Author: Melissa Savignano

Melissa Savignano

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Melissa Savignano

Melissa Savignano, a content marketing manager at Babson College, has worked in higher education for almost a decade, where she tells authentic, compelling campus and community stories. Before Babson, she managed communications for Boston University’s largest college, the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She previously worked in client relations, helping brands of various sizes launch content marketing strategies and storytelling initiatives. When not at work, you will find her in the city of Boston, probably at the movie theater.

Class of 2024: The Honors Students A group of Babson Honors students recently presented their research findings at a national conference, one final step before their final presentations and graduation.

Tagged Class of 2024, Entrepreneurship Education, Undergraduate, Class of 2024 Profiles

Posted in Community

Babson Provides Ulster 25@25 Leaders New Entrepreneurial Perspective Participants from Northern Ireland’s Ulster University 25@25 Leadership Programme for Young Leaders learned about the power of entrepreneurship during a weeklong Babson Executive Education program.

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Executive Education, Global, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Women & Allies Leadership Program Opens up a World of Opportunity Igeme Ezenwata, née Egwu recently participated in a cohort of the Leadership Program for Women & Allies. She hoped to gain a new professional perspective. What she got was a new career.

Tagged Executive Education, Women's Leadership, Global

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

‘Game-Changing’ Careers at the Intersection of Sports and Data With analytics jobs on the rise, recent Babson graduates find success using their education to inform data careers in the professional sports industry.

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Undergraduate, Career

Posted in Outcomes

Undergraduate Class of 2023 Reports Highest Starting Salary in the College’s History After finishing an undergraduate career that began with a pandemic, the Babson Class of 2023 pivots into their post-grad careers with the highest starting salary ever.

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2023, Undergraduate, Career

Posted in Outcomes

Finance Students Drive the Discussion with Bank of America CEO Babson students often moderate discussions with industry leaders. Here’s how two Babson finance students prepared to host the CEO of Bank of America.

Tagged Class of 2026, Campus, Finance, Student Life, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Outcomes

Six Months Later, Alumni Experience Tim Ryan’s Ethos Firsthand at PwC Recent graduates and current PwC associates reflect on what the “Leading with Love” speech by Tim Ryan ’88, H’23 at Commencement 2023 means in the workplace.

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2023, Commencement, Undergraduate, Career

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

A (Taylor) Swift Lesson in Personal Branding From sports to movies to stadium tours, megastar Taylor Swift is everywhere. Her successful personal brand is one all entrepreneurial leaders can take cues from.

Tagged Career, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Undergraduate, Mentoring & Networking

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Class of 2027 Blank Scholars Bring Ideas and Enthusiasm to Campus For the 2027 Blank Leadership Scholars, Babson is a place to pursue their dreams and also discover new opportunities, including potential solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Class of 2027, Undergraduate

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Meet the New Faculty Helping to Shape Babson’s Students New faculty on campus means a new wave of expertise and excitement. In the 2023–2024 academic year, 15 new faculty members bring their invigoration and innovation to Babson’s classrooms.

Tagged Faculty, Undergraduate, Graduate, Entrepreneurship Education, Research, Arts, Finance

Posted in Community