BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE WORCESTER, Mass.—At their May 5, 2018, graduation from Nichols College, 499 students in the Class of 2018 were advised by one of their own (who just happened to be a famous Hollywood movie producer) to never let fear stand in their way of pursuing their dreams. “You are all about to […]
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.—Nichols College—a college of choice for business and leadership education—will hold an information session and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, May 31, to celebrate its Marlborough location. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Apex Entertainment, 21 Apex Drive. The public is welcome to attend and learn about Nichols undergraduate adult programs […]
BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE WACO, Texas—A team of Nichols College students won fourth place at the annual Baylor Business Negotiation Competition April 6, 2018, at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. Participating were junior marketing majors Ian Spencer of Hawthorne, N.J., and Benjamin Campbell of Duluth, Minn.; and sophomore finance major Vincent Crivello of Rosemere, Quebec, Canada. The […]
BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Former director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ronald L. Burgess Jr. spoke at Nichols College April 3, 2018, about cybersecurity threats to the United States. The presentation was sponsored by the Nichols College Master of Science in Counterterrorism program. His presentation—titled “The Cyber Threat and Way Ahead”—addressed […]
DUDLEY, Mass.—Former director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ronald L. Burgess Jr. will speak at Nichols College Tuesday, April 3, 2018, about cybersecurity threats to the United States. This special presentation is sponsored by the Nichols College Master of Science in Counterterrorism program. It starts at 2:15 p.m. in Davis Hall, […]
“Worcester News Tonight” TV Charter 3 interviewed Nichols College counterterrorism expert Professor Allison McDowell-Smith, Ph.D., about recent reports of Russian hacking, and whether the general public should be worried about it. Dr. McDowell-Smith is director of the Nichols College Master of Science in Counterterrorism program. Watch her interview below:
The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., will host the 8th annual Empowering Women in Business Conference (EWIB) Thursday, March 22, from 12:45 to 6 p.m. This year’s keynote speakers are mother-daughter entrepreneurs and former contestants on ABC’s “Shark Tank” Tracey Noonan and Dani Vilagie, co-founders of Wicked Good Cupcakes. […]
The Nichols College Men’s Basketball team is en route to Plattsburgh, N.Y., where they will play Friday, March 2, in the NCAA Division III tournament’s first round. The game against the Plattsburgh St. Cardinals starts at 7:30 p.m. The Nichols community hosted a send-off this morning, March 1, for the team in the Athletic Center. […]
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 […]
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 […]