Professor Paul Chanley is the heartbeat of the NECC Engineering Program, which, with close to 300 students, is one of the college’s largest and fastest growing programs. In addition to …

When the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Kathy Proietti, a native of Haverhill, long-time resident of Sandown, NH, and an alumna and beloved computer science professor at NECC, …

With seven patents and 32 years in the engineering field, Jim Cahaly has a hands-on kind of knowledge that he easily shares with his engineering students.
He became interested in engineering …

Scott Joubert may teach tough courses in NECC’s Criminal Justice Program, but at heart he is really a “helper” teaching others to be “helpers.”
This may sound simple, Joubert says, but criminal …

While other children were playing with toys, a young Adrianna Holden-Gouveia was playing with technology.
“I’ve always been into technology,” the NECC computer and information sciences (CIS) professor says. “I can’t really remember …

When Kevin Carvalho transfers from Northern Essex to Fitchburg State University in the fall it won’t be his first time starting over, but it could be his easiest.
The 21-year-old, who …

Like the character in a good library book, NECC librarian Jenny Fielding is a resourceful detective, which is just what college students want in their campus librarian – even if …

Ginger Hurajt loves to read and wishes everyone else did too. To that end, she nurtures the reader in all her students.
“Reading is one of the joys of life,” she …

Nearly 50 years after attending Northern Essex, David Vose, Berklee College of Music professor and working musician, told NECC students and guests that NECC was “pivotal” to his life’s direction.
When …

Lina Garcia Kosko credits her sister’s deafness for leading her to Northern Essex’s Deaf Studies Program and Northern Essex for helping her find balance in her life.
“At Northern Essex I …