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Ralph Crowley Jr., president and CEO of Polar Beverages, delivers Nichols College commencement address
May 4, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – Ralph Crowley Jr., president and chief executive officer of Polar Beverages, shared business lessons and life advice as he delivered the Commencement address during the Nichols College Commencement Ceremony on May 4, 2024. A total of 329 students participated in the graduation ceremony held at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Crowley has led […]
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William C. Pieczynski Named Ninth President of Nichols College
April 23, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – William C. Pieczynski, current interim president at Nichols College, has been named the ninth president of the nationally ranked business school. The appointment was announced by the Nichols College Board of Trustees and is effective May 1, 2024. “We are thrilled that Bill has accepted our invitation to assume the presidency of […]
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April 23 REAL Symposium at Nichols College to showcase impactful projects by students, faculty
April 17, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – The College’s second annual Research, Experiential, and Applied Learning (REAL) Symposium will be held April 23. The day-long symposium serves to celebrate and highlight the many unique and impactful projects of Nichols students and faculty, both in and out of the classroom. Project presenters will share their research as well as experiential […]
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Winners of the Nichols College Annual Elevator Speech Competition announced
April 11, 2024
Nichols College held its 12th annual Elevator Speech Competition on April 8 in Daniels Auditorium, yielding four prize winners. The Elevator Speech Competition is an annual tradition at Nichols College where students test their communication and public speaking skills. Participants are challenged to create and deliver a one-minute speech to Nichols community audience members; awards […]
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Ralph Crowley Jr. to deliver Nichols College Commencement Address
April 4, 2024
Pitter to receive honorary degree Dudley, Mass.– Nichols College has announced that Ralph Crowley Jr., president and chief executive officer of Polar Beverages, will give the Commencement Address at the 2024 commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4. Mr. Crowley has led Polar, founded in 1882 and the largest privately owned sparkling beverage bottler in the […]
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Jacqueline Asselin ’24 pens op-ed on financial aid equity
March 15, 2024
Senior Jackie Asselin penned a powerful opinion piece that appeared in today’s Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Jackie provides a thoughtful refute of the Commonwealth’s recent decision to make college free for low- and middle-income students, but only if they attend Massachusetts public institutions. “My family has worked hard to make college possible for my sister […]
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Casey Sherman brings the business of Hollywood to Nichols College
March 11, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – Nichols College hosted acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter and executive producer Casey Sherman on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, to discuss opportunities for students in the booming film and television industry in Massachusetts. Sherman is the creative mind behind two Massachusetts-made blockbusters, Disney’s “The Finest Hours,” starring Chris Pine and Oscar […]
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Nichols College faculty and students offer free tax help to the public
February 29, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – Nichols College is hosting a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program during tax season this year, offering free tax preparation to those in the community whose gross income is $60,000 or less. The VITA program is sponsored by the IRS. The Nichols VITA staff currently consists of Nichols accounting faculty and students. […]
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Reflections on a world away: Costa Rica 2024
February 26, 2024
Experiential learning – or learning by doing – is a hallmark of a Nichols education, which is why one group of students experienced the trip of a lifetime to Costa Rica over winter break. As part of the faculty-led travel course Humanities 270: The Costa Rica Experience, five students spent the fall studying Costa Rica’s […]
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Seventeen students gain hands-on experience at Super Bowl LVIII
February 13, 2024
While the Lombardi Trophy was traveling back to Kansas City on the Chiefs team plane, 17 Nichols College students were jetting home to bucolic Dudley, MA having wrapped up their own wildly successful Super Bowl experience. The group is enrolled in Sports Management 297: Super Bowl Practicum, a hands-on experiential learning opportunity that put them […]
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Nichols College rises in U.S. News Best Online Programs rankings
February 7, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – Nichols College has earned recognition in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings in several categories. In the competitive Best Online Master’s in Business Programs category, which excludes the MBA, the college rose 10 spots to No. 140 out of a pool of nearly 250 ranked institutions. Nichols […]
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Nichols College announces President’s and Dean’s Lists for Fall 2023
February 5, 2024
DUDLEY, Mass. – Nichols College is pleased to have named more than 440 students to the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the fall 2023 semester. The Dean’s List and President’s List give recognition to those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must have […]
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