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Charles Nichols
Professor of Management, Mid-Continent University
Location: Louisville, KY United States
Joined: Jan 22nd, 2008
About   (request update)
Dr. Charles "Randy" Nichols is an online business faculty member with Ashford University and the American Public University System. His most recent university appointment was as a Professor of Management with Mid-Continent University (based in Louisville, KY). Dr. Nichols previously served as business administration faculty with Sullivan University. He has also served as administration with Oakland City University in Indiana where he served three years as the Program Director for the Master of Science in Management Program. He helped develop the "one weekend a month" option to allow for the program to be completed in a year's time. Randy holds a Ph.D. in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the Union Institute (Cincinnati, OH), a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor of Science in History and Political Science from Kentucky State University.

Randy served nearly seven years as an Army Contract Specialist (buyer) and earned Professional Designation and Certification in Contract Management.

He holds online instructor certifications from the Walden Institute. Thomas Edison State College, Grand Canyon University Sullivan University, South University and Franklin University and has completed online instructor training with Baker College (Flint, MI), Franklin University, the University of Phoenix and Walden University.
My Interview Question
How important was your college experience to the position you have today?
Current Whereabouts:
Phi Beta Sigma, career changing, helping others.
Life & Professional Aspirations:
To someday become a college president.
Website:
http://www.linkedin.com/drcrnichols
Education   (request update)
Kentucky State University class of 1980
Undergrad Major: History
Campus Organization:
Phi Beta Sigma
Claim To Fame:
As a survivor of spinal meningitis and a brain abscess, I have gone on to do the following: Dr. Charles "Randy" Nichols is a Professor of Management with Mid-Continent University. He has most recently served a Professor of Business Administration with Sullivan University in Louisville, KY. He came to Sullivan as the university’s first online Dean. Dr. Nichols gained his initial administrative experience while at Oakland City University in Indiana where he served three years as the Program Director for the Master of Science in Management Program. He helped develop the "one weekend a month" option to allow for the program to be completed in a year's time. His expertise includes: Cultural Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Online Education and Organizational Behavior and Development. Dr. Nichols holds a Ph.D. in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the Union Institute (Cincinnati, OH), a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor of Science in History and Political Science from Kentucky State University. He served nearly seven years as an Army Contract Specialist (buyer) earning both Professional Designation and Certification in Contract Management. He was selected as a delegate to the first annual White House Conference on Small Business (1994) and as a Babson-Kauffman Research Fellow in Doctoral Studies in Entrepreneurship (1994). . He was cited in Essence Magazine (April, 2004) for contributing how to select and take online college courses information to the “Working it” column. He has given national presentations of his research and also has published articles in Confluence Magazine (St. Louis, MO), the African-American Journal (Louisville, KY) and the St. Louis Small Business Monthly. In 2009, he was selected as one of the 26 inaugural faculty with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity’s Leadership Academy. He holds online instructor certifications from the Walden Institute, Thomas Edison State College, Grand Canyon University, Sullivan University, South University and Franklin University and has completed online instructor training with Baker College (Flint, MI), Franklin University, the University of Phoenix and Walden University.
Most Memorable Moment:
Homecoming each year, getting to know President Butts and the Board of Regents and the Atwood Hall parties.
The Union Institute/Ph.D. Business MGT KY State Univ./Master of Public Affairs class of
Grad Major:
High School: Madisonville North-Hopkins in Madiosonville, KY class of 1975
 
Activities & Accomplishments:
Beta-Club, Maroon men's basketball trainer
Best Memories:
The first time we went to the state tournament, BMF club meetings and getting initiated into Beta Club.
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I currently work with Mid-Continent University as Professor of Management
I have 21 years of experience working in the Teaching / K-12 Education industry.
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A very warm welcome to you. It is lovely to have you among us. May you have a blessed, constructive and prosperous day. Stay strong.
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