Articles by: Ellen Small-Davis
![Andover Man Earns Scholarship Named for Andover Philanthropist](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2017/10/Scott-Bowman-newsroom.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
When members of the Greater Lawrence Kiwanis Club Foundation established a scholarship to honor the late, Anthony “Tony” Sakowich of Andover, Scott Bowman, a student at Northern Essex Community College, was just the type of …
Einstein, Tai Chi, non-traditional healing, and the spouses of U.S. Vice Presidents are just a few of the topics covered in the next session of Northern Essex Community College’s College of Older Learners (CoOL) program …
![Northern Essex Hosts Health Fair in Lawrence](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2017/09/health-wellness-newsroom-300x211.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Receive your annual flu shot, learn how to deal with anxiety, and find out the role of a clinical research coordinator at Northern Essex Community College’s Health and Wellness Fair on Monday, Oct., 16.
The fair …
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A smorgasbord of worldly fare and several dozen Northern Essex Community College students and faculty made for a successful inaugural International Community Meet and Greet held on the second floor of the Student Center on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at noon.
Three Northern Essex Community College employees, Vengerflutta Smith of Nashua, NH, Philip Wysocki of Haverhill, and Donna Evers of Derry, NH, recently received the employee recognition award for the third quarter of 2017.
The Employee Recognition …
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Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, Northern Essex Community College will offer a 12-week program titled “English for Skilled Immigrants” designed for English Language Learners who hold college degrees from …
![Bradford Woman Earns NECC Scholarships](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2017/09/Courtney-Morin-Haverhill-Life.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Health issues in her early teens may have interrupted Courtney Morin’s high school education, but she isn’t letting anything interfere with her Northern Essex Community College education and has a near perfect GPA, a lengthy …
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Did you know that Patricia Nixon was the first vice presidential spouse to earn the equivalent of a master’s degree? Or that Vice President John Nance Garner’s wife, Mariette, served as his private secretary and …
Electrician Carlos Vilar is so intent on earning a college degree that he willingly uses his vacation and personal time through work to get it. The Lawrence resident, who holds a 4.0 GPA in Northern …
When Maireny Rodriguez moved to Lawrence from the Dominican Republic he was 18, couldn’t speak English, but dreamed of becoming an engineer.
Maireny credits NECC’s support services with helping him achieve that dream.
In fact, NECC played …