http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean Musings from the mind and travels of Babson's undergraduate dean Dennis Hanno Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:51:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The events of September 11, 2001, affected many people directly and many, many more indirectly through the impact these events had on world order. We all live in a very different world because of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the reactions that affected all corners of the ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/09/10/a-day-of-rememberance-and-service/ It's been an interesting month to say the least! First, my spring break adventures consisted of experiences in Argentina and Uruguay as faculty advisor as part of a Babson off-shore course. I was there with 17 Babson students and another professor learning about the economy of South America. Babson offers these ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/04/20/a-spring-break-and-an-outbreak/ A lot has happened since I last wrote…three of our winter athletics teams particpated in national tournaments; we’re now ranked the #23 best business program and Top 25 in the two most popular U.S. rankings publications; and a new Mr. and Miss Babson have been crowned…what a month! While the ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/03/12/spring-break-excitement-in-the-air/ As the weather teases us into thinking about the Spring, the semester has kicked off with its usual buzz here in the Undergraduate School. There are new FME businesses to purchase from, traditional and first-time campus events to attend, and boatloads of activity around career development for our seniors. As ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/02/11/spring-semester-programming-in-high-gear/ I just wanted to post an update on the impact of some gifts that were given as part of the Babson College and Nyansa Project trip to Ghana. To recap, my team of 35 students from Babson and four other faculty/staff/professionals were in these high schools teaching entrepreneurship and business ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/01/29/computers-delivered-to-ghanian-high-schools/ This was written by Babson undergraduate student Leigh Myer '09. This past week, the group spent their time at various secondary schools to teach Entrepreneurship. They worked with 13 different schools with class sizes ranging from 30 to 80 students. On Thursday, Dean Hanno and Rev. Andoh dropped off ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/01/18/the-crowd-erupts-for-business-and-football/ This post is written by Babson undergraduate Jillian Brooks '09 Today began with a bit of friendly chaos as we all grabbed a Ghanaian style breakfast to-go and headed to our respective schools. On my group's ride in particular, we toured all of Takoradi, getting dropped off at the wrong school not once ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/01/13/more-excited-about-business-than-a-babson-student/ This is written by Babson undergraduate student Anna Gu '11 We woke up this morning with excitement and nervousness. It was the first day that we would start teaching at the churches and schools. The morning began with the usual breakfast of eggs and toast. We then waited patiently for the ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/01/12/the-first-day-of-teaching/ This is written by Babson undergraduate student Dan Brown '09 At 10 a.m. we departed the Erata Hotel and made our way to Sekondi. Frank, Rev. Andoh's right-hand man, was able to secure us a charter bus (with AC, TVs, and cushioned seats!!) for our five-hour journey. This was ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/01/11/the-first-weekend-in-sekondi/ This is written by Babson undergraduate student Alisha Varde '11. After an early morning breakfast of fruit, toast, cereal and pasta (yes, pasta), our entire group went to Ashesi University to learn more about Ghanaian politics, culture and business. During our first break, we were asked to meet a student from ... http://blogs.babson.edu/ugdean/2009/01/09/13/