NPR Journalist Shares Experiences Going Green at NECC In 2006, journalist Doug Fine set out to prove that “you can be a digital age American while reducing your carbon footprint.” Fine—a former suburbanite and fast food junkie— moved to the Funky Butte…

Gerry Morin quoted on Japan disaster Gerry Morin, who has lived in Japan off and on over the years and taught from Tokyo for the past 20 years, was quoted in two local stories regarding the devastation that has hit that country. www.eagletribune.com/local/x814637745/ Economic-aftershock-inevitable-after-Japan-quake/print www.eagletribune.com/local/x977553795/ Links-to-Japan/print

Six Retirees To Receive Emeritus Status At its March 2 meeting, the college’s board of trustees voted to honor six retirees with emeritus status at the commencement on May 21.  Honorees will include: Elaine Glennon, professor emerita of deaf & hard of hearing cluster Angela Guarino,…

Something New for Seniors Northern Essex has something new for those over 50.  This spring, the college will launch its College of Older Learners (CoOL) which features seminars led by seniors for seniors. The four-week seminars will meet once a week on Wednesday afternoons,…

Lawrence Allied Health & Technology Center: Another Step Forward President David Hartleb reported that the city of Lawrence and the state have signed the purchase and sales agreement for the InTown Mall building, located on Common Street in Lawrence.  This moves the college one step forward toward building a…

Program Keeps Students on Track Beginning in April, NECC academic advisors will have a new tool, DegreeWorks, to help them develop and personalize academic plans for students. The students, in turn, will be able to access and review their plans 24 hours a day. Advisors…

Three Join College Staff Trustees voted unanimously to appoint two individuals to the college state appropriated staff: Stephanie Wares, academic counselor and Mathangi Karthik, EDP systems analyst IV.  Martha Bixby was appointed to the non-state appropriated position of senior special programs coordinator (director of…

Elizabeth “Lissa” Archer Retires A fare thee well party was held in January for Elizabeth “Lissa” Archer, who after more than two decades decided it was time to join the ranks of the retired. During her time…

Kudos to Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni [caption id="attachment_457" align="alignright" width="200" caption="A fare thee well party was held in January for Elizabeth “Lissa” Archer, who after more than two decades decided it was time to join the ranks of the retired. During her time here, Lissa worked…

College Hosts Dominican Hero Congresswoman Minou Tavarez Mirabal from the Dominican Republic created major excitement when she visited Lawrence, March 1, at the invitation of the college. She was welcomed like a superstar by the droves of Greater Lawrence residents who came out to…