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\"Lawrence<\/a>

Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera, a Desert Storm veteran, will be the featured speaker at NECC’s Veterans Appreciation Luncheon on Nov. 12.<\/p><\/div>\n

Northern Essex Community College will recognize faculty, staff, and student veterans with a series of events tied to Veteran\u2019s Day, November 11.<\/p>\n

The series will include a general staff meeting to make faculty and staff better aware of the needs of students who are veterans; a free screening of the documentary film \u201cDarkness and Light\u201d; a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon for faculty, staff and students; and a special veterans\u2019 night at the November 12 men\u2019s basketball game.\u00a0 All events will be held on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.<\/p>\n

Faculty and staff will hear what it\u2019s like for veterans to transition from the military to the classroom at the President\u2019s General Staff Meeting on Monday, November 9 from noon to 1.\u00a0 A panel of student veterans will share their experiences and Jeff Williams, the college\u2019s veterans\u2019 services coordinator, will update faculty and staff on the resources that are available to veterans who enroll at Northern Essex.\u00a0 This event will be held in the Hartleb Technology Center, Room 103 in Haverhill, and broadcast to the El Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center, Room 301 in Lawrence.<\/p>\n

The public is invited to view \u201cDarkness and Light\u201d<\/a>, a documentary film by Thi Linh Wernau on Tuesday, November 10 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.\u00a0 Wernau worked with wounded veterans to produce this groundbreaking film, which exposes the humanity of ten post-9\/11 Marine veterans and one Korean War soldier through a series of candid and conversational interviews.\u00a0 As the veterans struggle with wounds ranging from post-traumatic stress (PTS) to triple amputation, Wernau focuses on their feelings and challenges as human beings.\u00a0\u00a0 The film will be shown in Lecture Hall A in the Spurk Building.\u00a0 Those planning to attend should rsvp to engagement@necc.mass.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n

On Thursday, November 12 at noon, Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera, an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Kuwait during Desert Storm, will be the guest speaker at the Veterans\u2019 Appreciation Luncheon for faculty, staff, and students who are veterans and military members.\u00a0 The luncheon will be held in the Hartleb Technology Center, Room 103.\u00a0 Those planning to attend should rsvp to engagement@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That same Thursday night, veterans and military members will be honored during half-time of the men\u2019s basketball game<\/a> vs. Mass Bay Community College, which will be held beginning at 6 p.m. in the Sport & Fitness Center.\u00a0 There will be free giveaways for veterans and military members and a fundraiser for Operation Hat Trick, which supports wounded soldiers.<\/p>\n

For more information, to request a sign language interpreter or for other accommodations, including food related allergies, please contact the host of this event, the Student Engagement Center 978-556-3731 or engagement@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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