New students moved into their new home at Nichols College Friday, August 24. Residence Life staff, members of the Student Government Association, and athletes took part in helping parents and first-year students move their belongings into their rooms in Shamie Hall. Nichols welcomed 423 incoming students. Of the total, 356 are first-year students, and 67 […]
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Boston Media Shine Spotlight on 2 New Bison from Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School
After Surviving Parkland School Shooting, Goodman, Defroscia Call Nichols College Home DUDLEY, Mass.–Reporters from NBC Boston, FOX25 Boston, and NESN were at Nichols College in late August to interview Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Fla.) graduates and Nichols College first-year student football players Tyler Goodman ’22 and Nick Defroscia ’22. During their interviews, Tyler and Nick […]
Lombard Rising: An Update on Dining Hall’s Renovation
When students return to campus this month, they’ll witness a very different Lombard Dining Hall. Construction started in December, and the project’s completion is expected in 2021. According to Robert LaVigne, Nichols College’s associate vice president for facilities management, Lombard’s renovation will be phased over the next three years. The project has six phases. Currently, […]
Worcester State Partnership with Nichols Provides Cost-Effective Path to Counterterrorism Master’s
By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE and NANCY SHEEHAN WORCESTER—Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., and Worcester State University President Barry M. Maloney entered an agreement August 14, 2018, that will reduce the cost of earning a Nichols master’s degree in counterterrorism, a subject area that has become increasingly important in today’s world. President Engelkemeyer traveled […]
Alumni, Families Offer New Students Move-in Day Advice
BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE Keep your door open. Let your mom make your bed. Don’t lose your keys. Get involved. Bring laundry detergent. Smile! Think back to your first day of college, and the days leading up to it. Many of you must have felt some anxiety mixed with excitement about the unknown. To help […]