Observer Department: News

Season’s greetings, semester’s farewell

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NECC students discuss how to finish off the fall semester With the end of the semester coming to a close and the holidays rolling in, it still surprises people just how stressful this time of year is.  Yet there is a lot to appreciate about this time of year and…

NSLS cultivates leaders at NECC

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National Society of Leadership and Success hosts hands-on practice The National Society of Leadership and Success provides opportunities to students to form the basis of what it means to be a leader and the process to achieve individual goals.  “The purpose of the NSLS is to get students to get experience…

A free trip for creative minds

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Program opens up MFA to Northern Essex Students In September of 2018, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston received funding from Liz and Bob Pozen in part to fund the Pozen Community College Access Program.  This program allows 15 community colleges including NECC free access to the MFA for a…

Club collecting donations

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Donations to help homeless in the Haverhill area The Respiratory Care Club has teamed up to provide a mitten/scarf drive as well as a canned food drive. Their boxes are in place until the end of November. All of the donations are going to the Emmaus House in Haverhill. Emmaus…

Knight is named

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Nessex is now the name for the NECC mascot Our new and improved mascot was proudly named “Nessex” thanks to submissions from students, staff and alumni for the “Name The Knight” contest. After collecting all submissions from September 4-23, three final names were chosen by a panel of judges to…

NECC opens new study area

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Students have a new place to find a quiet place to focus A new quiet student area is available for NECC students’ use. The area is in the second floor of the Behrakis One-Stop Student Service Center (Student Center). The space was once occupied by Academic Advising; which has since…

NECC helps students save

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NECC students discuss the benefits of attending a Community College Every now and then you may hear others talk poorly about community college and maybe label it as a type of school people go to when they weren’t smart enough to get accepted into a four year college right away.…

Registration time arrives at NECC

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The rush for classes in the Spring semester have begun in earnest It is now time for students to register for Spring 2018 classes at NECC. Online classes and winter intersessions are also open for registration. Spring semester starts Jan 21 and winter intersessions begins Jan 2 and end Jan…

Service dog info session at NECC

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NEADS to give presentation on the value and service of assistance dogs Dogs are man’s best friend and can provide life changing services. An information session about NEADS and service dogs was held on November 14 in room SC 106 on the Haverhill campus. Kevin Lambert, an NECC alum and…

Late knight study sesh

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Student Life event included extended hours for libraries, computer labs On Monday October 29th a late-night study session was held in the library, computer lab and in the second floor of the student center. The “Late Knight Study Sesh” was an event organized by the student life office. Stephanie Haskell…