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NECC’s Fall 2025 Transfer Fairs
2025-11-04 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
It is Never too Soon to Think About Transfer – Graduate First, Then Transfer

Meet with admissions representatives from multiple four-year public and private institutions, which will provide information on program offerings, transfer requirements, financial aid, scholarships and more. Transfer Fairs are free for NECC Students and alumni!
Lawrence Transfer Fair: Tuesday, November 4th ~ 4:00pm – 7:00pm ~ El-Hefni Building “LC” 1st and 2nd floor Lobby
Why You Should Attend a Transfer Fair

Plan early, take appropriate courses you will need to transfer on once you graduate
We bring 4-year Institutions to you, so that you can plan and connect with a person from your desired Transfer College/University
Learn about Transfer Scholarships, get an overview of Financial Assistance
Visit with our Partners on Campus offering Bachelor’s Degrees

Confirmed list of 4-year Institutions attending the Lawrence Transfer Fair:
Anna Maria College * Colby-Sawyer College * Fisher College * Fitchburg State University * Framingham State University * Gordon College * Lesley University * Merrimack College * Mass. College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences * Montserrat College of Art * New England College * Plymouth State University *Quincy College * Regis College * St. Anselm College * Sacred Heart University * Salem State University * Simmons College * Southern New Hampshire University * Suffolk University * University of Maine, Fort Kent * UMass Amherst * UMass Boston * UMass Dartmouth * UMass Dartmouth – Online * UMass Lowell * UMass Lowell – Online & Professional Studies * University of New Hampshire * University of Southern Maine * Wheaton College * William James College * Worcester State University
Keep checking the events calendar, transfer events page for continuing on campus visits and mini-transfer fairs: NECC Transfer Events
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The Power of the Humanities Internship Course
2025-11-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Get career experience. Network with potential employers. Or land your dream job!
The Humanities Internship course (HUM199) offered this spring can help with all this and more! Join us in the Haverhill Commons (room C-201) and learn how this is possible!
Daniela Valdivia-Terres, NECC alum and former El Mundo Boston intern, will be discussing her internship experience.
For more information, please contact Prof. Kim Lyng at klyng@necc.mass.edu.
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Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at NECC
2025-11-06 08:30 - 11:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Join Northern Essex Community College in honoring our nation’s veterans at our annual Veterans Day Ceremony. The day will begin with a flag raising ceremony at 8:30 AM at the main entrance of the Haverhill Campus, where the U.S., Massachusetts, and POW/MIA flags are flown daily.
Following the ceremony, we will gather in the Tech Center (TC) Building for the main program. A lite breakfast buffet will be served.
This event is free and open to students, faculty, staff, community members, and local leaders. We welcome all to join us in honoring the service and sacrifice of our veterans.

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PACE - First-Gen Fest
2025-11-06 10:45 - 12:45 | MA
Join us for the 4th Annual “First Gen Fest” taking place on Thursday, November 6, from 10:45 am to 12:45 pm on the Haverhill Campus, C building lobby. National First-Generation Celebration Day occurs annually in the first week of November to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. This Act made higher education accessible to low-income and first-generation students by removing financial barriers and creating support systems, including TRIO! Please join us for music, activities, and lunch to celebrate first-gen pride at NECC! 10:45 am-12:45 pm.
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Democracy and Local News
2025-11-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Join us to learn about the importance of journalism.
Tim Coco will share his experiences as an NECC graduate and Observer student staff member, the value of internships, and his decades of experiences in community journalism.
Coco is the President of WHAV, Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service.
He holds an associate degree from Northern Essex Community College and Bachelor of Science in Management from Lesley University School of Management.

If you have any questions please email Professor Mary Jo Shafer at mshafer@necc.mass.edu.
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Careers in Human Services & Behavioral Health Employer Networking Event
2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
Join NECC’s Human Services and Career Services departments for an on-campus event at the Lawrence campus Dimitry building to meet employers in this field. Come learn about internships, job opportunities, and career paths, and more! Open to students in all majors.
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Pack the Stands! NECC Basketball Home Opener
2025-11-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Women’s Tip-Off: 5:30 PM | Men’s Tip-Off: 7:30 PM

Get ready to cheer on the NECC Knights at Pack the Stands! Enjoy free food, custom NECC fan gear, and t-shirts for the first 100 students who arrive.
At the start of each game, students will receive a raffle ticket for awesome prizes like speakers, instant cameras, super fan athletics gear and more! Winners will be announced after each game, and you must be present to win.
Come show your school spirit, support our student-athletes, and help us pack the stands with Knight pride!
Hosted by Student Life in collaboration with Academic Coaching & Athletics.
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No Show (NS) roster for Fall Session II due by noon
2025-11-10 | MA
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Information Session: Respiratory Care Program - Online
2025-11-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, United States
Are You Looking for a Degree in Respiratory Care? Attend a Respiratory Care Associate Degree Information Session and Get the Answers You Need!
With NECC’s Respiratory Care Program you can prepare for a rewarding career as a respiratory therapist. Respiratory therapists work in hospitals, physician’s offices, nursing care facilities, home health agencies, and more. Find out more about the program, facilities, and NECC, by attending a Respiratory Care Associate Degree Information Session on our Lawrence Campus.
Join the Info Session Online
The meeting will take place online with Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/8755564735
Zoom Meeting ID
875 556 4735
Meeting Password
746723
One-Tap mobile
+19292056099,,8755564735# US (New York)
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More Information
For more information please contact Jennifer Jackson-Stevens, Program Director at 978-655-5893 or email jjacksonstevens@necc.mass.edu
You can also read more about our Respiratory Care Program in the NECC Newsroom.
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Veteran's Day (College closed)
2025-11-11 | MA

Give Thanks, Give Back: Thanksgiving Food Drive
2025-11-11 - 2025-11-19 | MA
Join the Northern Essex Community College community in spreading holiday cheer! Our Student Government Association (SGA) is teaming up with faculty and staff to collect and assemble Thanksgiving Bags filled with essential, shelf-stable goodies for students in need. Food collection boxes will be available at Haverhill Commons (C201) and at the Lawrence Student Life Office (L144). Please, no fresh or frozen groceries or gift cards. Every donation helps ensure no student or family goes without a warm meal this season.
Campus departments, clubs, and organizations can sign up to sponsor a Thanksgiving meal donation to the Lawrence Campus Food Pantry. Please make all your donations by Wednesday, November 19th. If you have any questions, contact Trish Schade at pschade@necc.mass.edu, Susan Leonardi at sleonardi@necc.mass.edu, or Jason Arey at jarey@necc.mass.edu.

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Info Session: Dental Assisting
2025-11-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, United States
At the Information Session you can learn more about what it’s like to be a student in NECC’s Dental Program.
Attend a Dental Assisting Information Session and Learn More About the Program and NECC
Join us for a Dental Assisting Program Information Session and you can:

Get answers to all of your questions about the Dental Assisting Certificate and NECC.
Discover career pathways.

Dental assistants provide patient care and maintain patient records, in addition to working closely with dentists and dental hygienists and assisting during procedures and examinations. Job opportunities are excellent and are expected to continue to grow, especially as research continues to show the link between oral health and overall health.
The NECC Dental Assisting Certificate is a criteria-based health program and therefore requires students to attend an information session.
View all of the Health Information Session Dates
Register in Advance
Please register online here in advance for the information session.
The meeting will take place online with Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
More Information
For more information, or for sign language interpreting, please contact Davann Chhem, Program Coordinator at 978-738-7657.
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Salem State Univ. On-Campus Transfer Visits
2025-11-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Come Learn about the Transfer Connection Partnership between SSU and NECC!
The transfer connections coach, Salem State Alumna Sharon German works one-on-one with students to help them identify the most efficient pathways.
Haverhill Campus visits will be held in the Spurk Building – “C” Lobby
TIME: 10:00am –1:00pm
DATES: November 12th and December 4th
For more information, please contact Sharon German sgerman@salemstate.edu
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Q&A with National Tour (SIX) & Broadway Production Stage Manager Jim Carey
2025-11-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Please join the NECC Acting Scene Study class for an empowering Q&A with National Tour (SIX) and Broadway Production Stage Manager, Jay Carey
Come prepared to ask questions and discover the limitless possibilities of a professional theater career. Join us in room C-201!
* This event is free and open to all faculty, students, and staff of NECC.
Questions? Contact Professor Brianne Beatrice at bbeatrice@necc.mass.edu.
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Regis College On-Campus Transfer Event
2025-11-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Building Character, Confidence, and Careers for Nearly 100 Years!
Come speak to a Transfer Counselor on the exceptional undergraduate degree programs. Be part of the diverse and dynamic student body via on-campus, hybrid, and online modalities.
Explore All That Regis Has to Offer!
November 12 – Spurk Building Lobby “C” Haverhill 11:00 – 1:00pm
Nursing – Health Sciences – Professional Studies – Business and Communication – Art and Sciences

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Information Session: American Sign Language Studies
2025-11-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Online, United States
Please join us for our American Sign Language Studies information session. This meeting will be interpreted. Potential students will have an opportunity to ask questions about the program, career pathways, and transfer options that relate to the field of ASL Studies.
ASL Studies is a unique course of study that allows students to enter a rich linguistic and cultural world. We are proud to offer courses that prepare students to work with Deaf/hard of hearing people.
This information session is online, and you must register via the link provided below.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please click the link below.
Register here
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ZogoTech General Users Trainings
2025-11-13 10:00 - 11:30 | MA
We’re excited to announce that we have some more upcoming ZogoTech training sessions scheduled with our ZogoTech liaison! These sessions are designed to help you get comfortable with ZogoTech basics, such as retrieving a list of students that meet specific criteria. Whether you’re new to ZogoTech or just looking to brush up on your skills, this is a great opportunity to learn in an interactive, hands-on environment.

Join us Thursday, November 13th – 10:00 to 11:30 AM.
Learn more and register
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NECC Liberal Arts Writing Degree Program and Parnassus present: An Afternoon with Author Jay Atkinson
2025-11-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Come join us as author and Boston University Professor Jay Atkinson visits campus to talk about the writing process across multiple genres and to discuss his works and answer questions.
Thursday, November 13th from 12:00-2:00 in Lecture Hall A, Spurk Building on the Haverhill campus.
Bring a notepad for some great generative writing activities as well!
Email Professor Patrick Lochelt for more info
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Tabletop Games Takeover: Lawrence Campus Edition
2025-11-17 - 2025-11-20 | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
Celebrate International Games Month in the library! All week long, stop by to play tabletop games with friends in the Student Lounge – Dimitry building, Lawrence Campus, or borrow a game from the NECC Library to take home. We have classic board games like Chess, dominoes, and Apples to Apples, as well as modern favorites like Wingspan and Ticket to Ride.
Drop in between classes, unwind, and connect with others through the joy of gaming—no experience required, bring your competitive (or cooperative!) spirit!
For more information, please contact Grace Spaulding.
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Tabletop Games Takeover: Haverhill Campus Edition
2025-11-17 - 2025-11-20 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Celebrate International Games Month in the library! All week long, stop by to play tabletop games with friends in the Artspace Gallery or borrow a game from NECC Library to take home. We have classic board games like Chess, dominoes, and Apples to Apples, as well as modern favorites like Wingspan and Ticket to Ride.
Drop in between classes, unwind, and connect with others through the joy of gaming—no experience required, bring your competitive (or cooperative!) spirit!
For more information, please contact Susan Leonardi.
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C.R.A.S.E. Training-Haverhill Campus
2025-11-17 12:30 - 14:30 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) Training
This is NOT a simulation. This will be held by officers from the NECC Police department. The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course, designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed by ALERRT in 2004, provides strategies, guidance, and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, civilian response options, medical issues, and considerations for conducting drills.
Location: Haverhill Campus, Spurk Building, room C113.
Please use this link to sign up.
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Nursing Information session
2025-11-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
Students in NECC’s Nursing Programs practicing on state-of-the-art equipment.
Attend a Nursing Information Session and Learn More About the Program and NECC!

Learn more about the Nursing Programs
Get all of your questions answered.
Discover career pathways.
Tour the Lawrence NECC campus.

Location
Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center (LC Building)
414 Common Street
Lawrence MA
Parking
Parking in Lawrence is available in the three parking lots located on Common Street. One parking lot is in the fenced lot at the Dimitry Building, another open lot across the street from the Dimitry Building, and a third parking lot across the street from the El Hefni Building.
NECC requires a parking decal to park in many of our parking lots. Visitors must park in Visitor or Free parking lots.
View maps for Visitor and free parking.
Please Note

The mandatory Nursing Information Session are required for students applying to the Nursing program.
Due to this requirement attendees are asked to be on-time for the information session.
We start promptly at 3:00 pm. Late admissions will not be allowed.
This info session is in-person only.
Advanced registration is not required.
This is the last info session of the fall semester.

View all of the Health Information Session Dates and Nursing Programs at NECC.
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🤖 The Basics of AI Using Microsoft Copilot
2025-11-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Transform Your Work with AI – No Experience Required!
Learn AI Fundamentals & Practical Skills in Just One Hour
This one-hour workshop introduces NECC faculty and staff to the basics of AI using Microsoft Copilot, a free tool that can streamline everyday work tasks. Participants will learn what AI actually is, dispel common misconceptions, and discover how to write effective prompts that yield useful results. Through hands-on practice, attendees will explore practical applications including drafting emails, creating teaching materials, generating rubrics, and building PowerPoint outlines. The workshop emphasizes that AI is a tool requiring human guidance, not a replacement for professional judgment, and provides techniques for iterative refinement of AI-generated content. Led by NECC’s AI Task Force, this session offers practical skills you can use immediately while contributing to the college’s broader AI policy development.

📍 Location: Haverhill campus, Room C206 – Space is limited – more days and times will be offered!
👥 Who Should Attend: All NECC Faculty & Staff
🔗 Register Now: Registration Link
📧 Questions? Contact Sue Tashjian: stashjian@necc.mass.edu
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Hot Topics with President Lane Glenn
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Hot Topics in Higher Education: The Trump Administration’s “Compact for Higher Ed”
For most of the 20th century, the “social compact” between higher education and society in America could be summed up like this: Society invests in colleges and universities — through public funding, tax exemptions, and trust — in exchange for institutions advancing the public good.
While experiences varied and this compact did not always work equally well for everyone, it seemed to help higher education progress and grow, while indeed offering tremendous value to the public, in the form of a better prepared workforce, scientific and technological breakthroughs, contributions to art and culture, and more.
In recent decades, though, that “compact” has been threatened from many directions, as higher ed spending has outpaced the ability or the willingness of the public to keep up with its cost, and political movements on both the left and the right have created fissures in the “trust” Americans have in colleges and universities. Recent Gallup polls have reflected a significant decline in overall trust of colleges and universities, and I have written myself about the need for “A New Social Compact for Community Colleges in the Commonwealth.”
As part of its effort to reshape American higher education, the Trump administration recently proposed a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which, if accepted by institutional leaders, offer them preference for government funding and a more favorable policy environment if they agree to:

Ban consideration of race or sex in hiring and admissions processes.
Freeze tuition for a five-year period. (In addition, those with an endowment worth more than $2 million per undergraduate can’t charge tuition for admitted students pursuing hard science programs, with some exceptions.)
Limit international undergraduate enrollment to 15 percent of the student body.
Commit to institutional neutrality.
Define and interpret “male,” “female,” “woman” and “man” according to reproductive function and biological processes.
Require applicants to take standardized tests, such as the SAT or ACT.
Clamp down on grade inflation.
Restrict employees from expressing political views on behalf of the institution.
Shut down departments that “punish, belittle” or “spark violence against conservative ideas.”
Anonymously poll students and employees on compact compliance and publish the results.

For this “Hot Topics in Higher Education,” read some of the resources about the proposed Compact, compiled by Inside Higher Ed, in the “A Controversial Compact for Higher Ed” special collection on their home page, and come prepared to explore questions like:

What do the Compact’s requirements say about shifting perceptions of higher education in America?
Should colleges consider adopting some, or all, of the requirements? Which ones? Why?
Do the Compact’s provisions unreasonably impose restrictions on institutional and academic freedom?
What should the role of the federal government be in regulating and funding higher education?

REGISTER HERE.
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NECC U-Knights: International Flag & Food Fest
2025-11-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
Join us for a fun and flavorful afternoon! Bring your appetite as we will provide a mix of international dishes, refreshments and great music from around the world. Don’t miss out on this celebration of global flavors! For more information, contact Maria Hernandez at mhernandez@necc.mass.edu or Giselle Peguero at gpeguerogrullon@necc.mass.edu

Tuesday, November 18 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Lawrence Campus: El Hefni Building, 414 Common Street
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Title IX/YWCA - LGBTQ Informational Workshop (Virtual)
2025-11-18 12:30 - 13:30 | MA
Title IX/Human Resources is hosting a LGBTQ Informational Workshop that will be presented by the YWCA. All employees and students are welcomed to attend this virtual workshop.

https://necc-mass-edu.zoom.us/j/82264910533
Meeting ID: 822 6491 0533
Passcode: [REDACTED]

We welcome requests for ASL sign language interpreting and other access requests (i.e. Computer Aided Real Time (CART).
Please Note: Events with ASL Interpreters or live captioned already scheduled and provided**, are indicated.
Please contact the host of the event, Human Resources at 978-556-3943 or hr@necc.mass.edu for requests, questions, or event information.
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Create Your Own Zines!
2025-11-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is short for “fanzine”. A Zine is like a little magazine that can include all sorts of stuff—text, images, artwork, random objects, or anything else that helps share the creator’s story or message. Join Librarian, Grace Spaulding, and Academic Technologist Rowan Blackwell for a zine-making workshop at the Student Lounge, Dimitry building – Lawrence campus.
Bring your creativity, and we will bring the supplies. Contact Grace Spaulding at sspaulding@necc.mass.edu for more information.
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Spice Up Your Ramen!
2025-11-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA, United States
Join us for a fun, one-hour, flavor-filled session where you can eat and learn at the same time! NECC’s Culinary Arts & Hospitality Coordinator, Brian Philbrook, will show you how to take your ramen from basic to brilliant with easy semi-homemade recipes you can make on a student budget. You’ll also get a quick intro to the art of eating ramen and a bite-sized look at the history of chopsticks around the world. This event will be held at the Artspace Gallery, Bentley Library – Haverhill Campus. Space is limited to 30 participants — registration is required! Reserve your spot early and come hungry to level up your noodle game at NECC Library: Spice Up your Ramen!
For more information, contact Susan Leonardi at sleonardi@necc.mass.edu
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President's General Staff Meeting
2025-11-19 12:30 - 13:30 | MA
Please join us for the President’s General Staff meeting, Mission in Motion: Connecting our work to the Big 3 Goals, which will be held on Wednesday, November 19, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and will be telecast between TC103 (Haverhill Campus) and LC301 (Lawrence Campus).

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C.R.A.S.E. Training - Lawrence Campus
2025-11-19 12:30 - 14:30 | Lawrence Campus, Lawrence, MA, United States
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events training (CRASE)
This is NOT a simulation. This will be held by officers from the NECC Police department. The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course, designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed by ALERRT in 2004, provides strategies, guidance, and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, civilian response options, medical issues, and considerations for conducting drills.
Location: Lawrence Campus, Dimitry Building, room L147.
Please use this link to sign up.
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