By Vanessa Theoharis | January 13, 2010
Greetings from Ghana! (Momoaha is welcome in the afternoon in one of the native languages, Fanti) I’m here on the Ghana trip with Dean Hanno and a fantastic Babson team! There are 45 of us here, including undergraduates, graduates, 3 staff members, Professor Stephen Deets, and Dean Hanno. Our team is so understanding, focused, driven,…
By Vanessa Theoharis | January 9, 2010
I am one of forty-five Babson students, faculty and staff who recently left for a trip to Ghana teaching business and entrepreneurship to local high school students and adult learners. We were warmly welcomed on our first day by the Ashesi University community, after our 6 a.m. arrival and quick nap. A traditional Ghanaian lunch…
By Vanessa Theoharis | December 23, 2009
The campus is caked in beautiful white snow after this weekend’s storm. It’s the perfect winter weather, not warm enough to melt the snow but not freezing enough to cause slips and falls on black ice (yes, I’ve been a victim). The campus is eerily quiet as pretty much all students have left for their…
By Vanessa Theoharis | November 5, 2009
Hello hello Babson blog readers! I hope you all are enjoying these beautiful, crisp, but super chilly November days! (Unless you’re reading from California or Hawaii or something, then never mind…) November at Babson means REGISTERING FOR SPRING CLASSES! I have just registered for my LAST semester at Babson (tears tears). So I decided to dedicate…
By Vanessa Theoharis | October 29, 2009
So here we are, about half way through the Fall semester at Babson! The campus is gorgeous with the New England fall leaves dusting the ground and the air getting crispy and cooler by the hour. This weekend is FALL WEEKEND, one of the highlight weekends of the year, as Babson students flock to a…