The first time Susan W. Engelkemeyer addressed the Nichols College community in 2011 as its new president, someone in the audience told her she needed more women around her. The Massachusetts college’s seven-member cabinet — known as the President’s Council — was seated in the front row. They were almost all men. “I sometimes try to defuse things with humor,” she recalls, “and I said, ‘OK, so who would you want me to fire out of this row of people here?’”

WORCESTER, MA– Lauring Construction, a third-generation general contracting and construction management firm, announced that it is performing work at Nichols College, a private business school in Dudley, Mass., to renovate Shamie Residence Hall and Lombard Dining Hall. Lauring has worked with Nichols since 2006 and completed over 20 projects on the 200-acre campus.

As an orientation leader, Nichols students gain experience and career-ready skills in event planning, teamwork, leadership, and motivation. 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. The Nichols Student Orientation program hires student leaders to work during the three Summer Orientation sessions (June 14-15; June 18

Worcester Business Journal (WBJ) has named Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., to its 2019 Power 50 List of the most influential leaders in the Central Massachusetts economy.

A new biennial report from researchers at Nichols College in Dudley found incremental progress in the rate of women in Massachusetts rising to leadership roles in business and the Legislature.

Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito Gives Shout-out to Nichols Student and Entrepreneur Jared Williamson for Starting His Own Business — Mobile Whip

WORCESTER - Lt. Gov. Karyn E. Polito urged Nichols College graduates Saturday to remember their foundation, keep up the momentum with their flywheel, and calibrate their moral compass when faced with a crossroads. “As we make the important decisions in our life, we need a compass,” Ms. Polito told graduates. “I define that compass as a purpose. The purpose is what will light a fire inside you to make something better. The purpose is what motivates you; it’s your drive.” Ms. Polito was the commencement speaker at the Nichols College Commencement Exercises held at the DCU Center on Saturday.

Standing in front of his high school friends’ caskets is something Nichols College sophomore Jared Williamson will never forget, and it was among the reasons that led him to launch Mobile Whip, an Uber-like business to provide safe transportation to fellow students.

One thing's for sure: If you want to be a business leader, you've gotta first become a Bison. Jared Williamson is one of many entrepreneurial students at Nichols College taking what they learn in the classroom and applying it to build a business and a brand for über success.

The Hill is alive … with the sound of music! Bison Singers, an 11-member group of Nichols College students, launched at the start of spring semester and has spent the past couple months learning music and vocal techniques. In fact, their rehearsals are often enjoyed by those working in the library. (The group auditions in the library auditorium.)

On Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m., Nichols College will host “What’s It A’bot?” – a panel discussion on media literacy for the 21st century. Panelists will be members of the local and regional media, and it will be moderated by Shaun Moriarty, founder of local digital news publication The Citizen Chronicle. The free, non-partisan event is open to the public and co-organized by the Dudley Democratic Town Committee and the Dudley Republican Town Committee. It starts at 6:30 p.m. and will be held

DUDLEY, Mass.—Nichols College has announced that Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito will deliver the address at the College’s Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, 2019

DUDLEY, Mass.—When he embarked on his business education journey at Nichols College in August 2017, Nicholas Anderson ’21 knew he would thrive on this New England campus, bring a lot to the conference table, and become one of the College’s “whole leaders.” The eager 20-year-old would immerse himself in the entrepreneurial and leadership culture found in abundance here and become a sponge, absorbing all the knowledge he could from his professors, coaches, and peers.

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Nichols College has presented "Don't Table It — Talk About It," a powerful photographic installation featuring women and men of the Nichols community.

Nichols College Professor Jean Beaupré, faculty advisor to the Nichols Institute for Women’s Leadership, was interviewed by “Worcester News Tonight” on the lack of women in leadership roles in central Massachusetts. Watch the news clip below. Professor Beaupré was also interviewed for the Worcester Business Journal‘s Feb. 18, 2019, article “$416K vs. $220K: The Central Mass. Executive Gender Pay Gap Grew in 2008.”