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“Involve me and I’ll understand”
Jackie Long Goding, dean of health professions, began her educational report to the board of trustees with an old Chinese proverb: “Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” Long Goding was…
College Prepares To Turn 50
On September 15, 1961, Northern Essex Community College opened its doors for the first time, welcoming 181 students, most of whom were recent high school graduates. At that time, classes were taught at the former Greenleaf Elementary School in Bradford.…
Pi Day Celebrated with Pie
Pie was the main…
CJ Interns Patrol Campuses
If it seems like security personnel is everywhere lately, you are right. For the second consecutive semester the Northern Essex security office has been hosting unpaid interns for the…
Election of Officers
Trustees voted to re-elect Joseph Edwards as chair, Bill Moynihan as vice chair, and Nancy Greenwood as secretary.
Sheriff to Address NECC Graduates
Massachusetts Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins, Jr. will be the featured speaker at Northern Essex’s 49th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21, at 11 a.m. on the Haverhill campus. Cousins attended Northern…
Northern Essex Celebrates Sleep Awareness Week
Forty million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders such as sleep ap¬nea, insomnia, and restless leg syndrome, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. On Wednesday, March 23, NECC’s Sleep Technology students helped educate the public about…
Lost Not Found
A calculator, insulin kit, five pairs of women’s glasses, various articles of clothing, text books, MVRTA bus passes, credit cards, a man’s wallet, an IPod, several sets of car keys, and a 40-pound backpack… items seen on the cafeteria tables?…
Kudos to Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni
Covanta Energy has created a scholarship for a Haverhill resident studying science at Northern Essex Community College. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded each year to a student who is enrolled in one of three college programs: associate degree in…
NECC Receives Continuation of Its Accreditation
Northern Essex Community recently received good news from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC). After completing an intensive process that included a comprehensive self study and a visit from a NEASC team last fall, the college…