Campus Life
Post pandemic Spring Jam a success
NECC’s first Spring Jam since April 2019 came to fruition last month, drawing over 300 people to the Haverhill campus outside and inside the fitness and sports center. The annual resource fair offered food, games, activities, and information on the array of extracurriculars and programs NECC has to offer. The resource fair was spread out … Continue reading Post pandemic... Read More
PACE helps students succeed
Pathway to Academic and Career Excellence also known as PACE is a Student Support Services program funded by a TRiO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The PACE program began at NECC in 1980 and it is still expanding. While attending NECC students can be eligible through four ways. One is if neither of … Continue reading PACE helps students succeed → Read More
Center for Liberal Arts offers variety of services
The Center for Liberal Arts is the home for all the Liberal Arts students here at Northern Essex Community College. There are many students who fall under the umbrella of liberal arts at NECC. P “There’s a pure liberal arts degree and then there are some other areas of the liberal arts you can get … Continue reading Center for Liberal Arts offers variety of services &rar... Read More
Best Buddies seeking members
According to the Best Buddies website, Best Buddies is a student-run friendship club that creates buddy pairs between students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. It offers the chance for students to have one-on-one and group friendships with others in the school committee. The NECC chapter of Best Buddies is looking for new members … Continue r... Read More
How Will the New Omicron Variant Affect You?
| NECC Observer
Welcome back signs can be found all around campus.
The novel coronavirus has brought many ups and downs this year, keeping the entire world on its toes as it rained havoc all throughout the globe. This past month we have seen cases on the rise. Why is this? This is because of the new strand of COVID-19. COVID came back for yet another round. In this article, we take a peek into how the students of NECC feel about this. Read More
The PACE program: A pathway for pioneers
Photo by Isa Grullon
The PACE office entrance at the Behrakis Student Center in Haverhill.
For many first-generation students, the college experience can be a difficult process to navigate. Pathways to Academic & Career Excellence, better known as PACE, is a Student Support Services program funded by a TRiO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. At NECC, the PACE staff consists of Director Kristen Arnold, Data Specialist Christine … Continue r... Read More
COVID vaccine mandate
As yet another semester begins, COVID continues to ravage our world. At the start of the fall semester, many colleges and universities around the nation including Massachusetts have made the vaccine mandatory in order to return to class. However, NECC has taken a slightly different route. The college announced that vaccines would not be mandatory … Continue reading COVID... Read More
Success stories behind the pandemic: NECC’s financial aid department
Success Stories Behind the Pandemic There have been so many adjustments taking place here at the school due to the pandemic. In every area and in different departments that I decided to check in on the Financial Aid department to find out how things were going with them amidst the transition. I had the … Continue reading Success stories behind the pandemic: NECC’... Read More
Spring semester comes to an end
The spring semester is nearing it’s end, and finals are just on the horizon. Students give their opinions on how the semester went and their experience. Sarah Sanford who is studying English at NECC says that the semester went by really quickly. She says, “I would rate it an eight out of ten.” For her … Continue reading Spring semester comes to an end &... Read More
Free Farmers Market fills a need
The free Farmers Market at Northern Essex Community is open to all students, staff, and faculty at both the Lawrence and Haverhill campuses. The market provides up to 25 pounds of fresh produce to anyone a part of the Northern Essex community. It is located at the Spurk “C” Building Parking Lot in the Haverhill … Continue reading Free Farmers Market fills a need &rarr... Read More