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Sabbatical Approved for English Professor
March 15, 2011 – 12:00 pm | Comments Off on Sabbatical Approved for English Professor

Steve Mathis of the English Department will take a half-time sabbatical in the fall of 2011 and the spring of 2012 to explore alternatives to the traditional college research paper.  “The traditional research paper assignment …

NECC Celebrates Pi Day with a Pie Contest
March 14, 2011 – 2:03 pm | Comments Off on NECC Celebrates Pi Day with a Pie Contest
NECC Celebrates Pi Day with a Pie Contest

The Math Center and Math Resource Center on Northern Essex Community College’s Haverhill Campus celebrated Pi Day on Friday, March 11 with a pie contest.
Sixteen pies—ranging from traditional fruit pies to …

NECC Receives Funding for High School Dual Enrollment
March 9, 2011 – 6:00 pm | Comments Off on NECC Receives Funding for High School Dual Enrollment

Fifty-three local high school students are taking courses at Northern Essex this semester, thanks to funding from the Commonwealth Dual Enrollment Program
Local high school students are benefitting from $24,000 in Commonwealth Dual Enrollment …

Lawrence Native to Speak on Impact of Irish in the Civil War
March 8, 2011 – 12:24 pm | Comments Off on Lawrence Native to Speak on Impact of Irish in the Civil War

Patriot Capt. Timothy Deasy, as well as the role of all Irish-American Civil War veterans, will be the subject of a White Fund lecture presented by the captain’s great-grand-nephew, Lawrence native …

Two Area Professionals Join Foundation
March 7, 2011 – 2:40 pm | Comments Off on Two Area Professionals Join Foundation
Two Area Professionals Join Foundation

Amy Werner, senior vice president of retail banking at the Lowell Five Cents Savings Bank in Lowell and John Albert, president and CEO of Home Health Foundation in Lawrence, have been appointed to the Northern …

Northern Essex Celebrates Sleep Awareness Week
March 4, 2011 – 1:33 pm | Comments Off on Northern Essex Celebrates Sleep Awareness Week
Northern Essex Celebrates Sleep Awareness Week

Do you or someone you know have problems sleeping? If yes, you may want to attend Northern Essex Community College’s celebration of Sleep Awareness Week, Wednesday, March 23 from 11a.m. to …

NECC to Offer New Learning Experience for Area Seniors
March 1, 2011 – 11:31 am | Comments Off on NECC to Offer New Learning Experience for Area Seniors

Northern Essex Community College 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 …

Life Long Learning to Learn the Art of Humor Writing
March 1, 2011 – 10:09 am | Comments Off on Life Long Learning to Learn the Art of Humor Writing

The Life Long Learning Program at Northern Essex Community College is offering a class studying the Art of Humor Writing with feature columnist, Sharon Williams Tucker, starting March 9, 2011. This …

NECC receives funds for high school dual enrollment
February 25, 2011 – 12:00 pm | Comments Off on NECC receives funds for high school dual enrollment

An article about NECC receiving funding for Dual Enrollment ran in the Daily News of Newburyport.

Volunteering helps beat the winter blues
February 22, 2011 – 12:00 pm | Comments Off on Volunteering helps beat the winter blues

Paul Jermain, who teaches the noncredit entrepreneurial training program wrote a column about beating the winter blues.