Observer Department: Campus Life
Helping pollinators: Eco-art project ready to fly
Plant Paint Cross Pollinate recently touched down on the Lawrence campus. The positive environmental art project landed at the new art gallery in the Fournier building on Amesbury Street on Feb. 19. Students, faculty and members of the public learned about the importance of Monarch butterflies as pollinators. They planted…
PACE wants you
This story is to highlight one of the many different programs here at Northern Essex. In the event that you are unaware of this program this article will introduce, if not inform you of the many things that the program offers. In case you are not familiar with the name,…
Two centers merge together
The Center for Business and Accounting Services and the Center for Professional Studies have merged into the Business & Professional Studies Center. Together they are building a strong presence to provide more services to students. Located in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, the Center for Business and Accounting…
Radiologic Tech club holds food drive
From November 1st to December 1st, the Radiologic Technology Club is hosting a food drive for students and staff to participate in as a part of this holiday season. On the Lawrence campus the boxes are set up in the Dimitry building and on the Haverhill campus the boxes areset…
Career Services wants to connect with students
NECC’s Career Services office is here to be a resource to students at all stages of their academic journey and career development, and to support recent alumni after graduation. Many aspects of career development are helpful to start early and we encourage students to connect with us. We have career…
NECC Trick-or-Treat and the roots of Samhain
In September, it was announced on NECC’s website that the Office of Student Life and the SOAR team would be hosting a Campus Wide Trick-or-Treat on All Hallow’s Eve, which has sparked excitement among students. The event, hosted in both Haverhill and Lawrence, will include trick-or-treating throughout the campuses and…
Successful semester for Community Outreach Group
Finally unhindered by the COVID-19 pandemic NECC's Community Outreach Group (COG) has bounced back with a successful year of volunteer work. This semester COG has orchestrated a bake sale for deaf inc., a clothing drive for Lazarus house, and a collaborative campus clean-up. "This semester they decided they wanted to…
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…
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.…
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…
