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How professors ended up at NECC
At any institution around the world, whether it is a four-year university, communitycollege, high school, middle school, or elementary school, the bread-and-butter of these places are centered around the students, whose job is to learn, and the faculty, whose job is to instill knowledge that help their students succeed in their future careers. Read More
Students honored
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PACE student of the year Emma Ruggiero, center, holds her award with PACE staff, left to right: Christine Carbone, Jessica Rocker, Esther Peralta, and PACE director Kristin Arnold.
PACE which stands for Pathways to Academic & Career Excellence, is a student support services program funded by a TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. TRIO programs are open to students who are first generation college students, low-income or students with disabilities. Read More
TikTok faces ban in the U.S.
On Tuesday April 23 the U.S. Senate approved a bill that would ban TikTok. The United States House of Representatives already passed a bill April 20, that would give “TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S assets of the short video-app, or face a ban”. Read More
Speechapalooza to return to NECC
Poster created by Matthew Scharn
A flyer advertising Speechapalooza event.
Poster created by Matthew Scharn Northern Essex proudly announces today that in April Speechapalooza is coming back better than ever. The event is organized and hosted by the Principles of Public Relations class. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Speechapalooza was attended by students who wanted to share their ideas to their friends and classmates in … Continue reading S... Read More
Get inspired by PTK alumni
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Dr. David Kalivas talks with Observer News Editor Daniela Valdivia-Terres about how NECC prepared him for success.
On Thursday, April 25, at 5:00 PM. is the 14 th Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony, in the Lecture Hall, C-Building, on the Haverhill campus. Mostly known as PTK, it is the world’s largest honor society for community college students. It offers great opportunities to access scholarships “to help you complete your associate, bachelor’s, even … Continue reading Get inspir... Read More
Observer staff members win NENPA awards
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Observer Editor-in-chief/Opinion Editor Kim Zappala holds her award certificate from NENPA.
The New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) recently honored two student staff members of the Northern Essex Community College Observer student newspaper. Observer News Editor Daniela Valdivia-Terres of Chelmsford won first place for best news story and Editor-in-Chief/Opinion Editor Kim Zappala of Haverhill won second place for best opinion page in the college divi... Read More
Total Eclipse: Students take a trip to view rare event
Photo by Emma Ruggiero
NECC students go beyond the stars to explore a path of eclipse totality in Vermont on April 8.
On April 8, 2024, the college’s PACE program organized a field trip to take their participants to St. Johnsbury, Vermont to experience this year’s total solar eclipse. Days leading up to the event, the PACE program held a workshop hosted by Northern Essex Community College Professor of Earth Science Mark Reinhold where he presented to … Continue reading Total Eclipse: St... Read More
Food programs in jeopardy?
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Students create petition about food, housing, civic engagement resources. On April 2, there was a petition spread by Student Government Association SGA about food and housing insecurity titled Saving Civic Engagement. It called for students to sign up on behalf of the services the Civic Engagement, Service-Learning, and Community Resources Coordinator, Janel D’Agata-Lynch, used... Read More
Trip of a lifetime: Student will study in the Netherlands
Maria Cubias, a criminal justice student, was selected among 20 students nationwide to attend a summer program in the Netherlands, and The NECC Fund granted the costs of the program. Mostly known as “Ampa” short name for Amparo, her middle name, she is a hardworking and committed student. Her full time rotative and demanding job … Continue reading Trip of a lifetime: Stu... Read More
NECC athletics hall of fame inductees announced
On Jan 25 Northern Essex announced the representatives for the 2024 hall of fame class. The inductees include Larry Fowle, Colby Maiola and Sercan Fenerci. The three former athletics members will be inducted on March 20. This will be the fifth annual induction ceremony at NECC. The ceremony will be held in the Hartleb technology center … Continue reading NECC athletics... Read More