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 […]

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 Nichols Receives Gift From Coghlin Co. Chair to Establish Endowed Scholarship

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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 Nichols College Celebrates Class of 2018 at Commencement Ceremony

BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE WORCESTER, Mass.—At their May 5, 2018, graduation from Nichols College, 499 students in the Class of 2018 were advised by one of their own (who just happened to be a famous Hollywood movie producer) to never let fear stand in their way of pursuing their dreams. “You are all about to […]

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 Nichols College Hacks: Experience Off-Campus Like Never Before

Editor’s Note: Here’s a student-focused article written by an intern in the Nichols College Office of Marketing and Communications about off-campus activities for those without vehicles. We thought it was a fun, informative read you could share with your students.   BY KATE-LYNN SCHRAFFA ’18 If you’re having trouble getting off campus, look no further! […]

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 Athletics Update: Fall 2017

ICE HOCKEY (W): Junior Kelly Ferreira was been named the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 4. BASKETBALL (M): Senior Daequon Antoine was been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 4. BASKETBALL (W): Junior Amy Assad was been named the Commonwealth […]

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 Nichols College to Renovate Lombard Dining Hall

Nichols College will launch a multi-phase project to renovate the 43-year-old Lombard Dining Hall at 119 Center Road. Construction is scheduled to start Dec. 15 and is expected to be complete by 2021. BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE Nichols College will launch a multi-phase project to renovate the 43-year-old Lombard Dining Hall at 119 Center Road. […]

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 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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