Meghan Rowledge

What I learned/Wish I knew my Freshmen Year

So I have been home for a little over a week, and during this week it gave me a lot of time to think about the past year. Some things I thought about were things I learned/wished I knew coming into my freshmen year at Babson. Since summer is upon us, and many incoming freshmen [...]

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Brian Hickey

First Year in the Books: Tips for Class of 2017

My first year at Babson is complete! Overall it was a great year, and having just experienced it, I want to leave some tips for incoming freshman to help make their experience even better! 1)      Connect with People: Babson has one of the most diverse mixes of students of all colleges in the U.S. There [...]

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Brian Hickey

Busy Beavers: Exciting Events at Babson

With the school year coming to a close, Babson has remained busy with several campus events. A couple weeks ago, Babson had a Social Media for Social Good competition to encourage students to utilize social media to assist non-profit organizations. In addition, the athletic and performing groups on campus have been preparing for a strong [...]

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Brian Hickey

#Babson2017

Last weekend hundreds of admitted Babson College Class of 2017 students were gathered on campus for Basically Babson Day, the main admitted students event at Babson each Spring. I had the opportunity to host prospective Babson students, and came away very impressed by the talented and passionate students that will be entering Babson in September. [...]

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Leandra Grinage

Black Affinity Conference at Babson

On April 5th and April 6th , I attend the Black Affinity Conference at Babson. This is a series of panels and networking events in which Black alumni can interact with current Black students on campus. I learned that Babson has over 500 Black alumni and counting. Through the speeches of  our alumni, I realized [...]

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Brian Hickey

Spring Has Sprung: Preview Day

  Campus was busy on Good Friday as many prospective students gathered on the Babson College campus for the first Spring Preview Day of the year. It was a beautiful day as families eagerly gathered to start their visit in the Sorenson Theater. Dean Gosselin gave a warm welcome to the over 300 people in [...]

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Brian Hickey

Walking For A Global Cause

Babson students are all about taking action and this Saturday provides an opportunity to do just that. First year students in the FME company MixItMug will be holding a Walk For Uganda around campus to spread awareness about the obstacles Ugandan children face every day. Come walk in the shoes of the children of Uganda [...]

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Leandra Grinage

What Babson Students Do During Spring Break !

Hello all, I am currently on my spring break at Babson and I felt like I should talk about the many things that you can do during these precious few days. Spring break is a great opportunity to catch up on work or get ahead on work for the weeks following spring break.  If you’re like me [...]

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Meghan Rowledge

CLTP A Unique Program for A Unique School

As I sit here writing this blog, Founder’s Day has just finished up. When our founder, Roger Babson, created the school, he wanted Babson to be one of a kind. And that is most definitely true. Not only is the school unique in its process of educating the students, but programs that is offered to [...]

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Brian Hickey

Not All Business: FME Dodgeball Tournament

While the first year student-run Foundations of Management of Entrepreneurship businesses at Babson College are operating in full swing, they recently took a break from the business side of things to compete in the annual FME Dodgeball Tournament. About a dozen teams competed in the tournament hosted by the Class of 2016 Steering Committee and [...]

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