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<\/strong>President Lane Glenn opened the meeting with congratulations for Trustee Mary Ellen Daly O\u2019Brien, who was re-elected to the Haverhill City Council, and Trustee Dan Rivera, who was elected mayor of Lawrence in a very close race which is currently going through a re-count.<\/p>\n

Ophthalmic Assistant Program Created in Partnership with Local Employer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nancy Garcia, assistant dean of health professions, reported on the college\u2019s Ophthalmic Assistant Program<\/a>, which welcomed its first class of students this fall.<\/p>\n

Offered through iHealth<\/a>, most of the coursework in the 10-month program is delivered online.\u00a0 Students meet once a week for in-class meetings and lab sessions.<\/p>\n

The program was created in close collaboration with area employers, including Tallman Eye Associates, a Lawrence-based eye practice with offices across the Merrimack Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cTallman Eye Associates had jobs open for two to three months that they couldn\u2019t fill,\u201d said Garcia.\u00a0 \u201cWe developed the program with their assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ophthalmic assistants gather medical histories, conduct vision tests, coordinate patient schedules, and assist eye doctors with procedural and clerical duties.<\/p>\n

Seventeen students started the program in the fall and 15 are expected to graduate.<\/p>\n

Year-End Fundraising Report<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Northern Essex\u2019s Institutional Advancement team raised $3.5 million from private and public sources last year, including $2.8 million in public sector funds; $709,234 in private funds, and $26,532 in in-kind donations.<\/p>\n

The college\u2019s Campus Class 5K Road Race and Fun Run, held for the first time last spring, raised $10,502 and last fall\u2019s annual fundraising event featuring comedian Loretta Laroche raised $27,369.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Update<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Ibrahim El Hefni Health & Technology Center is on track for completion, according to President Glenn.\u00a0 Furniture will be moved in late November and classes will be offered in the new state-of-the-art health facility in January.\u00a0 A grand opening has been scheduled for March 21.<\/p>\n

Four-twenty Common Street, which will house classrooms, a bank, a bookstore, a Sal\u2019s restaurant, and space for four-year university partners is also moving forward.\u00a0 The new bookstore, which is twice the size of the current Lawrence bookstore, will open later this month.<\/p>\n

Work on the parking and green space located on the site of the former Registry Building, which was torn down earlier this year, is scheduled to begin in November. When completed, this space will add 62 parking spaces.<\/p>\n

NECC is Ahead Nationally with Retention Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Northern Essex\u2019s Achieving the Dream coach Jim Tschectelin reported that Northern Essex\u2019s fall to fall retention rates have improved by four percent in the seven years the college has been participating in Achieving the Dream, a national effort to close the gaps in student success, particularly among minority and low-income students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good news is that NECC has a retention increase that is double that of other Achieving the Dream colleges.\u00a0 The bad news is that it\u2019s still too low; we know can do better,\u201d said Tschectelin.<\/p>\n

Funding and support from Achieving the Dream has allowed Northern Essex to carefully review and measure current practices and develop new initiatives to help improve student outcomes such as retention and graduation rates.<\/p>\n

As a result of its participation in Achieving the Dream, the college has created math tutoring centers<\/a> in Haverhill and Lawrence; introduced supplemental instructors<\/a> in challenging courses; developed a College Success skills course; expanded and improved academic advising services; and made several new policy changes with an eye toward student success.<\/p>\n

According to President Glenn, the college measures five key indicators each year: fall to fall retention; overall course completion; the success of developmental math students who transition into college courses; the success of developmental writing students who transition into college courses; and overall degree and certificates awarded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen gains in all areas,\u201d said Glenn, \u201cBut not as much as we would like.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Appointments<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Trustees voted unanimously to approve two new full-time appointments: Scott Weber, professor, Health Information Technology, and Cheryl Charest, instructor, Medical Assisting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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