Nichols Students Meet Alumni Who Work for New Balance, Tesla

BY JILLIAN RICHES Eight Nichols College students had the opportunity last week to visit alumni Jesse Plouffe ’03 and Alexa Smith ‘16 of New Balance and Connor Anderson ’17 of Tesla. A couple of the students reflected on the networking experience: “I appreciated how Connor Anderson was able to share his experiences as such a […]

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 New Scholarships Fete Faculty

At the annual Board of Trustees/Board of Advisors lunch in October, Nichols College announced the creation of the Professor Jack Armstrong Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting, an effort started by regional accounting firms to recognize Armstrong’s contributions to the field in honor of his upcoming retirement from Nichols. In the past year, two other […]

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 Nichols Campus Rec Event Keeps Students on Their Toes

BY ASHLEY DALLAIRE ‘18 Nichols College Campus Recreation hosted its first ever pub night on Oct. 13 in the Fels Student Center lounge. Everyone tends to think that pub nights are strictly for students and faculty over 21 years of age, but this is not true. Over 100 people attended this new kind of pub […]

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 Nichols Community Experiences Sounds of Himalayan Fusion Music

BY ASHLEY DALLAIRE ‘18 Nichols College community members got to enjoy beautiful Nepali folk music on their lunch break Wednesday, Oct. 11, in Fels Student Center. The band, Himalayan Fusion Mantra, performed at Nichols thanks to Professor Prajjwal Panday, Ph.D., and the Nichols Office for International Engagement. When attendees walked into Fels Lounge that afternoon, they […]

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 Nichols Observes National Coming Out Day

Today, Oct. 11, is #NationalComingOutDay, which is dedicated to raising awareness of civil rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. At Nichols College, there are two organizations dedicated to raising awareness and support of the LGBTQ community: NC PRIDE and SAFE ZONE. NC PRIDE NC PRIDE is a student-run organization that works to […]

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