Dr. Prajjwal Panday, Nichols assistant professor of environmental science, brought his Physical World science students to the holding pond behind Fels Student Center and Shamie Residence Hall Thursday, August 30, for fieldwork. The group is working with University of Rhode Island (URI) junior Ehren Messinger and his URI Assistant Professor Soni Pradhanang on a project […]
Month: August 2018
Nichols Honored as a ‘College of Distinction’
Nichols College has again been honored for its expert blending of the liberal arts with professional programming in business as well as for its committed implementation of High-Impact Educational Practices, earning its 2018-2019 title as one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction. Nichols College has proven itself to be at the forefront of American higher […]
Lombard Rising: August 29, 2018 Update
Nichols College’s new Lombard Dining Hall is coming along, and it’s going to be beautiful! Brick by brick! @NC_ResLife @Nichols_College @NC_Dining pic.twitter.com/xUWXEqzKmF — NC_ResLife (@NC_ResLife) August 29, 2018
Princeton Review Names Nichols a ‘Best in the Northeast’ College
Nichols College is again one of the best colleges in the Northeast, according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company lists Nichols among its “Best in the Northeast”-recommended schools in its “2019 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted this month. The list includes only 225 colleges in the 11-state […]
Class of 2022 Receives Warm Welcome to Nichols
New students moved into their new home at Nichols College Friday, August 24. Residence Life staff, members of the Student Government Association, and athletes took part in helping parents and first-year students move their belongings into their rooms in Shamie Hall. Nichols welcomed 423 incoming students. Of the total, 356 are first-year students, and 67 […]
Did You Know? Nichols Supports High School Entrepreneurs with New Scholarship, Grant
Nichols College has deepened its commitment to partnering with high school DECA entrepreneurship and FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) groups: Individual high school students who participate in DECA or FBLA programs and enroll at Nichols are eligible to receive a newly created scholarship. In addition, DECA and FBLA teams that win practice competitions at Nichols will […]
Boston Media Shine Spotlight on 2 New Bison from Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School
After Surviving Parkland School Shooting, Goodman, Defroscia Call Nichols College Home DUDLEY, Mass.–Reporters from NBC Boston, FOX25 Boston, and NESN were at Nichols College in late August to interview Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Fla.) graduates and Nichols College first-year student football players Tyler Goodman ’22 and Nick Defroscia ’22. During their interviews, Tyler and Nick […]
Jillian Coyle Appointed to Nichols Board of Advisors
Jillian Coyle ’09 G’16 of Pepperrell, Mass., has been appointed to the Nichols College Board of Advisors. She is a senior manager of corporate compliance and contracts at American Well, a Boston-based technology company that improves access to quality healthcare through the use of virtual visits. Coyle graduated from Nichols, where she earned her bachelor’s […]
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Lombard Rising: An Update on Dining Hall’s Renovation
When students return to campus this month, they’ll witness a very different Lombard Dining Hall. Construction started in December, and the project’s completion is expected in 2021. According to Robert LaVigne, Nichols College’s associate vice president for facilities management, Lombard’s renovation will be phased over the next three years. The project has six phases. Currently, […]