Today, Nov. 27, is #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Nichols College is participating as a non-profit institution and also as part of a student-driven class project to benefit the Vermont-based Warrior Connection, which helps veterans with Post-Traumatic Shock Disorder (PTSD). Choose Nichols College […]
Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, edition of the Webster Times. By JASON BLEAU Times Correspondent WEBSTER — Over the last few months the Blessed Backpack Brigade has had a lot to be thankful for. The organization, which is geared toward helping local families and homeless individuals in need, […]
Updated: Nov. 12, 2018 Sodexo, Nichols College’s dining services provider, will again hold its annual food/can drive, this time for the Blessed Backpack Brigade, which lost all of its supplies in the August tornado that ripped through parts of Dudley and Webster. Non-perishable food and cans will be collected Nov. 5-13 at Lombard Dining Hall. […]
By HOPE RUDZINSKI DUDLEY—The EF-1 tornado that tore through Dudley and downtown Webster August 4, 2018, impacted many businesses, even causing the demolition of a historic block of buildings. But people, too, suffered devastating loss from the storm. One organization that has spent the past two years helping local homeless and low-income individuals and families, […]
Nichols College is again one of the best colleges in the Northeast, according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company lists Nichols among its “Best in the Northeast”-recommended schools in its “2019 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted this month. The list includes only 225 colleges in the 11-state […]
As most of you are aware, our neighbors in Dudley and Webster were hit last Saturday, August 4, by a tornado. Every day there are more and more stories arising about the destruction and devastation this storm has caused in our community. The Webster-based Blessed Backpack Brigade lost all of their supplies when their storage area, […]
Residents of the Dudley, Oxford, Southbridge, and Webster area (and beyond) are invited to attend the Feb. 20 Nichols College Career and Internship Fair. The event, which will feature recruiters from more than 70 employers, will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Nichols College’s Chalmers Field House on Center Road. Professional attire and […]
Weekly newspaper The Webster Times published Nichols College senior Ashley Dallaire‘s first bylined article. Dallaire, an intern in the Nichols Public Relations office, wrote about how Nichols students, faculty, and staff help the local community during the holidays. Congratulations to Ashley!
BY ASHLEY DALLAIRE ’18 DUDLEY—They don’t call it “the most wonderful time of year” for nothing, especially at Nichols College, where there was no shortage of holiday spirit this season. From coat drives, feeding the homeless, fundraisers to support veterans, and toy drives for local children, Nichols students, faculty, and staff have embraced the spirit […]
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 […]