What is BisonThon? It’s a dance marathon fundraiser to support Boston Children’s Hospital and will be held Friday, March 1, at Nichols College, in Chalmers Field House. It runs from 5 to 10 p.m. By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Nichols College will host on Friday, March 1, the 2nd annual BisonThon. Through this student-run event, […]
Month: February 2019
Coach Helps Nichols Students Develop Their ‘Executive Presence’ for Future Leadership Roles
By HOPE RUDZINSKI DUDLEY, Mass.—Executive presence is rated as the most important skill to be an effective leader. It’s the ability to exude a sense of gravitas—confidence, decisiveness, dignity, and poise. First impressions matter, in and out of the workplace. Therefore, it’s the difference that makes you memorable for the right or wrong reasons. And, if you want […]
‘Heard on The Hill’ Seeks Faculty Contributions
The Nichols College Newsroom wants to help our faculty communicate with the public the value and impact of their important research, and we strive to tell our stories via a variety of communications tools and channels. As such, Nichols Newsroom seeks the faculty’s help in publicizing and communicating about their research, scholarship, and creative activity […]
Nichols Men’s Basketball to Face Middlebury in NCAA Tourney
By PETE DIVITO DUDLEY, Mass.—The Nichols College men’s basketball team has qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament for the third-consecutive season and will head to Glassboro, N.J. to face Middlebury College this Friday, March 1, 2019, at Esbjornson Gymnasium on the campus of Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. The Bison (25-2)—who began the week […]
Nichols Sport Management Program Named One of Top 30 in Nation
By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Boston Red Sox. Boston Celtics. New York Mets. NBC Sports. Worcester Railers. Oakland Raiders. They’re among the sports organizations that have hired Nichols College interns majoring in sport management. This popular Nichols degree has been named one of the top 30 best traditional, on-campus bachelor programs in the United States, […]
CCC Championship Preview: Men’s Basketball vs. Gordon
By PETE DIVITO DUDLEY, Mass.—The top-seeded Nichols College men’s basketball team has advanced to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship for the third-consecutive season and will entertain No. 2 Gordon College Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at the Hart Center on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross. The Bison (24-2) – who […]
Nichols College Ranks High on PayScale Salary Report
DUDLEY—PayScale, Inc., the world’s leading provider of on-demand compensation data and software, issued its annual College Salary Report for the 2018-19 academic year, and Nichols College’s rank on the “business/private school” list jumped a spot over the 2017-2018 report. PayScale’s College Salary Report provides estimates of early and mid-career pay for 2,646 associate and bachelor’s […]
Media Interview Nichols Professor Jean Beaupre on the Lack of Women in Leadership Roles
Nichols College Professor Jean Beaupré, faculty advisor to the Nichols Institute for Women’s Leadership, was interviewed by “Worcester News Tonight” on the lack of women in leadership roles in central Massachusetts. Watch the news clip below. Professor Beaupré was also interviewed for the Worcester Business Journal‘s Feb. 18, 2019, article “$416K vs. $220K: The Central Mass. […]
Another Successful Nichols Career and Internship Fair in the Books
DUDLEY—Over 70 companies and organizations—from TJX Co. to The Kraft Group (New England Patriots)—attended Nichols College’s annual Career and Internship Fair Feb. 19 to recruit for full-time, part-time, internship and graduate school opportunities. This event brought over 350 participants, including students, alumni, and members of the local community. “The energy in the room was indescribable,” […]
Telegram & Gazette ‘Faculty Forum’ Features Nichols Professor Prajjwal Panday
Editor’s Note: In the Feb. 17, 2019, edition of the (Worcester) Telegram & Gazette‘s “Faculty Forum,” Nichols College Professor of Environmental Science Prajjwal K. Panday, Ph.D., addresses the topic of climate change. He answered the newspaper’s question: “What can be done by the average person to reduce our negative impact on the environment, and decrease […]