By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | September 12, 2016
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…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | May 27, 2016
Post by Matt Hard ’16 As any Organizational Behavior class will teach you, and as many know from any work experience, conflict is a natural phenomenon that occurs in a business setting. Often what people forget is the opportunity presented by these conflicts, and people often approach situations with an avoiding approach, hoping the issue…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | May 4, 2016
Post by Hunter Jones ’16 My time in Denver at Google Analytics Training was incredible! I learned so much about myself and who I was, on top of becoming a guru in Google Analytics. Day 1: My first day was kind of a bust as I had 0 sleep, and my van picked up me…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | April 30, 2016
Post by Nicholas Valles ’18 Three minutes. Three slides. The Rocket Pitch is definitely an experience that every entrepreneur should embrace since it really puts into perspective the viability of one’s endeavor. From the networking opportunities to the pressure of the pitch, I know that entrepreneurship is so appealing to me because it validates the fact…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | April 25, 2016
Post by Cassiano dos Santos ’18 The Brazilian Undergraduate Student Conference, held at the University of Chicago between April 8th and 9th, was a fantastic opportunity to reflect on Brazil’s present and future. Throughout the two days of the conference, I had the pleasure to listen to some of the most prominent Brazilian voices from different…
By Josuel Plasencia | April 20, 2016
By way of introduction, my name is Josuel Plasencia and I am a junior at Babson College. I am passionate about inclusive leadership and strategic consulting. I express my interest in inclusive leadership by running Project 99 (99leaders.org) along Yulkendy Valdez and Paulina Zarate (both juniors at Babson). Project 99 is incubating the new face…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | April 12, 2016
Post by Xizi Luo ’18 “If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | April 8, 2016
Post by Irene Laochaisri ’17 We were among sharks in London. The air was dripping with anticipation. Pulsing brains and passionate hearts kept all 200-something of us on edge, awaiting the catharsis of finally sharing our hard work with those who want to hear it most. Lena, Christina and I had prepared a presentation around the heart that is…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | April 4, 2016
Post by Black Student Union The Yale Black Solidarity Conference (BSC) has been a staple event for members of the Babson Black Student Union (BSU) for a number of years. We were pleased to attend again this year, thanks to the Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund. It was attended by the BSU’s executive board. This year’s…
By Undergraduate Professional Accelerator Fund | April 1, 2016
Post by Jacob Spitz ’18 On March 5, 2016, I attended the 22nd Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference at Harvard Business School. The conference started off with a morning keynote address by Joshua Harris, the co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management. Less than a month prior, Apollo…