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NECC Announces Online Options for Fall

August 19, 2014/in Archive/by review

Many online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses are offered for the fall semester.

With gasoline prices high and personal time at an all-time low, now might be the time to explore taking an online, hybrid (a blend of web-based learning with traditional face to face interaction) or web-enhanced class or classes through Northern Essex Community College online offerings.

Whether you are looking to start a new career or polish the one you have, you can find a course or academic program in the time it takes to write a Tweet or post to Facebook.

There are currently over 20 online degree programs and certificates available through NECC. For the fall semester, which begins Tuesday, September 3, students can select from 92 online courses, 217 web-enhanced courses, and 93 web-hybrid courses. Online learning courses range in topics from accounting to computer applications, public speaking, creative writing, meteorology, and medical office administration to name a few.

Here is a complete list of online degrees and certificates offered at NECC.

Here is a complete list of online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses offered at NECC.

For additional information or to register call 978-556-3700 or visit the college’s website.

Scholarship is Created in the Memory of NECC History Professor

August 18, 2014/in Archive/by review

Photos by Mike Dean www.mikedeanphotos.com

Yosmarlin Infante of Haverhill, recipient of the NECC John Guarino Scholarship

Yosmarlin Infante of Haverhill, a Northern Essex Community liberal arts major, is the first recipient of the John B. Guarino Memorial Scholarship, created in the memory of NECC Professor of History Emeritus John Guarino.

A long-time resident of Haverhill, Professor Guarino joined the Northern Essex faculty in 1964, three years after the college was founded. He taught at the college for 32 years until 1996.

He was well known as a brilliant and gifted teacher, one who loved “watching his students pass the boundaries that they thought constrained them,” according to Dr. Paul M. Bevilacqua, the college’s vice president emeritus of academic affairs.

He was also an energetic campus leader, a champion for faculty rights and academic freedom, and served as president of the faculty union, a member of the college’s budget committee, and a leader on the academic and all college councils.

Guarino received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his M.A. from the University of Michigan. He passed away in 2013 after a long and brave battle with cancer.

A 2012 graduate of Haverhill High School, Yosmarlin Infante had no idea what she wanted to major in when she arrived at Northern Essex in the fall after graduating from high school. She credits the PACE program at Northern Essex, a federal funded program for disadvantaged students, with helping her to find direction.

“It was in the middle of math class my freshman year when I realized I wanted to be working in the film industry,” she says. “The Pace Program helped me to organize my goals. I visited colleges with PACE and learned how to access scholarships.”

The first in her family to attend college, Infante is paying for her own education with the help of financial aid. “This scholarship will help me pay for my books and classes, and reduce the amount of loans I’ll need,” she says.

After graduating from Northern Essex in December, Infante plans to transfer to Fitchburg State where she will major in film production.

The John Guarino Scholarship is an endowed scholarship which will be awarded annually to an associate degree student who has an GPA of 3.0 or above and has completed at least 18 college level credits. The scholarship was created through donations from Professor Guarino’s colleagues, friends, and family.

For more information about creating an endowed scholarship at Northern Essex, contact Jean Poth, vice president of institutional advancement, 978 556-3624 or jpoth@necc.mass.edu or visit the website necc.mass.edu/giving.

The El-Hefni Center Transformed into Movie Set

August 12, 2014/in Archive/by review

Makeup artist Rose Westerman prepares an extra for her role in the German film “Forget Me Not”. A few scenes were filmed at NECC.

A little bit of Hollywood arrived at Northern Essex’s Lawrence campus last week when a German made-for- television movie cast and crew took over the halls and several of the rooms in the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center.

Three scenes for the movie, “Forget Me Not,” were filmed over a two-day period in NECC’s new Common Street building. The movie will be aired on the German Network ZDF in late fall, but unless you speak German, don’t expect to follow the dialogue. German actors, speaking German, while portraying Americans, were filmed by the Van Wormer Production Company. If you do speak German, the film will be available online at the network’s website.

Kismet brought the production company to Lawrence. A modern building was needed for a number of interior scenes including a DNA lab, a neurologist’s office, and a rooftop, celebratory champagne toast. The El-Hefni Center, with its sharp edges and gleaming surfaces was ready for its close-up.

The Van Wormer International movie crew transformed NECC rooms into a doctor’s office and DNA lab.

“Our location scout found the building, got excited, and took photos,” Tim Gorman, the location manager said. “Then we saw the photos and got excited.”

With the help of the production company’s art department, a meeting room, a lab, and the rooftop were all pressed into service and transformed for the necessary scenes. Furniture and props were borrowed from the Amesbury Street and Franklin Street buildings. In addition, rooms were secured for wardrobe, makeup, and movie extras.

While this may be the first movie shoot at the Northern Essex Campus, it may not be the last. NECC is actively marketing the college for film and photo shoots as well as weddings and other outside events. In fact, NECC has hired an Events Coordinator Maureen McGonagle to work with Events Coordinator Allison Gagne.

A sign shows movie extras where to report for hair and makeup.

“This building (ElHefni) has so many great looks,” say Gorman. “It could easily double as a hospital, research and development facility, a school or a corporate space. It’s a good looking building, inside and out.”

The movie “Forget Me Not” is just one movie in a series of movies according to Gorman. The first half-dozen were based on British writer Katie Fforde’s books. This movie as well as the last two were original screenplays. All the other movies in the franchise were shot in the Hudson River Valley. “Forget Me Not” is the first to be filmed in New England with locations in Rockport, Gloucester, and Ipswich. The storylines of all the movies are independent of each other.

For additional information on renting any of the NECC facilities, contact Allison Gagne at 978–556-3964 or visit the rooms and facilities usage page.

NECC English Professor Attends Andover Bread Loaf Writing Workshop

August 12, 2014/in Archive/by review

Northern Essex Community College English Professor Lisette Espinoza

This summer Northern Essex Community College English Professor Lisette Espinoza completed the Andover Bread Loaf (ABL) Writing Workshop at Phillips Academy, along with other educators from New England, New York, and Louisiana, and Kenya, Haiti, and El Salvador.

During the two-week workshop, participants composed poems, worked side-by-side with students from Lawrence public schools, and were mentored by regional artists including hip hop artists, spoken word poets, and actors and actresses. They also went on a field trip to Middlebury College, where they mingled with its alumni, including novelist Julia Alvarez – who was awarded the National Medal of Art on July 28th, 2014.

ABL started as a member of the Bread Loaf Teacher Network, a professional development network established by Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English. This summer the ABL program was one of the 2014 Essex County Community Foundation Awards Summer Grant recipients.

“The ABL workshops taught me to see the value of students’ own imaginative contributions in the learning process. Approaching new material with drawings, writings or performing creative pieces builds their confidence as learners because they express their own cultural rich perspectives as they learn,” says Espinoza. “My 2014/2015 pedagogical upgrade entails borrowing teaching techniques from ABL and members of its growing community of educators.”

For more information on the Andover Bread Loaf, visit the website.

NECC’s Fall Semester Begins Sept. 3

August 7, 2014/in Archive/by review

It is not too late to register for fall courses and programs starting September 3 at Northern Essex Community College, and this year there will be a new associate degree to choose from.

For the first time this fall, the college is offering an associate degree in health information technology.

Perfect for those with an interest in health care and computer technology, Health Information Technology includes medical coding, medical billing, and electronic medical records. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the Health Information Technician field is projected to grow 22 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.Jobs can be found in hospitals, medical clinics, physicians’ practices, intermediate care centers, or biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

In addition to this new degree, Northern Essex offers over 70 associate degrees and certificates in fields such as liberal arts, health care, criminal justice, computer science, paralegal, technology and engineering, arts & design, paralegal studies, and much more. Classes and programs are offered days, evenings, weekend, and online. Campuses are in Haverhill and Lawrence.

Walk-in hours for interested students are available Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m. in Haverhill (Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center, 100 Elliott St.) or Lawrence (Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Health & Technology Center, 414 Common St.). Please note that on Monday, August 18, Friday, August 22, Wednesday, August 27, and Thursday, August 28, walk-in hours will be extended until 8 p.m.

For more information, contact enrollment services at Northern Essex at 978-556-3700 or admissions@necc.mass.edu or visit www.necc.mass.edu.

NECC Club Hosts Board Game Marathon

August 7, 2014/in Archive/by review

Mike Cross, Elizabeth Bromm, and Ian Schade playing a board game at an NECC Bacon Board Gamers event.

Northern Essex Community College’s Bacon Board Gamers, a student club, will host their 4^th semiannual all-day gaming marathon on Friday, August 22 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliot Street.

This event is free and open to the public and everyone who enjoys board games is invited to attend. Diversions Games of Portsmouth, Myriad Games of Salem, and Josh’s Toys & Games of Nashua have sponsored door prizes for the event.

The college has a large selection of board games, according to Mike Cross, faculty adviser to the club, and those attending are also invited to bring their own games.

“We’ll have tables set up for tournaments as well as cooperative board games,” says Cross, who calls the event “the largest and most exciting bacon-themed board gaming event in the history of the world.”

The Board Game Convention will be held in room 260 in the E Building on the college’s Haverhill Campus.

The NECC Bacon Board Gamers Club was founded in response to a growing student interest in playing board games. The club meets every first and third Fridays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the Haverhill Campus.

For more information, contact Professor Mike Cross, mcross@necc.mass.edu or 978 556-3362 or visit their website at www.baconboardgamers.com

NECC Awards More Than $200,000 in Scholarships

August 7, 2014/in Archive/by review

Recently, 216 Northern Essex Community College students were awarded 236 scholarships totaling more than $200,000 for the 2014/2015 academic year.

“Our students are deeply appreciative of the many generous individuals and organizations that make these scholarships possible,” said Jean Poth, vice president of institutional advancement. “For many of our students, a scholarship is what allows them to stay in school.”

The majority of scholarships range from $500 to $1,000 and come from a variety of sources, including private donors, memorial donations, local businesses, and private foundations.

Several new memorial scholarships were awarded this year including The John B. Guarino Memorial Scholarship, The Francis W. “Fran” Cleary, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, The Colleen Ritzer Memorial Scholarship, The Kathy Proietti Memorial Scholarship, and the Matthew W. Poth Memorial Scholarship.

“Establishing a scholarship can be a very appropriate way of honoring an individual,” said Poth. “A scholarship also is a very effective way of giving back to the community since the great majority of our students are from the Merrimack Valley.”

To establish a permanent endowed scholarship, donors must make a minimum donation of $10,000. For more information, contact Jean Poth at 978-556-3624 or jpoth@necc.mass.edu.

View all of our scholarship recipients for 2014/2015 by community:

NECC Instrumental in Advancing Methuen Woman’s Career

August 6, 2014/in Archive/by review

NECC Business Management graduate Tricia Colameta Lyon

There is no doubt in Tricia Colameta Lyon’s mind that the skills she learned in her computer applications class at Northern Essex helped her secure the position of executive assistant to the director of the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.

The Methuen resident was asked to submit samples of Power Point and Excel projects to demonstrate proficiency in those applications, as part of the interview process. Tricia had recently completed both projects in the NECC class she took while working on a Medical Coding Certificate.

The then 52-year-old was offered the job. That was three years ago. Since then, she has continued to advance her career as well as her academics. She subsequently enrolled in the NECC Business Management Program from which she graduated with an associate degree in December 2013.
Tricia now reports to UMass Lowell’s Deputy Director of Athletics who continues to oversee the Tsongas Center. “I have the confidence to do this job because of what I learned at Northern Essex,” says Tricia.

The mother of two adult children, She had plenty of real-life administrative experience, but no formal education when she decided she wanted a career and not just a job.

Following high school graduation, she opted for the workforce over college. When her children were school-aged, she worked as an administrative assistant in various school systems. Ten years later, Tricia decided she needed to go to college if she expected job growth.

“I enrolled at NECC and fell in love with the school and with learning again,” she says. “I developed a whole new outlook on life. I decided I didn’t want a certificate. I wanted a degree.”
“Without question, NECC advanced my career,” she says.

Free Personal and Home Care Aide Training for Mature Workers Offered at NECC

August 5, 2014/in Archive/by review

Information sessions to explore a free home care training program, designed for the mature worker to work as direct care workers, will be offered at Northern Essex Community College Friday, August 22, and Wednesday, August 27, at 10 a.m. at NECC Riverwalk, 360 Merrimack St., Lawrence.

These direct care workers will be trained to care for elders and assist people with disabilities in their homes. This program is targeted for individuals who are age 55 and over, unemployed, with limited or no income. It includes a 60-hour personal and home care aide program that teaches core competencies for employment to provide long-term support services to elders and individuals with disabilities in private homes and community- based settings.

In addition, students will receive a 12-hour Alzheimer’s disease and dementia training, and a15-hour chronic disease self-management training. Upon successful completion, students earn a certificate making them eligible for employment as a home care aide.

Students will have the opportunity for placement with local employers for additional on-the-job training. The skills and knowledge learned in this program can also serve as a gateway into other allied health professions. This intensive daytime program is scheduled to begin in October at the Riverwalk. The program is free for eligible mature workers.

To register for an information session, please contact Olga Yulikova at 617-222-7459, Leanne Winchester at 617-573-1823, or Diane Lahaye at dlahaye@necc.mass.edu or 978-659-1222.

Shoe Depicts NECC’s Soul

August 5, 2014/in Archive/by review

NECC art professor Marc Mannheimer with art students Adam Dorgan of Peabody and Jaclyn Marr of Salisbury stand with the blank shoe before they set to work creating an NECC specific design.

A shoe is just a shoe unless of course it is a bench or a work of art, which is just the case with the sculptural shoe that NECC Art Professor Marc Mannheimer and art students Jaclyn Marr of Salisbury and Adam Dorgan of Peabody have designed.

The fiberglass shoe, which is one of a half dozen offered through Team Haverhill’s Soles of Haverhill 2014 Fashion Forward shoe/bench initiative, is being transformed from a large, white replica of a woman’s shoe featuring a bow, buckle, and squashed or Louis heel, into a colorful piece that is sure to promote discussion.

Northern Essex is one of several organizations and institutions partnering with Team Haverhill to sponsor a shoe. Soles of Haverhill is a community celebration of shoe manufacturing & design’s important role in Haverhill’s history, highlighted by the public display of painted shoe sculptures throughout downtown. It is designed to bring Haverhill’s continued renaissance into focus.

The NECC Soles of Haverhill shoe…a work in progress.

The shoes arrived at Rosengard Movers in Bradford two weeks ago. NECC’s shoe, which was funded by the Office of Institutional Advancement, was moved to the ArtSpace in the Bentley Library on the Haverhill campus by the maintenance staff. Mannheimer and the students went right to work discussing their ideas and marking up photos of the shoe. The NECC shoe is a collaborative effort that has culminated in a shoe with a focus on education.

“We wanted to convey the many aspects of all the different disciplines offered at the college,” says Mannheimer. “We combined our ideas and concepts. We were in easy agreement as to the direction of the shoe.”

Painted with an array of acrylic paints, Northern Essex’s school colors of blue and gold are featured prominently yet subtly according to Mannheimer. All academic areas of the college are represented either literally or figuratively.

“This shoe can be interpreted in so many ways…but everything relates in one way or another,” he says.

Once the shoe is completed it will be clear coated and placed in a prominent location on the Haverhill campus. The other shoes will be placed throughout the city.

This is the second shoe art program launched by Team Haverhill. The first was held in 2009. The shoe sculpture form for 2014 was inspired by a shoe in the Buttonwoods Museum collection. The “inspirational” shoe was made by the Hazen B. Goodrich Company for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.

The “bench” concept was chosen to allow for greater community interaction with the artwork, and to provide a practical solution to those wanting to rest and take in city sites.

Northern Essex offers an associate degree in general studies: art which provides with the opportunity to focus on fine arts, multi-media, photography, or visual communications. Or give them the foundation they need to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program.

NECC Announces Online Options for Fall

Scholarship is Created in the Memory of NECC History Professor

The El-Hefni Center Transformed into Movie Set

NECC English Professor Attends Andover Bread Loaf Writing Workshop

NECC’s Fall Semester Begins Sept. 3

NECC Club Hosts Board Game Marathon

NECC Awards More Than $200,000 in Scholarships

NECC Instrumental in Advancing Methuen Woman’s Career

Free Personal and Home Care Aide Training for Mature Workers Offered at NECC

Shoe Depicts NECC’s Soul

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