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Babson Class of 2014 – Get Connected

Welcome to the Babson class of 2014! You are about to embark on an amazing journey with some incredible people in the Babson community. My simple message to all of you is this – Get Connected with Babson. Connect with the Community -You will be connecting with new friends from all over the world, connecting…

New Student Orientation Reminders

With Orientation just a few days away, here are a few reminders as you prepare for your arrival on August 27th 2010. New Student Check begins at 8:00am on August 27th 2010 and continues until 11:45am in Knight Auditorium. I would recommend checking in as early as your schedule allows on this day. This will enable you…

First Year Registration

This blog post is a reminder for our new students that fall semester registration opens for first year students on Monday, July 19th at 8:30 a.m. EST; here are some reminders as you prepare for this process: The registration process is broken into four groups by last name, with each group registering on a different…

Summer Family Day

This past Saturday was a great day for the Babson Class of 2014 and their families. The new students had the opportunity to meet fellow classmates and participate in a local community service activity. These activities were at locations that were reasonably close to Babson and included: Cradles to Crayons, Boston Restore Inc., Jones River…

Web Chats – Interacting with the Babson Class of 2014

This past week we had our first web chat with the class of 2014. This is the first year we are using Babson’s Curriculum Innovation and Technology (CITG) group’s new Innovation Studio to engage with our incoming class. The technology is impressive and we all had we had lot of fun. There were only a…

Class of 2014 – Let’s Get Started

Every year at graduation, I find it hard to believe how students (in this case the class of 2010) who have made such an impact during their four years at Babson can be replaced. However, every year it happens, and we are fortunate that a new class arrives to fill the void left by the…

The Rhythm of the Babson Spring Semester

The Spring semester at Babson college has a remarkably different rhythm than the Fall semester. The fall semester begins with a burst of energy with all the excitement of kicking off a new academic year. In addition, the fall semester does not have break until deep into the semester at Thanksgiving. So there is a…

Spring Semester Brings Excitement

The Spring 2010 semester will begin in a few short weeks and at Babson it is always exciting for first year students. The FME program launches sixteen new businesses. This is a unique experience on a college campus and the students are really energized about all the possibilities that lie ahead. Equally important, the students…

Twitter and the First Year Seminar

Back in July I blogged about Twitter and the First Year of College and indicated I would try to integrate Twitter into my First Year Seminar class this fall. The goals of this experiment were to: Engage with students outside of structured classroom setting. Educate the class on contemporaray issues. Educate the students of the…

Family and Friends Weekend has arrived

Family and Friends weekend has arrived at Babson, this weekend there is an amazing array of activities for visitors to participate in. It is always great to meet the many family members throughout the weekend. I plan to see the Babson Players performance tonight who always put on a great show. My last blog post…