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Freshman Guide
Living at UCSC
Your College
Merrill College is committed to connecting students to
the academic resources and social activities of the larger
university while having the support and security of our
smaller scale community. Whether you are studying
computer engineering, politics, or music, you will find
your home at Merrill College.
Merrill College is a stimulating and innovative college
where our students, faculty, and staff represent numerous
cultural groups and nationalities. Merrill’s goal is to
stimulate respect for all world cultures as well as the
individual heritage of each Merrill student.
Merrill students develop a sense of community, social
consciousness and social responsibility— both locally
and globally. They come to appreciate how people
from the most diverse cultural backgrounds can work
together. The social atmosphere at Merrill College is
friendly, focused, engaging and accepting. We take
steps to assure the continuity of this vision. Merrill
will remain, within the larger campus, a community of
people who promote the right of individual cultures to
explore their own issues of global impact.
The Merrill Experience
Merrill College offers a
variety of educational
and extracurricular
opportunities. Classroom
Connection links
community experience
to university education
by placing students in
internships for credit in area schools. Merrill hosts
KZSC radio station, the Peace Corps program, Merrill
Pottery Co-op, and the Lionel Cantú GLBTI resource
center. The Merrill Activities Office provides programs
and events, including banquets, workshops, performers,
speakers, exhibits, and dances.
Merrill Student Government (MSG) is composed
of approximately 12 students who organize college
activities and support campus student organizations
with their events. MSG serves as the voice for
Merrill students’ concerns or interests to the Merrill
Administration and other campus constituencies. It
allocates funding that supports social, cultural, and
educational activities that benefit Merrill College and its
students. The College Programs Coordinator acts as the
staff adviser to the organization.
REFERENCE LINKS
College Web Site merrill.ucsc.edu
College Map housing.ucsc.edu/guide/images/merrill/map.gif
View this Housing Guide online at housing.ucsc.edu/guide/merrill
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