Nichols College

Lexxus Andrews receives the Outstanding Leader for the Class of 2020 award from Nichols College.

Mallory Russell receives the Outstanding Leader for the Class of 2021 award from Nichols College.

Christine Collins receives the Outstanding Leader for the Class of 2022 award from Nichols College.

Jenna Delorenzo receives the Outstanding Leader for the Class of 2023 award from Nichols College.

Emily Tinyszin receives the Up & Comer Award from Nichols College.

Kiley Lafortune class of 2022 receives the Student Employee of the Year Award.

Devin Brown, class of 2021, a marketing major at Nichols College, receives the Shining Star Award. This award is given to a student who embodies the mission of Nichols College and Student Life. This student is active in all aspects of the Nichols College community including: academics, leadership on campus, work study, athletic involvement or support, and cultural development.

Joey McCall, class of 2020, a finance major at Nichols College receives the Intramural Athlete of the Year Award. This award is given to the participant who best demonstrates determination, dedication and competitiveness in a manner in which encourages good sportsmanship and Bison Pride.

Kevin Chetwynd class of 2022, a Business Administration and Management Major was awarded the Nichols College, Community Service Leader of the Year Award. This award is given to a student who demonstrates a strong connection to the community through service and leadership.

Lindsey Gerzabek class of 2020, a Criminal Justice and Psychology Major was awarded with the Cheryl Alderman Memorial Award. During her years as Employer Relations Coordinator in the Career and Professional Development Center, Cheryl Alderman loved the Nichols College Community and was passionate about the value of internships for our students. Cheryl was diagnosed with ALS in Spring 2014 and passed away later that year. This award is given in her memory to a student who exemplifies Bison Pride and exhibited leadership, initiative and commitment to excellence during an internship.

Seven students from Nichols College attended the North American Model United Nations Conference at the University of Toronto, Victoria College campus, on February 20-22, 2020. Model United Nations is a program that aims to build and maintain strong links between the UN and Model UN participants around the world by providing students hands-on experience through real-world issues simulated at conferences.

Megan Nathanson, of Scarborough, Maine, and Matt Dumont of Derby, Vermont, both sport management majors. The induction took place at the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation Conference (COSMA) at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on February 6th, COSMA, a specialized accrediting body, promotes and recognizes excellence in sport management education worldwide in colleges and universities at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels.

When connections, opportunity and preparation meet, exciting things can happen. Just ask Devon Callahan, a senior management major at Nichols College, who landed the internship of a lifetime at Kilkea Castle in Ireland. "I never thought I would ever get a job working for a castle in Ireland, especially not at 22 years old," she says.

Michael Battaini, a Nichols College senior, was recognized by Northwestern Mutual as one of the Top 100 Financial Representative Interns in the country during the fall/winter semester. The Top 100 Interns are invited to a Winter Camp, from February 27 - 29, in Milwaukee, Wis., to learn from top financial representatives, advisors, and leaders in the Northwestern Mutual system. Participants will network and connect with other interns across the country, as well as create goals and a vision for future career success.

Many hard-working students at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., have achieved Dean's List or President's List honors during the fall 2019 semester. The Dean's List and President's List give recognition to those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. In order to be included on the Dean's List, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and must have received no grades below B- during the semester. Students whose semester grade point average is 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and no grades below B- will receive President's List honors.

Students from Nichols College undertake an amazing immersive educational opportunity to travel to Miami, Florida to volunteer at Super LIV. Here is a highlight of all 16 students participating in this opportunity.

Many hard-working students at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., have achieved Dean's List or President's List honors during the fall 2019 semester. The Dean's List and President's List give recognition to those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. In order to be included on the Dean's List, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and must have received no grades below B- during the semester. Students whose semester grade point average is 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and no grades below B- will receive President's List honors.

The Nichols College Office of Student Involvement has appointed 14 students to serve as 2019 Orientation Leaders, mentoring the incoming members of the Class of 2023 and guiding them toward success as new college students.

For many, burpees are just a workout. But for Nichols College, they're a way to raise awareness and money for childhood cancer research. Students from Nichols College helped raise $1,000 to donate to childhood cancer research on behalf of Quinn Waters, a 3-year-old Weymouth boy battling a cancerous brain tumor. The students raised the money by challenging sports teams across the campus to a "1,000 Burpees for $1,000 Challenge."

Callie Andrews, who graduated May 11, 2019, from Nichols College, said her major in sport management has led her to a full-time job with the Boston Red Sox.

Nichols College recognized on April 30, 2019, the following students with their induction into the College's and national honor societies.

Members of the Nichols College men's track & field team competed at the 2019 NCAA Division III New England Championship at Williams College this past weekend.

Nichols College senior Karen Velasco of Stamford, Conn., is about to graduate from this business school focused on leadership, with a bachelor's degree in finance and international business-as well as an impressive 3.9 grade point average. She also has the pleasure of having to select from several job offers, including one from New York Life.

Hope Rudzinski was the last of three siblings to choose Nichols College, but she was not following in the footsteps of an older brother or sister who were already at the College or had graduated. In fact, she and her brother Zach and sister Carlie are triplets, and all currently juniors.

Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., has announced that the 5th annual President for a Day will be Austin DuVarney of West Boylston, Mass.

Nichols College senior Marcos Echevarria capped his 2018-19 campaign by being named to the D3hoops.com All-America Second Team.

When he embarked on his business education journey at Nichols College in August 2017, Nicholas Anderson knew he would thrive on this New England campus, bring a lot to the conference table, and become one of the Colleges "whole leaders." The eager 20-year-old would immerse himself in the College's leadership culture and become a sponge, absorbing all the knowledge he could from his professors, coaches, and peers.

Richard Vazquez Jr. is putting his Nichols College double major in criminal justice and accounting to good use. The senior from Methuen, Mass., has spent much of his college career learning the ins 'n' outs of forensic accounting-a growing field for which Nichols is preparing accounting students.

Nichols College junior Lynn Thibault has only a short commute from Webster, MA, to get to the Dudley campus every day, but she's come much farther than that. She arrived in America as a child, along with thousands of others, from Haiti after a devastating earthquake in 2010.

Excellent communicator. Serious photographer. Loves traveling abroad. Wants to give back. You might find these personal descriptions on a good resume. Or on an online dating site. For Nichols College senior Austin DuVarney, however, they speak to his experiences as a student and his aspirations as a graduate.