{"id":23331,"date":"2023-12-12T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2023\/12\/12\/top-stories-at-northern-essex-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:36:52","slug":"top-stories-at-northern-essex-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/12\/12\/top-stories-at-northern-essex-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories at Northern Essex in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2023 has been a momentous one, with historic investments from the state in higher education, faculty getting national recognition, students traveling around the globe and community partners showing up for Northern Essex Community College in meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate these major milestones with a look back on the top NECC Newsroom stories from 2023.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27069\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Healey-Podium-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27069\" class=\" wp-image-27069\" src=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Healey-Podium-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Governor Maura Healey<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Investing in Education<br \/>\n<\/strong>In her first budget as governor, Maura Healey delivered some of the Commonwealth&#8217;s most significant investments in higher education ever. It included funding for MassReconnect, Tuition Equity, and Nursing Program Scholarships and funds to build capacity to make community college free for all next year. Several of 2023&#8217;s most-read stories centered around these ground-breaking programs:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/08\/01\/tuition-equity-bill-included-in-state-budget-allows-undocumented-students-to-receive-in-state-tuition\/\">Tuition Equity Bill Included in State Budget, Allows Undocumented Students to Receive In-State Tuition\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/08\/22\/governor-healey-celebrates-tuition-equity-at-northern-essex\/\">Governor Healey Celebrates Tuition Equity at Northern Essex<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/10\/24\/finding-a-fresh-start-meet-the-students-of-massreconnect\/\">Finding a Fresh Start: Meet the Students of Mass Reconnect<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/11\/01\/tiktok-creator-influencing-his-community-to-try-massreconnect\/\">TikTok Creator Influencing his Community to Try MassReconnect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27223\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Team-in-Batey1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27223\" class=\"wp-image-27223\" src=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Team-in-Batey1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the NECC Baseball team participated in a community service project in the Dominican Republic<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>NECC Goes Global<br \/>\n<\/strong>Northern Essex students are known locally and across the state for achieving excellence. This year, they let the world see their talents. Two of the year&#8217;s top stories focused on once-in-a-lifetime experiences of traveling abroad:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/10\/journalism-student-to-attend-highly-selective-study-abroad-program-at-the-hague-netherlands\/\">Journalism Student to Attend Highly Selective Study Abroad Program at The Hague, Netherlands<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/10\/08\/northern-essex-baseball-team-visits-the-dominican-republic\/\">Northern Essex Baseball Team Visits the Dominican Republic<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26158\" style=\"width: 117px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Erin-Archambault-e1701714883503.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26158\" class=\" wp-image-26158\" src=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Erin-Archambault.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Archambault smiles at the camera wearing grey, v neck shirt\" width=\"107\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Archambault, Public Health Major<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Student Success<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students find success in a number of ways at Northern Essex, and many credit the help of faculty and staff. Of the most-read stories of 2023, three showcase the hard work of those students, faculty, and staff:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/02\/09\/necc-faculty-and-staff-nationally-recognized\/\">NECC Faculty and Staff Nationally Recognized<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/01\/09\/public-health-student-lands-competitive-internship\/\">Public Health Student Lands Competitive Internship<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/07\/20\/early-college-student-finds-place-and-passion-on-neccs-accessible-media-team\/\">Early College Student Finds Place and Passion on NECC\u2019s Accessible Media Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26640\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Diana-Impact.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26640\" class=\" wp-image-26640\" src=\"http:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/Diana-Impact.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diana DiZoglio, Public Service and Advocacy Award<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Care of the Community\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMuch of the accomplishments of those at NECC are made possible with the help of generous community partners and local businesses. Two stories that resonated with readers this year demonstrate how collaborations can have a ripple effect through our communities:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/04\/photos-five-honored-at-inaugural-necc-impact-awards\/\">Five Honored at Inaugural NECC Impact Awards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/01\/10\/new-noncredit-courses-now-available-for-winter-and-spring\/\">New Noncredit Courses Now Available for Winter and Spring\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you have an idea for a great story for 2024? Want to share your accomplishments or those of your peers? Contact Melissa Bouse, director of public relations at <a href=\"mailto:mbouse@necc.mass.edu\">mbouse@necc.mass.edu<\/a>. Thank you to all who have shared your stories and made 2023 one to remember!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2023 has been a momentous one, with historic investments from the state in higher education, faculty getting national recognition, students traveling around the globe and community partners showing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":22710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[166,197,203,325,334,585],"class_list":["post-23331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-community","tag-degree-programs","tag-dominican-diaspora","tag-impact-awards","tag-innovation","tag-students"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Stories at Northern Essex in 2023 - 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