News Archive

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.

October 22, 2018

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.

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.

“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.

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.