Undergraduate Blog / Author: Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund - page 2

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Hello Tomorrow Global Summit

Post by Dylan Husted ’17 With over 3,000 applications worldwide, the Hello Tomorrow Startup Challenge was an intense one spanning months of vetting processes. My startup, SaveOhno, was selected to the top 500 worldwide overall, top 50 worldwide in the Data & Artificial Intelligence track, and top 10 in North America for Data & AI. Receiving…

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Boston Data Festival: Data Science Day

Post by Alyssa Wu ’17 On Saturday, September 24th, I attended the Boston Data Festival: Data Science Day. Concentrating in business analytics, I wanted the experience of being immersed in workshops of experienced analytics experts and to take the learning outside of the classroom. Attending one of three days of the Boston Data Festival not…

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The World Domination Summit

Post by Ryan Elcock ’18 Thanks to the Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund I had the opportunity to attend the highly recognized ‘World Domination Summit’: an annual conference held in Portland Oregon which presents itself as the ultimate convention for the unconventional person; being a full-time student at Babson College, this obviously sounded right up my…

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Competitive Intelligence

Post by Tian Lin ’18 It is interesting for me to use my spare time to learn something new. I am well aware that I need to learn a unique and practical skill in college to enhance my undergrad degree. After reading an anti-economic-espionage novel, I found out about the field of competitive intelligence. I…

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Best Buddies: An Organization, My Dream, My Goal

Post by Deborah Cohen ’19 Best Buddies: an organization, my dream, my goal. Best Buddies is a non-governmental association that builds one-on-one friendships for people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD), encouraging inclusion and providing jobs for them. I have been working with Best Buddies for five consecutive years, thus I became truly passionate about inclusion and…

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Sorority Recruitment – Alumnae Reflections

Chi Omega (written by Amber Sime ’16): Being involved in Fraternity and Sorority life truly shaped my experience at Babson. Chi Omega gave me the foundation I needed to grow throughout my college years. It gave me relationships with committed, like-minded women who provided endless support. Chi Omega gave me the resources that I needed…