Supporting Research, Creativity, Exploration
Merrimack College has created an array of centers and institutes to stimulate and support faculty research, staff creativity and student exploration.
Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation, Development and Design (CTIDE)
Office of the Provost
Designed to serve the Merrimack community through support for innovation and excellence in teaching and learning.
Center for Health Inclusion, Research and Practice (CHIRP)
This externally-funded research Center focuses on finding ways to close the gaps in systematic health disparities that adversely affect people from historically marginalized groups, including those living in poverty, people of color, and those with disabilities. CHIRP is made up of three independent but synergistic research labs, with affiliated faculty and postdoctoral researchers.
Interdisciplinary Institute
School of Arts and Sciences
Embraces the potential for new knowledge, new ways of understanding and new insights on complex questions that can come from integrating the theoretical and methodological approaches of more than one field of study.
Mendel Observatory
School of Engineering and Computational Sciences
Used by students, faculty, the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club and the general public, the observatory houses an Optical Guidance Systems 20-inch Ritchey-Cretien reflector and a number of electronic imaging systems.
Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support
School of Education and Social Policy
Provides an ongoing community for new and early teachers currently in the field to receive guidance, resources and developmental opportunities.
Mucci Capital Markets Lab
Girard School of Business
Creates opportunities for students to gain research proficiency and Bloomberg certification, giving Merrimack students an advantage in the competitive financial industry.
Rogers Center for the Arts
School of Arts and Sciences
Provides a stimulating, artistic and educational environment that supports the creation of both visual and performing arts, enriching the cultural fabric of Merrimack College and Merrimack Valley communities.
