Creating Social Value
By Vikram Sokkalingam, a graduate student at Babson College and Co-President for the Babson Energy & Environmental Club. With a background in the business of coal based power plant construction, I saw first hand the need for a systemic shift in our approach to energy and the environment. I decided to get an MBA to…
Living Entrepreneurship
I am a big believer of testing early and testing often. This is applicable to startups in all industries. Whether product, tech, medical, energy, social, or other, it is critical to get in front of the customers or users, and get the feedback needed to iterate, improve, and ultimately add the value people are seeking.…
Undergraduate
Yesterday I woke up, turned on Good Morning America and was greeted by the promise of reaching 50° if not higher! With news like this to start your day, it can only make way for good spirit (I even got to run outside!) and that is certainly the case in the Babson Admission Office this…
Living Entrepreneurship
Sending money overseas is not an easy task. Money transfer through Western Union requires up to 14% in fees. For Latin Americans who work hard in the United States to take care their family back home, money transfer is always a concern. Matias Sevi’12 of MandaSeguro, founded an online portal that allows transfer money in…
Creating Social Value
Beyond Community Table every Wednesday at Babson, we now host Thursday Tables in Boston and this Friday will launch our once-a-month series in New York City with local partners Foodmaker Media and NYU’s Food Studies Program. We are excited about how quickly the model has spread, and encouraged by the warm and enthusiastic response. But…
Undergraduate
My final spring semester signifies the slowing of the wheels and transition to what it is to come right after; my last three months of college until the “real life” begins. Overall, my last semester has been a time for me to slow down, reminisce with friends and take the time to enjoy things I…
News & Announcements
Today in the Chapel at 5:30 Mary Pinard will launch her new poetry book, Portal. The Library will have a copy available soon, but in the meantime, check out a prior collection of hers called Permanence. You can find it on the third floor of Horn Library; the call number is PS3566 I63 1995. If…
Undergraduate
This post was written by Jacob Vick ’15, CCD Peer Career Ambassador. Investment banking is, by far, one of the most competitive industries to break into as an undergraduate student; even when your school is a target for some of the top firms. Just recently, Fortune Magazine featured a story in which Goldman Sachs was…
Undergraduate
One of the things I love about Babson is how connected our students and community are on social media. Yesterday marked what is personally one of my favorite days of the year – the release of admission decisions for Regular Decision applicants. With decisions set to go live online at 3:00pm yesterday, the dining table…
Undergraduate
At Babson, I have 168 hours to work with in any given week. Some weeks, it’s a mix of classes and meetings, but other weeks, like this one, are a little different. This week my 168 sure is “busy,” but I don’t mind it because everything I have planned is something I want…
