Nichols College has received a $25,000 gift from 1967 graduate James W. Coghlin Sr., chairman and co-founder of Westborough-based Coghlin Companies Inc., a family-owned engineering and manufacturing firm; along with his wife Nancy and their family, of the 15-40 Connection, a non-profit organization aimed at educating and empowering people about early cancer detection. The James […]
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Hollywood Producer to Deliver Nichols College Commencement Address
BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Nichols College has announced that Hollywood film producer Louis A. Stroller ‘63 will deliver the address at the College’s Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the DCU Center in Worcester. During the ceremony, Stroller will also receive an honorary doctoral degree in communications and media from the College. […]
Taylor Pons ’15 Hired as Career Development Specialist
Taylor Pons ’15 has joined the Career and Professional Development Center team as its career development specialist. She graduated with a BSBA in criminal justice and was an active member of the Nichols community. During her senior year, she decided to switch her career focus to higher education administration and later earned a Master’s of […]
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 […]
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 […]