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Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship

Babson is known for bringing great events and speakers to campus, and there is an upcoming event that keeps the trend alive. On Wednesday June 19th, “XSITE 2013: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship” will take place on the Babson College campus for a busy day of learning, amazing speakers, and unique networking…

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A Summer of Opportunities

Babson encourages and helps prepare its students to pursue opportunities, and I am excited to report that I have a summer full of opportunities ahead. After a great first semester at Babson last fall, I knew that I wanted to live and work in Boston over the summer. I found an amazing company called Janji…

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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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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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#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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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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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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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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Division III Sports- Discover, Develop, Dedicate!

The stated Mission of the NCAA Division III is: “To govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount.” When the college application process begins, many high school athletes must evaluate the role sports will play in…

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Stirring Up Global Change

What school would be crazy enough to give a group of nearly thirty students $3,000 and tell them to go start their own business—from start to finish—on their own, making their own decisions. Welcome to Babson College. I am currently working as the VP of Corporate Social Responsibility at MixItMug, a real-life, operational business, run…