{"id":28879,"date":"2016-03-08T17:36:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/03\/08\/college-of-older-learners-announces-spring-seminar-showcase\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:55:07","slug":"college-of-older-learners-announces-spring-seminar-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/03\/08\/college-of-older-learners-announces-spring-seminar-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Older Learners Announces Spring Seminar Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/coOL.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13029\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/coOL-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"coOL\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Adults 50 and older are invited to attend the College of Older Learners (CoOL) spring seminar showcase on Tuesday, March 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will take place in room 103B of the David Hartleb Technology Center on Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott Street. It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>CoOL is an NECC-based seminar series designed for individuals over the age of 50 who have a love of learning and a desire to challenge their intellects. At the showcase, attendees will learn more about the seminars and meet the instructors.<\/p>\n<p>Ranging from science to film, the seminar topics for the spring include \u201cYoga\/Meditation,\u201d \u201cGems: Nature\u2019s Mysterious Gifts,\u201d \u201cThe Middle East \u2013 A Primer,\u201d \u201cBeginning Tai-Chi Chuan,\u201d \u201cHaverhill: Past, Present and Future,\u201d and more. Please view the full list of available courses through the CoOL seminar website.<\/p>\n<p>All seminars meet on a designated week-day for six consecutive weeks, unless otherwise noted, at the Haverhill campus, NECC Riverwalk, or off-campus. The cost for each course is $30.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact CoOL at <a href=\"mailto:coolnecc@gmail.com\">coolnecc@gmail.com<\/a> or Ted Coughlin at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tedcoughlin@verizon.net\">tedcoughlin@verizon.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Upon enrolling, participants must obtain a campus parking permit from Christine DeRosa at <a href=\"mailto:cderosa@necc.mass.edu\">cderosa@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or 978-659-1225.<\/p>\n<p>With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Northern Essex Community College offers over 70 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.\u00a0 More than 7,400 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 6,700 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.\u00a0 Northern Essex is the only state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts. 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