Merrill House

Residence Life Coordinator

The Merrill residence life coordinator is a live-in, professional staff member who is available to answer questions, give advice, and help with whatever issues might arise. The residence life coordinator has regular office hours in the Dakin Student Life Center, and Merrill residents are welcome to make appointments. The residence life coordinator supervises the Merrill resident advisors, who are student staff members. They are available to support residents, reinforce community norms, and plan activities to enrich residence life.

The Merrill Living Room and Kitchen

Located just across the way in the Merrill Student Life Center, the Merrill Living Room is a large furnished room with a television, many couches and chairs, and bookcases. Identical to the Dakin Living Room across the quad, the Living Room is used for various programs and gatherings throughout the year, and can be reserved by students through event services. Similarly, the Merrill Kitchen, attached to the living room by a small conference/dining room, is available for student use.

Floors, Sections, and Halls

There are three sections of Merrill, each with four main floors and a basement. The sections are: A, B, and C. Sections B and C each have short basement halls. Basement rooms are on the above-ground side of the building and have full-sized windows. A hall is one floor of an entire section. So, A1 is the hall that is on the first floor of section A. Merrill halls are additionally divided into a short and a long side, each with its own bathroom. One lounge is shared by both sides of the hall. All halls are all-gender unless they are specifically designated single-gender halls. Every hall has a lounge consisting of a fridge, a cooktop, two couches, a television, and a few coffee tables. Lounges on floors 2-4 have a balcony.

Bathrooms

Each side of a hall has its own bathroom. The bathroom is all-gender unless the hall is otherwise designated. They each have a utility sink, two regular sinks, one or two large mirrors, two toilets, and two showers. All the toilets and showers have locking stall doors. The showers have changing areas within the stall that are curtained off from the shower itself.

Moving Through Merrill

Every part of Merrill can be accessed using the interconnected basement. You can go from A4 or C4 to the B-basement without ever leaving the building. No need to go outside in the winter in order to do your laundry.

Keys

Every Merrill resident receives one room key. The main entrances are equipped with OneCard access.

Laundry

Laundry is free at Hampshire! The Merrill laundry room is located in the basement of section B. It has multiple washers and dryers. More information is available on the Automatic Laundry website, including instructions on how to let them know if a machine is out of order.

Phones

Most students bring cell phones with them; therefore, rooms are not equipped with a landline.

Vending Machines

Merrill B has soda and snack vending machines.

Student Organization Offices

Merrill A basement contains the office for The Omen (a student-run publication).

Merrill Rooms

The average single in Merrill is about 8' x 10', and comes with a dresser, mirror, divided closet, bed, desk, desk chair, bookshelf, and a recycling bin.

The average double is about 8' x 18', not counting the space used by the built in closet and dresser. It comes with a double set of the furniture listed above.

Watch our short video tours of each type of room:

Merrill Room Numbers:

Example: A207
A = Section
2 = Floor
07 = Room

Basement rooms have a 0 for the floor number.