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 […]
Author: Lorraine Martinelle
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 […]
5th Annual ‘President for a Day’ to Be Held in April
President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., has announced the 5th annual “President for a Day” contest. During this special day, President Engelkemeyer swaps roles with a Nichols College full-time undergraduate day student to experience student life. Meanwhile, the lucky student gets to experience what it’s like to be a college president. While the President breaks out […]
Professor Erika C. Smith Interviewed about President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Nichols College Political Science Professor Erika Cornelius Smith, Ph.D., was interviewed Feb. 16, 2019, by Worcester News Tonight for her perspective on President Trump’s declaring a national emergency. Watch the news clip, below: In January she was interviewed for a TV news story about the federal government shutdown. Here’s the news […]
Nichols Career & Internship Fair Open to Local Residents Seeking Job Opportunities
By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE Did you know that the Nichols College Career and Internship Fair isn’t just for our students? Residents of southern Worcester County communities (and beyond) are invited to attend the Feb. 19, 2019, Nichols College Career and Internship Fair. The event, which will feature recruiters from over 70 employers, will be held […]
STUDENT PROFILE: Austin DuVarney is a Communicator, Photographer, Traveler
By RONALD SCHACHTER DUDLEY, Mass.—Excellent communicator. Serious photographer. Loves traveling abroad. Wants to give back. You might find these personal descriptions on a good resume. Or on an online dating site. For Nichols College senior Austin DuVarney, however, they speak to his experiences as a student and his aspirations as a graduate. Unlike most of […]
Nichols is ‘Friendliest’ School in Massachusetts for Military Veterans, Servicemembers, Their Families
Military Friendly® Lauds Nichols’ Support of Their Educational Pursuits By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Nichols College has been recognized as the only Gold Military Friendly® school in Massachusetts by publisher VIQTORY Media. The 2019-2020 Military Friendly® Schools list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools in the United States that support and […]