Tag: Undergraduate

The golf team poses for a group photo
Women’s Golf Team Fits Babson to a Tee Four first-year student-athletes make history, putting Babson’s inaugural women’s golf team on course as the College’s first new varsity program since 2001.
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Scott Dietz
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Scott Dietz
Scott Dietz is Babson College's Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications. Dietz is responsible for the department's internal and external communications, including branding, campus engagement, marketing, social media, sponsorships and website management. Additional duties consist of event coverage, facilitation of interview requests, media pitching, video content, writing and editing. Before Babson, Dietz spent 13-plus years at fellow NEWMAC institution Wheaton College, worked for the NFL, New England Patriots, and in the media relations department with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. A native of South Park, PA, Dietz began his sports information career at Westminster College.
November 7, 2023

Posted in Community

A group of alumni pose for a photo holding Babson banners and pennants
News, Notes, and Nods: Undergraduates The latest news, notes, and nods from Babson's undergraduate alumni in the Winter 2023–2024 edition of Babson Magazine.
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November 7, 2023

Posted in Community

Alexander Bowers ’24 Wins 13th Annual Babson Trading Competition Alexander Bowers ’24 recently won the 13th annual Babson Trading Competition, which attracted more than 40 undergraduate and graduate students from Babson College and Wellesley College to the finance lab at the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance
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November 6, 2023

Posted in Babson Briefs

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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.
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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.
November 1, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Sustainability Through Innovation: Meet the Global Student Challenge Winners The Babson Collaborative Global Student Challenge tasks students worldwide with generating new business concepts aligned with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Here’s how the latest winners tackled the challenge.
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October 30, 2023

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

What Is Entrepreneurial Leadership? Entrepreneurial leaders harness the power of relationships and put people first, and that enables them to take on and solve daunting challenges.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 27, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Headshots (clockwise from top left) of Tia Bhalla, Madaket 'Maddie" Stoltz, Charles Price, Annie Chan, Everett Steven, and Nuchaba "Nuch" Scholte.
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.
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Melissa Savignano
Writer
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.
October 19, 2023

Posted in Community

a woman and a man shake hands at a career fair
Why Babson Is the No. 1 School for Career Preparedness The Wall Street Journal named Babson College the No. 1 school for career preparedness. Here are three reasons why Babson is the best at readying students.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 13, 2023

Posted in Outcomes

Babson Named the No. 1 Best Undergraduate Business School by Salary Potential An undergraduate degree from Babson College ranks among the most valuable in the country. According to Payscale’s 2023 College Salary Report, Babson was named the No. 1 Best Undergraduate Business School by Salary Potential and ranked sixth overall for mid-career pay.
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October 12, 2023

Posted in Babson Briefs

On the field of a football stadium, Kody Harris and Arthur Blank shake hands
Pursuing a Career in Sports With its focus on values and leadership, Babson’s Good Company, Good Game course inspired Kody Harris ’25. He hopes to make a career in the sports industry.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
October 4, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes