Observer Department: News
Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown visits NECC
On April 10, NECC students, faculty and staff were invited to join GOV101 in listening to former U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown speak in Lecture Hall A on the Haverhill Campus. Professor Richard Padova had some assistance from Liberal Arts Administrative Assistant Tammy Foster to get this event…
‘Hot Topics’ event takes on ‘indoctrination’ in the classroom
Northern Essex faculty gathered for a Hot Topics event hosted by President Glenn on Monday, Feb. 27 to discuss ideological indoctrination in the classrooms of schools across the United States. The Center for Professional Development welcomed administration and staff in room C209 to discuss ideology in the classroom and the…
Cyberattack’s effects linger for some students
The recent cyberattack had many effects on the students and faculty. Luckily the college was able to reopen the night of Tuesday the 7th. The IT at NECC sent an email to the students and facility saying, “ NECC ITS would like to thank you for all of your patience…
NECC hit by cyberattack
Students, faculty and staff are trying to get back on track after Northern Essex Community College was hit by an apparent cyberattack, which led to canceled classes and outages of email, Blackboard and other systems from March 3 to March 7. On Thursday, March 2, students received an email saying…
Public safety at NECC
The Northern Essex Community College ( NECC) police Department is committed to serve and protect the campus the students and the community. Chief David Hobbs dressed in a black police Polo shirt and khakis, warmly interviewed in the NECC Public Safety office in Haverhill. Chief Hobbs has worked in Law…
Honors students awarded scholarships
Northern Essex Community College is proud to recognize the accomplishments of five honors students. Emily Ellis, Scotty Silva, Wildalis Tejada, Elvis Soto, and Soiri Rosario each earned a $1,000 scholarship from the NECC Foundation, Inc. These students completed at least one honors course in the fall semester and maintained an…
Amnesty International Club and Students for a Democratic Society Club recently came together and are planning a presentation centered around NECC students and their immigration backgrounds. Whether the students themselves are immigrants or their parents or grandparents are immigrants, anyone with some sort of immigration background will be allowed to…
Re-Uknighted: Student Life fair highlights clubs, organizations
On February 8th 2023, NECC hosted a Re-UKnighted Involvement Fair to help students get involved with different clubs and organizations. The event was organized by Student Life and was designed to help students find new ways to excel through their own personal needs and interests. Tables decorated with the theme…
Theater shines: Students star at festival
Students from Northern Essex Community College theater program recently went to the Kennedy Center American Theater Festival that took place on Jan. 31 through Feb. 4 in Hyannis, where they won awards for acting and their production of “Lighten Up.” Brianne Beatrice has been a theater professor at NECC for…
Panel highlights mental health
On Dec. 1 students and staff members of Northern Essex Community College were invited to a mental health panel located in the Spurk building. Everyone was greeted with refreshments before taking a seat in lecture hall A for the event that was from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Raffle tickets were…
