Trustee Fetes Faculty, Midwest Scholars

Friday, April 20, 2012, 5:02 PM

For one evening on March 27th, Daniels Auditorium was transformed into a banquet hall, as longtime Trustee Robert Kuppenheimer ’69 recognized the work of Nichols faculty, as well as the current recipients of the scholarships that bear his name.

In what’s become an annual rite of spring,...

Boxer, ESPY Winner Speaks at Daniels Auditorium

Friday, April 20, 2012, 4:35 PM

by Katarina Floridia ‘14

Dewey Bozella had his first professional fight at the age of 52 against Larry Hopkins, who was half Bozella’s age. Bozella took it to Hopkins, beating him through the later rounds of the fight and winning by unanimous decision. He learned to fight—and says he was...

Sports Management Alums Map Roads to Success

Monday, April 16, 2012, 5:05 PM

On March 22nd, a panel of six Nichols alumni shared the sundry routes they have taken to notable positions in the sports industry, from the National Basketball Association to the New Balance athletic footwear company. For an attentive audience of Sport Management majors in Daniels Auditorium,...

Noted Sports Columnist to Speak at Commencement

Thursday, April 05, 2012, 12:12 PM

Celebrated Boston Globe sports columnist and nationally renowned author Dan Shaughnessy will give the commencement address at Nichols College on Saturday, May 5th. Shaughnessy, who also serves as an associate sports editor for the Globe, will speak to the 430 Nichols students scheduled to...

Scoring an Internship TD

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 9:39 AM

Nichols Senior, Mackenzie Walsh, ran the equivalent of a perfect pass route when she networked her way into an internship with the high-flying New England Patriots football team earlier this year. And Walsh, a senior Marketing major with a minor in Business Communications, hit the ground running...

Career Fair Takes Center Stage

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 4:16 PM

The world of work came to campus on March 6th, as recruiters from almost 75 companies, government agencies, and non-profits met with more than 300 Nichols juniors, seniors, and alumni at Nichols’ annual Career and Internship Fair. Over the three-hour event, held in the Athletic Center, students...

Female Students Told to Aim High

Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 4:45 PM

“Aim for the highest rather than the mediocre. Do something because no one else has done it before,” was the message nearly 70 first-year female students heard as they came together for a night of food, fun and informational sessions. Dubbed “Girls Night Out” and sponsored by Women of Nichols...

Sports Management Students Use Net and Networking Skills at Major Tennis Event

Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 6:30 PM

While the heavy hitting between top tennis players from the United States and Belarus took place in the Fed Cup at Worcester’s DCU Center over the weekend of February 4th and 5th, two dozen Nichols Sports Management majors made their own mark earlier in the week.

They volunteered at the “kids...

MacArthur Winner Dishes Dirt at Davis

Friday, March 02, 2012, 5:52 PM

While fellow scientists have focused with increasing urgency on the problems of global warming, one expert argues that an equally notable threat lurks underfoot, and there’s something that we can do about it. That was the message delivered at the annual Charles Zabriskie, Jr. Lecture by David...

Minding Your Own Business

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 11:56 AM

On Wednesday, February 8th, 130 undergraduate and MBA students packed the central hall of Nichols’ Conant Library to get a firsthand knowledge about what it takes to start a business, courtesy of Nichols alumna and recently-turned entrepreneur Kim McCarthy.

McCarthy, who graduated from Nichols...