been honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of this year’s 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering worldwide.

Paying it Forward Together

A conversation with Jack Boyce ’81 and Maryann Testa Boyce ’81. The Managing Director, Head of North American Distribution at Standard Life Investments, Jack is the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and chairs the Institutional Planning and Strategy Committee. Maryann has been involved with the College Leadership Council, Mack Gives Back, Professional Development Retreat, and the Warrior Network which focuses on student mentoring.

Muscaro Debuts with New 400m Record; Women’s Track & Field Thrives at BU, Southern Maine

BOSTON, Mass. – Highlighted by the 2016-17 indoor debut from senior captain Carly Muscaro (Ashland, Mass.) that featured a first-place finish and improvement of her New England Intercollegiate record in the 400m, the Merrimack College women’s track and field team yet again shined across two meets at Boston University and the University of Southern Maine this past weekend.

College Offers Assistance With Off-Campus Housing

Liz Kew has been named Merrimack’s first assistant director of off-campus residential services, to help students and new employees find homes in surrounding cities and towns.

Study Center Focuses on Abrahamic Traditions

Merrimack College’s Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations is continuing its long tradition of encouraging relations among the three great monotheistic religions, and for the first time will announce three national awards this spring.

Standing Up for Good: Augustinian Values Are Alive at Merrimack

A conversation with Father Raymond Dlugos, O.S.A., Ph.D., Vice President for Mission and Student Affairs, and champion of the Together for Good Campaign.

Graduate Student Takes a Spin on Wheel of Fortune

Graduate student Emily Martin appeared on an episode of popular game show Wheel of Fortune that aired Jan. 12, 2017, and even though she was winning until the final moments, she missed out on first place by a single letter.

Scholar Again Named a Top Influencer in Education

Dan Sarofian-Butin, professor and founding dean of Merrimack’s School of Education and Social Policy, has been named to the American Enterprise Institute’s Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings for the fifth straight year.

Professor: Exercise Helps Students Manage Behavior

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences April Bowling and a group of Harvard researchers have released their findings that structured exercise can be helpful to young students with behavioral disorders.

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Weatherwax Named Provost, SVP for Academic Affairs

Allan T. Weatherwax, Ph.D., dean of the School of Science and Engineering, has been named senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Merrimack College.

Together for Good Campaign Reaches $35 Million Mark

Together for Good has raised an additional $7 million since launching this October, bringing the total to $35 million toward our $50 million goal. Student speaker Devin O’Reilly ’18 highlights Campaign Committee update. 

Admitted Students Notified in Surprise School Events

Confetti flew as college officials surprised 11 Austin Preparatory School seniors Dec. 15 with the announcement that they were admitted to Merrimack’s class of 2021.

Christmas Is Coming to Rogers Center for the Arts

Advent and Christmas have always been a favorite time of the year. The air is crisper, the twilight shines with purples and pinks, the scent of pine and wood fires fill the air. It is time to gather for the telling stories, for singing, for sharing our lives and traditions with each other.

Senior Gives Helping Hand to S. Africa’s Impoverished

Elizabeth “Lizz” Egan ’17 spent a month this summer teaching disabled children how to walk and working in a garden growing food for the most impoverished of people in South Africa.

Professor to Present Paper in St. Augustine’s Hometown

Professor Joseph T. Kelley, director of Merrimack’s Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations, is heading to Algeria for a first-of-its-kind academic conference on St. Augustine Nov. 28 to 30.

College Donations Brighten Holiday for Those in Need

Merrimack College’s students, faculty, staff and school boosters donated about 118 Thanksgiving dinners, complete with turkeys and the fixings, to Lawrence-based Neighbors in Need this year to help make Thursday’s holiday more enjoyable for the food-insecure.

Soon-to-be Graduates Hone Their Job-Hunting Skills

More than 60 members of Merrimack College’s Class of 2017 recently wrapped up a two-day retreat focused on developing and polishing professional networking skills.

College Founded for Veterans Honors Those Who Served

Merrimack College, founded in 1947 to educate World War II veterans, honored those who served with a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10 in the Sakowich Campus Center.

Renowned Journalist Opens President’s Speaker Series

New York Times reporter Kim Barker, who covered Afghanistan and Pakistan and wrote the best-selling comic memoir “The Taliban Shuffle,” will be the first presenter in the 2016-17 President’s Speaker Series.

Merrimack Professor Eyes Trump Education Policy

Dan Butin, founding dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, examined in spring what then-GOP contender Donald Trump thought about higher education and found reason for hope.

Merrimack Volunteers Give Back to Community

About 1,300 students, faculty and staff fanned out across the Merrimack Valley and the city of Boston, helping nonprofits and municipal agencies, during the college’s Mack Gives Back day on Nov. 5.

Merrimack Institute Focuses on New-Teacher Support

Merrimack College’s School of Education and Social Policy, in conjunction with and funded through the Winston Center for Excellence, is launching the Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support.

Lt. Gov. Lauds Partnership Behind Route 114 Project

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito praised the public-private partnership that created the crossing connecting Royal Crest Estates with Merrimack College and will, in early 2017, create a sidewalk linking the college with two commercial zones in North Andover.

New M.S. Degree Programs Meet Market Demand

To address the growing demand for high caliber data scientists and business analysts, Merrimack is launching online Master of Science in Data Science and Master of Science in Business Analytics degree programs through a unique interdisciplinary partnership between the School of Science and Engineering and the Girard School of Business. These online programs will provide an employer-aligned curriculum designed for busy working professionals.

Merrimack College Launches Historic $50 Million Campaign

Merrimack College has launched its Together for Good campaign, a historic effort aimed at raising $50 million by 2019. Hundreds of alumni and supporters joined events on campus celebrating the campaign, which has raised more than $28 million to date.

Poet Joshua Weiner to Speak at Writers House on Nov. 3

Boston-born poet and essayist Joshua Weiner will discuss his latest book, “Berlin Notebook,” on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. at the Writers House.

Merrimack Launches $50M Capital Campaign

Merrimack College has launched its Together for Good campaign, a historic effort aimed at raising $50 million by 2019. Hundreds of alumni and supporters joined events on campus celebrating the campaign, which has raised more than $28 million to date.

Women’s Rowing Finishes 11th in Women’s Collegiate Fours at the 52nd Head of the Charles

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Racing in the prestigious 52^nd Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass., the Merrimack College women’s rowing team recorded a program-best 11^th-place finish on Sunday afternoon in the Women’s Collegiate Fours event.

Inspiring a Great Transformation

A conversation with Michael “Mike” K. Crowe ’92 and Kerridan Crowe P’17.  A lifelong entrepreneur and angel and equity investor, Mike has served on the Board of Trustees for seven years and is currently the Board Chairman. Kerridan is a special-education teacher for middle school students. Mike and Kerridan are serving as co-chairs of the Together for Good Campaign.

Poet Paul Muldoon to Read at Writers House on Oct. 18

In a rare New England appearance, Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon will visit campus Tuesday, Oct. 18, to read from his latest collection of poems, “One Thousand Things Worth Knowing” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 4 p.m. at the Writers House. A Q&A will follow the reading.

Novelist Andres Dubus III to Serve as Writer in Residence

The Writers House welcomes best-selling author Andre Dubus III as its writer-in-residence Oct. 12 and 13.

Merrimack Breaks Ground on N. Campus Academic Pavilion

With big crowds, speeches and a night capped by fireworks, Merrimack College broke ground Sept. 30 for the North Campus Academic Pavilion, the college’s first new standalone academic building since the early 1990s.

Center Focuses on Advancing Financial Inclusion, Capability

Merrimack’s Financial Capability Center has been honored by the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education. The center, established in September of 2015, was selected as the 2016 AFCPE Outstanding Counseling and Planning Center award recipient for its ability to create accessible financial education and coaching services tailored to the needs of the audience.

Acclaimed author, activist and Academy Award winner James Lecesne to visit Merrimack Sept. 22-23

Merrimack College welcomes Academy Award winner James Lecesne to campus on September 22 and 23.

Forbes Magazine features Merrimack Professor

Forbes Magazine recently published an op-ed piece written by Merrimack College professor Dan Butin, the founding dean of the School of Education & Social Policy. Butin’s op-ed discusses the improving model of digital learning, specifically massive open online courses (MOOCs). The development of MOOCs opens educational opportunities to many would-be students at more affordable prices but the quality of education was suspect until recently when MIT made a break-through innovation.

Faculty, staff on tap to host WMCK programs

Merrimack’s online radio station, WMCK, is starting its second season with expanded programming — including heavier involvement by faculty and staff on the microphone.

New groundbreaking online M.Ed. exceeding student expectations

Merrimack College’s new online Master of Education (M. Ed.) degree has exceeded expectations by providing working professionals with a groundbreaking program that is aligned with employers’ needs and Massachusetts teaching standards. This innovative teacher preparation program offers a next-generation online learning experience designed to help teachers master skills that are most valued by school employers. The program launched with its first cohort of students in January 2016.

Professor argues for student access to more elementary and secondary school choices

Merrimack College professor Dan Butin, the founding dean of the School of Education & Social Policy, believes the decisions parents make when choosing to which elementary and secondary schools they will send their children leads into the question of fairness for all students across the socio-economic spectrum.

Merrimack’s Jewish-Christian-Muslims Relations Center to host national figure in interfaith communications

During a presidential election season in which Islam has been a polarizing issue, Merrimack College’s Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations is co-sponsoring a visit to the Merrimack Valley by one of the country’s leading figures in interfaith relations Sept. 19.

Hands to Help distributes school supplies to hundreds of children

Nearly 400 school children received back-to-school supplies thanks to Merrimack College’s Hands to Help/Manos Para Ayuda neighborhood resource center working with St. Mary of the Assumption Church’s St. Vincent de Paul Society in Lawrence, Mass. Aug. 4.

With his graduate degree in hand, Fr. Kenneth to leave for his native Nigeria

The Rev. Kenneth Eze, OSA, is scheduled to return to his native Nigeria this month after spending a year at Merrimack College earning a graduate degree in higher education.

The fun begins with the Summer Fun Series featuring music and theater

The Summer Fun Series is relaunching on the patio outside Rogers Center for the Arts with music and theater free-of-charge this August.

Merrimack sends civil engineering students to help Nepal in aftermath of earthquake

Civil engineering faculty and students from Merrimack College are working in Nepal over the next few weeks to replace a bridge destroyed in a 2015 earthquake that killed about 8,000 people.

Students present findings at prestigious science conference

Two rising Merrimack College juniors presented their class research on viruses that infect bacteria at the Eighth Annual SEA-PHAGES Symposium sponsored by the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Cherney Attends White House Summit on Women’s Equality

Merrimack College School of Education and Social Policy Dean Isabelle Cherney recently attended the invitation-only White House United State of Women Summit studying gender equality and justice.

Runner’s World Classic 2016 scheduled to step off this weekend

The inaugural Runner’s World Classic 2016 is scheduled for this weekend with about 2,500 athletes taking to the streets of Merrimack College and surrounding neighborhoods. It’s got something for everyone, from the hardcore runners to small children out for some fun with their families.

Eight Warriors Invited to NHL Development Camps

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Eight student-athletes from the Merrimack College men’s ice hockey team have been named to National Hockey League (NHL) development camps, some of which were held last week, and others that will be held in the coming days.

Alumna, grad student competes for Miss Mass.

Emily Thomas ’16, now a graduate fellow in education, competed in the Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant in July.

Science building moves into the future with renovations

Renovations for the north wing of Mendel Center this summer are far more than cosmetic and will help the academics for students in electrical and computer engineering programs, the same way that renovations in the south wing last summer helped students in civil and mechanical engineering, said Dean Allan Weatherwax.

Kyle McInnis’ Active Science program used to get young children active at Camp Otter

Merrimack College Health Sciences Department Associate Dean Kyle McInnis is using his summer Clinical Research and Design class to take his Active Science program to the woods, and that is making all the difference for scores of elementary school children from Lawrence, Mass.

Professor Gordene MacKenzie caps her career by being named teacher of the year

For Gordene MacKenzie, the time is right to return home. This year’s recipient of the 32^nd Edward G. Roddy Outstanding Teacher Award has been chairwoman of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department since 2001 but she’s retirement age and returning to her childhood state of New Mexico.

Rising sophomore first Warrior elected to Northeast Regional Honors Council

Erika Caires ’19 is the first Merrimack College student elected to the Northeast Regional Honors Council as one of just two student representatives and as her first responsibilities she was assigned to help plan social activities for the annual conference next April.

‘Hat trick’ of road races coming to Merrimack in first-ever Runner’s World Classic this July

Boston Marathon Director Dave McGillivray ’76, and his company Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises are bringing the Runner’s World Classic to Merrimack College with a “hat trick” of road races July 15-17, including a 5k, 10k and half-marathon.

Sociology professor presents research on public opinion at national conference

The American Association of Public Opinion Research recently awarded Merrimack College Sociology Department assistant professor Daniel E. Herda a grant to underwrite his trip to its 71^st annual conference held in Austin, Texas where he presented his public opinion research on American’s perceptions of immigrants.

Merrimack students traveling on international immersion trip to Ecuador

The school year may be over but that doesn’t mean the lessons are over for Campus Ministry, which is sending a team of 10 to Ecuador on the west coast of South America on an immersion trip to learn about the people, their hopes and concerns.

Faculty and staff recognized for their longevity during town hall meeting

Merrimack College President Christopher E. Hopey, ,Ph.D. held a town hall-style meeting May 23 for faculty and staff, during which he recognized longevity milestones for faculty and staff. Those who were recognized included,

Brother Aldo, a familiar sight on campus, recently returned to novitiate

Brother Aldo Potencio, OSA, had become a welcome site walking around Merrimack College’s campus during the past year but he has seldom stayed in one place for long during the past 20 years and is on the move again, returning to Chicago to continue his studies at Catholic Theological Union with the hope of being ordained a priest within the next couple of years.

Students bullish on new Merrimack Madness stock market competition

The first-ever Merrimack Madness played out like a fantasy sports league in which competitors try to outmaneuver each other with trades and line-up changes but instead of athletes on the playing field, they were competing in the stock market.

Merrimack holds 66th commencement exercises

Graduates may feel this is the crowning moment of their lives but there are many successes yet to come in their lives ahead, said Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, keynote speaker for Merrimack College’s 66th annual undergraduate commencement exercises on May 22.

Students attend Global Asset Management Education Forum and visit NYC-based alums

Girard marketing and management majors and minors joined finance majors for the first time this year to visit alumni in NYC in conjunction with the annual trip to the G.A.M.E. Forum.

Merrimack’s master degree graduates urged to make the world a better place

Former first daughter Barbara Pierce Bush urged graduates at the Merrimack College graduate school commencement May 20 to leave themselves open to the whimsical nature of opportunity that will lead them on unpredicted personal trajectories and career paths.

2016 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Information

Commencement is a season of great happiness and celebration that marks the culmination of our communal efforts with the fulfillment of hopes and dreams for so many students, their families and friends. It’s a time to showcase the accomplishments and triumphs of graduate and undergraduate students as they transition to careers, further educational opportunities, successful lives, and lifelong membership in the Merrimack alumni community.

Merrimack College introduces new Men’s Basketball head coach Joe Gallo

Merrimack College Athletic Director Jeremy Gibson introduced former assistant coach Joe Gallo ’04 on May 10 as the eighth head coach of the Men’s Basketball Team to succeed the legendary Bert Hammel, who recently stepped aside after leading the team 36 years.

Joe Gallo ’04 Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Joe Gallo, a 2004 alumnus and former assistant coach (2005-09) of the Merrimack College men’s basketball program, has been named the eighth head men’s basketball coach in program history, as announced by Director of Athletics Jeremy Gibson on Monday.

Hundreds of students shared their research and passions from academic work

Four hundred undergraduates filled Lawler Rink and the Blue Line Club to present their semester-long projects at the inaugural Merrimack College Research and Creative Achievement Conference Thursday May 5.

Merrimack Student-Athletes, Teams, Faculty, Staff and Fans Honored at 2016 LEAD Awards

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Merrimack College celebrated another sensational academic and athletic year on Wednesday night, as the College and Athletic Department announced their annual award winners at the 2016 Leadership, Education, Athletic and Development (LEAD) Awards held at the Rogers Center for the Arts on campus.

Merrimack student lands NASA internship with eyes on Venus

Merrimack College mechanical engineering major Sofia Basauri ’19 has landed a 10-week internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. this summer to work alongside engineers preparing for a 2020 exploratory mission to Venus.

Undergrads present research and creative projects at the Research and Creative Achievement Conference

Nearly 400 Merrimack students will present their research and creative projects at the First Annual Merrimack College Research and Creative Achievement Conference on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Lawler Rink in the Merrimack Athletics Complex and the Blue Line Club in the Merrimack Athletics Complex.

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton headlines 16th annual James J. St. Germain Memorial Lecture discussing public service

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton shared the story of his journey to Congress during Merrimack College’s 16th annual James J. St. Germain Memorial Lecture on April 29.

Leading female politicians on Merrimack panel discussion during Women’s Week activities urge women to involve themselves in politics

U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Lowell, and Methuen School Committee member Jana DiNatale exhorted other women April 26 to get involved in politics during a one-hour panel discussion hosted by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies for Women’s Week.

Merrimack College holds inaugural Professional Development Retreat for seniors

Merrimack College’s O’Brien Center for Career Development recently launched its first-ever Professional Development Retreat for college seniors. On April 7-8 at the Seaport Boston Hotel sixty students spent an intensive two days immersed in emotional intelligence growth and awareness activities.

This professor proved he’s a road warrior, running 100 miles in 24 hours for charity

Running 100 miles was not in visiting assistant professor of physics Aaron Adair’s plans when he showed up at Lawler Rink to take place in the Merrimack College Road Warriors 24-hour run challenge during Relay For Life April 15-16. But that’s exactly what he did.

U.S. Rep. Moulton to be keynote speaker for 16th Annual St. Germain Memorial Lecture April 29

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, Mass., is scheduled to visit Merrimack College as the featured speaker for the 16^th Annual St. Germain Memorial Lecture to be held in Cascia Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. April 29.

McInnis Receives $1M Social-Innovation Grant

Kyle McInnis, associate dean of health sciences, has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand the innovative Active Science program to help increase physical activity and science achievement among school-age children.

’15 Grad Going West to Pursue her Dreams on the Left Coast

Lauren Foster ’15 is getting ready to jet off to California where she’ll work as a network studio page while pursuing a career on the business-side of the music industry.

Members of the Merrimack Financial Group attend meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The trip to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston provided unique insights into the global economy and an opportunity to network with finance insiders.

Students Travel to Peru for Service Immersion Trip

Over spring break, 12 Merrimack College students and two advisers traveled to Lima, Peru for an eight-day service immersion trip during which they ate, played, worked and prayed with their hosts.

Merrimack’s ninth annual Relay for Life held last weekend on the cusp of reaching its $60,000 goal

Merrimack College’s ninth annual Relay for Life held April 15-16 has raised nearly all its $60,000 so far but donations are still being accepted.

Associate Professor Theresa A. Quigney puts 30 years experience toward co-authoring book on counseling students with special needs

Education Department associate professor Theresa A. Quigney recently co-authored her first full-length book, “Working with Students with Disabilities.”

Theoretical Physicist Lisa Randall at the Writers House, Thursday, April 14, 4pm

The Writers House welcomes theoretical Physicist Lisa Randall to campus as an opportunity to speak with Merrimack students and staff. The lecture is on Thursday, April 14 at 4pm.

Student 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.

A road race giant spends time with a Merrimack senior and professor to discuss the wildly popular Boston Marathon

As part of her directed study program, Sarah May ’16, a marketing and finance major in the Girard School of Business, and Merrimack College professor Taesoo Ahn wrote a question-and-answer article with Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray, of North Andover, for International Journal of Sport Communication recently.

Cardinal Seán O’Malley helps Merrimack College honor four for their work with interreligious relations

Cardinal Seán O’Malley visited Merrimack College April 5 to take part in the annual Feast of Faiths and Awards Dinner and to hand out awards to four esteemed recipients.

President Hopey and Cardinal O’Malley to present awards during Feast of Faiths and Awards Dinner

The Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations is honoring four people during its annual Feast of Faiths and Awards Dinner with special guests President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D. and Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Seán O’Malley at the Rogers Center for the Arts Tuesday evening.

Merrimack College Speaker Series: Jerry Greenfield

Free ice cream for everyone. Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. is scheduled to appear as the fourth and final guest in the 2015-2016 Merrimack College Speaker Series.

Cherney’s research draws the White House’s attention

School of Education and Social Policy Dean Isabelle D. Cherney is scheduled to attend two conferences at the White House in April related to her research surrounding children.

Merrimack College students headed to world championships in synchronized skating

Merrimack College has some of the best women skaters in the country and they aren’t all on the hockey team. Five students are members of the independent national-champion Haydenettes synchronized skating team.

Meet Incoming Professor of Finance, Kaveh Moradi

Kaveh Moradi’s career path took a sharp turn from an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering to a Doctorate in Finance and a new tenure track position at the Girard School of Business.

Andrea Cohen reads Philip Levine

Merrimack College Writers House Director Andrea Cohen was the featured interview on a recent Internet podcast with “The New Yorker” poetry editor Paul Muldoon during which they discussed the art of poetry and its originality while addressing human experiences that are common to many people.

Meet Incoming Professor of Finance, Fan Chen

Dr. Chen will join Merrimack in the fall, coming from the National Central University in Taiwan where he is currently a visiting research professor.

Belgium

News of the terrorist attacks in Belgium spread quickly today, and the Merrimack College community is responding with thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families. Our sympathies are with all those who suffer from the pain and loss such tragic events inflict.

Augustinian order promotes friar’s cause for sainthood

Augustinian Friar Bill Atkinson is worthy of consideration for sainthood after a life of heroic virtue, bearing his personal crosses with dignity and patience after being left a quadriplegic in 1965, said the Rev. Ray Dlugos, O.S.A., vice president for mission and student affairs at Merrimack College.

College pilgrims follow in St. Augustine’s footsteps

Merrimack College pilgrims on the 17^th annual Pellegrinaggio left campus St. Patrick’s Day for Italy, on a quest to learn more about St. Augustine and the religious order he founded.

Lynnfield High School Students Visit the Mucci Capital Markets Lab

The AP Economics class learned about the Bloomberg terminals and joined the Merrimack Madness Stocktrak mock stock portfolio competition.

Merrimack College students fanning out across the country and Peru to help the less fortunate during spring break

Raffy Tejada ’17, was still in middle school when his mother took him to a soup kitchen to learn the value of community service and he’s carried the lesson to Merrimack College where he’s volunteering to take part in Alternative Spring Break for the second year March 19-26.

Hundreds attend annual Spring Career Fair, seizing opportunity to achieve their professional goals

This year’s Spring Career Fair at the Sakowich Campus Center that was organized by the O’Brien Center for Student Success March 9 paid immediate dividends with at least one student getting a job offer on-site and others being asked to interview for available positions.

Professor’s upgraded artwork shows new vision of 9th ‘planet’

In 1992 Steve Gildea, a professor in Merrimack College’s Visual and Performing Arts Department, “Planetary Suite” —nine oil paintings representing slivers of the nine planets (at the time).

Student director driving force behind Rogers Center play

Nathaniel Vilandre ’16 of Shrewsbury, Mass., will be Merrimack College’s first theater major to direct a full-length play, when a cast and crew from the Visual and Performing Arts Department perform playwright Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive” at the Rogers Center for the Arts March 10-12.

Women’s Hockey Head Coach Hamlen tallies another first, leading Merrimack’s first-year team

Head Coach Erin Hamlen led Merrimack College into Division 1 women’s hockey in the vaunted Hockey East this year, exceeding expectations with a hardnosed defense but firsts are nothing new to the Upstate New York native who is featured on the latest My W Sports at www.mywsports.com.

Merrimack College Speaker Series Presents Immaculée Ilibagiza

Rwandan genocide survivor shares her story of survival including her miraculous transition into forgiveness and her profound relationship with God.

Tuesday, March 8, 5:00 p.m., Cascia Hall

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Students visit Fidelity Investments to learn more about the New England Association of Financial Professionals

Students were invited to attend the regional meeting of the New England Association of Financial Professionals (NEAFP) by alumnus Steve Johnson ’80.

Mary Immaculate grant aids Hands to Help’s work

Merrimack College’s Hands to Help neighborhood resource center will use a grant from Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services of Lawrence to deliver “basic needs kits” to area homeless.

‘Agape’ will be a focus for McDonnell’s First Lecture

Annie McDonnell ’16, will be the featured speaker for Merrimack College’s seventh annual First Lecture at 7 p.m. March 1 in the Rogers Center for the Arts.

Scholar Isabelle Cherney named dean of education, social policy

Merrimack College has appointed a nationally renowned scholar as the second dean of the School of Education and Social Policy.

Alternative service breaks emphasize Merrimack values

Over the past winter break, 35 Merrimack College students participated in either Alternative Winter Break (AWB) trips or an International Service Immersion to serve those in need.

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel to be spring Writer-in-Residence

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, whose works include “How I Learned to Drive,” “The Baltimore Waltz,” and “The Mineola Twins,” will be Merrimack’s Writer-in-Residence from Feb. 24-25. The Writers House will host a conversation with Vogel on Feb. 25 at 4pm, which is free and open to the public.

Former NHL goalie to share story of near-death experience on-ice and battle with mental health issues

Former National Hockey League goalie and current mental health advocate Clint Malarchuk is scheduled to appear as the latest personality in the ongoing Merrimack College Speaker Series Monday at the Rogers Center for the Arts.

Women engineers bound for West Point conference

The newly resurrected Merrimack College chapter of the Society of Women Engineers is heading to a conference at West Point this month.

Multifaith group provides meals for needy

Working in shifts along three assembly lines, more than 100 volunteers packed about 15,000 meals for the Merrimack Valley’s food-insecure Feb. 11.

Michael Jackson expertise lands prof in documentary

Merrimack College assistant professor Joseph Vogel is featured in the new Spike Lee documentary “Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall.”

Merrimack College’s Radio Station, WMCK, launches new logo

Merrimack College’s radio station,WMCK, has officially declared a logo after launching a design competition. Sophomore Michael Giammasi, who is also co-president of WMCK, ended up designing the winning logo which will now be used to represent the radio station.

WMCK Going Live February 8 at 10am!

A brand new lineup of shows debut this semester with more live programming, more student DJs and more faculty/staff DJs than last semester. 
This semester’s lineup includes a variety of music shows, talk shows featuring debate and discussion, news content, sports commentary and perspectives on the Merrimack community. Live broadcasts of Merrimack Athletic competitions, such as Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse and much more. Listen on Saturdays and Sundays for live Merrimack sports!
Listen at: www.merrimack.edu/WMCK

Merrimack grad helps NFL keep eye on concussions

The next time you watch a woozy football player helped off the field after a crushing blow, take comfort in knowing a Merrimack College alumnus helped develop the NFL’s concussion evaluation program for retirees. 

Vilandre advanced to regional finals in theater competition

Merrimack College senior reaches the regional finals as a stage director for the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1 competition.

Annual reception honors college’s latest authors

McQuade Library’s 13th Annual Tolle Lege Reception honored 65 authors from Merrimack College’s faculty, staff and student body who were published during the past year.

Art exhibit adorns walls of Rogers Center for the Arts for February

The latest art exhibit in lobby of Rogers Center for the Arts opened Feb. 1 featuring the celebrated works of student Alexander Popov ’18 on one wing and works by Merrimack’s Art Warriors on another wing.

#14 Women’s Track & Field Garners First-Ever Indoor National Ranking

NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – After a scorching start to the 2015-16 indoor season, the #14 Merrimack College women’s track & field team has earned a national ranking for the first time in the six-year history of the program, as announced in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Team Computer Rankings on Tuesday.

City of God to help students grow personally, socially and spiritually

Merrimack is creating its own City of God, empowering new students to serve others while working on their academics and personal growth in a living-learning community scheduled to open in the fall of 2016.

Semonelli reaches prestigious regional finals

Merrimack College’s Michael Semonelli ’17, of Wilmington, Mass., is a theatre major who has made the regional finals in the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1 competition at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn. and will compete Saturday Jan. 30 for a chance to go to the national competition. Semonelli started in a pool of 230 actors before making it to the semi-finals with 35 others and then the finals, said the Rev. Richard Piatt, OSA.

Merrimack professor getting in on the ground level of designing infrastructure

The U.S. Geological Survey recently awarded Merrimack College civil engineering assistant professor James Kaklamanos a year-long grant to study the effect of earthquakes on near-surface geological materials such as dirt and rock, which could lead to life-saving designs for buildings and roadways.

Helping Disabled Adults Improve Conditioning

The goals for the 2014 recipients of Merrimack College’s Paul E. Murray Fellowship for science and engineering programs seemed straightforward enough, but the results went beyond the level of a calculated scientific study and touched a human cord that resonated with students and faculty.

Theatre Students to Showcase Their Work Prior to Competition at Regional Festival

About a dozen Merrimack students from the theater department are scheduled to hold a rehearsal that’s open to the public and college community Sunday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. in the rogers Center Atrium, before heading to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1 competition at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn. Jan. 26-31.

Student interest drove new film studies minor

In response to growing student interest, Merrimack College has a new interdisciplinary film studies minor for those who love the big screen. 
“It’s a minor that includes film history, film literature, film appreciation and film production,” said communication arts and sciences associate professor Jacob S. Turner.

Vertex 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.

Lessons of Faith: Alumna’s Bequest to Strengthen Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations at Merrimack

Eileen Jennings ’64, admits that she spent most of her life largely unaware of the specific teachings of the Muslim religion, and its many similarities with Christianity. But that changed dramatically in 2007, when she met an Afghan man named Israr who has since brought religious tolerance, sustaining friendship, and a new calling into Jennings’ life. Today, through the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations Jennings has reached out to share those gifts with the Merrimack community.

Students, Alums and Executives Offer Internship and Employment Advice

They share their tips on how to make a good first impression, how to stand out and succeed in the workplace, and why it makes sense to do more than one internship.

Students Share Advice about Internships

Senior Cam Ferry and junior Alex Gorgoni presented to students in two of Professor Paul Antonellis’ Intro to Business classes, offering advice on internships.

Alum Offers Advice to Students and Fellow Alums about Internships

Vincent Ragucci III ’86 talks about the qualities he looks for when hiring an intern and the benefits of partnering with the Girard School to create internship opportunities.

Merrimack educator again among top thought leaders

Merrimack College professor Dan Butin has been named to the Top 200 list of education scholars in the latest Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings for the fourth straight year.

Study confirms: exercise and learning are playmates

Three professors from the Health Sciences Department recently wrote a manuscript for the American Journal of Health Education showing the Active Science program promotes physical activity and improves scientific learning for children.

Grad fellow starts tutorial program for elementary students

North Andover elementary students who file off buses at the Royal Crest Estates North Andover make their way to the complex’s clubhouse where students from Merrimack College are waiting to help them with schoolwork three days a week.

From the Writing Center to Utah, these peer consultants share their insights

A group of peer writing consultants from the Merrimack College Writing Center recently presented their research on tutoring at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring and Writing held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Merrimack Slotted Second in NE-10 Presidents’ Cup Standings Following Stellar Fall Season

After five teams placed in the top-five of their respective conference standings, including four that were slotted in the top three, the Merrimack College Athletic Department saw its stellar fall season recognized in the form of a second-place position in the 2015-16 Northeast-10 Conference Presidents’ Cup Standings, as announced by the league on Tuesday.

iTEC Wind Turbine Design Competition Winners Announced

The freshmen class of Computer Science, Electrical, Civil and Mechanical Engineering students have been working together on the design and fabrication of Wind Turbines this fall, culminating in an end-of-semester competition held on Friday, December 11.

Merrimack Alums Host Students at New York City Firms

Alumni at Allianz Global Investments joined past hosts at Goldman Sachs, Investment Technology Group (ITG), and Bloomberg as destinations for the students during the October trip to New York City.

Merrimack fills Santa’s sleigh

Merrimack College has run a successful toy drive this Christmas through the Hands to Help program and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, to make sure many children in Lawrence, Mass. have a happy yuletide this year.

Grad fellow starts tutorial program for elementary students

North Andover elementary students who file off buses at the Royal Crest Estates North Andover make their way to the complex’s clubhouse where students from Merrimack College are waiting to help them with schoolwork three days a week.

Merrimack Ranks 14th Nationally in 2015-16 DII Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup after Fall Season

After a remarkable fall season that saw two teams qualify for their respective Division II NCAA Tournaments – including one that came within an overtime goal of a national title – the Merrimack College Athletic Department saw its efforts on the playing field recognized in the form of a 14th place finish in the 2015-16 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Division II Fall Standings, which were announced Thursday morning.

New Catholic Studies minor responds to student demand

A swell of interest in the Catholic faith among the Merrimack College students and prospective students has led the college to introduce a Catholic Studies minor.

Religion and science meet at the Star of Bethlehem

The three wise men visiting Jesus in the stable with gold, frankincense and myrrh is one of the most beloved stories in the birth of Jesus narrative but did it really happen?

Pets and People Study Break

Exam stress? Stop by McQuade or the MPR Wed Dec 16 and pet a pooch!

Honors Program newsletter earns national recognition

With more focus than ever on its creativity and original stories, Merrimack College’s Honor Program newsletter earned a second place prize in the National Collegiate Honors Council Newsletter Contest recently.

Girard Students Network with Alumni in New York City

The trip to NYC provided Marketing and Finance students with a new sense of confidence and a better sense of potential career opportunities. 

Giving thanks by feeding ‘less fortunate’

It’s not too late for members of the Merrimack College community to contribute to Thanksgiving dinner baskets for the less fortunate, said Elise Zajicek, the Augustinian Volunteer who’s coordinating the effort this year. “Pretty much anyone can donate a basket,” Zajicek said Wednesday. We have a list of items they can get.”

Don’t let the name fool you, “Black Comedy” is light-hearted fun

The farcical play “Black Comedy” produced by the OnStagers Dramatic Society is set to open its three-day run at the Rogers Center for the Arts tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Bestselling author Alice Sebold visits as writer-in-residence at The Writers House

Bestselling author Alice Sebold read the first half of the opening chapter in her memoir “Lucky” that included the barbaric rape she endured while a student at Syracuse University but made it clear she owns the event and told her audience not to be afraid to ask questions afterward.

Annual Last Lecture accorded to Christina Hardway

Associate professor of psychology Christina L. Hardway is scheduled to present her Last Lecture at Cascia Hall Tuesday Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The Last Lecture is presented as if it were a professor’s last class ever so they have free reign to discuss any topic of their choosing.

Bestselling author Alice Sebold to visit as writer-in-residence Nov. 16-17

Renowned author Alice Sebold is scheduled to visit Merrimack College’s Writers House as its writer-in-residence Monday and Tuesday. Sebold authored the novels “The Lovely Bones” and “The Almost Moon” as well as her memoir “Lucky.” All three topped the New York Times bestseller list.

Open House

Merrimack’s Early Action deadline is Sunday, November 15

Management 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.

#6 Field Hockey Selected to 2015 NCAA Tournament

After posting a 14-5 record on the season including four victories over ranked opponents, the sixth-ranked Merrimack College field hockey team has earned an at-large selection to the 2015 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years, as announced during the Selection Show on Monday afternoon.

Merrimack celebrates its veterans

Merrimack College took time to honor its military veterans from peace and wartime during a ceremony replete with pageantry inside Cascia Hall Nov. 6.

Merrimack presents film on veterans’ suicide crisis

Merrimack College senior Paul Coppola loved his job as a Marine Corps combat engineer and wanted to re-enlist, but suffered multiple brain traumas in Afghanistan. He retired in 2013 for his family’s sake and to pursue his education — but he still worries about his brothers- and sisters-in-arms who suffer from depression and PTSD.

Pulitzer winning reporter leads this year’s Speaker Series.

Pulitzer prize winning journalist Jose Vargas is scheduled to kick off this year’s acclaimed Speakers Series with a presentation at Cascia Hall Monday Nov. 9. The speaker series was the idea of President Christopher E. Hopey several years ago in which guests are invited to campus to share their personal stories, said Vice President of Institutional Research and Assessment Russell K. Mayer.

Veterans Day ceremony Friday to recognize Merrimack’s history with those who served the military

Merrimack College plans to honor the nation’s military veterans who are both students and neighbors for their dedication and sacrifices with a ceremony at Cascia Hall from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

Holocaust Exhibit at McQuade

Wiesenthal Center’s “The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust 1933-1945” Poster Exhibit at McQuade

Merrimack researchers working with antimicrobial agents to relieve respiratory disease

Biology Department assistant professor Charlotte Berkes recently appeared before the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy to report on the research she conducted with assistant professor of chemistry Jimmy Franco and Merrimack students that shows the cancer treatment drug Sorafenib also inhibits growth of Histoplasma capsulatum.

Sr. Jeanne authors her first book about developing theology in the 20th century

Sr. Jeannemarie “Sister Jeanne” Gribaudo, CSJ, has published her first book, “A Holy Yet Sinful Church,” through Liturgical Press, about significant developments in the theology of the Catholic Church’s holiness and sinfulness during the 20th century.

U.S.-Cuban relations in spotlight for speaker

For more than 50 years Americans have looked at Cuba as a political pariah, ruled by a despot whose views were anathema to our way of life — but which produced great cigars and kept classic cars on the road. A Cuban speaker coming to Merrimack through the Witness for Peace New England fall tour hopes to broaden that perspective.

Midnight Madness celebrates Merrimack and basketball season

It was madness. About 1,000 students turned out for the merriment of Midnight Madness at Hammel Court in Merrimack Athletics Complex Thursday to kick off the men’s and women’s basketball seasons.

Mendel Observatory celebrated minor planet observing site

Mendel Observatory celebrated its selection as a minor planet observing site with an open house that featured the dedication of a plaque commemorating the event and tours Thursday.

Wellness Week focusing on holistic health

There’s more to staying healthy than chugging a vegetable drink so the Office of Wellness Education is sponsoring the first-ever Wellness Week on campus this week to encourage taking care of the whole person.

Merrimack dance club members find joy teaching youth

The Merrimack Dancers are sharing their passion this year with the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence to teach young children how to move to the beat.

Criminology students host bomb squad demonstration

Investigators will demonstrate bomb-detection methods — including a bomb-sniffing dog and a remote-controlled robot — in a demonstration on campus Wednesday sponsored by criminology students.
The demonstration, by the state fire marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Section, will be outside O’Brien Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 14

Fall Career Expo brought students and potential employers together

About 62 businesses and 110 of their representatives met with Merrimack students during the first-ever Fall Career Expo at the Sakowich Campus Center’s MPR Oct. 7 so both sides could gauge potential matches for internships, coops and full-time jobs.

Filming Black Mass the “experience of a lifetime” for recent Merrimack grad

There’s still time to catch recent Merrimack grad Molly Canyes ’15, in the biopic movie “Black Mass” which is garnering star Johnny Depp some Academy Award interest but also making her a celebrity at home.

Merrimack President Christopher E. Hopey opens new WMCK radio station

College officials welcomed Merrimack’s new Internet-based radio station Monday as it went on-air for the first time.

Fall Career Expo

The O’Brien Center for Student Success is presenting the first-ever Fall Career Expo at the Sakowich Campus Center’s MPR Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m.

Studio radio station WMCK ready for webcasting

Tyler Shaffer ’16, and Adam Kalogeros ’18, sat in the new WMCK studio in Cushing Hall doing some production work for their radio show this week, leading up to the station going live on the Internet at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 5.

Merrimack. St. Mary’s of Lawrence open Hands to Help resource center

LAWRENCE —Merrimack College’s new Hands to Help/Manos Para Ayudar neighborhood resource center is born of the Catholic, Augustinian values that underlie both the college and St. Mary of the Assumption parish.

Accounting and Finance Alums Return to Campus to Network with Students

Alums and students connect at the Accounting and Finance Networking Lunches

New Health Sciences Department master’s degree program has legs and is off and running

Officials in the Department of Health Sciences are pleased with their first class of graduate students that includes the likes of Joe Fairley, who’s bringing the non-profit e-NABLE to campus and helping design a prosthetic leg for a toddler in Louisiana.

Rogers Center hits sweet notes with new lunchtime Atrium Concert Series

The Rev. Rick Piatt, O.S.A. and Hugh Hinton are teaming up to introduce the lunchtime Atrium Concert Series in the Rogers Center for the Arts starting with Kevin Wilson performing on the American banjo Oct 7 at noon.

Merrimack panelists find hope in pope’s call to serve common good

Pope Francis’ historical address to both chambers of Congress and the Supreme Court on Sept. 24 was a nonpartisan call to act for the common good rather than selfish interests, agreed a Merrimack College faculty panel. The panelists spoke in the Rogers Center for the Arts immediately after a live broadcast of the pope’s speech for several hundred members of the college community.

Campus Kitchen takes bite out of Merrimack Valley hunger

The student-run Campus Kitchen at Merrimack held its ribbon cutting ceremony Friday Sept. 18 and is already being called a welcome contributor in the fight to feed Merrimack Valley’s hungry.

Nutrition Assistant Professor Michael Corcoran leads important study on exercise recommendations for elderly

Merrimack College assistant professor of health sciences Michael Corcoran is the lead author on a 5,500-word article, accepted by the prestigious Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, studying the effects of exercise on people at least 65 years old, that shows even small amounts of exercise are beneficial when they can’t do the recommended 150 minutes a week.

Merrimack grad building his career with PROCON

The O’Brien Center for Student Success is developing a job recruiting relationship with the construction firm PROCON which is building Merrimack’s North Residential Village. Sam Colangelo ’15, civil engineering graduate, is PROCON’s first hire from Merrimack.

New clue found in the mystery of a Spanish-American War-era flag hanging in McQuade

Michaela Keating has found at least a partial answer to a mystery that has intrigued the McQuade Library community for years: From where did the framed American flag on the third floor come?

No time to waste at lunch time

Assistant professor of health sciences Juliana Cohen is the lead author on a study published in the “Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics” on Sept. 11 that indicates many school children don’t have enough time to eat lunch.

Professor: America has moral obligation to aid Syrian refugees

Political Science Department associate professor Anne Flaherty nurtured her interest in supporting refugees working at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya during an undergraduate internship. She worked with the non-profit Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program in St. Louis. Flaherty worked at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as an assistant professor of political science for six years before joining Merrimack’s staff this fall. She’s is developing a course for the spring semester on immigration policy in the U.S.

Merrimack Sociology Department chairman cited in national publication

A blog post in “Academe Magazine” written by Merrimack Sociology Department chairman Michael DeCesare, who’s also chairman of the American Association of University Professors’ Committee on College and University Governance, was recently cited in the prestigious “Inside Higher Ed” magazine detailing tenure controversy at the University of Texas’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and its move toward shared governance with faculty members.

American Chemical Society Meeting

Four Chemistry Department professors recently led a group of five students and recent graduates to the 250th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Boston to show them a glimpse of all the powerful work being done in their chosen profession.

Merrimack again named a top college in North

U.S. News & World Report today released its Best Colleges 2016 guidebook and ranked Merrimack a Top 10 college in the United States’ North region for the fifth year in a row.

Over $500K raised for Pan Mass Challenge by ’88 alumnus

Mike Maher ’88 and his bicycling team have raised over $500,000 for the Pan Mass Challenge benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 2004 and even though this year’s ride is over he’s accepting donations through the end of September.

School year starts with Mass and Academic Convocation

The 2015-2016 school year opened with the Rev. Ray Dlugos, O.S.A. celebrating a Mass of the Holy Spirit with an exhortation for students to listen and respond when they are called to be a part of the larger community around them; then, during the Academic Convocation the Rev. Kate Braestrup called on students to seize their opportunities in college to prepare themselves for being worthwhile members of society.

Princeton “best” ranking latest recognition of Merrimack success

The Princeton Review has named Merrimack among the “Best of the Northeast” in its “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”

Weatherwax, Catholic deans support Francis on environment

Allan Weatherwax, Ph.D., dean of the School of Science and Engineering, joined peers from Catholic colleges and universities across the country in a column for “U.S. News & World Report” that supports Pope Francis’ encyclical on protecting the earth.

Members of Merrimack’s Class of 2019 moved into the dorms Thursday ahead of Orientation then the start of classes next week

The campus was abuzz as members of the class of 2019 began to move in and attend orientation this week. Merrimack spent a busy summer upgrading its facilities and completing the first two residence halls at North Residential Village.

Merrimack honored for student success center

Merrimack’s O’Brien Center for Student Success recently accepted the National Career Development Association’s first-ever Exemplary Career Center Award during the group’s global conference held in Denver.

History Professor authors his first book on Massachusetts’ Shays’s Rebellion

A Merrimack professor’s new book examines the first post-independence challenges to the United States and Massachusetts governments, in hopes of spurring student interest in a critical event in the development of the Republic.

Johnson named interim vice-provost, bringing lessons from fellowship to the post

Merrimack College Professor Kerry Johnson has been named interim vice provost. In her new position, Johnson will be responsible for working on academic priorities, including overseeing Merrimack’s growing Honors Program and the Liberal Studies program, which is Merrimack’s general education program.

Engineering professor traveling to Nepal to help earthquake recovery

Civil engineering professor Marc Veletzos  is being called to help earthquake victims rebuild Nepal.

Internet radio station will debut this fall

It won’t be on your radio dial, but Merrimack is starting its own student-run station on the internet this fall.

MC graduate brings degree, skills back to his hometown

Frank Gomez earned a degree in psychology with a minor in Spanish from Merrimack in 2013, and within a few months of graduation was hired by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Lawrence, Mass.

Math professor brings gridiron into classroom

When Merrimack College math professor Mike Bradley walks into his Basic Statistics with Fantasy Football class for the first time this fall, he’s going to ask a question that has stymied football fans since February:

Professor, on Pope Francis: The church has a voice

Joseph Kelley, professor and director of the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations at Merrimack recently met Pope Francis during a trip to the Vatican.

Former Merrimack professor named to high UN position

Former Merrimack professor Abdul Momen has been elected chairman of the United Nations’ Asia Pacific Group.

Professor hopes to take education from the classroom to the cell block

Criminology Department assistant professor Brittnie Aiello used a Provost Innovation Funds grant to develop an educational program for the Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley and is now looking for funding to start the program.

College hosting conference of music historians

Merrimack College is hosting the fourth biennial North American Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music, with scholars from across the United States and Canada who are visiting to lecture and learn about the romantic period of music.

Money Magazine again names Merrimack a top-value school

Merrimack College has again been named among the top 50 schools that “add the most value” for students, according to Money Magazine.

Professor: Pluto mission may offer insights into Earth’s past

Merrimack College Professor Ralph Pass joined with astronomers around the world Tuesday marveling at new images of the dwarf planet Pluto beaming back from the unmanned spacecraft New Horizons.

Writers House director joins newspaper’s A-list

Andrea Cohen, director of Merrimack College’s Writers House, is featured in an innovative public art project by The Sentinel & Enterprise newspaper of north central Massachusetts.

Civil engineering professor honored for his enthusiastic studies is headed to New Zealand next

Merrimack College civil engineering assistant professor Jim Kaklamanos is a traveling man this summer, first journeying to Utah for coursework on pile driving for new buildings, and next he’s off to New Zealand for research.

O’Rourke Called Up by Minnesota Twins

Former Merrimack College pitcher Ryan O’Rourke was called up by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, to begin his first stint in Major League Baseball. He is the first Warrior ballplayer to reach the majors.

‘Star of Bethlehem’ visible in evening sky this week

Jupiter and Venus appear to be less than a fingernail width apart in the evening sky this week, outshining the normally resplendent Regulus star, said Merrimack College Physics Department adjunct professor Ralph Pass who runs the school’s observatory.

Tia Roy ’15 spotlighted with research analysis firm ValuePenguin

Inspirational sculpture outside the Academic Innovation Center a timeless ode to beauty

The Writers House recently erected a soaring sculpture outside the Academic Innovation Center by Winthrop artist Greg Curci that melds ancient prayer with literature and modern technology.

Allan Weatherwax recently named dean of School of Science and Engineering

Allan Weatherwax, Ph.D., has been named dean of Merrimack College’s School of Science and Engineering and professor of physics.

Provost named ‘Living Legend’ for psych nursing research, teaching

The New England chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association recently honored Merrimack Provost Carol Glod with its Living Legend Award, recognizing her significant influence on the field.

Professor Ana Silva spearheads Financial Capability Center

Building on her interest in financial inclusion, Assistant Professor of Finance Ana Silva is developing the Financial Capability Center at Merrimack College, to serve the local community and provide students an experiential learning opportunity.

Professor: Pope brings ‘moral authority’ to environmental issue

Pope Francis has released his anticipated second encyclical “Laudato Si,” calling for a better stewardship of Earth and equating an indifference toward pollution with sin.

Merrimack College student using environmental studies education to help AVIS and save endangered species

Graduate strikes it rich, help’s state’s poorest

Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Jeff McCue was a lacrosse-playing student at Merrimack College before he started on a career in civil service. Then he hit it big in the lottery about four years ago and surrendered his job as vice chancellor of human resources for UMass Boston to relax and enjoy the good life. Even endless matches of golf can get tedious, though, so he accepted Gov. Charlie Baker’s offer to lead the agency that oversees food stamps and welfare.

Cuba offers potential insights into medical field and arts

Spanish professor Lynn McGovern used a Provost Innovation Funds grant for a research trip to Cuba so she can put together a study abroad proposal for Merrimack students.

Graduate heads to Nepal on Fulbright Fellowship

Merrimack College spring graduate Joseph LaTorre has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program fellowship to work in Nepal.

Crinella Selected by Baltimore Orioles in MLB Draft

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Junior third baseman Frank Crinella (East Longmeadow, Mass.) of the Merrimack College baseball team reached a personal milestone on Wednesday evening when the Baltimore Orioles selected the All-American in the 39^th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Professor to teach in three fields in new interdisciplinary approach

Professor Raechel Tiffe is scheduled to break new academic ground for Merrimack College when she begins teaching in three departments in the School of Liberal Arts this fall.

Criminology majors get a real-world experience

Merrimack College criminology students shared their internship experiences and excitement in a poster session in the Sakowich Campus Center.

Bridge, robotics teams engineer strong showings

Merrimack College’s entries in the sixth annual NASA Robotic Mining Competition and the 2015 National Student Steel Bridge Competition saw exciting results while going head-to-head with much larger schools.

White House honors college for community service

President Obama’s Corporation for National & Community Service has named Merrimack to its 2014 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, recognizing all the community service work done by its students.

Bellino Finalist for NE-10 Outstanding Scholar-Athlete

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Senior captain Vince Bellino (Amesbury, Mass.) of the Merrimack College men’s tennis team has been named one of three finalists for the Northeast-10 Conference Male Outstanding Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced by the league offices this afternoon.

MC students competing in robotics, bridge contests

School’s out for the summer, but Merrimack College has students and recent graduates at two national competitions this week: the sixth annual NASA Robotic Mining Competition at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the National Student Steel Bridge Competition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Psychology professor Hardway named Merrimack tops for 2015

Associate professor of psychology Christina L. Hardway was named Merrimack College’s teacher of the year for 2015.

Merrimack commencement speakers: Build connections with others

Merrimack College held its 65^th commencement on May 17 for about 590 undergraduates, whom President Christopher E. Hopey and commencement speaker Chris Matthews urged become civically engaged and shape the world.

Canada tells grad students: America’s best still ahead

Merrimack College graduate school commencement speaker Geoffrey Canada urged the 201 graduates in the class of 2015 to build on the sacrifices and accomplishments of their forefathers, including members of the Greatest Generation and civil rights icons such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.

Humans of Merrimack creator to address undergraduates

Merrimack’s undergraduate commencement speaker Chloe Rothman was pretty well known at school through her heroics on the basketball court and the omnipresent scooter she used to get around campus but she managed to keep a big secret for weeks when she began authoring the Merrimack Humans Facebook page.

Merrimack students worry for families in Nepal

At a time when most college seniors are focused on celebrations and looking forward to the rest of their lives, Jitendra “Jay” Shrestha ’15, and his cousin Santosh Shrestha ’16 are raising money to help their countrymen in Nepal who are reeling from recent earthquakes that registered 7.8 and 7.3 on the Richter scale.

Accounting graduate student balanced class, full-time job

Merrimack’s graduate commencement speaker, Keaira “Key” Perry, looked at the example set by her brother and sister-in-law and knew she had to go to college.

Merrimack dean part of study on future of classroom tech

Online learning is changing higher education and could make the lecture-based class obsolete within five years, according to Dan Butin, dean of Merrimack’s School of Education and Social Policy.

Fourth Annual Graduate Capstone Colloquium

More than 60 Merrimack graduate students in higher education and community engagement displayed their year-long research projects in the fourth annual Graduate Capstone Colloquium.

Think Globally, Eat Locally

Get fresh, locally grown produce delivered to you at work by signing up for a CSA farm share this summer.

Merrimack law team acquits itself well in Moot Court

Merrimack College’s Patrick Gillespie ’16 and Luis Guerrero ’17, finished the first day of the 2015 American Moot Court Collegiate Association National Invitational in Chicago recently ranked third before narrowly losing in the round of 16 the next day.

Pulitzer-winner delights, shares insights in Merrimack residency

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and best-selling author Gail Caldwell offered insights and advice to students recently while serving as writer-in-residence at Merrimack College’s Writers House.

Professor’s Fulbright to fund look at Chinese trade

Merrimack College political science professor He Li was recently awarded his second Fulbright grant — this one studies the economic impact of soaring trade between Latin America and China.

Women’s Golf Wins First-Ever NE-10 Championship

The Merrimack College women’s golf team placed the top-three individual golfers in the field, as the Warriors won their first-ever Northeast-10 Conference Championship by a whopping 31 strokes on Saturday at the NE-10 Championship, held at Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

Merrimack community members take sacraments, delve into faith

Nine members of the Merrimack College community partook of the sacraments of the Catholic Church — baptism, First Holy Communion, confirmation, or all three — in recent ceremonies in the Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher.

Philips hosts Innovation Station at Merrimack

Merrimack College hosted the Philips campus recruiting team on April 15th  in the lobby of Mendel to generate awareness and interest in what they do through their Innovation Station.

Employers Follow Up from the Spring Career Fair

Merrimack College’s annual Spring Career Fair took place this year on March 25 where the O’Brien Center for Student Success welcomed 92 employers, all recruiting for different internship, co-op, or full time positions. Close to 400 Merrimack students came out to network with the representatives and to learn more about the employment opportunities available.

Liberal arts students display research at annual conference

More than 180 Merrimack College students presented their work at the fourth annual Arts Research and Creativity Conference held by the School of Liberal Arts.

Humans of Merrimack: Classmates share their stories

Chloe Rothman ’15, read the popular Humans of New York Facebook page during winter break and decided to surreptitiously bring the concept of sharing our neighbors’ stories to Merrimack College. Rothman started with interviews of her friends for her new Merrimack Humans Facebook page but the project evolved into interviewing strangers who bring the campus community a little closer through their personal stories and ambitions.

Merrimack think tanks challenge and stimulate educational leaders

Merrimack College professor Joanne Gurry runs a series of leadership think tanks throughout the school year for educational leaders from the region that is meant to reinvigorate their minds and enthusiasm for their profession.

Steel bridge team going to national finals

Merrimack College student engineers have advanced to the national finals of the Steel Bridge Competition.

Chicago playwright and author to showcase Women’s Week observation

Rohina Malik highlights this year’s Women’s Week observation that’s scheduled to be held at Stevens Auditorium in Cushing Hall Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Merrimack alum gets a grip on marketing his invention

Merrimack College alum Robert LaLonde is scoring big with his new hockey stick grip — a product he invented during his professional hockey years and now sells to pro and amateur players.

Merrimack engineers building bridges to their future

There will seemingly be more bridges on the Merrimack College campus than the New York skyline as the school hosts the New England Regional Steel Bridge competition inside J. Thomas Lawler Arena on April 10 and 11.

Family dynamics of living with mental illness explored in theatrical production of Next to Normal

The OnStagers’ production of the rock musical “Next to Normal” about a family coping with mental illness premieres at the Rogers Center for the Performing Arts Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Performances continue Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee Saturday at 2 p.m.

Faculty, staff, students discuss mental health help

Faculty and staff recently packed the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for simple but informative refreshers on how to identify, support and help those suffering through mental illnesses.

Students drive program to feed area underprivileged

Merrimack College recently won a $5,000 grant from Sodexo Foundation to start a Campus Kitchen project that will help feed the under-privileged in the Merrimack Valley, including Lawrence.

Model Passover Seder shows Merrimack students’ Christianity’s roots

Sunday, April 5, is Easter, but Saturday also marks the start of Passover for the Jewish faith. On Tuesday, Rabbi Robert Goldstein held the 18^th annual model Seder for Merrimack College students to show them the roots of the Last Supper.

US News: Employers prize experiential education

It’s not enough to go to college and get good grades. Many employers expect students to graduate with relevant work experience, explained Dr. Heather Maietta, director of the O’Brien Center for Student Success.

iTEC to expand programming in second year

Merrimack’s Foundations for STEM Success for first-year engineering and computer science students changed its name recently to iTEC and is expanding its programing in the fall.

Merrimack career center set as national benchmark

The James W. O’Brien Center for Student Success has been awarded the National Exemplary Career Center of the Year award from the National Career Development Association (NCDA).

Panelists look at tensions between free press, religion

Panelists for a symposium on Freedom of Speech, Religion, and the Press that met March 25 as part of Merrimack College’s Social Justice Week agreed terrorism against the media can’t be justified socially or religiously, even when newspaper stories or cartoons are offensive.

Language in Play

The Rev. Rick Piatt, O.S.A., has helped lay the groundwork for a cutting-edge educational program called Language in Play in the Lawrence School District that is helping immigrant children learn English and improve their grades.

Social Justice Week 2015

The second Social Justice Week to raise awareness of issues such as gender inequality, racism, religious intolerance and media bias; and the roles of education and activism in the struggle for social starts this week.

Pathways to medical school

Two Merrimack College alums returned to campus March 18 to share their experiences with undergraduates about the rigors they went through getting ready for medical school and to offer encouragement to others who want to follow them. Dave Daniels, 24, of Andover, and Petar Golijanin, 24, of Novi Sad, Serbia, were biochemistry majors who graduated in 2013. They’ve been best friends since their sophomore year of college.

Eighth annual Relay for Life fundraiser stepping off April 10th

Organizers for Merrimack’s eighth annual Relay for Life April 10-11 are hoping to beat last year’s fundraising total of $56,000 and early indications are looking good.

MC pilgrims awed by 16th Pelllegrinaggio

Students, faculty and friends of Merrimack returned from the 16th annual Pellegrinaggio after a week of following in St. Augustine’s footsteps, learning about his life and conversion.

Spring Career Fair to bring 90+ organizations to Merrimack

The O’Brien Center for Student Success will sponsor its annual Spring Career Fair on Wednesday, March 25 from 2 pm to 5 pm in the Multi Purpose Room (MPR) in the Sakowich Campus Center.

Writers House director publishes 4th poetry volume

Andrea Cohen, the director of Merrimack College’s Writers House, is on a roll. Cohen has published her fourth book of poetry — and landed her second poem in The New Yorker in the past year.

Students advocate financial aid

Merrimack students and administrators visited the Statehouse on Feb. 25 to thank legislators for their ongoing support of financial aid in higher education as part of Student Financial Aid Advocacy Day.

Merrimack pilgrims walk in Augustine’s footsteps

A 30-member-strong pilgrimage from the Merrimack community is in Italy, following in the footsteps of St. Augustine and learning about his life and work.

Engaged Alums ‘Pay it Forward’ through Participation in Girard School Activities

A sense of gratitude and respect for the Augustinian tradition of service have propelled many Merrimack College alumni into involvement with the Girard School of Business.

Physics professor explores alternate realities argument

Merrimack College associate professor of physics Craig W. Looney says that quantum mechanics supports the existence of alternate realities.

Alternative break has students do good outside ‘comfort zone’

Seventy Merrimack College students and staffers are spreading out to six communities, from New York to West Virginia, for Alternative Spring Break.

Building Community, Reaching for Justice Speaker Series Continues at Merrimack College

Bob Lanzoni, executive director for Bread and Roses soup kitchen in Lawrence, Mass. is the guest speaker for the Building Community, Reaching for Justice Speaker Series, on Wednesday, March 4, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

How’d he do that? Magic man baffles crowd

Paul Malionek ’15, is a human development major who wants to work in higher education but is also a pretty talented magician who put on his first public performance for nearly 100 people in Cascia Hall Feb. 19.

National Conference Inspires Merrimack Students

Merrimack seniors Tia Roy and Lauren McCarthy attended the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders at the University of Maryland in June that included workshops, networking opportunities, a career fair, and the Women of Distinction Ceremony. Roy and McCarthy brought home the lessons they learned to start implementing changes in the communities in which they work.

Paralympics sports introduced to Merrimack as part of capstone project

Graduate student Derek Mumford worked with Chandler Bullard of Northeast Passage to introduce about 30 Merrimack students to Paralympic sports as part of his capstone project Feb. 24.

First Lecture looks at what makes a person an individual

Greg Lingley loves the rough and tumble worlds of football and rugby but when it was time for him to talk about what’s dearest to his heart during the sixth annual First Lecture Feb. 17 he looked into the things that make up a person’s character and individuality.

‘Good luck,’ good food mark Lunar New Year

The year of the sheep started with the Lunar New Year on Thursday and the Merrimack community celebrated with special food and events at the Sakowich Campus Center.

Merrimack marks the start of Lenten season with Ash Wednesday services around campus

Students, crowded Our Mother of Good Counsel Chapel in Merrimack’s Austin Hall with faculty, staff and area residents for noon Mass to mark the start of the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday Feb. 18.

2015 First Lecture

The sixth annual First Lecture featuring senior Greg Lingley is scheduled to be held at Cascia Hall Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.

Merrimack grad takes uncharted career path

Jennifer Salamone Tierney used a strong student-teacher relationship with Merrimack’s English Department chairman, professor Steven Scherwatzky to get started on an unexpected career path that has led her to a social media analytics firm.

Merrimack Track Shatters Records, Preps for Championships

It’s become a tradition for Merrimack track and field head coach Jacky Mendes.

Monday morning’s roll around and Mendes is updating the school record list. Most Monday’s this season, she’s been updating the name at the top of the list in at least one event. Sometimes a handful. Sometimes even more than that.

The Department of Visual & Performing Arts presents: Red Herring

Playwright Michael Hollinger wrote “Red Herring” for six actors to play 18 roles so this week’s premier of the play at the Rogers Center for the Arts will challenge not only the backstage crew’s ability to change sets and lighting quickly but the quick-change skills of the thespians themselves.

Religious communities come together at Merrimack to help the hungry

Volunteers from Merrimack and interfaith communities throughout the Merrimack Valley packaged over 12,000 meals for donation to the Merrimack Valley Food Bank Feb. 4.

Tolle Lege

Merrimack celebrated the creative spirit and scholarly research of its faculty and staff, honoring all their published works from the previous academic year during the 12^th annual Tolle Lege at the Writers House Feb 3.

Flag from ‘Cuba Libre’ a Merrimack mystery

President Obama’s call to loosen sanctions against Cuba has put the island nation in the news lately. And it turns out Merrimack may have its own historic connection to America’s Caribbean neighbor.

Athletics continues drive for full Division I status

The initiative to move Merrimack athletics fully into Division I is “a top priority for the athletic program and the institution,” said Athletic Director Jeremy Gibson — boldly laid out in the college’s Agenda for Distinction and passionately but methodically pursued by the college.

Grad students compete to solve Penney woes

Two students in Merrimack’s Girard School of Business recently won a marketing case competition focused on solving JCPenney’s retail woes. The competition was part of an assignment for the Marketing Analysis & Decision Making course in the school’s graduate program.

Robertson Writers House Innovation Fund

“Why would people think accountants don’t like reading and writing?” asked Andrea Robertson ’79.
Without a doubt, Robertson — who built a long and successful corporate career — believes in supporting opportunities for student creativity.

Merrimack fellows get education, work experience

Michaela Crossen was graduating college and wanted to get a master’s degree in higher education, but her mother urged her to get into the workplace, to gain experience and pay bills.

New accounting professor Zhao finds beauty, strength in numbers

Accounting is at the root of finance and management, so to know accounting is to know the underpinnings of the business world, said Assistant Professor Fang Zhao.

Alternative Winter Break offers immersion learning for volunteer students and employees

Students traditionally go home during winter break, to feast on home cooking and recharge their batteries among family and friends  — but there are many who recharge by volunteering to help the needy.

Corporate partners to host students

The O’Brien Center for Student Success is organizing off-campus visits for students to area businesses in January to show them some of the opportunities that await them in the working world.

More graduate programs 
enhance Merrimack education

Merrimack is introducing several new master’s degree programs to enrich its educational offerings this fall. Applications are now being accepted.

Professor: ‘Challenge those who defile religion’

Merrimack College Professor Joseph Kelley, director of the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations, talks about the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 11 people dead, allegedly in response to its satirical treatment of the Prophet Muhammed.

Merrimack dean named top influence in education

Dean Dan Butin of Merrimack’s School of Education and Social Policy has been named one of the top academic influencers in the education world by in the online Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings set to be released Jan. 7.

Robotics team gears up for NASA competition

Senior Chris Hart has assembled a team of engineering and computer science majors to compete in the sixth annual NASA Robotic Mining Competition at Kennedy Space Center in May, with the intent of letting the world know Merrimack’s education can stand up against the big boys in the academic world.

Merrimack joins task force to address school truancy

Judge Mark Newman has watched student-after-student stand in front of his court over the last 12 years to answer for skipping school. It’s not always an easy problem to fix, Newman said.

Alum’s career literally making the news

David V. Sangiorgio only went a few hundred yards for his first job after graduating Merrimack in 1997. “I was already working at the Eagle-Tribune, in the circulation department, and stayed when I graduated,” he said.

Father Jim Concelebrates Mass with Pope

After retiring from full-time ministry at Merrimack in the fall of 2014, Rev. James McFadden Andrew Wenzel, O.S.A. finally found time to pursue a dream: concelebrating Mass with His Holiness Pope Francis in Rome.

State Street Field Trip

Mary Papazian took more than 20 students from Merrimack’s Finance Group to Boston in November to get ground floor views of the differences between traditional retail banking and the asset management side of finance, in order to help them get a feel for the types of careers they could obtain in the finance industry.

Q&A: Professor predicts benefit to Cuba opening

Alison Russell, assistant professor of political science and international studies at Merrimack and author of the new book Cyber Blockades, talks about the announcement this week by President Obama that the United States will re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, which were severed in 1961 after the rise of the communist Castro regime.

A Doctor in the House

What a difference a year makes.  Petar Golijanin (Biochemistry, ’13) has been accepted to Dartmouth Medical School, and will start his studies in the fall of 2015.  Since graduating from Merrimack, he had been working as a research assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the department of Sports Orthopaedic Surgery which enabled him to hone his skills, make connections, and impress his supervisors. While working, Golijanin was tirelessly studying for the MCATs for several months.

Ex-officer, professor finds role in ‘counter-narrative’

Tom Nolan wanted an extra cache of expertise, so after a 27-year career as a Boston police officer and seven years as a professor at Boston University he joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

Merrimack Celebrates the Season of Christmas

The Annual Celebration of Light and Hope at Merrimack College kicked off the Christmas season as students, faculty and staff and their families came together at the Rogers Center.

Marketing students feast on real-world opportunities

Associate professor of marketing Chuck Comegys went outside the classroom to get the students in his Advertising and Promotions class some real-world experience designing print ads for area restaurants.

Merrimack presents award to interfaith historian, scholar

Yousef Waleed Meri accepted this year’s $25,000 Goldziher Prize during a festive ceremony at the Rogers Center for the Arts.

Merrimack Community Helps to Feed Neighbors in Need

The Merrimack College community is coming together again this year to feed families in Lawrence with full Thanksgiving dinners. More than 90 baskets, filled with complete dinners, are to be delivered to the organization Neighbors in Need on Tuesday morning, just in time to celebrate America’s day of thanks.

With NSF grant, college boosts science, engineering retention

The Science and Engineering Department is in the first year of a five-year $448,856 grant from the National Science Foundation to retain and graduate more computer science and engineering students at part of the national Graduate 10K+ initiative over the next decade.

No. 24 Men’s Soccer Stuns No. 10 Southern CT, 1-0, in Second Round of NCAA Tournament

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A 60^th minute goal from junior Augusto Silva (Hudson, Mass.) gave the third-seeded Merrimack College men’s soccer team all they needed, as the Warriors upset second-seeded Southern Connecticut, 1-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Merrimack advances to the East Regional Final for the first time in program history.

Men’s Soccer Selected to NCAA Tournament, Will Play Philadelphia University in First Round

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College men’s soccer team returns to the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Tournament for the second time in three years as the Warriors earned an at-large selection as the No. 3 seed in the East Region, as announced by the NCAA DII Men’s Soccer Committee Monday.

MacArthur recipient, author is fall Writer in Residence

The Writers House at Merrimack College welcomes journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc as Writer-in-Residence from November 12-14.

Merrimack honors vets with day of ‘giving back’

More than 900 Merrimack College students, alumni, faculty and staff offered service to area communities as part of the annual Mack Gives Back Day tradition.

College dedicates new space for prayer by those of all faiths

Shareda Hosein, of Quincy, laid a carpet on the floor of the new Common Prayer Room on the second floor of the Sakowich Campus Center to perform the zuhr prayer, which is one of the five daily prayers for Muslims Wednesday.

Merrimack grad on front line of battle against Ebola

Dr. Nancy J. Sullivan ’80 has been studying the Ebola virus since 1998, and is on the cusp of a potential breakthrough in preventing the illness.

Merrimack Once Again among Top Schools Nationwide in Academic Success Rate

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – In the midst of another strong start to the academic year on the playing fields, the Merrimack College Athletic Department’s efforts in the classroom were once again recognized by the NCAA after the release of the latest Division II Academic Success Rate (ASR) data.

Pulitzer winner advising Merrimack student paper

Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Gretchen Grosky took oversight of Merrimack’s student newspaper The Beacon this year, acting as its advisor and as adjunct lecturer for the newspaper and new media production class.

Last Lecture: Vance Poteat

Associate professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science at Merrimack College, Vance Poteat, will present the annual “Last Lecture” on Tuesday, November 18.  Sponsored by the Honors Program, the “Last Lecture” is an opportunity for an outstanding faculty member to speak on a matter of importance and value to him/her as if it were the very last lecture given.

Engineering, health students bring expertise to Haiti

Forget Coca-Cola, Pepsi or Perrier. There are people in Haiti who just want a simple drink of tap water without walking a couple of miles to get it. Civil engineering associate professor Marc Veletzos has been leading teams of student volunteers to the small community of Marmont in Haiti’s central plateau to improve access to clean water and help their physical injuries periodically since June 2011.

One of the boys

Brady Antaya gives as much as he gets from Merrimack soccer, where his teammates know him as a Warrior

Homecoming 5K Raises Money for Cancer

On a perfectly crisp fall morning, and as part of Homecoming Weekend, more than 80 runners from near and far, plus a smaller group of walkers, came together to compete in a 5K race with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research.  This year’s race, sponsored by Zeta Tau Alpha, saw students, alumni, staff and friends compete.

Pink ducks fill pond as Merrimack fights cancer

Janelle Engram ’17 was 10 years old when she learned her mother, Janet, had been diagnosed with stage two breast cancer when she was seven months pregnant. It was a double shock when Engram’s mother called in February to say doctors had found a new lump on one of her breasts and she needed a double mastectomy. “After 18 years of being cancer-free, my mom was rediagnosed,” Engram told fellow Merrimack students, faculty and staff on Oct. 15.

Engineering students gear up with use of 3-D printer

Michael Stehnach held what looked to a layman like an intriguing toy, but he identified it as a complex gear system.

National writing award for Writers House staffer

Danielle Jones-Pruett, staffer for the Writers House, has received a Rona Jaffe Foundation 2014 Writers Award. The annual award of $30,000 is given to six exceptionally talented and promising women authors.

New quarters for program that helps students succeed

With a snip of oversized scissors and a burst of applause, Merrimack President Christopher E. Hopey cut a ribbon to open the new Compass suite on the third floor of McQuade Library. The four-year-old program works with students believed to be at risk of struggling academically, starting in their first semester at Merrimack.

Engineer/ Author Henry Petroski Speaks at College Writers House

Why do bridges fail? Why did concrete fall in Boston’s Big Dig? Why did the levees give in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

Distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski has made a career of examining failure and success in design and will discuss those explorations in a talk at the Writers House at Merrimack College at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a Q&A and reception.

‘Up and coming’ Merrimack in top 10

Merrimack is one of the top 10 colleges in the northern United States for the fourth year in a row — and the only regional college judged “up and coming” by higher education leadership in the northern United States.

Merrimack among colleges that ‘add most value’ for students

Money Magazine has named Merrimack College one of the top U.S. colleges for ensuring its graduates’ economic success.

Alumni gather in Boston for network, branding advice

Dozens of young Merrimack College alumni furthered their professional networks and got advice on building their online brand during a downtown Boston gathering hosted by Merrimack trustee Jack Boyce.

Sax and violence: Senior plays in mob film

When the question “What did you do on your summer vacation?” comes up, one rising Merrimack senior has a killer answer:
I was in a gangster movie.

Merrimack Launches Graduate Program in Accounting

Merrimack College and the Girard School of Business have launched a new graduate program, the Master of Science in Accounting, which is accepting students to begin in fall 2014.

Merrimack again named College of Distinction

Merrimack College has been honored as a College of Distinction for the 2014-2015 school year.

Foundation grant to support investment in health sciences

In a significant show of support for Merrimack’s academic momentum, the Department of Health Sciences has received a $100,000 grant for new technology through the Cummings Foundation’s “$100K for 100” initiative.

Students present research on organism they helped discover

Two Merrimack College undergraduates who helped discover a new bacteriophage presented their research earlier this month at a prestigious national conference.

Merrimack police earn prestigious approval

Reinforcing Merrimack College’s emphasis on providing a secure environment for students, faculty and staff, the college’s police department has recently undergone a rigorous assessment that resulted in its reaccreditation by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.

Ten Teams Compete in the 2nd Annual Girard School of Business Graduate Case Competition

This year’s case competition was designed to help students understand how an innovative product can disrupt a mature industry.

Art professor heads to Chicago antiquity seminar

Merrimack College Professor of Art History Ellen Longsworth, Ph.D. has been chosen to participate in the prestigious Council of Independent Colleges’ Seminar “Teaching Pre-Modern European Art in Context: The Uses of Antiquity” this summer at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art.  Only 20 individuals nationwide were selected to participate.

Muscaro places second in 400m national finals

ALLENDALE, Mich. - In a season that had already seen so many magical moments, plenty of history and a number of individual accolades from December through May, freshman Carly Muscaro of the Merrimack College women’s track & field team concluded her unforgettable freshman campaign in a position nearly anyone else in the country would trade to be in, placing second in the 400m dash national finals at the Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.

Merrimack Commencement: A Perfect Day

With perfect weather to complete a perfect day, 520 excited Merrimack College graduates and their guests laughed and learned from actor Charlie Day ’98, who stars in the FXX series, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

Poteat named Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Poteat was presented the Edward G. Roddy outstanding teacher of the year Award during Merrimack’s 64th commencement.

Health Science Students Present Research at Science & Engineering Day

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ star Charlie Day to give keynote address at Merrimack College

By Alex Stills | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT   MAY 12, 2014

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day will put his illiterate, man-child character aside on Sunday as keynote speaker to more than 500 graduating seniors at Merrimack College. “I think people are going to be expecting me to be wildly funny, but I think I will probably speak more earnestly and directly from the heart, more about the reality of how I got where I got,” he said. Day received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts (perhaps the only one) at Merrimack in 1998. Read the full story on bostonglobe.com »

Star Charlie Day ’98 to deliver undergraduate commencement keynote address

Actor, producer and screenwriter Charlie Day, a 1998 graduate of Merrimack College, will deliver the keynote address at Merrimack’s 64th undergraduate commencement ceremony.

Women’s Crew Dedicates Boats to President Hopey, Former Coach Desrosiers

During the women’s crew team’s end of the year banquet this past Sunday, the Merrimack women’s crew team held a boat dedication ceremony at the Merrimack Boathouse, honoring Merrimack College President Christopher E. Hopey and its first-ever head coach, Tim Desrosiers.

AAUP chapter honors faculty

Merrimack College Celebrates Student Achievements

Merrimack recognized its top students, student leaders and student organizations in a pair of campus ceremonies Tuesday night.

Fulbright scholar Josefina Diaz brings world perspectives to Merrimack

Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant M. Josefina Díaz, a native of Argentina, has brought with her a wealth of knowledge about Argentina and a curiosity to learn the culture here.

Merrimack Welcomes Biologists

Merrimack College hosts the 72^nd Eastern New England Biology Conference on Saturday, April 26, and warmly welcomes all participants.

The ENEBC is a consortium of more than 50 member colleges and universities coming together to spur new ideas and connections in Academic Biology.  Presentations are exclusive to undergraduate researchers. 

The keynote address will be delivered by Senior Director of Pharmaceutics for Pfizer Dr. Nicholas Warne.  In addition, a Pfizer Student Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Forum will be delivered by a panel of distinguished Pfizer scientists in the afternoon.

Playwright Naomi Wallace at Merrimack College

The Writers House at Merrimack College welcomes award-winning playwright Naomi Wallace as the program’s first writer in residence, from April 22 to 24.

Merrimack College and YMCA partner for healthy kids

Backed by a significant grant from a major health-care foundation, a Merrimack College professor and the Merrimack Valley YMCA will expand a local initiative on child obesity nationwide.

A true Easter celebration as Merrimack students join the Catholic Church

At a Catholic and Augustinian institution, Easter is an important time to reflect and celebrate.

Boston Marathon Survivor and Merrimack Freshman Sydney Corcoran inspires others

Just five months after the Boston Marathon bombing, Sydney Corcoran stepped on to the Merrimack College campus as a freshman student. “Attending school is a huge step for me. There have been moments where I’ve questioned whether I was ready for this transition to college. But I decided that I need to move forward.”

Men’s Tennis Clinches Fourth-Straight Regular Season Championship

LUDLOW, Mass. – With its 29^th straight conference victory, the Merrimack College men’s tennis team defeated AIC 8-1, claiming its fourth-straight consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Regular Season title Wednesday afternoon in Ludlow, Mass.

Women’s Tennis Wins First-Ever Northeast-10 Title

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women’s tennis team defeated reigning Northeast-10 Conference Champions Stonehill College 5-4, claiming its first Northeast-10 Regular Season title Saturday afternoon in North Andover, Mass.

Merrimack Announces Faculty Promotions & Honors Faculty Emeriti

Merrimack College President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., recognized five faculty members who have been granted promotion or tenure at the recent Faculty Emeritus Reception, which was attended by many current faculty members and the college senior leadership team.

Glod named Merrimack provost

Dr. Carol A. Glod has been named the ninth provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of Merrimack College.

Spring has Sprung with Service by Merrimack

In March, 59 Merrimack students, staff, and faculty traveled down the East Coast to help people and communities in need as part of Alternative Spring Break.

It’s Always Sunny for Commencement: Star Charlie Day ’98 to Speak at Graduation

Actor, producer and screenwriter Charlie Day, a 1998 graduate of Merrimack College, will deliver the keynote address at Merrimack’s 64th undergraduate commencement ceremony.

17th Annual Merrimack College Model Passover Seder

At this festive Passover ritual called the Seder, we will tell the story of the Exodus of Moses and the Israelites as they escaped from Pharaoh in ancient Egypt.  RSVP to jcm@merrimack.edu by April 1st.

Robert Pinsky’s PoemJazz Comes to Merrimack

You love poems; you love jazz.  Each one offers pleasure through listening, reading and performing.  Only Robert Pinsky merges these two great passions into one and calls it…PoemJazz.

Merrimack Takes on Service

This spring break, Merrimack students, staff, and faculty are taking on service in a big way.

Accomplished Entrepreneur Johnny Cupcakes Gives Food for Thought at Merrimack Lecture

The Merrimack Programming Board is hosting a lecture on campus by Johnny Earle, founder of the company Johnny Cupcakes, on Tuesday, March 11th at 6:00pm in the Rogers Center.  Students will get an educational and interactive experience while gaining the encouragement to follow and pursue their dreams.

Women, Prison and Justice Reform: Featuring Piper Kerman, Best-selling author of Orange is the New Black

What is it like for a woman serving time in a prison?  Why do some people end up in prison and others do not, even when committing the same kind of crime?  While incarcerated Piper Kerman learned lessons from her fellow inmates that will remain with her forever.   Piper Kerman, best-selling author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison will be on campus Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

How Merrimack College got its groove back

Chris Hopey isn’t your typical academic, and Merrimack College seems all the better for it.
Since taking over the North Andover-based Catholic college four years ago, the 49-year-old Hopey has wasted little time in whipping his 220-acre campus into shape. Much of that effort has run counter to the widely embraced playbook guiding many peer institutions — a roster of smaller, mid-tier private colleges stuck squarely in the financial storm that’s battering the higher-education sector.

Goldziher Lecture on Jewish-Muslim Relations Presented at Merrimack, Rabbi Burton Visotzky to Speak

Rabbi Burton Visotzky, winner of the 2012 Goldziher Prize, will present the 2014 Goldziher Lecture on, “From Cairo to Qatar, Oman and Beyond: Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in the U.S. and Internationally.”

Merrimack Upgrades to 3D Classroom

Merrimack students don 3D glasses and use an Xbox game controller to investigate human anatomy on a large projection screen, providing a collaborative 3D experience.

A Merrimack Leader From The Start

“I am an advocate and supporter of the school as a way to give thanks for what it has given me.”

Sociology Co-Sponsoring “Inequality for All” Screening

The Sociology Department is co-sponsoring a screening of “Inequality for All,” a 2013 documentary by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

Bridging the Gaps in Education

On February 12, 2014, Carrie Rose, J.D.
, Executive Director, Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project, will be speaking about positively impacting student performance by encouraging engagement between families and schools.

Celebrating Different Faiths at Merrimack

The Center for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations will be hosting “Feast of Faiths,” its third annual dialogue dinner facilitated by students, on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. This dinner will be located in the Rogers Center for the Arts from 5:00-7:00pm, and is based around a discussion celebrating differences in faith and finding common ground within each other.

Learning Through Cultural Immersion: Short-Term Study Abroad

Imagine the power of studying British paintings in the English village of Wroxton or the medieval philosophy in “Medieval Manhattan” San Gimignano, Italy. Consider the impact of visiting the sites of Bloody Sunday or the Easter uprising for perspective on Ireland’s turbulent past, or conducting field work in Belize to gain appreciation for biological and cultural diversity.

Tolle Lege Reception Honors Authors

Tolle Lege, an annual event which recognizes the works published within the past year by Merrimack College faculty, staff, students, and alumni, will be held on February 4, 2014 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in McQuade Library, 1st Floor Conference Room. The Tolle Lege reception is sponsored by McQuade Library and the Center for Augustinian Study and Legacy. The Merrimack College community and guests are invited to attend.

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Winning Playwright John Patrick Shanley at Merrimack

John Patrick Shanley (Outside Mulligar, Doubt, Moonstruck) will visit Merrimack College on February 19th as part of the events surrounding the Visual and Performing Arts Department production of DOUBT: A Parable.

Taking Classroom Lessons across International Borders

This past winter break, seven students and three faculty and staff advisors journeyed to Haiti to continue their ongoing efforts with Project Medishare. Overall, students and staff alike believed it to be an incredible, life-changing experience that they wish to continue.

Students Choosing the Alternative to Winter Break

Merrimack College students and staff members embraced the Merrimack mission to enlighten minds, engage hearts, and empower lives by participating in a variety of service trips this winter break. These dedicated Merrimack groups traveled to Washington D.C. and Camden, New Jersey for a week of service.

Lessons and Carols

Wednesday, December 4 at 7:00 pm  Festival of Lessons and Carols with The Merrimack Schola at Our Mother of Good Counsel Chapel, 2nd Floor, Austin Hall.

The “Last Lecture” To Be Presented by Dr. Marcia Walsh

Since 1999, Merrimack College has selected a revered professor to present the annual “Last Lecture” by speaking on matters of importance and value in his/her life as if it were the very last lecture given.  This year, the speaker is not only the Last Lecturer but also the 2013 Edward G. Roddy Jr. Outstanding Teacher of the Year – Dr. Marcia Walsh, Associate Professor of Health Sciences.

Mack Gives Back

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Merrimack College students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni joined in a collaborative effort in a day of service dedicated to veterans, titled Mack Gives Back Day. This day is meant to honor those who served by serving others.

Lucas Mann Reads from “Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere” at Writers House

Ever dream of making it in the big leagues? In his new book, Lucas Mann details a year spent in hardscrabble dugouts, bars, and buses with players from the Lumber-Kings, an Iowa-based, Class A baseball team in the Seattle Mariners’ farm system.

Murphy Faculty Conference Room Re-Dedicated

When Irish-American short story writer and novelist Mary Lavin was interviewed by English Professor Catherine A. Murphy’s students in 1967, little could they have known how important their exchange would become to scholars of Lavin’s work. 

The Courage to Remember

Kristallnacht-Holocaust Remembrance Week Display November 8 – 15

Coming Home to Friends

Record-breaking crowds returned to campus to celebrate Merrimack’ Homecoming Weekend.  The two-day event brought together alumni from the class of 2013 right down to the graduating classes of the 1950s as a chance to reconnect with friends and classmates, view the amazing changes on campus, and enjoy a few sporting events.

Dr. Brian Skotko, M.D., M.P.P. Asks How Will You Confront Your Genetic Destiny?

“Our New Age of Prenatal Genetic Testing: Lessons from Down Syndrome” is the subject of keynote speaker Dr. Brian Skotko, M.D., M.P.P., co-director of Massachusetts General Hospital Down Syndrome Program and leading authority on medical genetics, including prenatal testing and Down Syndrome. Dr. Skotko will speak on Thursday, November 7 at the Merrimack College Brave New Biology Symposium at  3:00 p.m. in Cascia Hall.  Students, faculty, staff and friends are all invited to attend.

Merrimack College Hockey: Frozen Fenway III

Merrimack College will participate in Citi Frozen Fenway 2014, taking on Providence College on Jan. 4, 2014, in the program’s first-ever game played at historic Fenway Park.

www.merrimack.edu/frozenfenway

School of Education: Developing Inspired Leaders, Both In and Out of the Classroom

The School of Education’s growing programs help current and future educators think critically, solve problems creatively, and develop solutions to today’s most critical education challenges.

Dr. Charlotte Berkes, 2012-13 Murray Fellow, Presents Research at Murray Symposium

The 2013 Murray Symposium will feature Dr. Charlotte Berkes, assistant professor of biology, as she presents her research titled: “Exploration of Microbial Sending Mechanisms in the Amoeba Dictyostelium discoidium.”  She will speak on Friday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. in Cascia Hall.

Merrimack Midnight Madness

More than 1,000 Merrimack College fans showed their colors (blue and gold) late Friday evening, welcoming their 2013-14 men’s and women’s basketball teams as part of the annual Midnight Madness held in Hammel Court.

Speaker Series: Lara Logan-60 Minutes Correspondent

Lara Logan is a 60 Minutes Correspondent and CBS News Foreign Affairs Correspondent. Her bold reporting from war zones for more than two decades has earned her a prominent spot among the world’s best foreign correspondents.

Joshua Greene, Ph.D., Renowned Psychologist, Philosopher and Neuroscientist

Presents 16th Annual Dennis McLaughlin Lecture at Merrimack

18 Students Inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon

Merrimack College Mathematics Department received approval for a Pi Mu Epsilon Chapter on campus.  Pi Mu Epsilon is the national mathematics honor society which is celebrating its 100th year in existence this year.

Mary Lavin and Kate Murphy

The Murphy Conference Room will be re-dedicated Oct 11.

Merrimack—Pfizer Corporate Partnership Launches

Through the stewardship of board member Jack Pasini, Merrimack has formalized a long-term partnership with Pfizer that enables Merrimack students to augment their education by working alongside world-class scientists who are developing innovative, cutting edge solutions to today’s problems.

Congratulations, Complimenti, Félicitations, Tebrkler!

Ryan Matthews, BA’12 and Higher Education Fellow MEd’13 Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Study in Turkey

Academic Freedom and Censorship

The Merrimack College Chapter of the AAUP and the Department of Political Science present a forum with Marjorie Heins, J.D.

Women’s Volleyball Participates in Race for the Cure

Warriors give a helping hand to help fight breast cancer.

Pat Bradley Succeeds at Merrimack

Pat Bradley, currently a senior at Merrimack College, exemplifies a student who took full advantage of everything Merrimack has to offer. He took the resources available to him and ran with them. With Merrimack as a support system and through hard work, perseverance, and diligence, Bradley is well on his way to realizing his dreams. 

Writers House Opens to Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Award-winning Poet Jamaal May Reads

Merrimack Dedicates New Facilities

Students, alumni and supporters packed Merrimack’s campus Thursday night to celebrate the dedication of new facilities.

Grand Opening Events

Three years ago, using Merrimack College’s Strategic Plan —The Agenda for Distinction — we set out to transform Merrimack physically, academically, socially, and spiritually.

Finding Hope Through Chalk

Merrimack football defeats division 1 Wagner 42-41

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Trailing by six, 41-35, with just over five minutes to play, the Merrimack College football team, led by senior quarterback Joe Clancy (Newburyport, Mass.) orchestrated a drive for the ages that stretched 14 plays for 96 yards before finding classmate Shane Ferguson (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) for a three-yard, game-deciding strike, and that was enough to propel the Warriors past reigning Northeast Conference (Div. I) champion Wagner, 42-41, in an unforgettable Friday night battle at Hameline Field.

Author Roland Merullo Addresses Merrimack Community

On Tuesday, the Merrimack College community celebrated the opening of the academic year with the traditional events; Mass of the Holy Spirit and the Convocation Ceremony. Both events uphold Merrimack’s mission to enlighten minds, engage hearts, and empower lives.

We are excited to kick off the 2013-2014 academic year!

The campus is buzzing with excitement as we get ready to welcome the newest Warriors, the Class of 2017, to campus. Also, a big welcome back to upperclassmen. We hope everyone had a great summer!

Annual Reunion Weekend 2013

Regardless of your Merrimack class year, all alumni, family, and friends are welcome to join us at the Friday Warrior Welcome Reception on June 7, 2013.

Co-ops and Internships with Dr. Phil Gardner

Join Dr. Phil Gardner, Director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University to learn the benefits of co-ops and internships. Learn how to get started on your search for these types of experiential learning opportunities, and how the O’Brien Center can help!

Quadruple-Platinum Artist The Band Perry to Headline Merrimack’s Spring Concert

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She has Civil Engineering in her genes

Senior Maggie Jacques named to ASCE top ten individuals list

Hip Hop Culture, Race, and the Mythologies of a Post-Racial America

with Dr. Finne Coleman, Monday, February 11, 2013, 7:00pm in Cascia Hall

Katie Ganser ’13 to deliver 2013 First Lecture

The College community is happy to announce that senior Katie Ganser has been selected to deliver the 2013 First Lecture at Merrimack College on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Cascia Hall.

College partners to open a new study abroad center in Chengdu, China

Merrimack College is excited to announce that it will be partnering with Fairleigh Dickinson University, Concordia University Chicago, Norwich University, and Sichuan University as the new Chengdu American Study Abroad Center will open. This center will be managed by G-MEO, a leader in Chinese study abroad programs.

Merrimack College and The Eagle Tribune present Sir Ken Robinson

Merrimack College has partnered with The Eagle Tribune to present the 2012-2013 Merrimack Valley Leadership Series.  The next speaker in the series will be Sir Ken Robinson, who is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity, and innovation.

Honoring Those Who Served By Serving Others

This academic year, Father Ray and the Division of Mission and Student Affairs would like to establish a new tradition to honor all fallen veterans called “Mack Gives Back Day.” 

Cardinal O’Malley visits Merrimack to honor New York Rabbi

Cardinal Sean O’Malley came to Merrimack on Monday, October 15 to honor Rabbi Burton Visotzky of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. The College awarded Rabbi Visotzky its prestigious Goldziher Award for his courageous and pioneering work in Jewish-Muslim Relations.

Daugherty Propels #7 Warriors Over #5 UML as Warriors Clinch NE-10 Regular-Season Title

Trailing by a goal, 1-0, after the first half, senior forward April Daugherty (Wakefield, R.I.) scored two goals three minutes apart to lift the seventh-ranked Merrimack field hockey team to arguably its biggest victory in recent memory, a 2-1 decision, on the road against No. 5 UMass-Lowell to clinch the regular-season Northeast-10 Conference title on Tuesday night at Cushing Field.

Midnight Madness

Blue and gold confetti flooded the air as Warrior spirit soared in Hammel Court last Friday evening.  The stands in the gym were filled to capacity as students displayed their enthusiasm for Merrimack armed with yellow rally towels and clad in Merrimack-inspired attire. 

Celebrating the residential campus of the future

The Merrimack Community has celebrated its second major construction project on campus – the Student Residences Project. This project is another critical piece in achieving the College’s strategic success to accommodating enrollment growth.

EPA Grant Awarded to Green Team Professor

Merrimack College students have recently been involved in an Environmental Protection Agency grant, obtained by a collaborative effort between the College, the Town of North Reading, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Martins Pond Association. 

Merrimack College engages alumni through visual arts

Macbeth to be performed at the Rogers Center for the Arts October 11-13.  Co-directed and adapted by recent alumna Claire Kinton, ‘12 and Fr. Richard J. Piatt, O.S.A.

Fostering students to be international leaders

Working on an international business project with teammates from Australia, Ghana, India, Mexico and Poland poses many obstacles, not least of which is when to meet.

Reflections: The Haiti Experience

A small group of students, faculty and staff from the School of Science and Engineering opened their hearts and their minds to spend June 3, 2012 to June 9, 2012 in the third-world country of Haiti, using the skills they learned at Merrimack College to help those in need.

65th Academic Convocation Marks Beginning of Academic Year

The College’s 65^th academic convocation began with a standing-room only mass led by Reverend Raymond F. Dlugos, O.S.A., Ph.D.  The mass was intended to bring together the Merrimack community at the beginning of this new academic year. 

New graduate degrees at Merrimack College have launched

Merrimack introduces Master of Science and Engineering and Master of Science in Management to its graduate offerings.

The Sun Shines on the Incoming Class of 2016

The largest freshman class in recent history arrived on the Merrimack campus greeted by Residence Life staff, orientation leaders, the Merrimack community and brilliant sunshine.  With many new friends around to lend a helping hand, the Class of 2016 has already begun the academic year in good form.

Merrimack launches website in time for new academic year

August 30 marks the culmination of a year and a half long collective effort to launch the entirely updated Merrimack.edu website.

65th Academic Convocation at Merrimack Welcomes Guest Speaker Julian Agyeman, Ph.D., FRSA

Merrimack College has named Dr. Julian Agyeman as this year’s Academic Convocation Speaker.  A respected environmentalist, Dr. Agyeman will speak on “just” sustainability.

Reunion Weekend 2012

Merrimack College celebrated another successful Reunion Weekend, as the college welcomed nearly 500 alumni and friends to campus on June 8-10. 

Be More Driven

Chris Igo ‘13 credits his education at Merrimack for keeping him on track with his racing goals.

O’Brien Foundation makes $1 Million Gift to Merrimack College to transform Career Services and Experiential Learning

“The James W. O’Brien Center for Student Success will provide a bridge into and through college, and ultimately into the workforce, by providing cooperative educational opportunities that allow students to gain real-world experience and pay for college.  We believe the Center will reflect James O’Brien’s belief that, through hard work, anything is possible,” said Merrimack College President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D.

Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients Named

Honorary Degree Recipients to be recognized as examples of Merrimack values and for significant contributions to developing and educating the next generation of leaders

Career Fair Packed with Opportunity for Students

More than 350 Merrimack College students recently attended an on-campus Career Fair to learn about potential employment opportunities with various organizations such as Fidelity Investments, Meditech, Massachusetts State Police and Verizon.

Alternative Spring Break 2012

Merrimack students, faculty and staff travel to places near and far to volunteer and serve communities in need during this year’s Alternative Spring Break.

Merrimack College receives $2 million gift to fund Agenda for Distinction

“Susanna and I are delighted to be a part of Merrimack College’s strategic plan and we share its vision of providing a platform to its students so that their development will enable them to be leaders in their professions and the communities in which they reside in the future.” - Richard Gallant

Sabbatical Leads Professor Down Historic Path

This might look like an ordinary bike or running path, but there is a sinister history that permeates it that can give a person shivers.  Just ask Dr. Warren Kay, associate professor of religious & theological studies.

#8 Men’s Lacrosse to Play at Gillette Stadium

The Merrimack men’s lacrosse team will take on Bentley University on April 21 at 4 p.m. at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. 

Applications on the Rise

Merrimack College received record breaking application numbers for next fall! 

The New Merrimack.edu

Our new site is cleaner, easier to use and more consistent. But it’s just the beginning of a major rethinking of Merrimack’s Web presence.