Observer Department: News
NECC holds security seminar
On Friday, Oct. 31, select NECC faculty, staff and students met with NECC’s presently contracted security company, EIS inc., Haverhill police and other local security institutions to spend a day overviewing safety procedures and scenarios for NECC. “We’re doing a drill with our public security department, and the company that…
Why students choose community college
Students face a lot of pressure to make decisions about their future after high school. Among those choices is whether to go straight to a four-year college or university, or start with a two-year community college. Students believe that attending community college is not the same as attending a four-year…
Student Life holds open house to talk about services
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Student Life Department held an open-house for students to learn what services are available to them on campus. “It’s an open house, so that people can find out what happens in student life. So we have a counseling center, we have athletics, student engagement center…
Dynamic signage comes to NECC
A student senate idea from 2012 comes into play at NECC as electronic information screens pop up all over the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses. In 2012 the senate thought students needed a better way of getting information through technology. They decided to start raising funds for their annual class gift…
Hispanic Heritage at NECC
By Eduardo Souza Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, when people recognize the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the U.S. and celebrate Hispanic culture and heritage. There’s a considerable and diverse Hispanic population making their own contributions to the NECC student body. This fall,…
NECC maintenance prepares for winter
By Rachael Sarcione It may seem as though fall has just begun but the Maintenance Department at NECCs Haverhill campus has already begun preparing for winter. Keeping the NECC campus safe for students, faculty and staff is a year-round job that requires careful planning and considerations for the surrounding area. Steve…
Howard Dean talks at NECC
Howard Dean, former six-term governor of Vermont and 2004 Democratic primary presidential candidate, spoke to NECC students Wednesday, Sept. 24. “This is a new program, a speakers series, ‘Movers, Shakers and Opinion makers,’ and he’s the one who inaugurated it today,” said Richard Padova, a government professor at NECC and…
College community gathers for fair
The College Life and Campus Services fair was a sea of blue, yellow and white The event, hosted by NECC’s Student Engagement Center on Sept. 10, aims to help students learn about the various services, activities and clubs at NECC. It was very well attended. The fair helps students get…
CoOL is cool
College isn’t just for young adults anymore. NECC has a volunteer organization known as the College of Older Learners, or CoOL, for people 50 or older who want to remain intellectually active. “I was teaching at the college, and I did a sabbatical on lifelong learning and came up with…
Student senate seats now open
Student senate is currently looking for more members. There are five available seats in the senate. Nomination petitions for eligibility must be turned in by Sept. 19. Contact Dina Brown at dbrown@necc.mass.edu for more information. Student Senate meetings are held every weds. from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room…
