BY NORA LUQUER A new partnership agreement between Nichols College and Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in the Netherlands was ratified in September. In October, as part of a Nichols Graduate & Professional Studies (GPS) pilot program, 10 Nichols graduate students traveled to Maastricht to study for six weeks. This unique opportunity with MSM targets […]
Nichols College Assistant Professor of History Michael E. Neagle, Ph.D., chair of the history program, was interviewed on two recent podcasts to promote his book, America’s Forgotten Colony. These were “In the Past Lane” and the “New Books Network” podcast. At the New England Historical Association conference in October, Professor Neagle presented a paper, “The […]
English Professor Lisa C. Taylor was invited to be a visiting writer and speaker at Norwalk Community College in November. The college used her short story collection in their writing classes this semester. Professor Taylor also received an AAUP Development Award for her project “Tenor and Turbulence in Hybrid Writing Forms and Diverse Voices.” This project […]
Nichols College Sport Management has been on an exciting fast track this semester. The 3rd annual Atlantic Regional Pickleball Tournament was hosted Oct. 26-29 in Hartford, Conn., by Professor Tim Liptrap, Sport Management alum Patrick Fischer, and 24 Nichols students. Over 475 people attended; 25 students experienced a professional day with Professor Alice Mullen at Boston […]
Kevin Brassard, Jared Hamilton, and Emily Reardon of the Nichols College Office of Information Technology recently held a presentation at the annual Northeast Regional Ellucian Colleague User Group meeting in Leominster, Mass. The focus of the presentation was the integration of the Institutional Research and Reporting function into the Information Technology department, and the opportunities […]
Nichols College’s Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) experienced a successful on-campus recruitment season this fall semester. A few highlights, according to CPDC Director Liz Horgan: AAFCPA interviewed 12 candidates and extended seven offers on the spot when representatives were at Nichols on Oct. 17. All seven accepted. Three were full-time offers, and four were […]
Sent on behalf of Professor Mauri Pelto, vice president for academic affairs: Although we do not anticipate the need to follow the Storm Delay and Cancellation Policy for the remainder of the semester, please watch and listen for announcements as indicated below, when necessary. (For future reference, this policy may also be found on the […]
Brijin Kastberg has been hired as administrative assistant for the Fischer Institute and Office for International Engagement. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Most recently, Brijin was an advertising executive at Stonebridge Press, which company that publishes over 15 newspapers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. She comes to Nichols […]
Taylor Pons ’15 has joined the Career and Professional Development Center team as its career development specialist. She graduated with a BSBA in criminal justice and was an active member of the Nichols community. During her senior year, she decided to switch her career focus to higher education administration and later earned a Master’s of […]