Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer has published her latest post to her blog Direct Connections from the Hill. BY SUSAN WEST ENGELKEMEYER, Ph.D. We’ve been planning big at Nichols—as in launching our next five-year strategic plan. Based on the plan that just ended, I have a lot of confidence that our new strategic plan […]
Month: February 2018
Enter 4th Annual ‘President for a Day’ Contest
It’s that time of year again! All full-time undergraduate day students are welcome to submit an application to serve as Nichols College’s “President for a Day”; the deadline is March 7 at 4 p.m. In this 4th annual “President for a Day” contest, President Susan West Engelkemeyer is excited to swap roles with a full-time […]
Nichols College Counterterrorism Studies Professor: ‘How Do We Prevent School-Shooting Copycats?’
DUDLEY, Mass.–Feb. 16, 2018–Nichols College Counterterrorism Studies Professor Allison McDowell-Smith, Ph.D., shares the following perspective on school shootings: While it’s important that law enforcement authorities and school administrators understand the how-and-why of this incident, do we want our entire society knowing all of these details? Are these details what’s stimulating the increase in school violence threats […]
Nichols College Counterterrorism Professor Shares Perspective on Parkland, Florida School Shooting
DUDLEY, Mass.–Feb. 15, 2018–The following is a statement from Nichols College Criminal Justice Professor Allison McDowell-Smith, Ph.D., who is director of the Nichols College Counterterrorism Studies Graduate Program. As I am getting ready to present on the topic “A Culture of Fear” in New Orleans at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the buzz within […]
Nichols College Counterterrorism Studies Professor Visits Qatar, Meets U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
Ardian Shajkovci, Ph.D., Nichols College adjunct professor and director of research at the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE), visited Qatar in January to shed light on the recently imposed sanctions on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, citing the Qatari government’s alleged support for terrorism. As part […]
Nichols to Host Relay for Life to Benefit American Cancer Society
Nichols College is hosting its first Relay for Life on Sunday, April 8, from 2 to 8 p.m. Relay for Life is a community-based fundraising event of the American Cancer Society, which organizes more than 5,000 such events across the world every year. Join the Nichols College community in supporting the goal of Relay for […]
Hollywood Producer to Deliver Nichols College Commencement Address
BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Nichols College has announced that Hollywood film producer Louis A. Stroller ‘63 will deliver the address at the College’s Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the DCU Center in Worcester. During the ceremony, Stroller will also receive an honorary doctoral degree in communications and media from the College. […]