The Board of Trustees has formed a Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Trustee Randy Becker ’83 MBA ’96, and selected Isaacson, Miller in Boston to guide the national search for Nichols College’s eighth president. The committee comprises a diverse and representative group of college stakeholders: Trustees Carolyn Burke MBA ’92, AVP, Talent Acquisition, MAPFRE Insurance
New certificate arms leaders with strategies to fight cyber-attacks
James Coghlin Sr. ’67, Chairman and Coach, Coghlin Companies, Inc. Chair John Davis ’72 (ex-officio), Chairman & CEO, VIMCO Corporation Vice Chair Thomas Hall ’69, Managing Director-Investments, TowerMark Wealth Management Treasurer Thomas Lodge ’79, Retired Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Graduate and Professional Studies
“Today’s leaders have an inherent
has announced a new master’s
responsibility to guide their IT teams
certificate program, Cybersecurity
in combatting cyber-threats which
for the Global Environment, to help
can have catastrophic and costly
public, private and government
consequences for their own
leaders protect their organizations
organizations and the global
from cyber-threats. The non-technical
business arena.”
Stefany Mendez ’13 MBA ’16,
certificate is designed for municipal
Procurement Category Lead,
administrators, business managers,
The program is nine credits and takes
and healthcare professionals who
four months to complete. In courses
seek to understand the threat
taught by industry professionals and
landscape and develop strategies to
academics, students learn about
secure their networked, data-driven
the current and evolving threat
infrastructures against malware,
environment, build a foundational
ransomware, phishing, DoS attacks,
understanding, identify cybersecurity
and corporate espionage.
best practices, comprehend effective
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Faculty Jean Beaupre, Associate Professor of Communication and Marketing Allison McDowell-Smith, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
governance strategies, and write
Alumni Christopher McCarthy ’92 MBA ’97,
“Cyberspace touches every aspect of
President, Chief Operating Officer,
our personal and professional lives,”
Fidelity Bank
says Tom Stewart, associate dean of
The newest certificate is one of
Graduate and Professional Studies.
several offered by Graduate and
Staff-Administration PJ Boggio, Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students
protection plans.
Professional Studies, which are available to every professional with a bachelor’s degree. They are
Students
Leadership, Advanced Critical
Darrien Waugh ’21, Men of Distinction/
Thinking and Decision Making,
President of Community Outreach
Project Management and Innovation Leadership, Data Analytics, and
For more information and updates on the presidential search, visit
Strategic HR Management.
presidential-search.nichols.edu.
alumni.nichols.edu
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