Nichols College Environmental Science Professor Prajwal Panday‘s students used an app called Epicollect5 to collect data on Nichols land use and land cover. For this exercise, they focused on mapping the locations of all blue emergency telephones around campus. “A map of this sort would be helpful for the Nichols College Public Safety Office as […]
Month: October 2018
State Treasurer Deb Goldberg to Appear at Nichols Oct. 29
After Tornado, Nichols Students Help Webster’s Blessed Backpack Brigade Rebuild
By HOPE RUDZINSKI DUDLEY—The EF-1 tornado that tore through Dudley and downtown Webster August 4, 2018, impacted many businesses, even causing the demolition of a historic block of buildings. But people, too, suffered devastating loss from the storm. One organization that has spent the past two years helping local homeless and low-income individuals and families, […]
Nichols Graduate Students Enrolled in Six-week Business Program in the Netherlands
Nichols College Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) students are in Maastricht, the Netherlands, for six weeks, enrolled in three classes at The Maastricht School of Management (MSM). They will also visit the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, in the Netherlands, where the United Nations International Court of Justice and the International Criminal […]
Community Discussion on Kavanaugh Hearings
Several members of the Nichols community have requested an informal discussion about the recent debate of whether the U.S. Senate should appoint Judge Brett Kavanaugh to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh this past summer, and the judge has had to face allegations of sexual assault, partisanship, and poor temperament. […]
Alumni Return to Nichols for Homecoming Weekend
Beautiful weather and a Bison football win over University of New England made for a happy Homecoming 2018. Other notable happenings … Some 20 members of the Class of 1968 were installed as the newest Golden Bison and raised more than $55,000 toward their class scholarship. Kent Tarrant ’57 received the Ken Thompson Service Award […]
Nichols College Hosts 2nd Annual ‘Coffee with a Cop’
By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar and School Resource Officer Phil Megas held their 2nd annual Coffee with a Cop session Oct. 3 at Nichols College’s Nicon Plaza, in front of Davis Hall. Along with conversation, they brought with them coffee and Munchkins, courtesy of Dunkin’. Coffee with a Cop brings police […]
Academic Advising Day, Majors Fair: Oct. 16
On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Nichols College Office for Academic Affairs will host Advising Day for all Nichols students. This day is designed to accommodate our students’ academic planning needs as well as to answer questions relative to registration and advising support. It will include: An abbreviated class schedule for the day; The annual Academic […]
Free Flu Shots for Nichols Community Members on Oct. 11
Get your free flu shot Thursday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nichols College Health Office, in South Hall. The flu shots are free for Nichols faculty, staff, and students. Sponsored but the Nichols College Health Office.
IWL Hosts Lean In Circle with Nichols President Engelkemeyer
Editor’s Note: Joyce Salles is a senior at Nichols College, majoring in marketing and minoring in hospitality. She also interns for the Nichols Office of Marketing and Communications. By JOYCE SALLES ‘19 The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Nichols College hosted a Lean In Circle event in September, during which nine female students–including me–shared a dinner with […]