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October 23, 2009
Dr. Crystal Bickford, Director of Academic Services, will be starting the last year of two consecutive terms as the President of the Learning Assistance Association of New England. She will be overseeing the conference on Friday, November 6th, to be held at Great Bay Community College, in New Hampshire. Assistant Director of Academic Services, Jessica Bacon, and Dr. Bickford took students Justin Thurston and Constance Bennett to the National Day on Writing with Worcester Pride Academy and Worcester Youth Center on Tuesday, October 20th, where they worked with potential GED students on professional development including resumes and application letters.
Kim Charbonneau, Nichols Criminal Justice Program Chair and two lucky students, Connecticut residents Stephanie Cafiero and Meghan Wagner attended the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Conference in Anaheim, California, on September 21st-24th. The two Nichols seniors had an opportunity to attend educational sessions, examine exhibits featuring the latest security technology and services, and network with some of the 22,000 security professional attending.“This Conference is a wonderful opportunity for 2010 grads seeking job opportunities,” says Professor Charbonneau. “Nichols training in identifying a company’s risks and vulnerabilities and performing asset analysis and business continuity planning give our students an advantage when taking that first career leap.”
The new issue of the journal Human Architecture (Volume VII, Issue 1, Winter 2009) has just been published, including an article co-authored by Nichols students Allie Hallam, Anne Geiwitz, alumnus Matthew Kerzner and faculty member/chaplain Wayne-Daniel Berard. The piece is entitled Meditation as a Teaching and Learning Tool, and grew from a presentation by the same name at last year’s Teaching For Transformation Conference at UMass, Boston. For further information and to obtain a copy visit http://www.okcir.com.
Assistant Professor of Management, Dr. Marcus Goncalves’ new book, titled Agile Project Management, has been published this week by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME Press). This book was written in co-authorship with Raj Heda, a GPS adjunct instructor from IBM. The book has been endorsed by Enbridge (a leader in energy transportation and distribution in North America and internationally), and Pennsylvania Power Lines (PPL).
Dr. Hans Despain, Assistant Professor of Economics, will be offered a contract from Routledge Press for his book, tentatively titled The Pedagogy of Self-emancipation: Dialectical Critical Realism and the Political Economy of Education.
July 1, 2009
At the end of May, Joel Cormier, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, presented his dissertation at the North America Society of Sport Management (NASSM) conference in Columbia, South Carolina. As a result of his publication in Athletic and his work with the Drake Group, Joel was named to the "Who's Who of North American Collegiate Faculty" in a book published by Monclair Publishing on June 12th.
Professors Wayne-Daniel Berard and Ezat Parnia, and Protestant Campus Minister/Adjunct Humanities Faculty, Joe Shea, have had their workshop proposal for the New England Faculty Development Consortium's (NEFDC) Fall Conference accepted. It is entitled "A Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim Walk into a Classroom...; Interfaith Teaching in a Rancorous World," and it is based upon their recent team-taught course Christians and Muslims and Jews -- Oh Why! There will be a Q&A session following the presentation. The conference will be held at The DCU Center in Worcester, Friday, November 13th.
Assistant Professors Kim Charbonneau and Marcia Behrens and students, Chris Healy and Chris Brock, won first place on May 11th in the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce golf tournament at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, MA. As the winners, Nichols College will be placed on the Blackstone Valley Cup which will be displayed at Nichols for one year.
Professor Charbonneau attended a seminar in June entitled "Public Safety-Bridging the Communication Gap between Law Enforcement, Private Security and the FBI," which was sponsored by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).
June 5, 2009
Dr. Colleen Colles, Associate Professor of Sport Management, presented a research project titled: Sport Management Accreditation: Current Perceptions & Future Implications, at the North American Society for Sport Management national conference held in Columbia, SC, on May 27-30th. The research was co-presented with Professor Jo Williams from the University of Southern Maine.
Professors Colles and Williams were recently notified that two of their research articles will be published in the fall, 2009 edition of the Sport Management Education Journal. The articles are: Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes: The Role of the Internship Portfolio in Sport Management Assessment and Specialized Accreditation of Sport Management Programs: Perspectives of Faculty and Administrators. The two have also co-authored a book chapter titled: "Voluntary Associations and Eligibility Issues," which will appear in the fifth edition of Law for Recreation and Sport Managers due out early next year.
Assistant Professors of Mathematics, Mark Naigles and Nick Gorgievski, presented their paper, "Using Technology to Reach Developmental Math Students," at the NEFDC's Spring Conference on May 29th at the University of Connecticut. They discussed Nichols' innovative "Math Safety Net" course and how it is enhanced by the use of MyMathLab, an online course-management system. Professor Naigles discussed the design and implementation challenges of the course and Professor Gorgievski gave a demonstration of the system highlighting features that make it easy for students and instructors. A lively Q&A closed out the session.
April 24, 2009
Professor of Environmental Science, Mauri Pelto, was invited to present a paper at the 24th Annual Pacific Climate Conference in Monterey, CA, this week. The paper was "Response of North Cascade Glaciers to Climate Change, Methods for Forecasting Their Mass Balance and Survival."
Dr. Pelto was an invited speaker at the 6th Annual Massachusetts Water Resources Conference on Water Dependencies in New England at UMASS, Amherst, on April 7th. He chaired the morning session on Hydrologic Stress, Prediction and Estimation and presented a paper on "Declining Minimum Flows in the Quinsigamond River," with Margaret Kearns of the State Riverways Program.
Dr. Pam Hollander's past and present Culture and Language of Hip Hop Classes and the Nichols College Radio Station held the Second Biannual Hip Hop Radio Station Party April 22nd in Alumni Hall outside the WRNC Station. Students enjoyed good music and good company.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Jason Price, was the invited speaker at the Pi Mu Epsilon induction ceremony at Providence College on April 15th. His talk was entitled "An introduction to Stark's Conjectures."
Today, Pete Engh, Associate Dean for Academic Administration & Records, is representing Nichols College at the inauguration of Dr. Paul J. Fonteyn as seventh president of Green Mountain College, Vermont.
Pictured is Dr. Joel Cormier, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, with Bill Rhoden, NY Times Sports Columnist, author of the book 40 Million Dollar Slaves, and a frequent commentator on ESPN's weekly show, "The Sports Reporters". Dr. Cormier met Mr. Rhoden this past weekend at the Collegiate Sport Research Institute (CSRI) in Chapel Hill, NC, where on Friday, he presented his research and findings on Athletic Director hiring practices. Professor Cormier is hoping to inspire Nichols students who may be attending next year's events, as a case study competition will be open once again to undergraduate students interested in attending. Contact was also made at the CSRI Conference with Dr. Andrew Zimbalist, bestselling author in the area of Sport Economics, to come to Nichols College as part of next year's CCCI theme on "The Recession: Past, Present and Future."
Dr. Libba Moore, Associate Dean of Business, and Assistant Professor of Marketing, Larry Muller, attended the annual International Association of College Business Educators (IACBE) conference in Louisville, KY, April 1st to 3rd. This organization grants discipline specific accreditation to our business programs and provides guidance on assessing our students' learning outcomes. Dr. Moore serves as the Region 1 Secretary and Treasurer and Professor Muller serves as Chair of the National Membership Committee.
March 27, 2009
Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Tim Liptrap, was featured in the Telegram & Gazette's Money section in an article entitled: "Checking Out: Use of Written Checks is Plummeting." His photo was taken in one of the new group project rooms in the Library.
Recently, Professor Liptrap presented a workshop titled Social Networking: Meet Your Customers in Their Space. The presentation took place at the Westminster Village Inn and was open to the members of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Pam Hollander, Assistant Professor of English, presented her paper "Moving Beyond Traditional Understandings of Personal Connections to Writing Topics," at the Annual Northeast Modern Language Association Conference in Boston on February 27th.
Professor Hollander recently gave a talk to faculty and graduate students in the Language, Literacy and Culture Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, on March 4th titled "To Love Hip Hop and Look at the Flaws at the Same Time: Benefits and Challenges of Engaging Students in a Critique of Hip Hop."
Dr. Crystal Bickford, Director of Academic Services, recently received a copy of the March 2009 The Writing Lab Newsletter, and her dissertation, Examining Writing Center Training Texts: Towards a Tutor Training Pedagogy was listed in an article, "Introduction to a List of Dissertations and Thesises on Writing Centers, 1924-2008." The article discusses the most current dissertations as being "key sites for sustained inquiry into a host of teaching and learning issues."
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dr. Arthur McGovern, is working with Pearson Publishing to revise the Instructor's Manual for Bee/Boyd, The Developing Child, Twelfth Edition. Dr McGovern is authoring integrated teaching outlines for each chapter of the textbook and linking the material to Pearson's online teaching assets to help instructors present the material more effectively.
On March 10th, Assistant Professor of Management, Marcus Goncalves, took a group of his International Management students to an Ethiopian restaurant in Boston. The objective was for them to experience, in practice, how to conduct a business meeting in a culturally diverse environment. They were giving a script to negotiate an agreement and charged to study the culture so that they could have an effective meeting. The students did excellent research on the Ethiopian culture and conducted a great business meeting while eating with their hands from a common plate.
Dr. Joel Cormier, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, has had his abstract entitled "The Impact of NCAA Division Level on Athletic Director Leadership Frame" accepted for presentation at the NASSM 2009 Conference in May.
From April 15th to April 18th, Professor Cormier will be presenting at the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on "The Nike Ducks' Bucks: Earning the Athletic Director Job at the University of Oregon." He also has an article due to be published in the April/May Issue of Athletic Management in the section "Gameplan: Leadership." His article discusses the impact of leadership frame on effective leadership in college athletics.
On April 4-8th, Dr. Joanne Newcombe, Associate Professor of Education, will be at Madonna University in Livonia Michigan as part of an NCATE (National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education) team conducting an accreditation visit.
Under the direction and choreography of Adjunct Instructor of Dance, Jacqueline Eve Head, the Nichols College Dance Company will perform ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and modern dance on Wednesday, April 8th, at 7 pm, in Daniels Auditorium. Some performances have been choreographed by the students and they are excited to showcase their talent. One of the marketing classes has helped to promote this event throughout campus.
March 6, 2009
Marcus Goncalves, Assistant Professor of Management, will be delivering a three-day workshop on "Agile Project Management" in London, during March 16-18, 2009, at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, as part of their efforts to assist the British Parliament in managing new renewable energy projects.
Dr. Colleen Colles, Associate Professor of Sport Management, and Dr. Jo Williams have had their abstract entitled "Sport Management Accreditation: Current Perceptions and Future Implications" accepted for presentation at the NASSM 2009 Conference in May. Of the 410 abstracts submitted, 260 were accepted.
Art Duhaime, Assistant Professor of Management, has been invited to attend an Operations Management Focus Group at McGraw-Hill Publishing in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Approximately fifteen professors from around the United States will participate, and Nichols will receive a citation in the textbook being developed.
In May, Dr. Joanne Newcombe, Associate Professor of Education, will be teaching a graduate research course in Seoul, South Korea.
January 30th, 2009
Assistant Professor of Management, Marcus Goncalves, recently returned from the Philippines and Japan where he delivered two workshops on Agile Project Management.
Dr. Sasha Tipper, Professor of English, recently had her book published titled, "Lady Jane Wilde's Letters to Lotten von Kraemer." It is the first of four volumes of Jane Wilde's letters to be published by the Edwin Mellen Press.
Dr. Joanne Newcombe, Associate Professor of Education, will be attending the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference in Chicago as the Advisor to the new Student Education Association of Massachusetts (SEAM) Chapter on Campus. Nichols College is the first private school to have a chapter in the state. Nichols has also received a check for $1,000 to support the chapter from the National Education Association (NEA).
December 19th
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Larry Muller, has accepted the chairmanship of the Membership Committee for IACBE. He has served as a Committee member for the past two years. Professor Muller will be required to chair the annual meeting at this year's national IACBE conference in Louisville.
Dr. Crystal Bickford, Director of Academic Services, has been re-elected for a second term as the president for the Learning Assistance Association of New England.
December 5th
Students in Professor Art Duhaime's Operations Management classes were hosted by Senior Management of Linemaster Switch Corporation in Woodstock, CT, again this year. Over sixty students were treated to a full tour of the facility, with stops in management work areas as well as nearly all production areas. This marks the fourth year that Linemaster Switch has been willing to open up their company to our students, and student feedback remains very positive.
Several members of the Nichols College Management / Human Resources Club, under the guidance of Dr. Libba Moore and Professor Art Duhaime, recently attended the New England Business Expo at the DCU Center in Worcester.
Students toured the exhibition hall, met with business owners, marketing executives and representatives from dozens of companies, thereby making new networking contacts and learning the ins and outs of trade show attendance.
In keeping with the Nichols College tradition, students arrived dressed as business professionals and conducted themselves with confidence.
Dr. Crystal Bickford, Assistant Professor of English, and Jess Bacon, Assistant Director of the ARC, attended the Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE) Conference on November 7th, at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, NH, with four student tutors: Jessica Belanger, James Fritz, Krystin Kerekes, and Ji-Young Kim. During the conference, Professor Bickford presented a paper, "Plugged Into WAC: Using Technology to Facilitate Writing Across the Curriculum."
Professor Pam Hollander's two Language and Culture of Hip Hop classes wrote CD reviews, which were presented to the Nichols Radio Station on Wednesday, December 3rd. The students were guests on the radio from 4-6 pm. The radio station played songs that the students reviewed, and in turn, the students went on air to comment on the songs. Students enjoyed a pizza party to celebrate the radio station's new CD review book. This project was designed to give students a larger audience to write for beyond their teacher. Pictured is freshman Adam Mohieldin.
Professor Hollander co-authored an article with her husband, Justin Hollander, Urban Studies Professor at Tufts, entitled "Activist Literacy in Shrinking Cities: Lessons for Urban Education," in the current (Fall/Winter 2008) issue of the Language Arts Journal of Michigan.
Katarina Fachin Lucas, had her book recently go to print called, Walk With Me: Mentoring Girls. Dr. Fachin Lucas was the former Assistant Professor of Education and Program Chair of the Preparation Program, and she began drafting the book while working at Nichols. It is available on www.Amazon.com and www.BarnesandNoble.com.
Dr. Art McGovern, Assistant Professor of Psychology, recently had a study published in The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences called "Personality, Daily Activities and College Adjustment."
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Jason Price, gave a talk on "Popescu's Conjectures in Multiquadratic Extensions," at the Binghamton Graduate Conference in Algebra and Topology, on November 8th, at Binghamton University.
On December 2nd, two busloads of students representing the Sport Management, Marketing, Business Communication, Arts & Entertainment, LINC, and Economics programs made a successful trip to New York City. Each group participated in an academic endeavor while visiting the city. For example, Marketing and Communication lead by Professor Larry Muller visited with Nichols alumnus, Tom Franzese '75, of Lazard Asset Management for a career presentation and then engaged in marketing activities in Times Square. Shortly thereafter, both Arts and Entertainment and Marketing students took a tour of the NBC Studios.
LINC and Sport Management students toured the city, visited attractions such as Grand Central Station, Times Square, Wall Street, Ground Zero and St. Patrick's Cathedral. A group of junior Sport Management majors also met and participated in interviews with staff from Madison Square Garden (MSG), NY Knicks, and NY Rangers regarding internships for the upcoming summer and fall semesters. The Nichols College Sport Management program is one of a handful of colleges that are invited in for a private interview session at MSG. Professor Joel Cormier also accompanied junior Sport Management student, Brian Ciaramitaro, on an internship interview with NASCAR. If accepted, this will be the first Nichols student to internship with the NASCAR brand.
In addition, sixty of the students, staff and faculty met at Madison Square Garden and participated in a discussion about careers in sport management. The discussion was led by Scott O'Neil, the president and CEO of Madison Square Garden Sport Properties. Later in the evening, the same group took in the NY Knicks versus Portland Trailblazers game.
Faculty and staff who participated in this annual trip were Colleen Colles, Joel Cormier, Dawn Sherman, Maureen Butler, Louise Nordstrom, Marie Beardwood, Tim Griggs, Larry Muller and Tim Liptrap. Appreciation is extended to Dean Alan Reinhardt for making this trip possible and to Kristy Cullivan for organizing the visit with alumnus Tom Franzese '75.
Dr. Edward Kolek, Assistant Dean for Learning Services, and Dawn Sherman, Assistant Dean for Special Academic Programs, attended the 15th National Conference on Students in Transition, from November 8-10, 2008 in Columbia, South Carolina. They presented one program on Monday, November 10th, titled "The Middle Years: A Focused Approach to Teaching Career Development to Sophomores and Juniors." The program was well received and was attended by over twenty university and college career professionals.
Assistant Professor of Management, Marcus Goncalves, received an invitation recently to deliver a three-day workshop to a group of power generation (nuclear and coal-fired) professionals in Manila, Philippines, on the topic of "Agile Project Management." The workshop will take place January 12-14, 2009.
On November 20th, Dr. Joel Cormier and students from the Sport Management Club traveled to Springfield, Massachusetts, to visit the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. After visiting the facility, the Vice President for Events and Entertainment, Paul Lambert, spoke to the students about the operations. The students then visited Jason Gonet, Manager of Marketing, Entertainment, and Community Relations of the Springfield Falcons, at the Mass Mutual Center, where they were given a tour of the facility and an inside look and presentation about the operations of this American Hockey League franchise.
On November 6th, Dr. Joel Cormier presented part of his doctoral dissertation research in a presentation titled, "Competing Dualisms: Goal Orientation and Graduation Rates in College Athletics" at the 29th Annual North American Society for Sport Sociology (NASSS) Conference in Denver, Colorado. This presentation capped off a year where Nichols faculty represented the College by presenting at many of the major conferences in their field including: the Sport, Recreation, and Law (SRLA) Conference, the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference, and the coveted North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. This is quite a feat in the growing field of sport management, even among the most prestigious colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada.
September 12
This July, Dr. Art McGovern presented a paper entitled "Personality, Daily Activities and College Adjustment: Predictors of Student Success" at the Third International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences held in Prato, Italy. A good time was had by all, especially Art.
Lady Jane Wilde's letters to a Swedish feminist, Lotten von Kraemer, which Dr. Karen Tipper edited during her sabbatical at the University of Cambridge, have been accepted for publication by the Edwin Mellen Press. Furthermore, Dr. Tipper has won a prize, awarded only twice before, called the Adele Mellen Prize: for every volume of letters the press publishes, she will be awarded $1,000. The letters are in various libraries-the Clark Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Reading Library, the National Library of Sweden, New York Public Library and so forth--so she will be busy editing and travelling for a number of years.
August 15
Fr. Conrad Pecevich, Humanities Adjunct, participated in a week-long program in June on "Muslim-Christian Dialogue" sponsored by Georgetown University's Interreligious Office. The study program was led by Islamic scholars from around the United States, and the objective was to foster dialogue and understanding between Christians and Muslims.
Last week, Fr. Conrad was in Turkey attending an educational seminar, which was an expansion of the above program.
Professor of Accounting and Finance, Jack Armstrong, was appointed vice chairman of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
Heather Maietta, Director of Career Services, and Dawn Sherman, Assistant Dean for Special Academic Programs, coordinated a National Exchange at Nichols titled "Four Critical Years: Proactive Solutions for Today's Students and Tomorrow's Leaders" on August 3-5, 2008. The 46 conference participants came from thirteen states, including Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, and five New England states. President Debra M. Townsley welcomed the group on the first morning.
Monday, August 4, was a "PDS Institute Day," with multiple presentations about the PDS program including several panels. Thanks is extended to the following PDS panelists who shared their experience of teaching in the PDS program: Larry Downs, moderator; Heather Barbour, Andrea Becker, Paul Brower, Len Harmon, Rick Hilliard, Tim Liptrap, and Larry Muller. Appreciation goes out to the following corporate recruiters and hiring managers who discussed how prepared Nichols students are for the "real world": Steve Hesselton, Senior Recruiter, Sovereign Bank; Liz Diggin, Campus Recruiter, Target; and Tony Poti, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club.
The third panel included alumni who spoke about the value of the PDS Program in their careers. The panelists were: Perry Bonnet, Class of 2007; Denisse Brea, Class of 2008; Christin Evangelista, Class of 2008; and Kassia White, Class of 2008.
Professor Rick Hilliard served as moderator for the alumni panel. Cari Velez, Edward Kolek, KC Poplawski, and Larry Downs presented information about the four PDS courses, along with PDS and OCS staff.
The second full day of the event was a "Career Conference," with concurrent session presenters from Marist College, Temple University, UCONN, Pine Manor College, and Post University. Larry Muller presented a concurrent session, while four concurrent sessions were presented by the PDS and OCS Staff. The keynote presentation was by Peter Vogt and Terese Corey Blanck, both nationally known career counselors and authors of several books in career development.
Several participants had positive feedback on the conference and its offerings.
July 18
On May 15th, Joel Cormier, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on "Multiframe Leadership, Goal Orientation, and Organizational Effectiveness in Intercollegiate Athletics." On July 30th, he officially earned his Ph.D. in Health, Exercise and Sport Science with a specialization in Sport Administration from the University of New Mexico.
Mark Naigles, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, is running a summer Mathematical Problem Solving program at the University of Connecticut in conjunction with KAST - Kids are Scientists Too. The program was specially designed by Professor Naigles for two different age groups-for students entering grades 5-7 and grades 8-10. The course focuses on hands-on learning by playing games and solving puzzles. Just for fun, a bit of enrichment was added to the curriculum as well. Given the level of interest in the program in its first year, this Problem Solving program is likely to become a regular offering for the KAST program.
Assistant Professor of Management, Marcus Goncalves, had a new book published by ASME Press last week titled "Global Management Strategies: Sales, Design, Manufacturing & Operations." The book has been endorsed by IBM Hannover Infrastructure team and the Telemedia Group in Istanbul, Turkey. The book was co-authored by Brian Porter. More information on this book can be found at:
http://catalog.asme.org/books/PrintBook/Global_Management_Strategies.cfm
Dr. Edward Kolek, Assistant Dean for Learning Services, and Dawn Sherman, Assistant Dean for Special Academic Programs, attended the 2008 National Career Development Association (NCDA) Global Conference from July 9-11 in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference was "Public Policy & Advocacy: Finding Our Voice and Making It Heard." They presented a program on Thursday, July 10th titled, "The Middle Years: Providing a Solid Career Foundation for Sophomores and Juniors." The program was well-received and attended by over twenty-five university and college career professionals.
June 9, 2008
Sport Management faculty members Colleen Colles and Timothy Liptrap presented research at the North American Society for Sport Management Conference held in Toronto, Ontario, May 28- 31, 2008. Dr. Colles co-presented with Joanne Williams from the University of Southern Maine. Their research presentation was titled “Assessment of Student Accomplishments and Program Evaluation: The Role of the Internship Portfolio in Sport Management.” Professor Liptrap's presentation was titled “Web 2.0 Meets Faculty: Engaging Students in Their Space.” Both presentations received enthusiastic responses from the attendees. The conference also provided detailed information about future accreditation of sport management programs. Nichols College hopes to be among the first schools to seek and attain this formal designation.
On May 29th, Professor Mauri Pelto chaired a session and presented a paper, "Survivability of Glaciers in the Pacific Northwest," at the Eastern Snow Conference in Vermont.
Dr. Pelto was one of the contributing authors to the Glacier Mass Balance Bulletin #9, published in May by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, under the auspices of the UN.
On May 6th, Dr. Jim Conrad presented to the Nichols Academy Trustees on "The Academies of Nichols Academy." Dr. Conrad discussed the nature of the goals and programs which were part of the Academy offering between 1819 and 1931 as examples of the roles played by a regionally-recognized, rural Massachusetts academy.
May 9, 2008
Marcus Goncalves, Assistant Professor of Management, recently returned from Brazil again, after speaking at another campus of Estacio de Sa College, in Vila Velha. The topic this time was on "The Role of Business Administrators in Today's Global Context." This event attracted 450 attendees, including students, faculty, and local business executives.
In April, Bridges, the online newsletter for the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) featured an article about student portfolios written by Dawn Sherman, Assistant Dean for Special Academic Programs. The article titled "Career Portfolios: A Valuable Tool in the Job Market," discussed the process our students go through to develop their portfolios and the benefits of having a career portfolio to use in the interview process.
History Professors Paul Lambert and Thomas Smith accompanied the History Club and their students in The American Presidency class and the Age of Roosevelt class to Hyde Park, NY where they visited the Vanderbilt Mansion and the FDR Home and Museum.
Professor Mauri Pelto had a paper published recently in The Cryosphere, titled "The equilibrium flow and mass balance of the Taku Glacier, Alaska 1950-2006."
April 25, 2008
Marcus Goncalves, Assistant Professor of Management, recently had his new book published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) titled Conflict Resolution: Concepts and Practices. The book received the endorsement of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston University, and the Government Accounting Office of Brazil. For a quick review, go to the link: http://catalog.asme.org/books/PrintBook/Conflict_Resolution_Concepts.cfm
Professors Colleen Colles, Joel Cormier and Tim Liptrap accompanied Sport Management students to New York City on Friday April 11, 2008. In an effort to find internships, the group visited the offices of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), and Madison Square Garden, which also included visits with both the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Rangers (NHL).
At WNBA, the group met with Kristin Bernert, Vice President of Team Business Development, Hilary Shaev, Vice President of Marketing, Keia McFadden, Senior Coordinator Team Business Development, and an impromptu visit from Donna Orender, President of the WNBA. At the Major League Soccer meeting, they met with Soccer United Marketing staff members including Courtney Carter, Manager of Business Development and Camilo Durana, Director of Partnership Marketing. At Madison Square Garden, the group met with Leigh Anne Berte, Coordinator of Marketing, Kristian Petesic, Coordinator of Basketball Operations and Ricky Henne, Associate Producer of MSG Interactive.
Professor Mauri Pelto presented a paper on "The Equilibrium and Disequilibrium of Pacific Northwest Glaciers" at the American Association of Geographers meeting in Boston, MA. Dr. Pelto had an article published at RealClimate, the premier climate science website, titled "Moulins, Calving Fronts and Greenland Outlet Glacier Acceleration." The first four Fridays in May, a group of Bartlett High School students will be on campus participating in the Pipeline Program with Professor Pelto.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Nicholas Gorgievski, co-authored a book titled "Measuring K-8 Teachers' Perceptions of Discourse Use in their Mathematics Classes," which was published in the February 2008 edition of the Journal School Science and Mathematics.
On Friday, April 18th, Assistant Professor of Business Communication, Luanne Proko, took a group of students to Boston to see the longest running show in Boston, Shear Madness. As part of the new partnership Nichols has entered into with Quinsigamond Community College, a group of students led by Professor John Brand joined Nichols. Shear Madness is an improv "whodunit," and the students enjoyed taking part in the show. A special thanks to the Athletic Department for donating a Nichols Athletics t-shirt. Our shirt was worn by one of the actors during the show and our students demonstrated their Bison pride!