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My profile is on Lawrence and the people residing in it making it what it is today I took photos of people doing their every day activities. Note: Arias is currently enrolled in an Early College Journalism I course. Students completed profiles and/or portraits for their final projects. Arias chose to complete a photo essay.
Monday afternoon proved fruitful for members of the Student Affairs Committee, as they held an open student forum where members of both campuses shared their experiences, questions, and concerns with the current state of Northern Essex Community College in a town-hall style online meeting. Hosted on the afternoon of April 7 via Zoom by Professor Meredith Gunning and Mary Hopwood, who are the Chair and Student Representative of the NECC Student Affairs Committee, the forum covered topics such as students’ suggestions for the usage of underutilized spaces and struggles with information transparency and financial aid, along with revelations about the future of NECC’s student advising programs that could have an impact on the workload and efficacy of advisors. The forum began at 2:30, with Gunning opening the floor to students to share their complaints and ideas for improvement to NECC as an institution. “We try to act as a conduit for student voices,” said Gunning, referencing her role in the Student Affairs Committee and framing their objective as being the ‘messenger’ between students and the administration. A student member of the Global Politics Club took the opportunity to comment on the lack of student-exclusive spaces on both campuses. “I would…
From left to right, Susan Tashjian, Angela Abad, Don Vescio, Peter Shea, David Kim, Samantha Romano, Kim Lyng, and Daniela Valdivia-Terres The first AI Panel Event in NECC was held on April 16, and it gathered staff, students and faculty in the Lecture Hall, all of them curious to ask questions about AI, artificial intelligence. Five panelists from different industries, using AI at their workplace, shared their experience and insights about AI. The public had the opportunity to engange in a conversation or share their concerns about AI by just simply raising their hand or through Padlet, an App that…
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Note: Alumnus Jose Rodriguez recently visited NECC as a special guest for the Speechpalooza event. This is the speech Jose shared with attendees. I would like to thank Mary Jo for inviting me here today. As an alum of Northern Essex Community College (NECC), I want to share my journey from NECC to where I am now. I hope that my speech will motivate each student in this room who has a passion for something. I began my time at Northern Essex Community College in the fall of 2020, during the challenging period of the pandemic. The academic calendar year…
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The curtain rises, and lights dim and the magic begins at Northern Essex Community College. I had the privilege of sitting down with the marvelous Theater Professor Brianne Beatrice. Not only is she a Professor here at NECC, but her students rave about her, Kiersten Lowe, a student of Beatrice’s said Brianne’s courses have given her confidence and taught her never to give up, saidLowe. An aspiring lawyer, she noted that these courses would prepare her greatly for her future career. Lowe also stated “she has found a passion for theater. She has taken several courses Beatrice instructs, includin g…
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Many are concerned about the current state of free speech in the United States. There have been demands made of private institutions and criticisms of those who are speaking of their own volition. There are even concerns about the freedom of the press being under fire, and the current presidential administration is going to come down hard on those who are willing to speak their minds. On April 21, Harvard University started the process of suing the Trump administration. The school claimed that the administration was infringing on their Constitutional rights to freedom of speech. Trump’s demands of the school…
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