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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!