Nichols College Students Appointed as Orientation Program Leaders

As an orientation leader, Nichols students gain experience and career-ready skills in event planning, teamwork, leadership, and motivation.   By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE The Nichols College Office of Student Involvement has appointed 14 students to serve as 2019 Orientation Leaders, mentoring the incoming members of the Class of 2023 and guiding them toward success as […]

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 Nichols College to Celebrate Class of 2019 This Week

In addition to Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, two other accomplished individuals will receive honorary degrees from Nichols College: Charles F. Monahan Jr., president of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University; and, posthumously, Robert Miller, Ph.D., a former Nichols trustee.   By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito will deliver the keynote address […]

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 Nichols College Students Awarded for Academic Achievement

Nichols College honored on April 23, 2019, the following students with academic awards, certifications, and scholarships for outstanding performance in their respective fields of study and programs of interest. The seniors will graduate at the College’s May 11 Commencement at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. EDWIN L. HUBBARD FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPS Kyle Desjardins, sophomore accounting […]

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 Sound of Music: Nichols Bison Singers to Perform First Concert April 29

By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE The Hill is alive … with the sound of music! Bison Singers, an 11-member group of Nichols College students, launched at the start of spring semester and has spent the past couple months learning music and vocal techniques. In fact, their rehearsals are often enjoyed by those working in the library. […]

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 Nichols Class of 2019 ‘Presents a Unique Situation’: 5 Seniors with Perfect GPA

While Nichols College’s Class of 2019 boasts five students who have achieved a 4.0 GPA, only one of them could offer the valedictory address at this year’s Commencement, which will be held Saturday, May 11, at the DCU Center in Worcester. “The Class of 2019 presents us with a unique situation,” said Professor Mauri S. […]

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 Author, Declutter Expert Mary Carlomagno Delivers Inspiring Keynote at EWIB Conference

Nationally renowned clutter control expert and author Mary Carlomagno—who was a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”—delivered the keynote address at the 9th annual Empowering Women in Business Conference (EWIB) at Nichols College Thursday, April 4, in Daniels Auditorium. The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Nichols College hosts the conference, which is designed to […]

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 Events Announced for Institute of Women’s Leadership Annual Awareness Week

By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—This week (April 1-5) is the Nichols College Institute for Women’s Leadership‘s (IWL) annual Awareness Week, and a slate of events has been scheduled for the Nichols community to join the conversation. Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, April 2; it symbolizes how far into the year women must work to […]

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 A Look Back: Nichols Commencement Speakers from the Past Decade

STORY UPDATED April 9, 2019 Commencement will be held Saturday, May 11, at the DCU Center in Worcester. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE You may know by now that this year’s Commencement speaker will be Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. Her boss, Governor Charlie Baker, had the gig in 2016. […]

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 Expert on Financial Crime, Fraud, Money Laundering to Speak at Nichols College April 10

The April 10 event, “Fraud Findings,” is sponsored by the Nichols College Office of Academic Affairs and Fischer Institute and is free and open to the public; it starts at 3 p.m.   By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—An expert in financial crime, forensic accounting, and fraud prevention will speak April 10, 2019, at Nichols […]

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 Webster Times Covers Professor Emily Thomas Lecture: ‘Clara Barton Was One of the Brave Ones’

Editor’s Note: The following article was published in the March 22, 2019, edition of The Webster Times, on page 3.   By GUS STEEVES CORRESPONDENT DUDLEY — Today, almost nobody would say women aren’t qualified to be nurses. But when Clara Barton lived in the 19th century, they were routinely rejected from caring from anyone […]

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