At yesterday’s Town Meeting, two of Babson’s faculty and staff service awards were given. Allan Cohen, Edward A. Madden Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership, was awarded the 2008 Walter H. Carpenter Prize for Exceptional Contributions to Babson College.
The 4C Awards went to Jamie Wiss Doherty, Carolyn Langdon Place, and Cathy Shea.
Congratulations to all!
R. C. (Rip) [...]

I was reading last week’s Free Press and discovered a profile on the Archives on page two. As much as I enjoyed hearing nice things about the archives, I was particularly thrilled to hear how fired up people were for Beaver Bowl.  I hope that that interest in Babson’s history carries on into the participant’s [...]

We have trials to three more EBSCOhost databases this month:

Econlit with Full-Text: EconLit with Full Text contains all of the content available in EconLit, plus full text for many journals including titles from the American Economic Association, including: American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Literature, and Journal of Economic Perspectives. This database also includes many [...]

Check out our Career Research for Internships guide. You’ll find a list of resources (both print and online) for finding your perfect internship, including the recently acquired Vault Internship database!

I have just swapped out the greyscale scans of our Newton Manuscripts for color scans of the same items. Enjoy.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

We were told that Professor Timmons died at home yesterday.  A more thorough biographic piece will be available from someplace on campus but I thought I’d share a few of the documents I have regarding him.
How to Shop for Venture Capital by Jeffry A. Timmons, Babson Alumni Bulletin, Fall 1983.
This Professor Practices What he Preaches [...]

Here are the Business Plan Workshops coming up this week & next. For the full listing, see our InfoBytes page.
Simmons/Scarborough for Consumer Behavior
Do you need to know about a specific demographic group? Learn how to create customized reports on a target market such as people who buy designer jeans or women who purchase wine in [...]

I have consolidated all of my Timeline entries on Babson’s Founder’s Day in a single page. This page has links to the programs for Founder’s Day since the creation of the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs.
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Babson College Archives

I just received an e-mail announcing this year’s That Special Good-bye collection has begun.  Dick Bishop began the tradition in 1983 as a way for Babson community members and others to leave cards and notes for degree recipients to receive at commencement. It has grown to a major effort over the years.  Happy 25th to [...]

Are you on facebook? Be a fan!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Babson-Park-MA/Horn-Library-Babson-College/8355520398
What’s there?

Links to important sections of the library’s web site (like research guides…did you know we have those?)
A discussion board to talk about how to make the library better, how to improve our facebook page, or anything else (library related, of course)
Notices of upcoming events/workshops
Pictures from past events
…and more [...]