{"id":30543,"date":"2013-05-29T21:07:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T01:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/05\/30\/u-s-senator-cowan-visits-neccs-lawrence-campus\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:09:50","slug":"u-s-senator-cowan-visits-neccs-lawrence-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/05\/29\/u-s-senator-cowan-visits-neccs-lawrence-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senator Cowan Visits NECC\u2019s Lawrence Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/Lane-and-Sen.-Cowen-laughing-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6307\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/Lane-and-Sen.-Cowen-laughing-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSenator William (Mo) Cowan visited Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Lawrence Campus on Tuesday, May 28, to learn how the college is partnering with local employers to prepare students for careers.<\/p>\n<p>The Senator heard from NECC President Lane Glenn, college administrators, a local employer, and three students who are enrolled in or have recently graduated from high- demand programs. State Representatives Diana DiZoglio and Marcos Devers were also in attendance as well as members of the college\u2019s board of trustees.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Ramirez of Lawrence, a 2010 graduate of Lawrence High School and the newly elected student representative to the Northern Essex Board of Trustees, is studying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/technology-engineering\/engineering-science\/\">Engineering Science<\/a> at Northern Essex.  She started at a larger university but found the big lecture courses were not a good fit for her, and she shared how much she appreciates Northern Essex\u2019s accessible faculty.<\/p>\n<p>Omar Anagam, also of Lawrence, graduated from Northern Essex\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/health\/respiratory-care\/\">Respiratory Care<\/a> program this spring. The father of three enrolled in the program after being laid off two years ago.  After taking his boards in June, he will immediately start looking for a fulltime job in his field.  Omar commented on the \u201camazing lab equipment\u201d including the sophisticated mannequins that are used in clinical instruction.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsey Curole of Merrimac graduated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/science\/laboratory-science\/\">Lab Science<\/a> program this year and is now attending UMass Lowell and working as a lab technician for Charm Sciences, a Lawrence company that manufactures food safety, water quality and environmental diagnostic tests.<\/p>\n<p>One of Curole\u2019s supervisors, David Legg, Vice President of Quality Assurance at Charm Sciences, also attended the meeting, shared how the college worked with his company to develop an associate degree in lab science, one of the few applied science degrees offered in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Charm Sciences, we employ over 100 life science employees with a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher but we\u2019ve recently created a technician position that\u2019s well suited for associate degree graduates,\u201d he said.  \u201cLindsey started last summer as an intern and is now employed by us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the meeting, President Glenn took Senator Cowan on a neighborhood tour, sharing plans for what he calls a complete urban campus in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Stops on the tour included already existing college buildings such as the Dimitry Building on Franklin St.; the Louise Haffner Fournier Education Center on Amesbury St; and iHealth\u2014an innovative public\/private partnership designed to prepare adults for careers in health care\u2014on Franklin St.  President Glenn also pointed out three new projects: the El Hefni Allied Health &amp; Technology Center on Common St., which will open this fall; 420 Common St., another public\/private partnership which will feature a community bookstore and caf\u00e9 as well as college classrooms; and the site of the former Registry of Deeds on Common St., which will become a green space with parking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnrollments are surging in Lawrence; and we are expanding our campus to address the need in the city,\u201d said Lane Glenn.  \u201cThis is all due to partnerships, partnerships with private funders and with local employers.  They appreciate what we\u2019re doing and they\u2019re investing in us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling community colleges \u201cengines for economic development,\u201d Senator Cowan said \u201cYou should be proud of the work you are doing\u2026you are educating students for transfer as well as immediate entry in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Cowan was appointed to the United States Senate in February to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John F.<br \/>\nKerry, who is currently Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6308\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/Lane-Glenn-Sen-Cowen-Students-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6308\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6308\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/Lane-Glenn-Sen-Cowen-Students-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC President Lane Glenn, US Senator &quot;Mo&quot; Cowan, with NECC students Omar Anagam, Lindsey Curole, and Emily Ramirez.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6320\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/in-front-of-El-Hefni-Lane-Sen.-Two-Reps-web2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6320\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/in-front-of-El-Hefni-Lane-Sen.-Two-Reps-web2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representative Marcos Devers, NECC President Lane Glenn, Representative Diana DiZoglio, and U.S. Senator &quot;Mo&quot; Cowan in front of the NECC El-Hefni Allied Health &amp; Technology Center which is scheduled to open this fall.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator William (Mo) Cowan visited Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Lawrence Campus on Tuesday, May 28, to learn how the college is partnering with local employers to prepare students for careers. 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