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Education Partnerships
These two six-year grants have enabled the college to expand its ABE instruction and support services in Lawrence and Amesbury.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Irene Chalek
ichalek@necc.mass.edu
978-659-1271
Northern Essex offers an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Laboratory Science that enables students to enter the workforce as skilled lab technicians. Moreover, for those students that wish to pursue a four-year degree, the program will assure that as many of its courses transfer as possible. This program includes a core curriculum focused on data analysis skills, basic and analytical chemistry techniques, troubleshooting skills, and discipline related molecular biology, chemistry, and field analysis techniques. Upon this foundation, students would pursue a specific discipline: analytical chemistry, biotechnology, or environmental sciences. The college is working with area schools and businesses in the development and implementation of this project.
National Science Foundation
Noemi Custodia-Lora
ncustodialora@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3517
ATLAS is a three-year grant funded to the Museum of Science by the National Science Foundation. Its primary goal is to strengthen the education of future elementary teachers in the fields of technology, engineering, and science with the ultimate goal of developing this fluency in their students. In addition to Northern Essex Community College, the project is partnering with a number of schools and colleges, as well as industry groups.
National Science Foundation, Museum of Science
Ellen Grondine
egrondine@necc.mass.edu
978-738-7453
BATEC is a National Science Foundation funded Regional Center for Information Technology at UMass Boston; NECC is partnering with BATEC to engage the region’s secondary and post-secondary faculty in professional development for emerging technologies and curriculum development.
National Science Foundation, Middlesex Community College, UMass Boston, Haverhill Public Schools, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School, Methuen Public Schools
National Science Foundation, University of Massachusetts Boston
Chuck Phair
cphair@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3873
This program provides career and academic counseling and advancement to early childhood teachers and assistant teachers.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Ellen Grondine
egrondine@necc.mass.edu
978-738-7453
Northern Essex is now part of the Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE) to bring more women and underrepresented minorities into information technology (IT) and computing education and careers throughout Massachusetts. Through outreach activities – from career days and college fairs for high school students, to workshops for teachers and guidance counselors – CAITE raises awareness of and preparation for IT and computing careers and educational pathways.
National Science Foundation, UMass Amherst Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE)
National Science Foundation
Chuck Phair
cphair@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3873
“Creating a Culture of Safety Across the Community College” is an Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Program. The college will develop a “train the trainer” model to ensure that all faculty, staff, and appropriate students are trained in lab safety procedures and protocol. Faculty will be trained by the Lab Safety Institute.
Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents
Chuck Phair
cphair@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3873
With dual enrollment, Massachusetts high school students can enroll in Northern Essex courses taught by college faculty and receive both high school and college credits for successful completion. There are many benefits to dual enrollment for both the high school students, who get a head start on their college education, and the high schools, which can expand their curriculum, offering their students a richer selection of courses. During the ‘08/‘09 academic year, more than 200 high school students took dual enrollment courses. Several local high schools provided dual enrollment courses taught by Northern Essex faculty onsite at the high school. Dual enrollment is supported by a state grant. Lawrence High School participation is also supported by Gear-Up and the US Department of Education.
Amesbury High School, Haverhill High School, Lawrence High School, Methuen High School, Newburyport High School, North Andover High School, Pentucket High School, and Sparhawk High School.
NECC is one of five regional centers funded by Gallaudet University, the world’s only liberal arts university for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. The Gallaudet University Regional Centers (GURCs) offer professional studies and extension courses, training programs, workshops, conferences, and technical assistance to address the educational, transition, and professional development needs of deaf and hard of hearing people, their family members, and the educators and other professionals who work with them. Since 1980, the Gallaudet University Regional Center has partnered with NECC to provide services and programs to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people throughout the Northeast region. The Center serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Gallaudet University
Kathy Vesey
kvesey@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3701 TTY/V, 978-241-7057 VP
The Massachusetts Family Sign Language Program provides Sign Language instruction free of charge for eligible families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing 0-3 years of age. This program introduces family members to Sign Language, enabling them to communicate with their child at the earliest age possible. Extended family members and caregivers are encouraged to participate. A total of 20 weeks of instruction is provided. The first 10 weeks are provided in the family’s home; the second ten weeks may be in the home, online, or in a group setting with other families. The Family Sign Language Program is offered throughout the Commonwealth of MA by the Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Kathy Vesey
kvesey@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3701 TTY/V, 978-241-7057 VP
Since 2004, Northern Essex’s Television Production course, a requirement for students majoring in liberal arts: journalism/communication option, has been taught at Haverhill Community Television’s (HCTV) studios. In the spring of 2009, the college’s New Media II course was taught for the first time at the studios. This partnership between the college and HCTV benefits Northern Essex, whose students receive training on state-of-the-art equipment, and the station, which encourages the students to volunteer. Also, station employees teach courses for the college.
Amy Callahan
acallahan@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3397
The NECC Transition to College Program is an essential component of a network of Adult Basic Education services. The mission of the Transition Program is to improve the lives of adult learners by providing educational opportunities to prepare for, enter, and succeed in post-secondary education.
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Irene Chalek
ichalek@necc.mass.edu
978-659-1271
Service learning integrates community service with academic instruction As part of their coursework, students participate in a community service project which is directly related to what they are studying. Examples of projects include students from many disciplines working on the Peace Poetry Contest, where over 600 poems and 80 pieces of artwork from around the region were submitted to the student-run and judged program. During the ‘09/‘10 academic year, many classes will have independent or cross-discipline projects focusing on homelessness. Research shows that students who participate in service learning have an enhanced academic experience and develop life skills and a sense of civic responsibility.
varies
Sue Grolnic
sgrolnic@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3893
CVTE students begin their college education while still in high school, receiving college credits for selected courses taught at their high school by their high school teachers. The CVTE student must earn an average of a B or better in a specified course sequence in addition to teacher recommendation to be eligible for NECC credit. The credits count toward both their high school diploma and a NECC degree. Northern Essex oversees the local consortium and has more than 22 articulation agreements with consortium member high schools. College faculty work closely with the high school instructors to match course curriculum to assure alignment with the NECC course, and with local employers to identify career options for CVTE students.
Greater Lawrence Technical School, Methuen High School, Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Improvement Act of 2006 under the direction of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Martha Bixby
978-556-3450
mbixby@necc.mass.edu
Shared Reading Saturdays is a monthly literacy program offered through the Gallaudet University Regional Center at Northern Essex Community College, serving families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the Greater Lawrence, Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire areas. This program is designed to be accessible for families and children for whom Spanish is a first language. Family members are taught how to read aloud with their children using American Sign Language and are encouraged to read with their children several times a week, enhancing overall academic skills. The program is presented in spoken English, spoken Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Family Service, Inc. and Mentoring Out Loud, Lawrence, MA
Haverhill Starbucks, staff of Lawrence Public Schools
Private Foundations
Kathy Vesey
kvesey@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3701 TTY/V, 978-241-7057 VP
This five-year project focuses on the development of a sustainable STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) model that increases the number of students receiving degrees in STEM disciplines. The partnership includes professional development for NECC faculty as well as collaboration on strategies to help STEM students successfully transfer from NECC to four-year colleges. These strategies include supplemental instruction in identified gate-keeper courses, a Summer Bridge to Green Technology program for new STEM students and the development and implementation in the fall of 2011 of a new hands-on transferable course Engineering Essentials and Design. The partnership provides a model for other universities to partner with their local community colleges to improve the quality of teaching, share effective mentoring and support strategies, and improve the rigor and alignment of courses.
Northeastern University, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Middlesex Community College
National Science Foundation
Mike Pelletier
mpelletier@necc.mass.edu
978-556-3878
The Suffolk University MBA has relocated the North Campus program to Riverwalk Properties in Lawrence, MA. Suffolk’s North Campus holds its evening and weekend MBA courses at Northern Essex Community College’s Corporate and Community Education Center-Riverwalk, Building 9, Entry K, Floor 3. The Suffolk MBA offers year-round, full-time or part-time programs, in the evenings or on some Saturdays. Accelerated options are available for Attorneys, CPAs and previous business majors pursuing the internationally accredited Suffolk MBA. Classes are typically held from 6-8:45pm one night a week. MBA information sessions are also held monthly at NECC Riverwalk and are open to the public.
Suffolk University
Contact:
Heather Hewitt, Director
mbanorth@suffolk.edu
978-738-8840
www.suffolk.edu/mbanorth
SABES promotes high quality adult basic education services through training, support, and resources that improve the skills and knowledge of adult basic education practitioners and strengthen programs. Through this combination of partnership and leadership, SABES develops the field’s capacity to equip learners to succeed in the economy, contribute more fully to their families and communities, develop leadership skills, and reach personal learning goals.
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Boston SABES at UMass Boston, Central SABES at Quinsigamond Community College, SABES West at Holyoke Community College, and SABES Southeast at Bristol Community College
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Irene Chalek
ichalek@necc.mass.edu
978-659-1271
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