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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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

First-year Nichols College student Brian Edmands of Amesbury, Mass., is a sport management major, an Emerging Leader, and an Honors Scholar. "I fell in love with Nichols, and it ended up being the only school that I applied to," he recalled, noting that he got accepted in August before his senior year of high school through Nichols College's early action program.

Approximately 600 Nichols College students in Dudley, Mass., have achieved Dean's List or Dean's High Honors during the fall 2018 semester. The Dean's List recognizes students who have achieved high grades during a single semester. In order to be included in the Dean's List, a student must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.2 for at least 12 credit-hours and receive no grade below a C+ during the semester. A student who earns a grade point average of 3.6 or higher is awarded Dean's High Honors.

Senior James Singletary is a man of distinction who has become a powerful contributor to the life of the Nichols College campus and surrounding community.

Nichols College political science, business, and leadership students helped approximately 120 high school and college students register ahead of the Oct. 17 registration deadline to vote in the Nov. 6 mid-term election. Nichols professors Erika Cornelius Smith, Ph.D. (political science chair) and Libba Moore, Ph.D., (human resource management chair) brought a group of 14 Nichols students to Nipmuc Regional High School in Upton Oct. 10-11. There, they helped register approximately 40 students. Additionally, 80 Nichols students were registered over the course of two events on campus, in the Fels Student Center, Oct. 10 and 17. The Institute for Women's Leadership at Nichols also assisted in the on-campus registration effort. The Nichols students represented the College's Model United Nations (UN) organization, Emerging Leaders Program, International Business Club, and Professor Smith's political science courses. Nipmuc teacher and Model UN advisor Brian Moloney helped coordinate the voter registration activity, and Upton Town Clerk Kelly A. McElreath stopped by the registration table on Oct. 10. "As both political science Ph.D.s, Professor Smith and I believe that our current political times call for an energetic democracy," explained Professor Moore. "We started the effort in my hometown of Upton, since I know the principal and teachers at the high school. We were welcomed with open arms. Having college students promoting voter registration to the high school students is a tremendously effective way to organize the drive. Peer to peer. We faculty and the Upton town clerk stood off to the side, and watched the dynamic interactions among the young people." Students were registered onsite, online, using Apple iPads and laptop computers. Nichols first-year student Nicole Chignola of Shrewsbury, Mass., created a QR code that high school students could scan with Snapchat on their smartphones. The code took registrants directly to the Massachusetts voter registration website. Those wanting to register were told to bring their valid state-issued identification card. Nichols students from outside of Massachusetts were also assisted with respect to their home states. "I was really impressed with the presence of the Nichols students," said Moloney. "These wonderful young people made a connection with the Nipmuc students. It was great to see the Nichols students walk around the cafeteria and explain the importance of voting." It's vital to register the 18-year-old high school students, because, according to Professor Moore, young people are a major subset of the electorate, and typically have low voter participation. "When young people vote, they are more likely to do so when they are older," said Dr. Moore. "Getting young people to vote early is key to raising a new generation of voters. The Nichols College students were excited to do the hands-on work of helping empower other young people. To gather at a high school, in the cafeteria during lunchtime, was the perfect atmosphere, allowing for dialogue and education about the voting process. It was meaningful for all, and fun." This young generation has a strong chance of making a powerful impact on the midterms-only if they show up at the polls-pointed out Professor Smith. "Democrats are winning over younger voters by huge numbers, but as a highly contentious, voter turnout-dependent mid-term election inches closer, there's a serious question of whether young Democrats will come to the polls," she said. "In the 2014 midterms, when Democrats lost control of the Senate, only 23 percent of young voters participated, according to the U.S. Census, which considers young voters as aged 18 to 34. A recently released poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic conducted in June showed only 28 percent of young adults ages 18 to 29 say they are 'absolutely certain' they'll vote in midterms, compared to 74 percent of seniors. There are other surveys with varied results; a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago found that 32 percent of young voters would certainly vote. Another poll, by Cosmopolitan magazine and Survey Monkey, found that 48 percent of young voters were 'absolutely certain' they'd vote in the midterms." In terms of academic value for the Nichols students registering their peers to vote, Professor Smith noted that the experience was an excellent first-hand, experiential lesson in the hard work of democracy. "Nichols College students had to learn the process of registering someone to vote, as well as the challenges of motivating young potential voters to get registered," she said. "In fact, many of the Nichols College students themselves were not registered, and they worked first to complete their own registrations to prepare for helping high school students. By the time we drove home from the high school, many of them were texting the Massachusetts online voter registration website to friends and family, and helping those individuals register as well. Several of the students are also now reaching out to high schools in their hometowns to see if similar programs are available, or if they can start one going forward. "They also had to think about why voting is important to them as individuals in order to express the importance to potential high school voters," added Dr. Smith. "They experienced, first hand, the amount of time, knowledge, and energy it takes to participate in a democratic electoral system." Nichols sophomore Euleidys Rodriguez-Rosario said: "It is very important for young people to register to vote, because if we don't, then we are letting someone else speak for us, and sometimes that is not the best thing. It's better for us to lead our country to a better, balanced place, rather than having division and internal chaos. Not everything is perfect, but if we have more people, particularly young adults, vote, maybe we can fix problems. Every vote matters." The following Nichols College students helped register students at Nipmuc Regional High School and their peers at Nichols: MacKenzie Bourgault of Fairhaven, Mass., first-year student; Bridget Canavan of Dudley, Mass., a sophomore international business major; Nicole Chignola of Shrewsbury, Mass., first-year student; Dailaine DosReis of Framingham, Mass., a senior economics major; Joseph Lamonica of Everett, Mass., a first-year marketing major; Alexandra Masley of Oxford, Mass., a senior international business major; Taylor McIntosh of West Babylon, N.Y., a senior finance major; Vincent Murphy of Rochdale, Mass., a sophomore economics major; Sara Painchaud of Dudley, Mass., a first-year management major; Euleidys Rodriguez-Rosario, a sophomore; Rachel Rowe of Webster, Mass., a first-year management major; Javon Scarlett of Marlborough, Mass., a senior psychology major; Peter Shoemaker of Old Lyme, Conn., a sophomore international business major; Kelvin Vasquez of Silver Spring, Md., a first-year marketing major; Noah Villella of Berlin, Conn., a sophomore economics major and political science minor ABOUT NICHOLS COLLEGE Nichols College is a college of choice for business and leadership education as a result of its distinctive career-focused and leadership-based approaches to learning, both in and out of the classroom. Founded in 1815, Nichols transforms today's students into tomorrow's leaders through a dynamic, career-focused business and professional education. Nichols serves students interested primarily in a comprehensive business education that is supported by a strong liberal arts curriculum. MEDIA CONTACT Lorraine U. Martinelle Director of Public Relations and Social Media Nichols College Email: Lorraine.Martinelle@nichols.edu

Nichols College has recognized over 500 students who achieved Dean's List status for their academic work during the fall 2017 semester.